758 – Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74
1444 – Marcus [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies
1707 – John Mill, English theologian
1832 – James Hall, Scottish geologist, dies at 70
1980 – Odile Versois, actress (Nude in a White Car, Young Lovers), dies
1989 – Werner Best, German jurist and nazi leader (b. 1903)
1995 – Jonas Salk, American biologist who created the Polio vaccine, dies of heart failure at 80
1995 – Jack Schroer, British saxophonist and pianist (The Caledonia Soul Orchestra), dies at 51
2010 – Pete Quaife, English bass guitarist (The Kinks), dies at 66
2011 – Peter Falk, American actor (Colombo, Scared Straight), dies at 83