1115 – Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)
1876 – Thomas Molleson Mudie, English composer, dies at 66
1962 – Victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86
1995 – Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, filmmaker/teacher, dies at 94
1996 – Howard Vernon, Swiss actor (Love and Death, Delicatessen), dies at 82
1996 – Virginia Christine [Ricketts], American actress (Mrs Olson, Tales of Wells Fargo), dies of cardiovascular disease at 76
1997 – William J. Brennan, Jr. American Supreme Court judge (1956-90), dies at 91
2000 – Ahmad Shamlou, Iranian poet (The Book of Alley), dies at 74
2004 – Claude André François Ballif, French composer, dies at 80
2020 – Ann Syrdal, American psychologist and computer science researcher (developed female synthetic voices at ATandT), dies at 74