1115 – Mathilde, markgravin of Toscane, dies
1693 – William Sancroft, 79th Archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 76
1770 – Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (b. 1685)
1940 – James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish unionist politician and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1921-1940), dies of natural causes at 69
1980 – George Raft, American actor (Scarface, Johnny Angel, Mr Ace), dies at 79
1990 – Dodie Smith, English novelist and playwright (101 Dalmatians), dies at 94
2003 – Warren Spahn, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (17 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1957; Cy Young Award 1957; 8 × NL wins leader; Boston/Milwaukee Braves), dies at 82
2006 – Phyllis Fraser [Helen Brown Nichols], American actress, journalist, and co-founder of Beginner Books, dies following a fall at 90
2009 – Chan Hung Lit, Hong Kong actor (b. 1943)
2017 – Mitch Margo, American rocker (The Tokens, The Lion Sleeps Tonight), dies of natural causes at 70