1192 – Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142)
1819 – James Watt, Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist (steam engine), dies at 83
1944 – Krijn van den Helm, Dutch resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death
1975 – John R Dunning, US physicist, dies at 67
1992 – Jan G Toonder, writer (Castle in Ireland), dies at 78
1994 – Ramdas Nayak, Indian Hindu leader and politician, murdered at 52
2001 – Ken Tyrrell, English race driver and founder of Tyrrell Racing, dies at 77
2005 – Terence Morgan, British actor (Sir Francis Drake, Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb), dies of a heart attack at 83
2008 – Pehr Henrik Nordgren, Finnish composer (The Whole World Will Lament; Kwaidan-balladit), dies at 64
2015 – Ian Smith, South African cricket leg-spin bowler (9 Tests), dies at 90