1291 – Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III of England
1906 – Alexander Muir, Canadian composer (The Maple Leaf Forever), dies at 76
1961 – Kenneth F. Fearing, American poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58
1979 – Charles Clore, financier, dies
1983 – Walter O’Keefe, songwriter, radio and TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies of congestive heart failure at 82
1993 – William H. Riker, American political scientist (b. 1920)
1994 – Jahanara Imam, Bangladeshi writer and political activist, dies at 65
2002 – Jay Berwanger, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (1st Heisman Trophy winner 1935, Chicago), dies from lung cancer at 88
2004 – Eskil Hemberg, Swedish composer, conductor (Stockholm University Chorus, 1959-84), and artistic director (Royal Swedish Opera, 1987-96), dies at 66
2005 – Richard Whiteley, British television game show host (b. 1943)