1023 – Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies
1345 – Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27
1940 – William Henry Davies, Welsh poet (Autobiography of a Super Tramp), dies at 69
1945 – Béla Bartok, Hungarian pianist and composer (Concerto for Orchestra), dies at 64
1983 – Tino Rossi, French singer and actor (Destins, Belle Menuniere), dies at 76
1990 – Alberto Moravia [Pincherle], Italian writer (Woman in Red), dies at 82
1994 – Miguel Angel Martinez Soto, mariachi, dies at 22
1994 – Maurice Ashley, historian and editor (The Listener), dies at 87
1994 – Jessie Kesson, Scottish writer and radio producer, dies at 77
2004 – Marianna Komlos, professional wrestling valet (b. 1969)