630 – King Ardashir III of Persia, Sasanian shah of Iran, dies at 9
1813 – Zebulon Pike, American brigadier general and explorer (Pike’s Peak), dies in battle at 34
1927 – Albert J. Beveridge, American politician and historian (Progressive leader, Senator Indiana 1899-1911), dies at 64
1975 – Nicholas Soussanin, Russian-American actor (Last Command, Captain Fury), dies at 86
1979 – Alfred Kantorowicz, German-Jewish historian and journalist (Spanish Diary), dies at 79
1990 – Bella Spewack, Hungarian-American playwright (Kiss Me Kate), dies at 91
1992 – Sol K. Bright, Hawaiian steel-guitar player, singer (Hollywaiians), and songwriter (“Hawaiian Cowboy”), dies at 72
2005 – Red Horner, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (Stanley Cup 1932 Toronto Maple Leafs), dies at 95
2012 – Bill “Moose” Skowron, American baseball first baseman (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1956, 58, 61, 62 NY Yankees, 1963 LA Dodgers), dies from lung cancer at 81
2015 – Suzanne Crough, American child actress (The Partridge Family), dies at 52