1065 – Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies
1596 – Pietro Pontio, Italian composer (Ragionamento di Musica), dies at 64
1631 – John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47
1938 – O Mandelstam, writer, dies
1957 – Alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66
1966 – Guillermo Stábile, Argentine footballer (b. 1906)
1972 – Lester B. Pearson, 14th Canadian Prime Minister (Nobel Peace Prize 1957), dies at 75
1988 – Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid and Nancy), dies
1992 – Cardew “the Cad” [Douglas] Robinson, English comedian (Alfie), dies at 75
2007 – Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish film director (b. 1922)