1065 – Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies
1631 – John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47
1737 – William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)
1812 – Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Lithuanian rabbi and founder of Chabad Hasidism (b. 1745)
1880 – Alessandro Nini, Italian composer, dies at 75
1991 – Edward M Love, American Broadaway dancer and choreographer, dies of AIDS at 43
2002 – George Roy Hill, American film director (b. 1922)
2003 – Ivan Calderón, Puerto Rican baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1991; Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos), dies from multiple firearm wounds at 41
2006 – Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley and Chairman of the Board of Governors of BBC (1986-96), dies at 83
2019 – (Beryl) “Jack” Sheldon, American jazz trumpeter (Merv Griffin), singer (Schoolhouse Rock), and actor (Run Buddy Run), dies at 88