1331 – Aboe al-Fida [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies
1430 – Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350)
1954 – Sydney Horler, English detective writer (Checkmate), dies at 66
1964 – Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63
1987 – Vijay Merchant, Indian cricket batsman (10 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 154; Bombay CC), dies at 76
1990 – Ugo Tognazzi, Italian comedy actor, director and screenwriter (La Cage Aux Folles, The Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 68
2019 – Johanna Lindsey, American romance novelist (A Loving Scoundrel, Captive Bride), dies of complications following cancer treatment at 67
2021 – Bob Ferry, American basketball forward (St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets) and executive (GM Washington Bullets; NBA Exec of the Year 1979, 82), dies at 84
2022 – Joyce Molyneux, British chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author, dies at 91
2023 – Li Keqiang, Chinese Premier of the State Council and China’s head of government, dies of a heart attack at 68