1089 – Lanfranc, Italian Archbishop of Canterbury (1070-89) and counsellor to William the Conqueror, dies
1891 – Winfield Scott Featherston “Old Swet”, American politician and Army Brigadier General (Confederate), dies at 70
1940 – Walter Connolly, American actor (It Happened One Night, Good Earth), dies from a stroke at 53
1973 – Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, German composer and conductor (Hassan), dies at 73
1979 – William Edmonson, American bass harmony and gospel vocalist (Southernaires), radio, stage and screen actor (Thirty Years Later), dies at 76
1994 – Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American writer, dies at 77
2009 – Terence Alexander, English actor (Bergerac), dies at 86
2014 – Maya Angelou [Marguerite Johnson], American author (“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”), poet and actress (Nyo-Roots), dies at 86
2017 – John Noakes, British TV presenter, dies at 83
2019 – Edward Seaga, Jamaican politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (1980-89) and record producer, dies at 89