1574 – Georg Major, German Protestant theologian, dies at 72
1927 – Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (New Guinea), dies
1969 – Roy Barcroft [Howard Ravenscroft], American actor (Oklahoma!; Freckles), dies at 67
1971 – Wasfi Tal, Jordan’s PM, assassinated by Black Sept in Cairo
1997 – Georges Marchal, French actor (Evil Eden, Gina, Milky Way, La mort en ce jardin), dies at 77
2011 – Andrew Kazdin, classical record producer, dies at 77
2011 – Ante Markovic, last Premier of Yugoslavia, dies at 87
2015 – Janez Strnad, Slovenian physicist, and author (We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made Of), dies at 81
2015 – Luc Bondy, Swiss theatre and opera director, dies of cancer at 67
2016 – Van Williams, American actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon), dies at 82