1170 – Thomas Becket, English Archbishop of Canterbury (1162-70), assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II at 52
1785 – Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69
1933 – Joh Georghe Duca, premier of Romania, murdered
1958 – Doris Humphrey, American dancer and choreographer (Dances of Women), dies at 63
1975 – Euell Gibbons, American outdoorsman and proponent of natural diets (b. 1911).
1981 – Miroslav Krleža, Croatian writer (b. 1893)
1996 – Oswald Szemerényi, Hungarian linguist, dies at 83
1998 – Donald “Don” Taylor, American director and actor (Father’s Little Dividend, Escape from the Planet of the Apes), dies of hear failure at 78
2005 – Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (b. 1922)
2020 – John Paul Jr., American auto racer (IMSA GT C’ship 1982; 24 Hours of Daytona 1982, 92; 12 Hours of Sebring 1982), dies from Huntington’s disease at 60