1170 – Thomas Becket, English Archbishop of Canterbury (1162-70), assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II at 52
1737 – Joseph Saurin, French mathematician (b. 1659)
1871 – Ferdinand Marcucci, Italian harpist and composer, dies at 71
1891 – Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician (Tensor of Kronecker), dies at 68
1915 – C. B. Hawley, American organist and composer, dies at 57
1993 – Yvonne Desportes, French composer (Seven Abstract Poems), dies at 86
1997 – Pat Clarke, British cyclist, dies at 82
2003 – Dinsdale Landen, British actor (The Mask of Janus), dies at 71
2014 – Ivor Richardson, New Zealand judge (NZ Court of Appeals), dies at 84
2020 – Phyllis McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters – “Sincerely”; “Sugartime”), dies at 89