1272 – Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)
1507 – Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)
1910 – Boyd Alexander, English explorer (Niger to the Nile), murdered at 37
1947 – Joe Hardstaff Sr., English cricket batsman (5 Tests; umpire 21 Tests), dies at 64
1953 – Jean Epstein, French director (Vive la Vie), dies at 56
1956 – Philippo de Pisis, Italian painter, dies at 59
1999 – Andrew Gardner, British newscaster (News at Ten), dies in flight en route to Madeira at 66
2002 – Jack Kruschen, Canadian character actor (The Apartment, Busting Loose), dies at 80
2013 – Chuck Fairbanks, American football coach (New England Patriots 1973-78; University of Oklahoma 1967-72, University of Colorado 1979-81), dies from brain cancer at 79
2014 – Urs Widmer, Swiss writer, dies at 75