1100 – William II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44
1827 – James Hewitt, American composer and conductor, dies at 57
1872 – Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59
1876 – Wild Bill” Hickok [James Butler], American cowboy and scout, shot dead from behind by Jack McCall while playing poker (he held a pair of Aces and a pair of 8’s), dies at 39
1891 – George Washington Williams, American historian (History of the Negro Race in America), dies from tuberculosis and pleurisy at 41
1979 – Thurman Munson, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1971, 73–78; World Series 1977, 78; AL MVP 1976; NY Yankees), dies in a plane crash at 32
1988 – Raymond Carver, American poet and short story writer (Furious Season), dies at 50
1988 – Roger Vuataz, composer, dies at 90
1995 – Brian Smith, British sportscaster, dies
1997 – Fela Kuti, Nigerian Afrobeat musician and composer, dies of an illness at 58