1298 – Adolf, German Count of Nassau, King of the Roman (1292-98), dies in the battle of Göllheim at about 43
1911 – Felix Mottl, Austrian conductor and composer (Agnes Bernauer), dies at 54
1918 – Mehmed V Resjad, Sultan of Turkey (1909-18), dies at 73
1946 – Anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81
1949 – Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian Communist leader (Prime Minister 1946-49), dies at 67
1975 – James Robertson Justice, British actor (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Moby-Dick), dies from complication following a stroke at 68
1987 – Michael Bennett, American theater director and choreographer (Chorus Line), dies of AIDS at 44
1994 – Marion Williams, American gospel singer (Stars of Faith), dies of diabetes at 66
1995 – Krissy Taylor, American model (17 Mag), dies of respiratory problems at 17
2022 – Saúl Lorenzo Rivero, Uruguayan soccer midfielder (9 caps; Liverpool de Montevideo, Atlético Español México), dies at 67