1156 – Herman van Horn, bishop of Utrecht (1151/52-56), dies
1181 – Emperor Takakura of Japan (b. 1161)
1703 – Kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese retainer for the Shogun, murdered in the revenge of the 47 rōnin
1925 – John F Mellaerts, Flemish social founder (Boerenbond), dies at 79
1943 – Attila Petschauer, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold 1928, 32), dies at 38
1957 – Grigore Gafencu, Romanian minister of Foreign Affairs (1938-39), dies at 65
1961 – Maud Wagner, first known American tattoo artist and circus performer, dies at about 83
1987 – Ken Drake, American actor (Crime and Punishment USA), dies at 65
2002 – Ingeborg “Inge” Morath, Austrian born Magnum photographer and wife of Arthur Miller
2012 – Frederick Treves, English actor, dies at 86