1540 – Thomas Abel, English priest (martyred)
1652 – Charles Amédée de Savoie, 6th Duc de Nemours, French soldier (b. 1624)
1683 – Maria Theresa of Spain, queen of Louis XIV of France, dies at 44
1889 – Charles Absolom, English cricketer (Test for England), dies in a port accident at 43
1980 – Charles McGraw [Butters], American actor (Spartacus, The Birds, The Killers, Smith Family), dies after falling through a glass shower door at 66
1995 – Biggie Tembo [Rodwell Marasha], Zimbabwean musician (Bhundu Boys), takes his own life at 36
1998 – Buffalo Bob Smith [Robert Emil Schmidt], American TV host (Howdy Doody), dies of cancer at 80
2007 – Bill Walsh, American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl 1981, 84, 88; NFL Coach of the Year 1981; SF 49ers; Stanford University 1977–78), dies of leukemia at 75
2010 – Otto Joachim, German-Canadian composer, dies at 99
2022 – [Grace] Nichelle Nichols, American actress (Star Trek – “Lt. Uhura”) and singer (Down To Earth; “Fly Me To The Moon”), dies at 89