1016 – Edmund II, Ironsides, King of the Saxons (1016), dies at 27
1841 – Charles Louis W J van Keverberg, Dutch government official, dies at 73
1864 – Hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brigadier general, dies in the Battle of Franklin at 33
1979 – Zeppo Marx [Herbert Manfred Marx], American comedian and actor (Marx Brothers), dies at 78
1983 – George Headley OD MBE, West Indies cricket batsman (22 Tests; 2,190 runs @ 60.83; 10 x 100), dies at 74
1985 – Phil Tucker, American film director (Robot Monster), dies at 58
1994 – Guy Debord, situationist, dies at 63
1995 – William Roerick, American actor (The Wasp Woman, Guiding Light), dies in car crash at 83
2008 – Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer (Loudness) (b. 1958)
2010 – Faye Wright, American spiritual figure (b. 1914)