1147 – Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician and illegitimate son of King Henry I, dies at about 57
1556 – John Sleidanus, German humanist and historian (Commentary), dies at 50
1765 – Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies
1950 – Jozef C Bittremieux, Belgian theologist (Virgin and Mother of God), dies at 72
1975 – SD Burman, Indian singer and film music composer (Zindagi Zindagi), dies at 69
1988 – John Houseman, Romanian actor (The Paper Chase, Rollerball, The Fog), dies of spinal cancer at 86
1990 – Graig Russel, Canadian travel expert/transvestite, dies
1994 – Lester Sill, American pioneer music publisher (Leiber and Stoller; Lee Hazlewood), and record label executive (Philles Records; Colpix; Colgems), dies at 76
1995 – Henry Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland, British peer, and godchild of Elizabeth II dies from heart failure after drug overdose at 42
2009 – Ron Gowans, Australian jazz saxophonist, dies of cancer at 83