628 – Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son
1287 – Honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies
1581 – Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies
1747 – Francesco Solimena, Italian painter, dies at 89
1941 – Pal Teleki-von Szek, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary (1920-21, 39-41), committed suicide at 61
1969 – Rex Evans, British actor (Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Zara, Matchmaker), dies after surgery at 65
1982 – Warren Oates, American actor (Dillinger, East of Eden, Stoney Burke), dies of a heart attack at 53
1994 – Frank G Wells, US company director (Walt Disney Co.), dies in a helicopter crash at 62
2003 – Michael Kelly, American journalist (b. 1957)
2008 – Hrvoje Ćustić, Croatian football player (b. 1983)