1322 – Philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies
1795 – Josiah Wedgwood, English pottery designer and manufacturer (Wedgwood), dies at 64
1938 – Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54
1967 – Jack Ruby, American assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies of pulmonary embolism at 55
1989 – Nick Virgilio, American Haiku poet, dies at 60
1990 – Ken Hill, American actor (Cobra, Protocol), dies at 49
2002 – Juan García Esquivel, Mexican band leader (b. 1918)
2006 – Steve Rogers, Australian rugby league footballer (b. 1954)
2012 – Josef Skvorecky, Czech writer and publisher, dies at 87
2014 – Tom Rosenthal, British publisher and broadcaster, dies at 78