708 – Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies
856 – Hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies
1834 – Amelie Julia Candielle, composer, dies at 66
1977 – Brett Halliday, American writer (Dividend on Death), dies at 72
1992 – John Dehner [Forkum], American actor (The Right Stuff, Big Hawaii, Bare Essence), dies of emphysema and diabetes at 76
1994 – Jan Veldkamp, Dutch geophysicist and director (KNMI), dies at 84
2002 – George Nader, American actor (Robot Monster, Away All Boats), dies at 80
2011 – Woodie Fryman, American baseball player, dies at 70
2012 – Istvan Csurka, Hungarian writer and politician, dies at 77
2013 – Reg Presley [Reginald Maurice Ball], English rock vocalist (Troggs-Wild Thing) and songwriter, dies from lung cancer at 71