838 – Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred
1931 – Arthemus “Art” Acord, American silent film actor and rodeo champion (Arizona Kid, Hard Fists), commits suicide by poison at 40
1960 – Albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46
1968 – Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83
1990 – Alberto Lleras Camargo, president of Colombia (1945-46, 58-62), dies
1994 – R. D. Burman, Indian film score composer (1942: A Love Story), dies at 54
2005 – Guy Davenport, American author, artist, and scholar (b. 1927)
2007 – Steve Krantz, American film and TV producer (Fritz the Cat) (b. 1923)
2012 – Eve Arnold, American photojournalist, dies at 99
2015 – Stuart Scott, American sports journalist (ESPN), dies of cancer at 49