1135 – Huizong, 8th Emperor of Song Dynasty of China, dies at 53
1463 – Flavio Biondi, Italian writer (Rome instaurata), dies at about 65
1798 – Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer, writer, librarian and womanizer, dies at 73
1962 – William Beebe, US biologist/explorer, dies at 84
1995 – Ernest Borneman, German sexual researcher, psychotherapist, musician and writer (Bang, You’re Dead), dies at 80
1997 – Ronnie Lane, bassist (Faces), dies of multiple sclerosis at 51
1997 – Kurt Alfred Adler, therapist/writer, dies at 92
2004 – Saturnino “Nino” Manfredi, Italian actor (Between Miracles), dies at 83
2007 – Bill France, Jr., NASCAR pioneer, dies of lung cancer at 74
2007 – Sotiris Moustakas, Greek actor (b. 1940)