1135 – Huizong, 8th Emperor of Song Dynasty of China, dies at 53
1394 – Mary de Bohun, wife of Henry IV of England and mother of Henry V, dies at about 26
1945 – Georg Kaiser, German playwright (The Burghers of Calais), dies at 66
1950 – Sam Staples, English cricket medium pace bowler (3 Tests, 15 wickets; Nottinghamshire), dies at 57
1951 – Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49), dies at 76
1970 – Sonny Tufts [Bowen Charleton Tufts III], American actor (The Seven Year Itch, Variety Girl), dies from pneumonia at 58
1983 – Ivan Tors, Hungarian TV producer (Sea Hunt, Flipper), dies at 66
2001 – Dipendra of Nepal, Nepal prince who shot his parent and seven other family members, dies in a coma while technically King at 29
2008 – Nikos Sergianopoulos, Greek actor (b. 1952)
2013 – Joey Covington [Michno], American drummer (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, and Jefferson Starship), dies in a single vehicle car crash at 67