1206 – Adèle of Champagne, wife of Louis VII of France
1950 – Sam Staples, English cricket medium pace bowler (3 Tests, 15 wickets; Nottinghamshire), dies at 57
1960 – Lucien Littlefield, American actor (Blondie), dies at 64
1961 – William Astbury, English physicist and chemist (pioneer in molecular biology), dies at 63
1994 – Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian landscape gardener, dies at 84
2007 – Bill France, Jr., NASCAR pioneer, dies of lung cancer at 74
2011 – Kevin Kavanaugh, American rock keyboard player (Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, 1975-90), dies at 59
2013 – Cornelius “Nini” Harp, American doo-wop singer (The Marcels – “Blue Moon”), dies at 73
2020 – Pete Rademacher, American boxer (Olympic gold +81kg 1956; first challenger for world heavyweight title in first pro bout; lost), dies at 91
2022 – Tony Pajaczkowski, Canadian Football Hall of Fame offensive guard (CFL All-Star 1962–65; Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes), dies at 86