1063 – Tughril, Turkish conqueror of Persia and Baghdad and founder of the Seljuk Empire (1037-63), dies at about 73
1759 – Girolamo Chiti, Italian composer and music theorist, dies at 80
1852 – William MacGillivray, Scottish naturalist and ornithologist (b. 1796)
1963 – Robert Schuman, Luxembourg-born French statesman and Prime Minister of France (1947-48), dies at 77
1964 – Werner Bergengruen, Baltic German writer (Der Großtyrann und das Gericht), dies at 71
1974 – Marcel Achard, French playwright (La forges the Paris), dies at 75
1995 – Edmond Jouhaud, French general, dies at 90
2010 – Paul Conrad, American cartoonist (Pulitzer 1964, 71, 84), dies at 86
2014 – Joan Rivers, American comedian and actress (Late Show, Hollywood Squares), dies at 81 after serious complications from a procedure on her vocal cords
2014 – Wolfhart Pannenberg, German theologist (Gingham Girl), dies at 85