1124 – Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered
1727 – Catharine I of Russia [Marta Samuilovna], wife of Peter the Great, dies at about 42
1891 – Thomas Hare, English barrister and political reformer, dies at 85
1994 – Fred Sadoff, actor (Quiet American), dies of AIDS at 67
1995 – Clarence Paul [Pauling], American songwriter, and record producer (Motown; Stevie Wonder – “Fingertips”), dies at 67
1999 – Johnny Morris, British broadcaster and actor (Once in a Lifetime), dies at 82
2000 – Leonard Salzedo, British composer, mostly for ballet (The Witch Boy), dies at 78
2002 – Saleh Selim, Egyptian football player and 10th president of the Egyptian Al-Ahly Sporting Club, dies at 71
2006 – Lillian Asplund, last American RMS Titanic survivor (b. 1906)
2009 – Valentin Varennikov, Soviet-Russian general and statesman, dies at 85