1214 – Alfonso VIII the Noble, King of Castile and Toledo (1158-1214), dies at 58
1585 – Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter and sculptor, dies at 57
1841 – George Childress, American lawyer and statesman (author of Texas Declaration of Independence), commits suicide at 37
1860 – Stephen Elvey, English composer, dies at 55
1874 – Thomas Tellefsen, Norwegian pianist and composer, dies at 50
1992 – Denholm Elliott, English actor (Raiders of Lost Ark), dies at 70
1999 – Francis Turner, American civil engineer (oversaw the Interstate Highway System), dies at 90
2003 – Timothy Treadwell, American environmentalist (Grizzly Man), dies mauled and eaten by bears in Katmai National Park, Alaska at 46
2007 – Eric McCredie, Scottish pop bassist (Middle Of The Road – “Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep Cheep”), dies at 62
2015 – Sandra Spuzich, American golfer (US Open 1966), dies of leukemia at 78