924 – Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy, Holy Roman Emperor (915-924) (b c. 845)
1661 – William Brereton, 1st Baronet, English soldier and politician, dies at 56
1668 – William Davenant, English poet (b. 1606)
1871 – Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff, Austrian admiral (Helgoland/Lissa), dies of pneumonia at 43
1950 – Walter Huston, Canadian actor (Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre), dies from an aneurysm at 67
1982 – Harald Ertl, Austrian racing driver (b. 1948)
1988 – Cesar Bresgen, Austrian organist and composer, dies at 74
1994 – Ken Carson, American western singer (Garry Moore Show), dies at 79
1994 – Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (Minister of Finance), dies at 70
2020 – Harv Schmidt, American college basketball coach (University of Illinois 1967-74), dies at 83