217 – Caracalla, Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29
956 – Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy
1697 – Niels Juel, Danish-Norwegian admiral, dies at 68
1778 – Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76
1937 – William Henry Hadow, British educational reformer and musicologist (Oxford History of Music, Studies in Modern Music), dies at 77
1958 – Ethel Turner, Australian author (Seven Little Australians), dies at 88
1986 – Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer, dies at 18
2009 – Herbie Lovelle, America drummer, studio musician (Hot Lips Page) and actor (Law and Order), dies at 85
2010 – Abel Muzorewa, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979-80), dies at 84
2013 – Sara Montiel, Spanish actress and singer (The Last Torch Song, The Violet Seller), dies at 85