1143 – John II Komnenos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (1118-43), dies in an accident at 55
1778 – Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch silk merchant (founded Teyler Museum), dies at 76
1851 – John Parry [Bardd Alaw], Welsh composer and harpist, dies at 75
1894 – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Indian novelist (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55
1902 – Dmitry Sipyagain, Russian Minister of Interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated by a Socialist-Revolutionary at 49
1906 – Auguste Deter, German woman notable for being the 1st person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, dies of sepsis caused by an infected bedsore at 55
1938 – Harold Baumgartner, South African cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for South Africa), dies at 54
1996 – Fried Walter [Schmidt], German light music and operetta composer, dies at 86
2001 – Frank Annunzio, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1965-93), dies of Parkinson’s disease at 86
2009 – Herbie Lovelle, America drummer, studio musician (Hot Lips Page) and actor (Law and Order), dies at 85