1249 – Alexander II, King of Scots (1215-49), dies at 51
1933 – Anthony Hope, British author (b. 1863)
1946 – Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63
1949 – Antun Sa’ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon
1973 – Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (4187 1st-class wickets, most ever), dies
1985 – Phil Foster, American comedian (Frank De Fazio-Laverne and Shirley), dies at 72
1994 – Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American entrepreneur and explorer (b. 1927)
1996 – James Woodie Alexander, songwriter/vocalist, dies at 80
2006 – June Allyson, American actress (b. 1917)
2011 – Roberts Blossom, American actor and poet (Home Alone, Deranged, The Great Gatsby), dies of a stroke at 87