1383 – Thomas Ros, 4th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, English Crusader, dies at 49
1714 – Sophia of Hanover, Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony, dies at 83
1771 – George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman, dies at 54
1831 – Sarah Kemble Siddons, English tragic actress (Fatal Marriage, Lady Macbeth), dies at 75
1993 – René Bousquet, French Vichy-police chief (deported Jews), dies at 84
1998 – Sani Abacha, de facto President of Nigeria (1993-98), dies at 54
2000 – (Abram) “Abe” Lincoln, American sweet jazz trombonist (Paul Whiteman; Ozzie Nelson), and Dixieland jazz revivalist, dies at 93
2018 – Eunice Gayson, British actress and 1st Bond Girl (Sylvia Trench- “Dr. No” and “From Russia With Love”), dies at 90
2022 – Julio Jiménez, Spanish road cyclist (King of the Mountains: Tour de France 1965, 66, 67 and Vuelta a España 1963, 64, 65), dies at 87
2022 – Aarno Turpeinen, Finnish soccer defender (16 caps; HJK 225 games), dies at 51