883 – Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies
1661 – Jules Mazarin, Italian cardinal/premier of France, dies at 58
1728 – Giovanni Mario Crescimbeni, Italian literary and critic (Arcadia), dies at 64
1757 – Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar, dies at 55
1923 – Johannes van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85
1937 – Howie Morenz, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Montreal Canadiens, 3-time Stanley Cup winner), dies of a heart attack at 34
1993 – Don Barksdale, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1948, NBA All Star 1953), dies of throat cancer at 69
1993 – Billy Eckstine, American jazz singer (Tenderly, A Fool in Love), dies at 78 of a stroke
2003 – Karen Morley, American actress (b. 1909)
2008 – Carol Barnes, former ITV news presenter (b. 1944)