1228 – Dirk I, ruler of Heinsberg/Valkenburg, dies
1860 – Charles Fellows, English Archaeologist who discovered ruins of the cities of ancient Lycia and brought to Lycian marbles to England, dies at 61
1880 – Jacob Edvard Gille, Swedish composer, dies at 66
1917 – Colyn Blythe, English cricketer (2509 F-C wickets), dies at 38 fighting during WW I
1984 – Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, Norwegian composer, dies at 81
1986 – Vyacheslav Molotov [Skryabin], Russian politician (Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1939-49, 1953-6), dies at 96
1988 – Kingman Brewster, American educator and president of Yale University, dies at 69
1990 – Grampy Davis, American actor, dies of a heart attack at 87
1999 – Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpeter, dies at 58
2000 – Brian Boydell, Irish composer, dies at 83