1234 – Ai-Tsung [Aizong], Last Jin Emperor of Northern China (1224-1234), commits suicide at 35, to avoid capture by the Mongols
1892 – Alfred Moore Scales, American politician (45th Governor of North Carolina), dies at 64
1964 – Willie Bryant, American jazz singer, band leader, and disc jockey (Sugar Hill Times), dies of a heart attack at 55
1977 – Sergei Ilyushin, Russian airplane builder (Ilyushin), dies at 82
1993 – David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service), dies at 54
2009 – Eluana Englaro, an Italian woman who lived in a persistent vegetative state for 17 years (b. 1970)
2018 – Craig McGregor, American rock bassist (Foghat, 1976-2018), dies of lung cancer at 68
2020 – Sorrel [Doris Ernestine] Hays, American pianist and composer (The Glass Woman), dies of cancer at 78
2020 – Mirella Freni, Italian lyric soprano (Madame Butterfly), dies at 84
2022 – Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league lock (33 Tests, 6 World Cup games; Newtown RLFC, St. George RLFC; Inaugural RL “Immortal”) and coach (St. George, RLFC, Cronulla RLFC), dies from dementia at 82