1000 – Olaf Tryggvason, King Olaf I of Norway (995-1000)
1770 – Bernard S Albinus, [Weiss], German surgeon/anatomist, dies at 73
1901 – Willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, minister of Cologne dies
1952 – Joseph Allen Sr, American actor, dies at 79
1975 – John McGiver, American actor (Patty Duke Show, Jimmy Stewart Show), dies from a heart attack at 61
1991 – John Lawrence, doctor, dies
1994 – Keith Davis, voice Tutor/Author, dies at 85
2002 – Geoffrey Dummer, British electronics engineer, built first integrated circuit and work in radar, dies at 93
2003 – Larry Hovis, American actor (b. 1936)
2014 – Robert ‘Trob’ Young, Scottish musician (Primal Scream), found dead at 49