1087 – William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England (1066-1087) and Duke of Normandy (1035-1087), dies at about 59
1573 – Andre de Resende, Portuguese dominican/humanist, dies
1810 – Johann Baptiste Hagenauer, Austrian sculptor, dies at 78
1832 – Bernhard Joseph Klein, composer, dies at 39
1902 – Titus AJ van Asch van Wijck, Governor of Suriname (1891-97), dies at 53
1959 – O’Neil Gordon “Collie” Smith, West Indian cricket all-rounder, dies in a car crash at 26
1977 – John Breeden, American actor (Salute, Madame Racketeer, Joy Street), dies at 73
1991 – Edwin M. McMillan, American physicist and discoverer of plutonium (Nobel 1951), dies at 83
2004 – Caitlin Clarke, American actress (Dragonslayer), dies at 52
2015 – Robin McDonald, Scottish rock guitarist (Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas), dies at 72