732 – Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Arab Tihamite Governor of Andalusia, killed in combat at the Battle of Tours
1659 – Abel Tasman, Dutch seafarer and explorer (1st European to sight Tasmania, New Zealand and Fiji), dies around the age of 55
1691 – Isaac de Benserade, French poet, dies at 77
1938 – Lord Hawke [Martin Hawke], English cricket batsman (5 Tests; Yorkshire CCC, Cambridge Uni CC, MCC), dies at 78
1983 – Ralph Richardson, English actor (Anna Karenina, Doctor Zhivago), dies of a stroke at 80
1993 – Catherine Collard, French concert pianist (Schumann; Brahms), and teacher, dies of cancer at 46
1993 – Owen Saunders, English mathematician and mechanical engineer, dies at 89
2021 – Luis de Pablo, Spanish composer, and musicologist, dies at 91
2023 – Terry Dischinger, American College Basketball HOF guard (Purdue; 3 x NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1963 Baltimore Bullets; Detroit Pistons; Olympic gold 1960), dies at 82
2024 – Gunnar Eggen, Norwegian harness racer (Oslo Grand Prix, Olympiatravet, March of Dimes Trot 1988), dies at 78
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