1533 – Frederik I, King of Denmark and Norway (1523-33), dies at 61
1585 – Gregory XIII [Ugo Boncompagni], Italian pope (1572-85) who introduced the Gregorian (New Style) calendar in 1582, dies at 83
1599 – Gabrielle d’Estrée, mistress of King Henry IV of France (b. 1571)
1619 – Thomas Jones, Archbishop of Dublin (b. c1550)
1909 – Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet (Atalanta in Calydon), dies at 72
1945 – Charles Nordhoff, English-born writer (b. 1887)
1962 – Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (b. 1886)
1974 – Roger Bastide, French sociologist study of Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean religions, dies at 76
1975 – Marjorie Main [Mary Tomlinson], American vaudeville and screen actress (The Egg and I; Ma and Pa Kettle films; Another Thin Man), dies of lung cancer at 85
2014 – Jim Flaherty, Canadian politician, Minister of Finance (2006-2014), dies at 64