1290 – King Ladislaus IV (“the Cuman”), Árpád dynasty King of Hungary and Croatia (1272-90), dies at 27
1590 – Archduke Charles II of Austria (b. 1540)
1935 – Paul Hines, American MLB outfielder (Triple Crown 1878, Providence Grays), dies at 80
1978 – John D. Rockefeller III, American oil billionaire and philanthropist, dies in a car crash at 71
1992 – Albert Pierrepoint, last and longest serving British executioner (est. 433-608 executed), dies at 87
1993 – Ruth Krauss, author (Carrot Seed), dies at 91
2005 – Roland Bengtsson, Swedish guitarist, lute player and double bassist, dies at 88
2008 – Hiroaki Aoki, founder of Benihana (b. 1938)
2011 – Roland Petit, French choreographer and dancer (b. 1924)
2020 – Lara van Ruijven, Dutch short track speed skater (World C’ship gold 500m 2019; Olympic bronze 3000m relay 2018), dies from an autoimmune disease at 27