1190 – Frederick Barbarossa, King of Germany (1152-90) and Holy Roman Emperor (1155-90), drowns at 67 or 68
1607 – John Popham, English politician
1654 – Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect, dies at 58
1776 – Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier, dies at 53
1893 – Elek Erkel, Hungarian composer, son of Ferenc Erkel, dies at 49
1902 – Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet (b. 1845)
1947 – Alexander Bethune, Canadian politician (b. 1852)
1967 – Frank Butler, actor/screenwriter (Road to Bali, China), dies at 76
1996 – Hugh Burnton Mitchell, US senator, dies at 89
2011 – Brian Lenihan, Jnr, Irish politician and minister dies of cancer at 52