1299 – Jan I, count of Holland/Zeeland (1295-99), dies at 15
1556 – Richard Chancellor, English explorer, dies in shipwreck off Scotland
1617 – Barnabe Rich, English soldier and writer
1888 – George Bingham, British 3rd Lord Lucan (Charge of the Light Brigade), dies at 88
1970 – Charles DeGaulle, general/president France (Free French), dies at 79
1990 – Ronnie Dyson, American singer (Salvation-I Don’t Wanna Cry), dies at 40
1991 – Alessandro Lessona, Minister of Italian Colonies (1931-38), dies
1992 – Antoine C J Rottier, Dutch CEO (DSM), dies
1998 – Mary Millar, English actress (Keeping Up Appearances), dies at 62
2009 – Robert Enke, German football goalkeeper, dies at 32