1547 – Pierlugi Faraese, Italian son of Pope Paul III, murdered
1604 – William Morgan, Welsh Bible translator (b. 1545)
1828 – Count d’Andreossi, French general and parliament leader, dies at 67
1845 – Karl August von Lichtenstein, German composer, dies at 78
1858 – Henry Wellington Greatorex, English American composer (Gloria Patri), dies at 44
1898 – Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, and wife of Franz Joseph I, dies from a stab wound at 60
1961 – Leo Carrillo, American actor (American Empire, Cisco Kid), dies at 80
1972 – Sidney Pegler, South African cricket leg spinner (16 Tests), dies at 84
1983 – “John Vorster, South African Prime Minister (1966-78), dies at 67
1995 – Charles Denner, French actor (The Bride Wore Black, The Man Who Loved Women), dies at 69