1240 – Llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies
1512 – Gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle
1648 – Matthäus Appelt, German composer, dies at 53
1729 – Manuel de Egues, composer, dies at 71
1861 – Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (Mexican national anthem), dies at 37
1918 – Arthur E Ochse, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests; Transvaal), dies in action WWI at 48
1973 – (Edward) “Ted” de Corsia, American actor (The Naked City; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea), dies at 69
2008 – Merlin German, United States Marine
2011 – Billy Bang [William Walker], American free jazz violinist and composer, dies of lung cancer at 63
2011 – Lacy Gibson, American Chicago-style blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (“Switchy Titchy”), dies of a heart attack at 74