1249 – Aleydis of Schaarbeek, Flemish prioress, mystic and saint, dies
1488 – James III, King of Scots (1460-88), killed in battle or assassinated soon after at Milltown near Bannockburn at 36
1879 – William, Prince of Orange, Dutch crown prince of the Netherlands, dies of typhus at 39
1913 – Machmud Shevket Pasha, Turks grand vizier, murdered
1924 – Theodore Dubois, French composer, dies at 86
1992 – Scotty Sachs, actor (Hanoi Hilton), dies of gunshot wounds at 39
1993 – Muriel C. Bradbrook, English writer (Rise of Common Player), dies at 84
2005 – Ghena Dimitrova, Bulgarian operatic soprano, dies of cancer at 64
2006 – George Washington, American boxing trainer (Riddick Bowe; Mark Breland), dies of heart failure at 79
2017 – Rosalie Sorrels, American traditional folk singer-songwriter (“Up Is A Nice Place To Be”; “Nevada Moon”), dies at 83