1554 – Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days, beheaded for treason at 16
1590 – Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer and diplomat (Anti-Tribonien), dies at 65
1684 – Pietro Andrea Ziani, Italian composer and organist, dies at 67
1700 – Aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)
1955 – Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71
1955 – S Z Sakall [Gerö Jenö], Hungarian stage and film character actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 72
1989 – Thomas Bernhard, Austrian novelist, playwright and poet whose work some describe as “the most significant literary achievement since World War II”, dies at 58
1992 – Dorothy Tree, actress (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Nazi Agent), dies
1995 – L Jansma, Fries publisher (Friese stamp), dies
2007 – Randy Stone, American actor and casting director (b. 1958)