918 – Ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians
1435 – John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408)
1567 – Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1490)
1616 – Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies
1778 – Philip Livingston, American businessman and politician (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 62
1788 – Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65
1850 – Jean Victor de Constant Rebecque, Swiss-Dutch army leader, dies at 77
1966 – Thomas Chalmers, American opera singer, actor, and filmmaker (Blind Alleys, Outrage), dies at 81
1972 – Saul David Alinsky, radical writer (John L Lewis), dies at 63
1980 – Billy Butlin, Founder of the brand of holiday venues known as Butlins (b. 1899)