1237 – Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns
1332 – Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies
1873 – Petrus Abraham Samuel van Limburg Brouwer, Dutch politician and critic (Akbar), dies at 43
1958 – Georges Rouault, French expressionist painter (Miserere et Guerre), dies at 86
1970 – Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer (28 Tests for England as wicket-keeper), dies at 90
1976 – Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian military ruler, is assassinated at 37
1980 – Marian Rejewski, Polish mathematician and cryptologist (1st to break German Enigma code), dies at 74
1998 – Jo Clayton, author, Cancer Died, Drums of Chaos, dies at 58
2003 – Walt Rostow, U.S. government official (b. 1916)
2005 – Lúcia Santos, Portuguese Carmelite nun and Fatima visionary, dies at 97