1415 – Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1381)
1643 – Sweder van Haersolte, mister of Swaluwenborch/diplomat, dies at 61
1774 – Willem Bentinck, mister of Rhoon/Pendrecht/Orangist, dies at 69
1905 – Henry Irving [John Brodribb], British Victorian actor, 1st actor to receive a knighthood (knighted 1895) and the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, dies at 67
1909 – Francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist, executed
1917 – Florence La Badie, American silent film actress, dies of injuries from automobile accident at 29
1928 – Maria Feodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia, dies at 80
1950 – Ernest Haycox, American writer (b. 1899)
1981 – Nils Asther, actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84
1989 – Cesare Zavattini, Italian screenwriter (Ladri di Biciclette), dies at 87