1272 – Re Enzo, Italian poet/son of Emp Frederik II von Hohenstaufen, dies
1573 – Claude II, of Lotharingen, duke of Aumale/murdered adm Coligny, dies
1696 – Jean Domat, French jurist, dies at 70
1757 – John Byng, English admiral executed by firing squad at 52 for neglecting his duty in defence of Minorca, dies at 53
1791 – Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (b. 1725)
1925 – Walter Camp, American, father of American football, dies at 65
1949 – John Callan O’Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (b. 1873)
1954 – Ludomir Michał Rogowski, Polish composer, dies at 72
1995 – Johan W “Jo” van Marle, CEO (KNVB, 1980-93), dies at 70
1996 – Nico Kiasashvii, professor of English Literature, dies at 69