392 – Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21
1381 – Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron
1622 – Peter Plancius, Flemish vicar/cartographer, dies at about 69
1634 – Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585)
1886 – Emily Dickinson, American poet, dies at 55
1935 – Kazimir Malevich, Polish/Ukrainian artist (b. 1878)
1937 – Phillip Snowden, British politician first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer, dies at 72
1971 – Donald F. Duncan Sr., American entrepreneur (Duncan Toys Company), dies at 78
1994 – Ronnie Potsdammer, Dutch singer, songwriter and programmer, dies at 71
2009 – Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player (b. 1964)