1492 – Jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded
1626 – Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years’ War, dies at 26
1880 – James Southerton, English cricket spin bowler (2 Tests; played in first Test match; oldest player to make Test debut at 49; Sussex CCC, Hampshire CCC), dies at 52
1953 – Margaret Bondfield, English politician and 1st British female cabinet minister (Labour), dies at 80
1958 – José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican composer (Huapango), dies at 45
1958 – Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician (Prime Minister of Hungary 1953-56), dies at 62
1969 – Jan Hanlo, Dutch poet (Oote oote boe), dies at 57
1976 – Francis E. Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped and killed at 59
1983 – James Arthur Calata, African National Congress (ANC) leader and Anglican clergyman, dies at 87
1994 – Boris Alexandrov, Russian conductor (Red Army Song and Dance Ensemble), dies at 88