1355 – Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death
1594 – William Allen, English cardinal/founder seminary of Douai, dies at 62
1628 – François de Malherbe, French poet and critic (b. 1555)
1680 – Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian-Austrian general (b. 1608 or 1609)
1810 – Nachman of Breslov, Ukrainian founder of Breslov Hasidut, dies at 38
1946 – Granville Ransome Bantock, English composer/conductor, dies at 78
1981 – Moshe Dayan, Israel’s general/minister of Defense, dies at 66
1985 – Claude Stroud, American actor (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Ted Knight Show, Duke), dies at 78
1997 – James A. Michener, American author (South Pacific, Sayonara), dies of kidney failure at 90
1997 – Audra Lindley, American actress (Three’s Company, The Relic, Ropers), dies of complications from leukemia at 79