1591 – Gregory XIV [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies in office from a gallstone at 56
1628 – François de Malherbe, French poet and critic (b. 1555)
1690 – Margaretha M Alacoque, French mystic/saint, dies at 43
1694 – Samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf, German lawyer, dies at 62
1791 – Grigory Potemkin, Russian military leader, statesman and favorite of Catherine the Great, dies at 52
1810 – Nachman of Breslov, Ukrainian founder of Breslov Hasidut, dies at 38
1865 – Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and sociologist (b. 1781)
1944 – John Eigenhuis, Dutch writer (The Dike), dies at 78
1956 – Jules Rimet, French football administrator (3rd President of FIFA 1921-54), dies at 83
1996 – Anthony Griffin, British Royal Navy admiral (Controller of the Navy, 1971–75; chairman of British Shipbuilders 1977–80). dies at 75