594 – St Gregory of Tours, Gallo-Roman chronicler and bishop (History of the Franks), dies at 55
1302 – St. Gertrude the Great, German Benedictine nun (b. 1256)
1905 – Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders and son of Leopold I, dies at 68
1917 – Auguste Rodin, French sculptor (Baiser, Thinker), dies at 77
1943 – Paul Charles Rene Landormy, French musicologist, music critic, and composer, dies at 74
1947 – Victor Serge, Russian anarchist, novelist, and historian (b. 1890)
1986 – Georges Besse, French president-director of Renault, murdered
1991 – Kelly Jean Van Dyke-Nance, American actress, adult film performer and Jerry Van Dyke’s daughter, commits suicide at 33
1994 – G Waller, German/Swiss movie journalist (NRC/Variety), dies at 82
2018 – Richard Baker, English broadcaster (newsreader for BBC News, 1954-1982), dies at 93