31 – Sejanus, Roman head of praetorian guard, executed
1261 – Conrad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies
1524 – Charlotte of Valois, Princess of France as second daughter of King Francis I and his wife Claude, dies at 7
1675 – Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1624-75), dies at 71
1891 – William Ferrel, American mathematician (b. 1817)
1896 – Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau, French physicist, dies at 75
1953 – Charles de Tornaco, Belgian racing driver, dies at 26
1956 – Adélard Godbout, Canadian politician (15th Premier of Quebec), dies at 63
1964 – Sean O’Casey, Irish playwright (The Plough and the Stars), dies at 84
1966 – Jeno Vecsey, Hungarian composer, dies at 57