1286 – Alexander III, King of Scotland, dies at 44
1635 – Pieter Christiaensz Bor, Dutch historian, dies
1782 – Louis-Henry Paisible, French composer, dies at 33
1915 – Antonio Agliardi, Italian diplomat and Roman Catholic cardinal, dies at 82
1924 – Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/author, dies at 71
1962 – Samuel Cate Prescott, American food scientist and microbiologist, dies at 89
1971 – Jan Greshoff, Dutch poet/author/journalist (Last Things), dies at 82
1990 – Andrew Wood, American singer (Mother Love Bone) (b. 1966)
1995 – Gerard Tebroke, 5/10 km-dasher, dies at 45
1999 – Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet (b. 1926)