540 – Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies
1040 – Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)
1570 – Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)
1684 – Pierre Corneille, French poet and dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42
1864 – Juan José Flores, General and first President of Ecuador (1839-1845), dies at 64
1930 – Ricardo Drigo, Italian composer, dies at 84
1990 – Christine Forrest, actress (Martin), dies
2002 – Walter Annenberg, American publisher (Triangle-TV Guide) and philanthropist, dies at 94
2004 – Richard Avedon, American photographer (b. 1923)
2017 – Samuel I Newhouse Jr., American magazine publisher (Parade, Vogue, Vanity Fair), dies at 89