524 – Chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28
1205 – Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107)
1529 – John Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69
1582 – Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1534)
1591 – Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian aristocrat and Jesuit saint, dies at 23
1824 – Étienne Aignan, French writer and translator, dies at 51
1893 – Leland Stanford, American business tycoon (Southern Pacific Railroad), 8th Governor of California and founder of Stanford University, dies of heart failure at 69
1957 – Donald McBride, American actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Flicka), dies at 68
1979 – Angus Maclise, American mystic, shaman, musician, and composer (b. 1938)
2002 – Matt Dennis, American pop singer, pianist, composer, and arranger (“Everything Happens To Me”; “Angel Eyes”), dies at 88