987 – Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies
1650 – James Graham, Marquis of Montrose “the Great Montrose”, Scottish general, hanged at 37
1742 – Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664)
1860 – Johannes Frederik Fröhlich, Danish violinist and composer, dies at 53
1894 – Emile Henry, French anarchist (b. 1872)
1973 – Carlo E. Gadda, Italian engineer and writer (War Diary), dies at 79
1981 – Raymond Mccreesh, Irish hunger striker (b. 1957)
1996 – Laurence Dowdall, Scottish lawyer, dies at 91
2009 – Joan Alexander [Louise Abrass], American actress (The New Adventures of Superman, The Tales of Hoffmann), dies of an intestinal ailment at 94
2014 – Teodor Grigoriu, Romanian composer, dies at 87