1461 – Charles VII, King of France (1422-61), dies at 58
1525 – Richard Wingfield, English diplomat
1786 – Vaclav Kalous [Simon à Scto Bartholomaeo], Czech composer, dies at 71
1920 – William Kissam Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1849)
1952 – August Balthazar, Belgian politician, dies at 58
1970 – George Johnston, Australian journalist and novelist (b. 1912)
1988 – Duane Jones, American actor (Night of the Living Dead), and theater director, dies of cardiopulmonary arrest at 51
1992 – Souleiman Franjieh, president Lebanon (1970-76), dies
2004 – (Jean-Baptiste) Illinois Jacquet, American jazz saxophonist (“Flying Home”), dies of a heart attack at 81
2018 – Rene Portland, American college basketball coach (Penn State 1980-2007), dies of cancer at 65