786 – Al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies
1213 – Gertrude of Merania, wife of Andrew II of Hungary (murdered) (b. 1185)
1230 – Alfonso IX, King of León and Galicia (1188-1230), dies at 59
1568 – Antoon van Stralen, Flemish mayor of Antwerp, beheaded at about 47
1868 – Jan Albert van Eijken, Dutch composer and organist, dies at 45
1996 – Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, egyptologist, dies at 87
2008 – Bengt Anderberg, Swedish poet and writer (Kain), dies at 88
2014 – Stephen Sykes, Church of England bishop, dies at 75
2014 – Deborah “Debs” Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire and the Chatsworth estate, one of the Mitford sisters, dies at 94
2016 – Buckwheat Zydeco [Stantley Dural Jr] US accordionist (On Track), dies at 68