1346 – Charles II of Alençon, killed in the Battle of Crécy (b. 1297)
1346 – Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine, killed in the Battle of Crécy (b. 1320)
1873 – Carl Wilhelm, German composer, dies at 57
1921 – Matthias Erzberger, German Minister of Finance, murdered at 45
1983 – Mike Kellin [Myron Kellin], American actor (Pipe Dream, American Buffalo), dies of cancer at 61
1992 – Bob the Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Tintin, Kuifje), dies at 66
2011 – John McAleese, British SAS Trooper, Team leader during 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege (b. 1949)
2018 – Neil Simon, American playwright (The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Biloxi Blues), dies at 91
2021 – Kenny Malone, American Nashville-based session drummer (Dolly Parton; Dobie Gray: Waylon Jennings), dies of COVID-19 at 83
2022 – Mable John, American blues, RandB, and gospel vocalist (Tamla-Motown; Ray Charles; “Your Good Thing (Is About to End)”), and minister, dies at 91