1278 – Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle
1921 – Ludwig Thoma, German writer, dies at 54
1937 – Andrew Mellon, American banker (Mellon Bank), industrialist and Secretary of the Treasury (1921-32), dies at 82
1949 – Nico van Suchtelen, Dutch writer and publisher, dies at 70
1974 – Charles Lindbergh, American aviator who was 1st to fly solo across the Atlantic, dies of lymphoma at 72
1977 – Heinz Röttger, German composer (Phaeton), and music director (Landestheater Dessau, 1954-77), dies at 67
1980 – Jimmy Forrest, American jazz saxophonist (Night Train), dies at 60
1987 – John Goddard, West Indian cricket all-rounder and captain (27 Tests @ 30.67; 33 wickets; Barbados), dies at 68
1989 – Irving Stone, American writer (Love is Eternal, Lust for Life), dies at 86
2007 – Edward Brandt Jr., American physician and public health official, dies at 74