1290 – Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I of England (b. 1241)
1675 – Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh, English Civil War soldier (c. 1608)
1716 – Gisbert Cuper, Dutch classicist and historian, dies at 72
1801 – Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (b. 1750)
1927 – C. E. A. Wichmann, German-Dutch geologist, dies at 76
1959 – Lester Vail, American actor (Dance Fools Dance, Consolation Marriage), dies at 60
1964 – Charles Meredith, American actor (Court of Last Resort), dies at 70
1993 – Camillo Togni, Italian pianist and composer, dies at 71
2010 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (Spy Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun), dies of pneumonia at 84
2016 – Grant Tinker, American TV executive (Chairman of NBC), dies at 90