1268 – Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)
1790 – Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66
1919 – A. B. Simpson, Canadian preacher (b. 1843)
1922 – George August Lumbye, composer, dies at 79
1933 – Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin), dies at 70
1957 – Louis B. Mayer, American film producer and creator of the star system (MGM), dies at 71
1958 – Zoe Akins, American playwright (b. 1886)
1992 – Adrienne Canivez, wife of Victor of Vriesland, dies
2003 – Franco Corelli, Italian tenor, dies after suffering a stroke at 82
2004 – Vaughn Meader, American comedian and musician, dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 68 (b. 1936)