1268 – Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)
1873 – Leonardus Lightenvelt, minister of RC Worship, dies at 78
1919 – A. B. Simpson, Canadian preacher (b. 1843)
1957 – Louis B. Mayer, American film producer and creator of the star system (MGM), dies at 71
1966 – [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans, painter/actor (Manner Kater), dies at 83
1983 – Sten Broman, Swedish composer, dies at 81
1987 – Kamal El Mallakh, dies at 57
1996 – J. Edward Day, 55th U.S. Postmaster General (1961), dies at 82
2003 – Hal Clement [Harry Clement Stubbs], American sci-fi writer (Mission of Gravity), dies at 81
2016 – John D. Roberts, American chemist, received American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (2013), dies at 98