855 – Lotharius I, Romanian-French emperor (signed Treaty of Verdun), dies
1364 – Charles, Duke of Brittany
1800 – Michael Denis, Austrian poet, bibliographer and lepidopterist, dies at 71
1915 – Luther Orlando Emerson, American composer, dies at 95
1925 – Runar Schildt, Finnish writer (Galgmannen), dies at 36
1928 – Lido Manetti [Arnold Kent], Italian-born American actor, dies in a car accident at 29
1960 – Franz Arnold, German writer, dies at 82
1975 – Casey Stengel, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (Yankees (1949-60), NY Met’s 1st), dies of cancer at 85
1994 – Don Watson, Australian race car driver, dies in an accident at a practice for the Bathurst 1000 at 43
1996 – Shūsaku Endō, Japanese writer (Sea and Poison, Silence), dies at 73