1589 – Henry III, King of Poland and France (1573-89), assassinated at 37
1600 – Arent van Dorp, Dutch governor of East-Zealand, dies at about 70
1849 – Governor Muhammad Ali of Egypt (b. 1769)
1876 – Wild Bill” Hickok [James Butler], American cowboy and scout, shot dead from behind by Jack McCall while playing poker (he held a pair of Aces and a pair of 8’s), dies at 39
1956 – Albert Woolson, last veteran US Union army, dies at 109
1964 – José María Castro, Argentine composer, dies at 71
1972 – Helen Hoyt, American poet, dies at 85
1990 – Norman Mclean, American writer (b. 1902)
1992 – Julio C Fernandez, Cuban/American journalist (founder Alma Mater), dies
2003 – Peter Safar, Austrian physician (pioneered cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR), dies at 79