1437 – Catherine of Valois, Queen of Henry V of England, dies at 35
1907 – Josef Foerster, Czech composer, and music teacher, dies at 73
1914 – Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62
1920 – Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician, dies at 31
1980 – Amos Milburn, American RandB singer and pianist, dies at 52
1986 – Jens Bjerre, Danish composer, dies at 82
1994 – Heather Sears, British actress (b. 1935)
2004 – Des Corcoran, Premier of South Australia (b. 1928)
2008 – Werner Dollinger, German politician and economist (b. 1918)
2010 – Professor Sir Ian Brownlie, International law specialist