1283 – Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies
1564 – Christophorus Fabritius [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned
1596 – Florent Chrestien, French writer and satirist, dies at 55
1611 – Margarita of Austria, Queen of Spain and Portugal by marriage to King Philip III and II of Spain, dies at 26
1629 – Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian military leader (b. 1570)
1929 – Gustav Stresemann, German chancellor (1923) who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926, dies of a stroke at 51
1975 – Guy Mollet, French politician, Prime Minister of France (1956-57), dies of a heart attack at 69
1979 – Charles White, American artist (The Contribution of the Negro to American Democracy), dies at 61
1985 – Charles Collingwood, American news commentator (Chronicles), dies at 68
2019 – Philip Gips, American graphic artist and movie poster designer (Alien, Rosemary’s Baby), dies at 88 of complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia