1189 – Jacob of Orleans, Rabbi, killed in anti Jewish riot in London England
1402 – Gian Galeazzo Visconti, duke and tyrant of Milan (1395-1402), dies at 51
1653 – Claudius Salmasius [Claude Saumaise], French linguist, dies at 65
1662 – William Lenthall, English politician (b. 1591)
1940 – Vilhelm Ekelund, Swedish poet and writer (Hafvets Stjorna), dies at 59
1980 – Fabian von Schlabendorff, German resistance fighter/judge, dies at 73
1982 – Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa, Italian general who fought the mafia, murdered by Sicilian mafia at 61
1984 – Arthur Schwartz, American composer (Girl from Paris; Excuse My Dust), dies at 83
1994 – Billy Wright, English soccer defender (105 caps, captain x 90; Wolverhampton Wanderers 490 games) and manager (Arsenal 1962-66), dies at 70
2003 – Rudolf Leiding, German auto executive and 3rd postwar chairman of Volkswagen, dies at 88