1212 – Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies
1244 – Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies
1570 – Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494)
1870 – Alexandre Dumas, French writer (The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo), dies at 68
1931 – Vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879)
1940 – Jan Kubelik, Czech composer, dies at 60
1974 – Pietro Germi, Italian actor, writer and director (Divorce Italian Style, The Facts of Murder), dies from hepatitis at 60
1994 – Ronald Ridout, English school textbook author (English Today), dies at 78
1996 – Peter Hall, British folklorist and musician, dies at 60
2007 – Karlheinz Stockhausen, German classical and electronic music composer, dies at 79