1443 – Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies
1568 – Lamoral, Count of Egmont and Philip de Montmorency executed in Brussels, fueling Dutch resistance to Spanish rule
1816 – Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Serva Padrona), dies at 76
1852 – Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer, dies at 45
1900 – Stephen Crane, author (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 28
1913 – Chris von der Ahe, German entrepreneur and owner of St. Louis Brown Stockings, dies at 61
1921 – Georges Feydeau, French playwright (Chat and Poche), dies at 58
1970 – Jay Irving, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh), dies at 69
2004 – Ronald Reagan, 40th US President (Republican: 1981-89) and actor (Bedtime for Bonzo), dies at 93
2005 – Adolfo Aguilar ZÃnser, Mexican politician (b. 1949)