1285 – Philip III “the Bold”, King of France (1270-85), dies of dysentry at 40
1878 – George B. Vashon, American, lawyer, academic and poet, first African American lawyer, dies of yellow fever at 54
1899 – Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, Austrian composer, dies at 57
1913 – Hans von Bartels, German painter (b. 1856)
1924 – Joseph Vezina, composer, dies at 75
1981 – Jud Strunk, American singer and comedian (Laugh-In), dies in a plane crash at 48
1983 – Humberto Mauro, Brazillian film director (Ganga Bruta), dies at 86
2002 – Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1920)
2003 – Denis Quilley, British actor (Anything Goes, The Lady’s Not For Burning, Masada), dies from liver cancer at 75
2003 – Dan Snyder, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1978)