1498 – Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98) who invaded Italy, dies after hitting his head on a door lintel at 27
1871 – Alexander of Wales, British Prince, son of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, dies at 1 day old after born prematurely
1880 – Isaac M. St. John, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 52
1881 – Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican representative of the people, dies at 65
1936 – Marilyn Miller [Mary Ellen Reynolds], American Broadway dancer, singer, and actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies from complications of nasal surgery at 37
1939 – Joseph Lyons, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (1932-39), dies at 59
1970 – Josina Machel, Mozambican independence activist, and wife of Mozambique’s 1st president Samora Machel, dies at 25
1984 – Frank Church, American lawyer and politician (United States Senator from Idaho), dies at 59
2009 – Philip Moore [Lord Moore of Wolvercote], British Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 88
2023 – Lasse Wellander, Swedish session and touring guitarist (Abba), dies of cancer at 70