1329 – Robert the Bruce, King of Scots (1306-1329) and national hero, dies at 54
1862 – William B. Mumford, 1st US citizen hanged for treason, at 42
1866 – Chief Seattle, Native American leader
1935 – Ivan V Mitsjoerin, Russian botanist, dies
1937 – Jean Harlow, actress (Bombshell), dies from gallbladder infection at 26
1938 – Norbert Fonteyne, Flemish writer (How Flemings Came Late), dies
1942 – Alan Blumlein, English electronics engineer (b. 1903)
1991 – Eric Francis, actor (Shillingbury Blowers), dies
1992 – Bill France, Sr., American racing car driver and co-founder of NASCAR, dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 82
2009 – Hugh Hopper, British musician (b. 1945)