1422 – Jan Zelivsky, Hussite priest (b. 1380)
1688 – Claude Mellan, French engraver, cartoonist and painter, dies at 89
1888 – William I, King of Prussia (1861-71) 1st German Emperor (1871-88), dies at 90
1913 – Eberhard Nestle, German biblical scholar, dies at 61
1937 – Paul Elmer More, American critic and essayist, dies at 72
1965 – Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist and composer, dies at 65
1994 – Lawrence E. Spivak, American news panelist (Meet the Press), dies at 93
2005 – István Nyers, Hungarian footballer, dies at 80
2006 – Geir Ivarsøy, Norwegian programmer, co-founder of Opera Software ASA (b. 1957)
2006 – John Profumo, British cabinet minister (Profumo scandal), dies at 91