1381 – John of Chatillon, Count of Blois, dies
1673 – Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea), dies at 73
1732 – Theodor Schwartzkopff, German composer, dies at 72
1839 – Joseph Fesch, French cardinal (Archbishop of Lyon, 1802-39), diplomat, art collector (Musée Fesch), and uncle of Napoleon, dies at 76
1864 – Junius Daniel, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 35
1873 – Kaspar Masek, Czech-Slovenian composer, dies at 79
1994 – Arthur Basil Cottle, British academic and medievalist, dies at 77
1996 – John “Jack” Baines, British mountaineering publisher, dies at 57
2002 – Ruth Cracknell, Australian actress (Mother and Son), dies at 76
2023 – Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda, Japanese gymnast (World C’ship gold balance beam 1954; Olympic bronze team 1964; first Japanese female to win a world title), dies at 89
