311 – Galerius, Emperor of Rome (305-311) ended persecution of Christianity in the East, dies of disease
1194 – Casimir II, the Just, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies. Born 1138
1316 – Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, youngest daughter of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile, dies at 33
1504 – Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82
1971 – Violet Jessop, Titanic survivor (b. 1887)
1998 – Syd Lawrence, British bandleader (Syd Lawrence Orchestra), dies at 74
2001 – Cliff Hillegass, American publisher (Cliffsnotes), dies at 83
2005 – Ted Atkinson, American jockey (US Champion 1944, 46), dies of a stroke at 88
2008 – Thomas Boggs, American rock drummer (Box Tops), dies at 63
2018 – Ermanno Olmi, Italian film director (The Tree of Wooden Clogs), dies at 86
