0808 On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China 

1387 On this day in history olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies 

1460 On this day in history death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430) 

1527 Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on this day in history. 

1530 On this day in history philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies 

1546 On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) 

1604 On this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander 

1621 Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on this day in history. 
