0561 On this day in history pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies
1191 Saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1239 On this day in history death of vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187)
1459 On this day in history ausias March, Catalan poet, dies
1554 On this day in history johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50
1580 On this day in history jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies
1635 On this day in history philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies
1703 Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London on this day in history.