0561 Pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies on this day in history. 

1191 On this day in history saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52 

1239 Death of Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187) on this day in history. 

1459 Ausias March, Catalan poet, dies on this day in history. 

1554 Johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50 on this day in history. 

1580 Jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies on this day in history. 

1635 Philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies on this day in history. 

1703 Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London on this day in history. 
