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 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 On this day in history jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies 

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. 
