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===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 6|6]] &ndash; [[Emperor Ping of Han|Ping]], emperor of the Han Dynasty (born 9 BC)
* [[456]] &ndash; [[Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II]], ruler of Tikal
* [[639]] &ndash; [[K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I]], ruler of Piedras Negras
* [[699]] &ndash; [[Werburgh]], English nun and saint
* [[865]] &ndash; [[Ansgar]], Frankish archbishop (born 801)
* [[929]] &ndash; [[Guy, Margrave of Tuscany|Guy]], margrave of Tuscany
* [[938]] &ndash; [[Zhou Ben]], Chinese general (born 862)
* [[994]] &ndash; [[William IV, Duke of Aquitaine|William IV]], duke of Aquitaine (born 937)
*[[1014]] &ndash; [[Sweyn Forkbeard]], king of Denmark and England (born 960)
*[[1116]] &ndash; [[Coloman, King of Hungary|Coloman]], king of Hungary
*[[1161]] &ndash; [[Inge I of Norway|Inge I]], king of Norway (born 1135)
*[[1252]] &ndash; [[Sviatoslav III of Vladimir|Sviatoslav III]], Russian Grand Prince (born 1196)
*[[1399]] &ndash; [[John of Gaunt]], Belgian-English politician, [[Lord High Steward]] (born 1340)<ref>{{cite web |title=John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster {{!}} English prince |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-of-Gaunt-duke-of-Lancaster |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1428]] &ndash; [[Ashikaga Yoshimochi]], Japanese shōgun (born 1386)
*[[1451]] &ndash; [[Murad II]], Ottoman sultan (born 1404)
*[[1468]] &ndash; [[Johannes Gutenberg]], German publisher, invented the [[printing press]] (born 1398)
*[[1475]] &ndash; [[John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen]], German count (born 1410)<ref>{{cite book |last=Ditzhuyzen |first=Reinildis van |title=Oranje-Nassau. Een biografisch woordenboek |language=nl |location=Haarlem |publisher=Becht |date=2004 |orig-date=1992 |edition=3rd |isbn=90-230-1124-4 |pages=151 |url=https://archive.org/details/oranjenassaueenb0000ditz }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Becker |first=E. |title=Schloss und Stadt Dillenburg. Ein Gang durch ihre Geschichte in Mittelalter und Neuzeit. Zur Gedenkfeier aus Anlaß der Verleihung der Stadtrechte am 20.&nbsp;September 1344 herausgegeben |language=de |location=Dillenburg |publisher=Der Magistrat der Stadt Dillenburg |date=1983 |orig-date=1950 |edition=Neuauflage |pages=13 }}</ref><ref>{{aut|Schutte, O.}} (1979). "Genealogische gegevens". In: {{aut|Tamse, C.A.}} (red.), ''Nassau en Oranje in de Nederlandse geschiedenis'' (in Dutch). Alphen aan den Rijn: A.W.&nbsp;Sijthoff. p.&nbsp;41. {{ISBN|90-218-2447-7}}.</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Dek |first=A.W.E. |title=Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau |language=nl |location=Zaltbommel |publisher=Europese Bibliotheek |date=1970 |pages=69 }}</ref><ref>{{aut|Blok, P.J.}} (1911). "Johan&nbsp;IV". In: {{aut|Molhuysen, P.C.}} en {{aut|Blok, P.J.}} (redactie), ''Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek'' (in Dutch). Vol. Eerste deel. Leiden: A.W.&nbsp;Sijthoff. p.&nbsp;1218.</ref><ref>{{aut|Vorsterman van Oyen, A.A.}} (1882). ''Het vorstenhuis Oranje-Nassau. Van de vroegste tijden tot heden'' (in Dutch). Leiden: A.W.&nbsp;Sijthoff/Utrecht: J.L.&nbsp;Beijers. pp. 93.</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Wenzelburger |first=Karl Theodor |title=[[Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie]] |language=de |location=Leipzig |publisher=Duncker & Humblot |date=1881 |volume=Band&nbsp;14 |pages=252 |chapter=Johann&nbsp;IV. (Graf von Nassau-Dillenburg) }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Aa |first=A.J.&nbsp;van der |title=Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden, bevattende levensbeschrijvingen van zoodanige personen, die zich op eenigerlei wijze in ons vaderland hebben vermaard gemaakt |language=nl |location=Haarlem |publisher=J.J.&nbsp;van Brederode |date=1860 |volume=Negende deel |pages=87 |chapter=Jan&nbsp;IV, graaf van Nassau, Vianden, Dietz enz. }}</ref>
*[[1537]] &ndash; [[Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare]] (born 1513)
*[[1566]] &ndash; [[George Cassander]], Flemish theologian and author (born 1513)