1989
South African President P.W. Botha was forced to resign after a stroke
South Africa
1958
Death of Georges Rouault, French artist .
France
1883
Death of Richard Wagner, German composer
Germany
1692
The massacre of Glencoe – Clan Campbell sides with King William and murders members of Clan McDonald
Great Britain
1658
Birth of Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer
France
1542
Catherine Howard, wife of Henry VIII, executed
Great Britain