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1186 – Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen (b.c 1125) 1292 – John Peckham, Archbishop of Canterbury; 1365 – Nicholas II, Duke of Opava (b. 1288) 1431 – Hedwig Jagiellon, Polish and Lithuanian princess (b. 1408) 1550 – Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian humanist, poet, dramatist and diplomat (b. 1478) 1601–1900