Famous Deaths May 3 Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607) May 25 Madame de la Fayette [Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne], French writer (La Princesse de Clèves - 1st historical novel in French), dies at 59 Apr 1693 History by Year Jun 1693 Famous People Who Were Authors Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies