Apr 4 Nicholas IV [Girolamo Masci], Italian Pope (1288-92) who was the 1st Franciscan elected, dies at 64 Dec 8 John Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62 Dec 9 Sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies 1291 Famous Deaths by Year 1293 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide