1508 – René II, Duke of Lorraine, dies at 57
1736 – António Manoel de Vilhena, Portuguese ruler of Malta (b. 1663)
1910 – Pablo Hernandez Salces, Spanish composer, dies at 76
1946 – Walter Johnson, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (3 x Triple Crown of Pitching; World Series 1924; AL MVP 1913, 24; Washington Senators), dies from a brain tumour at 59
1959 – Charles Jones, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests), dies at 57
1968 – Thomas Merton, French-American Catholic writer and Trappist monk (7 Story Mountain), accidentally electrocuted by an electric fan at 53
1992 – Bernard Reichel, Swiss composer, dies at 91
2005 – Richard Pryor, American Emmy and 5X Grammy Award-winning comedian (Live on the Sunset Strip), actor (Silver Streak; Stir Crazy), and screenwriter (Blazing Saddles), dies of a heart attack at 65
2022 – Grant Wahl, American sports journalist (CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports), dies from a heart attack covering FIFA World Cup at 48
2024 – Michael Cole, American actor (The Mod Squad – “Pete”), dies at 84