1883 – Samuel Mudd, American physician (imprisoned for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth), dies of pneumonia at 49
1901 – Sir James Dickson, Premier of Queensland, Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1832)
1967 – Emerson Treacy, American actor (California Straight Ahead, Prowler), dies after surgery at 66
1968 – Josue Teofilo Wilkes, Argentine composer, dies at 85
1997 – Shiv Verma, Indian revolutionary soldier and Marxist, dies at 88
2008 – (Walter) “Pete” Candoli, American jazz, big band, and session trumpeter (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; Henry Mancini; The Brothers Candoli), dies of prostate cancer at 84
2013 – Christel Adelaar, Dutch actress (Pipo the Clown – “Mammaloe”), dies of lung cancer at 77
2015 – Michael Wright, British academic and Vice-Chancellor of Aston University (1996-2006), dies of cancer at 67
2017 – Clare Hollingworth, British war correspondent who was the first to report on the outbreak of WWII, dies at 105
2017 – (Armando) “Buddy” Greco, American jazz and pop singer (“Ooh! Look-A There, Ain’t She Pretty”; “The Lady Is A Tramp”), pianist, and television personality (Away We Go), dies at 90