1424 – Duke Ernest of Austria (b. 1377)
1934 – Frederick Delius, British composer (A Mass of Life, Brigg Fair; In a Summer Garden), dies at 72
1944 – Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch physicist and mathematician, dies at 33
1971 – Michael Rennie, British actor (The Day the Earth Stood Still), dies at 61
2003 – Phil Williams, Welsh politician and scientist (b. 1939)
2013 – Barbara Vucanovich, American politician (1st Latina elected to the US House – (R) Nevada 1983-97), dies at 91
2016 – Gordie Howe, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (23-time NHL All Star; NHL: Detroit Red Wings; WHA: Houston Aeros), dies of a stroke at 88
2016 – Margaret Heldt, American hairdresser who created the beehive hairstyle, dies at 98
2019 – Ib Nørholm, Danish organist, composer (Aspects of Sand and Simplicity), choral conductor, and educator, dies at 88
2022 – Jorge Spedaletti, Chilean soccer forward (5 caps; Everton Viña del Mar, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), dies at 74