1845 – Karl August von Lichtenstein, German composer, dies at 78
1915 – Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Premier of Quebec, dies at 93
1951 – Giuseppe Mulè, Italian composer, dies at 66
1977 – Hamida Djandoubi, Tunisian convicted murderer who was the last person to be executed in Western Europe, is beheaded in Marseille by guillotine at 28
1979 – Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer, dies at 99
1996 – Ray Coleman, British music journalist and biographer, dies at 59
1999 – Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (b. 1927)
2001 – DJ Uncle Al (b.1969)
2012 – Lance LeGault, American actor (The A-Team), dies at 75
2016 – Eddie Antar, founder and CEO (Crazy Eddie Electronics Store), dies at 68