1888 – John Rylands, English cloth merchant and philanthropist (Rylands and Sons, Manchester’s 1st multi-millionaire), dies at 87
1950 – Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer, dies at 57
1953 – Albert Coates, English conductor and composer (Eagle; Pickwick), dies at 78
1964 – Percy Kilbride, American stage and screen actor (The Egg and I; Ma and Pa Kettle films), dies at 76
1978 – Vincent du Vigneaud, American chemist and (1955 Nobel Prize for Chemistry – for work on sulphur compounds), dies at 77
1990 – Fernand Collin, Belgian economist and banker, dies at 92
1995 – Arthur Mullard, English actor, comedian and singer (Romany Jones), dies at 82
1998 – [James] Lynn Strait, American singer (Snot), dies in a car accident at 30
2014 – Hans Wallat, German opera conductor, dies at 85
2016 – Sid O’Linn, South African cricketer (soccer for South Africa 1947, cricket 1960), dies at 89