1742 – Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70
1849 – Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier, French socialite (b. 1777)
1953 – Jean Adair, dies at 80
1985 – Jorja Curtright, actor (Whistle Stop), dies of a heart attack
1992 – Elizabeth McDonald, inventor (Spic and Span), dies at 98
1994 – Danny Overbea, American singer and guitarist (40 Cups of Coffee), dies at 68
2006 – Yossi Banai, Israeli singer (b. 1932)
2007 – Malietoa Tanumafili II, Sovereign Ruler of Samoa (b. 1913)
2008 – Bruno Neves, portuguese cyclist that died in competition (b.1981)
2013 – Oliver “Ollie” Mitchell, American musician and bandleader (The Wrecking Crew), dies of cancer at 86