1968 – René Cogny, French General (b. 1904)
1971 – Curtis Jones, American blues pianist and songwriter (“Lonesome Bedroom Blues”, “Highway 51 Blues”), dies of heart failure at 65
1988 – John Sylvester White, American actor (Welcome Back, Kotter), dies at 68
1992 – Frank Singuineau, Trinidadian actor (Firepower, Pressure, Mummy), dies at 79
1997 – Hannah Weiner, American experimental poet, dies at 68
2006 – Joachim Fest, German historian and journalist (Hitler biography, Speer: The Final Verdict), dies at 79
2006 – William Auld, Scottish poet, writer and supporter of Esperanto, dies at 81
2007 – Gene Savoy, American author, explorer and religious leader, Head Bishop of the International Community of Christ (1971-2007), dies at 80
2015 – Marcel Zeeuw, Surinamese soldier (participant in the Sergeant Coup, 1982), dies at 61
2024 – Chad McQueen, American actor (Nightforce; The Karate Kid), dies at 63