1748 – William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies
1777 – Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French satirical novelist (The Skimmer), dies at 70
1938 – Fyador Chaliapin, Russian operatic bass-baritone (Boris Godunov), dies at 65
1971 – Wynton Kelly, American jazz pianist (Dizzy Gillespie; Miles Davis), dies of epileptic seizure at 39
1988 – Alan Paton, South African author (Cry, the Beloved Country, Too Late the Phalarope) and anti-apartheid activist, dies of cancer at 85
2006 – Puggy Pearson, American poker player (World Series of Poker Main Event 1973; 4 x World Series of Poker bracelets), dies from heart failure at 77
2009 – John Maddox, British science writer and editor (Nature), dies at 83
2015 – Sheila Kitzinger, British author, anthropologist and child birth educator, dies at 86
2016 – Arnold Wesker, British playwright (Chips with Everything), dies at 83
2017 – Barry “Frosty” Smith, American rock, country and blues touring and session drummer (Lee Michaels; Roky Erikson; Doug Sahm), dies at 71