1687 – Ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer
1795 – Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general, dies at 84
1845 – Hendrik Marcus de Kock, Dutch general and politician (Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1826-30), dies at 65
1942 – Johannes Evert Akkeringa, Dutch painter and etcher, dies at 81
1959 – Ernest Willem Mulder, Dutch conductor, composer, and teacher, dies at 60
1973 – Arthur Freed, American Academy Award-winning lyricist and film producer (An American in Paris; Gigi; Singin’ in the Rain), dies from heart attack at 78
1981 – Hans Chemin-Petit, German composer, dies at 78
2013 – Michael France, American screenwriter, dies from complications from diabetes at 51
2020 – John Horton Conway, British mathematician (cellular automaton Game of Life), dies of COVID-19 complications at 82
2020 – Stirling Moss, British auto racer (16 x F1 Grand Prix; World F1 Drivers C’ship runner-up 1955-58; 12 Hours of Sebring 1954) and broadcaster (ABC F1, NASCAR), dies at 90