1777 – Albrecht von Haller, Swiss experimental physiologist, biologist and author (Acadamy of Science), dies at 69
1957 – Robert Frank Kurka, American composer (“The Good Soldier Schweik”), dies of leukemia at 35
1971 – John A Emmens, art historian/poet (Dog of Pavlov), dies at 47
1980 – Jean Lesage, Canadian politician (19th Premier of Quebec), dies at 68
2000 – George Montgomery, American actor (b. 1916)
2001 – Ardito Desio, Italian explorer and topographer, dies at 104
2007 – Ike Turner, American musician (“Rocket 88”; Ike and Tina Turner – “A Fool in Love”; “Proud Mary”), dies of cocaine overdose at 76
2014 – Norman Bridwell, American author and cartoonist (Clifford the Big Red Dog), dies at 86
2019 – Brian Muller, New Zealand rugby union prop (14 caps; Taranaki), dies at 77
2020 – Motjeka Madisha, South African soccer defender (13 caps; Mamelodi Sundowns), dies in car accident at 25