1792 – Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist, dies at 81
1897 – Willem Roelofs, Dutch Revival painter and lithographer, dies at 75
1907 – Joris-Karl Huysmans, French writer (Against the Grain), dies at 59
1989 – Marcelle de Manziarly, French pianist and composer, dies at 89
1992 – Lenny Montana [Leonardo Passafaro], American professional wrestler (NWA Georgia), and actor (The Godfather), dies of a heart attack at 66
1996 – Homer Keller, American contemporary classical composer (Quiet Music for a Tree), and educator (University of Oregon, 1958-76), dies at 81
2021 – Higinio Vélez, Cuban baseball manager (Olympic gold 2004; Santiago de Cuba, Cuban National Series 1999–2001), dies from COVID-19 at 73
2023 – Bruce Robertson, New Zealand rugby union centre (34 Tests, 22 tries; Counties Manukau RFU), dies at 71
2024 – Ron Lynch, Australian rugby league forward (12 Tests; NSW 17 games, Parramatta 194 games), dies at 84
2025 – Yasunao Tone, Japanese-American avant-garde composer and multi-media artist (Fluxus), dies at 90