1742 – Giovanni Veneziano, Italian composer, dies at 59
1886 – Károly Thern, Hungarian composer, dies at 68
1942 – Henk Sneevliet, Dutch Communist, executed at 58
1959 – Rigardus “Rijn” Rijnhout, Giant of Rotterdam (2.375m), dies at 38
1975 – Larry Parks [Samuel Lawrence Parks], American actor (The Jolson Story, Love Is Better Than Ever), dies of a heart attack at 60
1984 – George Fierstone, British jazz and session drummer, (The Skyrockets), dies at 67
1984 – Ralph Kirkpatrick, American musician, musicologist and harpsichordist (Domenico Scarlatti), dies at 72
1986 – Stephen Stucker, American actor (Trading Places, Airplane), dies at 38
1995 – Edward Henderson, British diplomat, dies at 77
1997 – Foffie Williams, West Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests; 9 wickets, 1 x 50; Barbados), dies at 83