533 – Remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533) and saint, dies about 96
1735 – Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Queen consort of Sardinia, dies at 28
1954 – Roland Diggle, English-American composer, organist and choirmaster (St. John’s Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, California), dies at 69
1957 – Alfred Edgar Coppard, English short story writer (Black Dogs and Other Stories), dies at 79
2002 – Kurt Brüggemann, German composer, conductor, and music educator, dies at 93
2005 – Nell Rankin, American operatic mezzo-soprano (Carmen; Metropolitan Opera, 1951-76), dies at 81
2009 – Hortense Calisher, American novelist (President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters), dies at 97
2010 – Theodore “Teddy” Pendergrass, American soul singer (Turn Off the Lights), dies of respiratory failure at 59
2018 – Tzimis Panousis, Greek musician, stand-up comedian, and radio presenter, dies of a heart attack at 63
2021 – Bernd Kannenber, German race walker (Olympic gold FRG 50k 1972), dies at 78