711 – Childebert III, king of the Franks, dies (b. 678/9)
1716 – Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral
1764 – Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer, dies at 84
1954 – Lillian “Lil” Green, American blues singer and songwriter (“Romance In The Dark”), dies at 39 [or 57, or 48 – year of birth disputed]
1988 – Herbert Reynolds Inch, American composer and teacher, dies at 83
1988 – Johan Franco, Dutch composer, dies at 79
1999 – Anthony Newley, British actor and singer-songwriter (Doctor Dolittle; Goldfinger theme; Willy Wonka score), dies at 67
2013 – George Jackson, American rhythm and blues, rock, and southern soul songwriter (One Bad Apple; Old Time Rock and Roll), and singer, dies of cancer at 68
2013 – Sir Colin Davis, British conductor (Covent Garden, 1970-85; Bavarian Radio Symphony, 1983-93; London Symphony, 1995-2006), dies at 85
2015 – Percy Sledge, American soul singer (“When A Man Loves A Woman”), dies at 73