1829 – Luigi Marchesi, composer, dies at 74
1920 – George Gipp, American football player (b. 1895)
1947 – Franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84
1966 – Verna Felton, American actress (Hilda-December Bride), dies at 76
1971 – Dick Tiger, Nigerian professional boxer, dies at 42
1975 – Arthur Treacher, English TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81
1997 – Stubby Kaye [Bernard Solomon Kotzin], American actor (Guys and Dolls, Lil’ Abner, Cat Ballou), dies of lung cancer at 79
1998 – Annette Strauss, American philanthropist (b. 1924)
2004 – Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino actor and politician (2004 presidential candidate), dies at 65
2013 – Peter O’Toole, Irish actor (Lord Jim, Beckett, Lawrence of Arabia), dies at 81