1886 – Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, Polish-Russian composer, dies at 27
1951 – Coretté Alefred [Hardy], American-Russian-Soviet jazz, spiritual and pop lyrical and dramatic soprano, dancer, and actress, dies at 70
1958 – Joseph Vandemeulebroek, Belgian politician (Mayor of Brussels,1939-41 and 1944-56), dies at 82
1967 – Frank Moran, American heavyweight boxer and film actor, dies of a heart attack at 80
1989 – Konrad Lechner, German cellist, composer, and conductor, dies at 78
1990 – Hope Sansberry, American actress (Rats are Coming), dies at 94
1998 – Annette Strauss, American philanthropist, dies at 74
2000 – Ralph Louis Wain, British agricultural scientist, dies at 89
2003 – Don Conicannon, British miner, labor union official and politician (Member of Parliament, 1966-87), dies at 73
2012 – Klaus Köste, German gymnast, dies at 69