1831 – Henry Maudslay, English inventor of the metal lathe, dies at 59
1873 – Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, Swiss pianist and composer, dies at 51
1943 – Dora Gerson, German-Jewish actress, cabaret singer, and Holocaust victim (Caravan of Death), dies in Auschwitz concentration camp at 43
1950 – Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80
1988 – Frederick Loewe [Friedrich Löwe], Austrian-born American composer (My Fair Lady, Camelot), dies at 86
1991 – Roy Lanham, American western swing and jazz guitarist (The Whippoorwills; Sons of the Pioneers, 1961-86), dies at 68
1993 – Buddy Pepper, composer, dies of heart failure at 70
2004 – Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1998), dies of acute cocaine poisoning at 34
2009 – Bernard Ashley, English businessperson, fashion designer and co-founder of Laura Ashley, dies of cancer at 82
2020 – Jimmy Conway, Irish soccer midfielder (20 caps Republic of Ireland; Fulham), dies at 73