1759 – Louis Joseph Montcalm, French general (Plains of Abraham), dies at 47
1926 – Johan LE Dreyer, Danish astronomer (Catalog of Nebulae), dies at 74
1927 – Isadora Duncan, American free form/interpretative dancer, dies at 50 due to her scarf becoming entangled in her car’s wheel
1959 – Wayne Morris, American actor and decorated WWII pilot (Paths of Glory, The Bushwackers), dies from a heart attack at 45
1989 – Dámaso Pérez Prado, Cuban bandleader and musician, dies at 71
1991 – Julie Bovasso, American actress (Willie and Phil, Just Me and You), dies of cancer at 61
1995 – Eiji Okada, Japanese actor (Hiroshima mon amour, The Ugly American), dies of heart failure at 75
1996 – Clive Beadon, British RAF Wing Commander and pilot (WWII), dies at 77
1996 – Juliet Prowse, actress and dancer (Mona McCluskey), dies at 59
2019 – John Ralston, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker, coach and executive (Cal, Stanford, Denver Broncos), dies at 92