1792 – Joseph Martin Kraus ‘the Swedish Mozart’, German born Swedish composer, dies at 36
1816 – Charles Stanhope, 3rd earl Stanhope, English radical politician and scientist, dies at 63
1826 – William Browser, American slave, executed in NYC for participating in the murder of two ship’s officers during a slave revolt on board the Decatur
1901 – Elias Álvares Lobo, Brazilian composer, dies at 67
1943 – Thomas “Fats” Waller, American jazz organist, piano player, singer and composer (“Ain’t Misbehavin'”; “Honeysuckle Rose”; “Hot Chocolate”), dies of pneumonia at 39
1947 – Arthur Machen, Welsh author (b. 1863)
1950 – Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian freedom fighter and statesman, dies at 75
1990 – Betty Warren British actress (Passport to Pimlico), dies at 83
2009 – Oral Roberts, American television evangelist and author (b. 1918)
2014 – Ray Steadman-Allen, British choral and brass band composer, dies at 92