1775 – Peter Dens, Flemish Catholic theologian, dies at 84
1820 – William Ellery, US attorney (signed US Declaration of Independence), dies at 92
1885 – Leopold Damrosch, German-American composer, and conductor (New York Oratorio Society; New York Symphony), dies at 52
1964 – Robert L. Thornton, American businessman and politician (b. 1880)
1981 – Thomas Beversdorf, American classical composer (“Of Walruses, Cheesecake, and Morse Code”), and educator (Indiana University, 1949-80), dies of asthma complications at 56
1991 – Gary Gears, Chicago disk jockey, dies at 46 of a heart attack
1994 – Maria Britneva, Russian actress (A Room with a View, Maurice), dies of heart failure 72
2005 – Samuel Francis, American journalist (b. 1947)
2006 – Andrey Petrov, Soviet-Russian classical and film score composer (Creation of the World), dies at 75
2021 – Leopoldo Luque, Argentine soccer striker (43 caps; River Plate), dies from COVID-19 at 71