1849 – Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Italian cardinal, linguist and hyperpolyglot (understood 70 languages), dies at 74
1905 – Amalie Skram, Norwegian author (Paa St Jorgen), dies at 58
1962 – Sam Wren, American actor (Marked Woman, The Old Grey Mayor), dies at 65
1970 – Mary Ann Ganser, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las – “Leader of the Pack”), dies of a drug overdose at 22
1971 – Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (b. 1948)
1990 – Tom Harmon, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1940, Michigan; LA Rams) and broadcaster (CBS 1950-62), dies of a heart attack at 70
1996 – Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric, American lawyer and diplomat, dies at 89
2000 – Robert Welch, English designer, silversmith (Robert Welch flatware), dies at 70
2011 – Nate Dogg [Nathaniel Dwayne Hale], American rapper (“Regulate”), dies from heart failure related to multiple strokes at 41
2013 – Terry Lightfoot, British clarinetist and bandleader (New Orleans Jazzmen), dies at 77