1682 – John Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 56
1817 – Tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies
1937 – James Marcus, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail), dies from a heart attack at 70
1944 – Philip Mechanicus, journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau
1946 – Hermann Goering, Nazi Reichmarshal, poisons himself in prison at 53
1955 – Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41
1965 – Carl Hoff, orchestra leader (Music Hall), dies at 60
1976 – Carlo Gambino, Italian-American gangster, dies of a heart attack at 74
1992 – Dorothy Helen Baker, mother of Diane Baker, dies at 78
1994 – Hannes Wustinger, Austrian race car driver, dies at 29