1750 – Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German-American composer, one of the first European composers to emigrate to America, dies at 59
1794 – Abraham Clark, American patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies at 68
1924 – Frank Chance, American Baseball HOF first baseman (World Series 1907, 08; 2 x NL stolen base leader; NL runs leader 1906 Chicago Orphans/Cubs) and manager (Chicago Cubs, NY Yankees, Boston RS), dies at 47
1945 – André Tardieu, French politician, Prime Minister of France (1929-30, 1930, 1932), dies at 68
1995 – Sam McCluskie, trade unionist, dies at 63
1996 – Brother Eugene Gerard Salois, teacher, dies at 76
2004 – Walter Stewart, Canadian writer and journalist, dies at 73
2006 – Raymond Baxter, British television presenter (b. 1922)
2010 – Guido Turchi, Italian composer (Invettiva), dies at 93
2014 – Nicholas Romanov, French-born pretender to the Russian throne, dies at 91