1959 – Pedro Humberto Allende Saron, Chilean composer (Tonados), dies at 74
1960 – Errol Holmes, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for England 1935), dies
1968 – Luis Gianneo, Argentine pianist, organist, conductor, composer, and teacher, dies at 71
1991 – Robert DiMatte Jr, stage director/actor, dies at 43
2004 – Acquanetta [Mildred Davenport], American actress nicknamed “The Venezuelan Volcano” (Tarzan and Leopard Woman), dies at 83
2006 – Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish musician (Dissection), dies at 31
2006 – Alfredo Stroessner, 42nd President of Paraguay (1954-89), dies at 93
2008 – Ronnie Drew, Irish singer (The Dubliners), dies at 73
2012 – William Windom, American actor, dies from heart failure at 88
2018 – Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter known as “The Queen of Soul” (Respect) and first female performer inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987), dies of pancreatic cancer at 76