1705 – Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician known for his contributions to calculus, dies at 50
1738 – Joe Miller, English comic, dies
1748 – Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, Italian composer, dies at 63
1854 – Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies
1907 – James Hector, Scottish geologist (b. 1834)
1972 – John Barnes Chance, American composer, dies at 39
1991 – Shamu the Whale, dies of respiratory failure at 16
1992 – Mark Heard, Christian musician, dies at 41 of a heart attack
2018 – Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR Team, All-around 1988; World C’ship gold x 5), dies of pneumonia at 49
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