1774 – Francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV, dies at 80
1790 – Ludwig August Lebrun, German composer, dies at 38
1949 – Sidney Olcott, Canadian film director (Ben Hur), dies at 76
1994 – Mary Durack, Australian author and historian (Kings in Grass Castles and Keep Him My Country), dies at 81
1995 – Nina Verchinina, dancer choreographer/teacher, dies at 85
1997 – Lillian Disney, widow of animator Walt Disney, dies of a stroke at 98
2004 – Peter Coker, English painter, dies at 78
2005 – Enzo Stuarti [Scapone], Italian-American pop tenor (That’s A’Nice!), dies at 86
2011 – Nicol Williamson, Scottish actor (Excalibur), dies of esophageal cancer at 75
2011 – Robert Easton [Burke], American actor referred to as “The Man of a Thousand Voices” (Someone Up There Likes Me), dies at 81