1817 – Antonín Volánek, Czech organist and composer, dies at 55
1913 – Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, American aeronaut and inventor, dies at 80
1971 – Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (three times winner of Tour de France), dies at 81
1972 – David Seville [Ross Bagdasarian], American songwriter (“Come On A-My House”), singer (Alvin and The Chipmunks – “Witch Doctor”), and actor (Rear Window), dies at 52
1986 – Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist, author, and publisher (b. 1892)
1993 – Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strength athlete (b. 1960)
1994 – Stephen Kritsick, veterinarian (Good Morning America), dies at 42
1997 – Ennis Cosby, son of Bill Cosby, murdered on LA highway at 29
2002 – Eddie Meduza, Swedish composer (b. 1948)
2016 – Gary Loizzo, American rock guitarist and singer (American Breed – “Bend Me, Shape Me”), dies of pancreatic cancer at 70