1745 – James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier, dies at 80
1775 – Marian Paradeiser, Austrian composer, dies at 28
1885 – Louis Riel, Canadian rebel leader and “Father of Manitoba”, hanged for treason at 41
1893 – George Alexander Osborne, Irish pianist and composer (La Pluie de perles), dies of natural causes at 87
1960 – Clark Gable, American actor (Gone With the Wind), dies at 59
1961 – Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79
1982 – Arthur Askey, British actor (Bees in Paradise, Ghost Train), dies at 82
1997 – Headley Keith, South African cricket batsman (8 Tests @ 21.19), dies at 70
2009 – Robert J. Frankel, American thoroughbred race horse trainer, dies at 68
2015 – David Canary, American actor (Bonanza, All My Children), dies at 77