1793 – John Hunter, Scottish surgeon and founder of pathological anatomy in England, dies at 65
1817 – Manuel C Piar, Curacaos/Venezulian freedom writer, dies
1946 – Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi foreign minister and war criminal, hanged at 53
1948 – Henry Foley, New Zealand cricket batsman (1 Test; NZ’s first Test match; Wellington CA), dies at 42
1966 – George O’Hara, American silent era screenwriter and actor (The Sea Beast, The Grapes of Wrath), dies at 67
1972 – Leo G. Carroll, British actor (Topper; Strangers On A Train; The Man From U.N.C.L.E.), dies at 85
1983 – Kelso, American racehorse (b. 1957)
2006 – Tommy Johnson, American orchestral and session tuba player (theme to “Jaws”), dies from cancer and kidney failure at 71
2013 – Ed Lauter, American actor (The Artist, The Number 23), dies from mesothelioma at 74
2015 – Mikhail Burtsev, Soviet sabre fencer (Olympic gold 1976, 1980), dies at 59