1761 – Thomas Bayes, English mathematician
1835 – William Henry Ireland, English forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies
1899 – Hans Balatka, Moravian-American conductor (Milwaukee Musikverein; Chicago Oratorio Society), author (Condensed History of Music), and composer, dies at 74
1937 – Yi Sang, Korean author and poet (Dying Words, Wings, Child’s Bone), dies of tuberculosis in a Japanese prison camp at 26
1945 – Ion Pillat, Romanian poet and senator (Umbra timpului), dies at 54
1993 – Turgut Özal, Turkish politician (President of Turkey 1989-93, PM of Turkey 1983-89), dies at 65
1994 – Peter Hacker, American journalist/actor (NBC, Broadcast News), dies at 69
1998 – Linda McCartney (née Eastman), American photographer, musician (Wings) and wife of Paul McCartney, dies of breast cancer at 56
2011 – Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist, composer (Na shledanou v Praze (Good-bye in Prague); Moonscape), conductor, and educator (University of Sydney, 1960-91), dies at 84
2023 – April Stevens [Caroline LoTempio], American vocalist (“Deep Purple” – the song, not the band), dies at 93