1804 – Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies
1909 – Richard Hoffman, English-American composer, dies at 78
1936 – Pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Surgery and Foules), dies at 36
1953 – Bannister Fletcher, English architect and architectural historian (A History of Architecture), dies at 87
1970 – Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker and cinematographer (Tang), dies at 62
1987 – Charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet (Claro Enigma), dies at 84
1991 – Mervyn Nelson, director (Some of My Best Friends Are…), dies at 76
1995 – Ted Whitten, Australian rules footballer, dies at 62
2004 – Thea Astley, Australian novelist and short-story writer, dies at 78
2004 – D-Roc the Executioner [Dennis Miles], American heavy metal musician (Body Count), dies of complications of lymphoma at 44