1898 – Carl Johann Adam Zeller, Austrian composer, dies at 56
1969 – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German-American architect (November Group), dies at 83
1970 – Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker and cinematographer (Tang), dies at 62
1971 – Horace McMahon, American actor (Detective Story, Martin Kane Private Eye), dies from a heart ailment at 65
1973 – Paul Williams, American baritone singer and choreographer (The Temptations – Cloud Nine), commits suicide at 32
1976 – William Redfield, American actor (Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop, Marriage), dies of leukaemia at 49
1983 – Ira Gershwin, American lyricist (‘S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm), dies in Beverly Hills at 86
1987 – Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor, comedian and Israel’s 1st mime (The Policeman, The Delta Force), dies of lung cancer at 57
1994 – Jack Sharkey, American boxer (NYSAC, NBA and lineal heavyweight champion 1932-33), dies at 91
2016 – Arthur Hiller, Canadian director (Love Story), dies at 92