1471 – Emperor Go-Hanazono, 102nd Emperor of Japan, dies at 51
1760 – Claudio Casciolini, Italian composer, dies at 62
1960 – Gladys Bentley, American blues singer, performer and drag king pioneer during the Harlem Renaissance, dies of pneumonia at 52
1984 – Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer, rebetiko and laïkó songwriter, and bouzouki player, dies on his 69th birthday
1990 – Russell “Rusty “Hamer, American actor (Make Room for Daddy – “Rusty”), takes his own life at 52
2000 – Frances Drake [Dean], American actress (Mad Love, The Invisible Ray), dies from natural causes at 87
2000 – Nancy Coleman, American actress (Edge of Darkness), dies at 87
2006 – Jan Twardowski, Polish poet (b. 1915)
2008 – Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman (co-owner Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams 1979–2008), dies at 80
2022 – Lusia Harris, American Basketball HOF center (AIAW C’ship and MVP 1975–77, Delta State University; Olympic silver 1976), dies at 66