1899 – Horatio Alger, American clergyman and author (Disagreeable Woman, Ragged Dick), dies at 67
1941 – Dionyssios Lavrangas, composer, dies at 80
1965 – Shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili, Russian composer, dies at 64
1966 – Bobby Fuller, American rock singer and guitarist (I Fought the Law), found dead at 23
1989 – Donnie Moore, pitcher (Angels), shoots himself at 35
1989 – Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress (Patti-My Sister Sam), is shot by a fan at 21
1990 – Georges Dargaud, French publisher (Astérix, Tintin), dies at 79
1993 – John Beck, US producer (Harvey, Singing Nun), dies at 83
2001 – Fabio Taglioni, Italian automotive engineer (b. 1920)
2008 – Khosrow Shakibai, Iranian actor (Hamoun), dies at 64