1812 – John Bellingham, English merchant who assassinated British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval, executed by hanging at 42 or 43
1913 – Otto Reubke, German organist, conductor, and composer, dies at 70
1936 – Alexander “Alick” Maclean, British composer and conductor (Scarborough Spa Orchestra, 1912-35), dies at 63
1993 – Heinrich Albertz, German theologist and mayor of Berlin (1966-67), dies at 78
1995 – Elisha Cook Jr, American actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI), dies at 91
1999 – Augustus Pablo, Jamaican musician (King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown), dies at 44
2000 – Steve Wolownik, American ethnomusicologist, balalaika player, arranger, and co-founder of the Balalaika and Domra Association of America, dies at 54
2003 – Anna Santisteban, Puerto Rican beauty contest organizer, dies at 89
2017 – Jim McElreath, American auto racer (California 500, 1970), dies at 89
2024 – Jon Wysocki, American drummer (Staind, 1995-2011 – “It’s Been Awhile”; “Eyes Wide Open”), dies of liver issues at 53