1790 – Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz [Jan Křtitel Krumpholtz], Czech-French harpist and composer, drowns himself over lost love, in the Seine River, at 47
1957 – Maurice Garin, Italian-born French road bicycle racer (winner of Tour de France in 1903), dies at 85
1975 – Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer (Il prigioniero; Ulisse), dies of Pulmonary edema at 71
1994 – Georges Watin, Algerian-French officer (OAS), dies at 71
1995 – John Howard, American actor (The Philadelphia Story, My Three Sons), dies of heart failure at 81
1995 – Calder Willingham, American novelist and scriptwriter (End as a Man), dies at 72
1996 – Brenda Bruce, actress (December Bride, Nightmare), dies at 77
2001 – Stanley Kramer, American producer/director (Inherit the Wind), dies at 87
2009 – Kelly Groucutt, British rock bass guitarist and vocalist (Electric Light Orchestra; ELO II; The Orchestra), dies of a heart attack at 63
2017 – Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (11th House), dies at 73