1773 – James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (b. 1722)
1959 – Joseph Charbonneau, French-Canadian Roman Catholic archbishop of Montreal, dies at 67
1960 – Phyllis Haver, actress (Don Juan), commits suicide at 61
1984 – George D Aiken, (Sen-R-Vt, 1941-75), dies at 92
1987 – Américo Tomás, Portuguese admiral and politician, 14th President of Portugal (b. 1894)
1998 – Ted Fujita, Japanese-born American meteorologist (b. 1920)
2004 – Terry Melcher, American musician and record producer (b. 1942)
2007 – Mike Gregory, English rugby league footballer, dies from progressive muscular atrophy at 43
2007 – Kevin DuBrow, American heavy metal singer (Quiet Riot), dies of an overdose at 53
2017 – Charles Manson, American criminal, murderer and cult leader (Manson Family), dies of natural causes at 83