1943 – Johan Brouwer, Dutch writer, Hispanist, and anti-Nazi resistance fighter, executed at 45
1963 – Camille Chautemps, French politician (Prime Minister of France, 1930, 1933-34, and 1937-38), dies at 78
1982 – Ray Scarborough, American MLB pitcher (All Star 1950), dies at 64
1989 – Chauncey Haughton, American jazz clarinetist, and saxophonist (Blanche Calloway; Chick Webb; Cab Calloway), dies at 80
1994 – Johanna Ader-Appels, resistance fighter/author, dies
2005 – Luther Vandross, American soul singer, songwriter (“Endless Love”; “Dance With My Father”), and vocal arranger (David Bowie – Young Americans), dies of a heart attack at 54
2014 – Jean Garon, Quebec economist and politician, dies at 76
2017 – Heathcote Williams [John Henly Heathcote Williams], British poet, actor and political activist, dies at 75
2020 – Everton Weekes, West Indian cricket batsman (48 Tests; 4,455 runs @ 58.61, 15 x 100s), dies at 95
2025 – Brian Clarke, British artist known for his work with stained glass (World Without End), dies of cancer at 71