1750 – Giuseppe Sammartini, composer, dies at 55
1941 – Camille Melloy [the Paepe], Belgian priest/poet (Requiem), dies at 50
1949 – Leslie Gay, English cricket wicket-keeper and soccer goalkeeper (1 Test; 3 caps), dies at 78
1975 – Norbert Rosseau, Belgian composer, dies at 67
1993 – Anatoli Voronov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 12a backup), dies at 63
1994 – Richard Krautheimer, art historian, dies at 97
2003 – Joji “George” Kawaguchi Japanese jazz drummer and bandleader, dies at 76
2005 – Manuel Castillo, Andalusian classical pianist and composer, dies at 75
2008 – Shakir Stewart, American music producer (b. 1974)
2008 – Nathaniel Mayer, American soul musician (b. 1944)