1839 – (Jacob) Gottfried Weber, German composer, and writer (Theory of Musical Composition), dies at 60
1887 – William Preston, American lawyer, politician and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 70
1915 – Anthony Comstock, American anti-vice crusader, special agent to the U.S. Post Office, dies at 71
1956 – Robert Mills Delaney, American composer, dies at 53
1974 – Jacqueline Susann, American author (Valley of the Dolls), dies of cancer at 56
1995 – Vernell Townsend, American blues and gospel singer, dies at 64
1997 – Eric William Hunter Christie, British lawyer and advocate for the Falkland Islands, dies at 75
2018 – José Luis de Delás, Spanish composer and conductor, dies at 90
2020 – Jaime Alves, Portuguese soccer midfielder (3 caps; Boavista), dies at 55
2020 – Robert Freeman Smith, American politician (Rep-R-Oregon), dies at 89