1419 – Antipope Pope John XXIII [Baldassare Cossa], Italian Pope (1410-15) who opposed Pope Gregory XII and is considered an antipope by the Catholic Church, dies at 81
1668 – Stephen Day, English-born colonial printer (The Psalms in Meter – 1st book printed in American colonies), dies at about 58
1681 – Richard Alleine, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1611)
1923 – Arthur H. Bird, American composer, dies at 67
1965 – Al Ritz [Albert Joachim], American vaudevillian (The Ritz Brothers), dancer and actor (The Gorilla;, Hi’ya, Chum; Straight, Place and Show), dies of a heart attack at 64
1973 – Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87
1992 – Harry Bluestone, British-American jazz and session violinist, bandleader, and music publisher, dies from Parkinson’s disease at 85
1997 – Johnny Coles, trumpeter, dies at 71
2015 – Carson Van Osten, American power pop-rock bassist (Nazz – “Open My Eyes”, “Hello It’s Me), and comic strip artist (Disney), dies at 70
2016 – Bill Price, British audio engineer (Tom Jones; Wings: Sparks; Elton John), and record producer (The Clash; Sex Pistols; Waterboys), dies of cancer at 72