1893 – Johann Czerski, German chaplain, dies at 80
1902 – Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Austro–German psychiatrist and author (Psychopathia Sexualis), dies at 62
1961 – Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinal who helped organize a rescue network for Jewish people during the Holocaust, dies at 89
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
1971 – Godfried Bomans, Dutch humorist, TV personality and writer (Eric), dies at 58
1997 – Johnny Coles, American jazz trumpeter (Little Johnny C), dies at 71
2006 – Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (3 x World C’ship gold 1978; 2 x World Cup gold 1977), dies of complications from quadriplegia at 46
2011 – James Ramseur, one of Bernhard Goetz’s assailants in 1984, overdoses on drugs at 45
2012 – Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold Middle-heavyweight 1956, 60), dies at 88
2022 – Anton Tkáč, Slovak track cyclist (Olympic gold Czechoslovakia men’s match sprint 1976; World C’ship gold 1974, 78), dies at 71