1788 – Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63
1827 – Charles Willson Peale, American painter remembered for portraits of leading American Revolution figures (George Washington), dies at 85
1888 – Jean-Delphin Alard, French violinist and composer, dies at 72
1913 – Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (Mémoire sur le système primitif des voyelles dans les langues indo-européennes), dies at 55
1976 – Angela Baddeley, English actress (Speckled Band), dies at 71
1978 – Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O’Brien), dies at 74
1980 – Oskar Kokoschka, Austria/British painter and graphic artist, dies at 93
1984 – Jessamyn West, American writer (b. 1902)
2016 – Sonny James [James Loden], American country music singer-songwriter (Young Love), dies at 87
2017 – Ed Garvey, American labor leader (NFL Players Association), dies at 76