1745 – Hubert Renotte, Flemish composer and organist, dies at 41
1945 – Isamu Tsjo, Japanese chief-staff 32nd Army, commits harakiri
1965 – David O Selznick, American Academy Award-winning producer (Gone With The Wind; Rebecca), dies of a heart attack at 63
1966 – Roger Blunt MBE, New Zealand cricket all-rounder and broadcaster (9 Tests; BBC), dies at 65
1967 – Adrian Grigor’yevich Shaposhnikov, composer, dies at 79
1979 – (Walter) “Pee Wee” Hunt, American jazz trombonist (Casa Loma Orchestra, 1929-43; “Twelfth Street Rag”, “Oh!”), and bandleader, dies at 72
1988 – Burrill Phillips, American classical composer (Play Ball; Perspectives in a Labyrinth), pianist, and educator, dies after a heart attack at 80
1996 – Leo Nichols, businessman, honorary consul and longtime friend of Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, dies at 65
2012 – Fernie Flaman [Ferdinand], Canadian Hall of Fame NHL player, dies at 85
2015 – Laura Antonelli, Italian actress (Wifemistress, Divine Nymph), dies at 73