1718 – Francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal (War of the Spanish Succession), dies at 63
1719 – Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg, German Lutheran missionary to India, dies at 36
1806 – John Alcock, English composer and organist, dies at 90
1851 – Joanna Baillie, Scottish poet and playwright, dies at 88
1904 – Mahendralal Sarkar, Indian homeopath doctor and founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, dies at 70
1930 – Horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22
1995 – Melvin Franklin (né English), American RandB bass vocalist (The Temptations, 1960-94 – “Ball of Confusion”), dies of heart failure at 52
2004 – Carl Anderson, American singer (b. 1945)
2021 – Sergiu Natra [Nadler], Romanian-Israeli composer (Symphony in Red, Blue, Yellow and Green), and music professor (Tel Aviv University, 1975-85), dies at 96
2023 – John Motson, British football broadcaster (10 x FIFA World Cups; 10 x UEFA European C’ships; 29 x FA Cup finals; BBC, Talksport), dies at 77