1841 – Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologist, dies at 76
1893 – Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman, dies at 87
1934 – Bonnie Parker, American outlaw of Bonnie and Clyde fame, killed in police ambush in Louisiana at 23
1941 – Slavko Osterc, Slovenian composer (Iz Satanovega Dnevnika (From Satan’s Diary); Illusions), and pedagogue, dies at 45
1969 – Diane Aubrey, actress (Haunted Strangler), dies of a heart attack at 79
1998 – Andreas Liebenberg, South African military commander, dies at 60
2006 – Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (Senator-D-Texas, 1971-93, 1989 Democrat VP nominee), dies at 85
2008 – (Bruce) “Utah” Phillips, American folk singer-songwriter (“Green Rolling Hills”; “The Goodnight-Loving Trail”) storyteller, poet, and labor organizer, dies of heart disease at 73
2022 – Eric Schneider, Dutch actor (Drop Out, Family, Flanagan), dies at 87
2023 – Sheldon Reynolds, American soul and funk guitarist (Commodores, 1983-87; Earth, Wind and Fire, 1987-2002), dies at 63