1797 – Johann Georg Roser, Austrian composer and kapellmeister, dies at 57
1902 – John Wesley Powell, American geologist, explorer (Grand Canyon) and ethnologist, dies at 68
1982 – Jimmy Wakely, American country music vocalist (5 Star Jubilee), dies of heart failure at 68
1991 – Patrick Hamilton, English author and playwright (Gas Light, Rope, Angel Street), dies at 58
1994 – Robert Bloch, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Psycho), dies of cancer at 77
1994 – Jerry Barber, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1961), dies of mitral valve prolapse and stroke at 78
1994 – Dalton Reed, American soul singer, dies of heart failure at 42
1997 – Abe Gibron, head coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 72
2006 – Sir Malcolm Arnold, British trumpeter, and classical and film score composer (The Bridge On The River Kwai), dies at 84
2020 – Bobby Wilson, English tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1960 runner-up), dies at 84