1875 – Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (British Open 1868-70, 72), dies of pulmonary haemorrhage at 24
1936 – Pierre Maurice, Swiss composer, dies at 68
1950 – Neil Francis Hawkins, British fascist (b. 1903)
1977 – Charlie Chaplin, British actor and comedian (Modern Times, The Kid), dies in Switzerland at 88
1989 – Billy Martin, American baseball 2nd baseman (MLB All Star 1956; World Series 1951, 52, 53, 56; NY Yankees) and manager (World Series 1977 NY Yankees), killed in a car accident at 61
1995 – Dean Martin [Dino Paul Crocetti], American singer (“That’s Amore”; “Everybody Loves Somebody”; “Sway”), comedian and actor (Martin and Lewis, The Dean Martin Show), dies of throat cancer at 78
1996 – Rupert John, gov-gen of Grenadines (1970-76), dies
2011 – Israel Baker, American concert and session violinist (NBC Symphony; Paramount Studios Orchestra), dies at 92
2014 – Geoff Pullar, English cricket batsman (28 Tests, 4 x 100s, HS 175; Lancashire CCC, Gloucestershire CCC), dies at 79
2014 – Mary Lyon, English geneticist (X-chromosome inactivation), dies at 89