1805 – Thomas Pownall, British colonial statesman (b. 1722)
1865 – Otto Ludwig, German playwright and writer (Between Heaven and Earth), dies at 47
1906 – Anton Arensky, Russian composer and conductor, dies of tuberculosis at 44
1964 – Grace Metalious, American writer (b. 1924)
1967 – John Griggs, American actor (The Joey Bishop Show; Fearless Fosdick), dies at 58
1992 – Ollie O’Toole, American comedian, impressionist, and actor, dies after long illness at 79
1994 – Baruch Goldstein, American-Israli physician and mass murderer (at least 55 dead in shooting at Hebron Ibrahimi Mosque), lynched at 42
1998 – Rockin’ Sidney [Simien], American zydeco and RandB singer-songwriter, accordionist, guitarist, organist, and harmonica player (“My Toot-Toot”; “You Ain’t Nothing But Fine”), dies of throat cancer at 59
2005 – Edward Patten, American soul singer (Gladys Knight and the Pips – “Midnight Train to Georgia”, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”), dies of a stroke at 65
2021 – John Geddert, American gymnastics coach (US head coach London Olympic Team 2012), dies from self-inflicted gunshot wounds at 63