1814 – Charles Dibdin, British composer, author (Sea Songs), and actor, dies at 69
1834 – Samuel Taylor Coleridge, British romantic poet (Rime of Ancient Mariner), dies of heart failure at 61
1861 – Jonas Furrer, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1805)
1971 – Leroy Robertson, composer, dies at 74
1995 – Janice Elliott, English novelist, dies at 63
1998 – Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, dies at 77
2003 – Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer, dies at 91
2007 – Jesse Marunde, American Strongman competitor, dies at 27
2011 – Michael Cacoyannis, Greek film director (Zorba the Greek, Trojan Women), dies at 90
2013 – Bernadette Lafont, French actress (Perils of Gwendoline), dies from cardiac arrest at 74