1790 – Johann Bernhard Basedow, German educational reformer, dies at 66
1864 – Clement H. Stevens, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 42
1911 – Filippo Capocci, Italian organist, and composer, dies at 71
1952 – Herbert Murrill, British organist, composer (The Song of the Birds; Carillon), and educator (Royal Academy of Music, 1933-52), dies of cancer at 43
1981 – Ian Martin, actor (Uncle Bill-O’Neills), dies at 69
1982 – Beene Dubbelboer, Dutch writer (Turfgasgenerator), dies at 76
1991 – Brian Haines, actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood, It), dies at 70
2006 – Carl Brashear, first African-American U.S Navy Master Diver (b. 1931)
2008 – Tracy Hall, American inventor (b. 1919)
2020 – Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey left wing (NHL All Star 1962, 63, 64; Stanley Cup 1962, 63, 64, 67; Toronto Maple Leafs), dies from throat cancer at 83