1907 – Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., Austrian composer, violinist, and conductor, dies of kidney failure at 52
1918 – Cecil Coles, Scottish organist and composer (Behind the Lines), killed during WWI by sniper fire while recovering casualties on the Western Front at 29
1944 – Violette Morris, French athlete and spy for Nazi Germany, dies at 51
1965 – Aaron Avshalomov, Russian-Jewish-American composer (Kuan Yin; The Great Wall), conductor (Shanghai Municipal Orchestra, 1943-46), and librarian, dies at 70
1970 – Paul Celan, Romanian-born writer, dies at 49
1976 – Neil McCallum, British-Canadian actor (Pete-Saber of London), dies at 45
1995 – Hugh Morton, Baron Morton of Shuna, Scottish lawyer and judge, dies at 65
1996 – Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter (In the Heat of the Night, Perry Mason), dies at 78
2004 – Claude “Fiddler” Williams, American jazz violinist and guitarist (Twelve Clouds of Joy; Count Basie), dies at 96
2015 – Marcel Pronovost, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (11 x NHL All Star games; Stanley Cup 1950, 52, 54, 55 Detroit RWs, 1967 Toronto MLs), dies at 84