1595 – Antonio, Prior of Crato, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. 1531)
1813 – Daniel Gottlob Turk, German composer, dies at 63
1871 – Charles Scribner, American magazine and book publisher, dies of typhoid fever at 50
1930 – Leonidas “Lon” Chaney, American actor nicknamed “the man of a 1000 faces” (The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The Phantom of the Opera), dies after long illness at 47
1978 – José Manuel Moreno, Argentine footballer, dies at 62
1989 – Irving Stone, American writer (Love is Eternal, Lust for Life), dies at 86
1993 – Rockin Dopsie Sr. [Alton Jay Rubin], American zydeco singer, and accordion player, dies of a heart attack at 61
1996 – Catherine Hall, British nurse who raised the professional profile of nursing and to establish its central role in health care, dies at 73
2000 – Lynden Pindling, Bahamas ‘Father of the Nation’ Prime Minister of Bahamas (1967-92), dies at 70
2001 – Louis Muhlstock, Canadian painter, dies at 97