1679 – John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53
1736 – Antonio Caldara, composer, dies
1981 – Amber Reeves, feminist writer (b. 1887)
1994 – Karl Schiller, German economist and politician (Minister of Economics), dies at 83
2002 – Herb Ritts, American fashion photographer, dies at 50
2008 – Gösta Krantz, Swedish actor (b. 1925)
2009 – Arthur McIntyre, English cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 8 dismissals; Surrey CCC, MCC), dies at 91
2009 – Felix Wurman, American cellist and composer, dies of Cancer at 51
2012 – Gerry Anderson, English writer/producer/director, dies from Alzheimer’s disease at 83
2021 – Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of South Africa and 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 90