1657 – Tobias Michael, German composer, dies at 65
1810 – Joseph Michel Montgolfier, French inventor (b. 1740)
1864 – Tom Hyer, American bare-knuckle boxer (American heavyweight champion 1841-51), dies of edema at 45
1926 – Christina Goedvolk, wife of Henry Jut, dies
1997 – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Native Hawaiian singer, songwriter (“Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World”), and Hawaiian sovereignty advocate, dies from respiratory failure at 38
1997 – Don Hutson, American College, Pro Football Halls of Fame wide receiver (Green Bay Packers), dies at 84
2002 – Dolores Gray [Sylvia Dolores Finkelstein], American singer and actress (Designing Woman’ Kismet), dies at 78
2003 – Strom Thurmond, U.S. Senator (Sen-D/R-SC), dies at 100
2005 – Richard Whiteley, British television game show host (b. 1943)
2013 – Bert Stern, American photographer, dies at 83