1716 – Antoine Parent, French mathematician, dies at 50
1935 – Andy Adams, American writer (Cattle fire), dies at 76
1968 – Daniel Johnson, Sr., Canadian politician, 20th Premier of Quebec, dies at 53
1977 – Ernie Lombardi, American Baseball HOF catcher (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1940; NL MVP 1938; Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, NY Giants), dies at 69
1984 – Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1948)
1989 – Arnold Shaw, American writer on popular music and composer, dies at 80
1996 – Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist (1973 Nobel Prize – organometallic compounds), dies at 75
2000 – Richard Mulligan, American Emmy Award-winning actor (Soap – “Burt”; Empty Nest; The Big Bus), dies of colorectal cancer at 67
2006 – Tokyo Rose [Iva Toguri D’Aquino], American-born Japanese propagandist (WWII), dies at 90
2007 – Bill Wirtz, American longtime Chicago Blackhawks owner, dies at 77