1866 – Danville Leadbetter, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 55
1902 – Levi Strauss, German-born American clothing designer who founded the 1st company to manufacture blue jeans (Levi Strauss and Co.), dies at 73
1973 – Ralph Earnhardt, American stock car racer, dies of a heart attack at 45
1973 – Anton Schnack, German writer, war poet (Nocturnal Landscape), and editor, dies at 81
1976 – Leopold Ružička, Croatian-Swiss chemist (Nobel 1939), dies at 89
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
1997 – Dorothy Kingsley, American screenwriter (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers), dies at 87
1998 – Betty Carter [Lillie Mae Jones], American jazz singer and scat vocalist, dies of pancreatic cancer at 69
2019 – Martin Wesley-Smith, Australian composer, dies at 74
2022 – Ronney Pettersson, Swedish soccer goalkeeper (17 caps; IFK Skövde, Djurgårdens IF, Hudiksvalls ABK), dies at 82