1508 – Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55
1960 – James Montgomery Flagg, American illustrator, dies at 82
1970 – Emmy van Lokhorst, author, dies at 78
1971 – Chips Rafferty [John William Pilbean Goffage], Australian actor (Wake in Fright, Desert Rats), dies from a heart attack at 62
1976 – Ruth McDevitt, actress (Jo-All in the Family), dies at 80
2001 – Ramon Bieri, American actor (Badlands, The Andromeda Strain), dies at 71
2006 – Alex Toth, American cartoonist (b. 1928)
2007 – Izumi Sakai, Japanese pop singer (Zard – “Makenaide (Please Don’t Lose)”), dies from head injuries after a fall, while undergoing cancer treatments at 40
2013 – Bill Pertwee, British actor (Dad’s Army), dies at 86
2021 – William Jay Sydeman, American avant-garde composer, dies at 93