1498 – Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English aristocrat, dies during an anti-tax riot at about 40 [exact birthday unkinkown, c. 1458]
1887 – Carl Ferdinand Pohl, German-Austrian music historian, organist, and composer, dies at 67
1969 – Johannes Röntgen, Dutch composer, dies at 70
1970 – Ed Begley, American actor (12 Angry Men, The Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 69
1979 – Feliks Roderyk Łabuński, Polish composer, dies at 86
1981 – Cliff Battles, American College/Pro Football HOF halfback (West Virginia Wesleyan College; 3 x First-Team All-Pro; NFL rushing yards leader 1932, 37; Boston Braves/Redskins, Washington Redskins), dies at 70
1987 – Åke Olof Sebastian Uddén, Swedish violist, composer and educator (Royal College Of Music, 1934-70), dies at 84
2009 – Vern Gosdin, American country singer (“Set ‘Em Up Joe”), dies after a stroke at 74
2013 – Lonnie Turner, American rock and blues bassist (Steve Miller Band – “Fly Like An Eagle”), dies of lung cancer at 66
2020 – Bobby Lewis, American rock and roll singer (“Tossin’ and Turnin'”), dies at 95