1612 – Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and scholar (founder of the Bodleian Library), dies at 66
1896 – Joseph Barnby, English conductor and composer, dies at 57
1942 – Pablo Luna, Spanish composer (De España vengo), dies at 61
1963 – Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (Tour de France 1911), dies at 78
1963 – Jean Felix Piccard, Swiss scientist, explorer and balloonist (1st flight into stratosphere, by balloon), dies on his 79th birthday
1976 – Ray Nance, American jazz trumpeter, violinist, and vocalist (Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1940-63 – “Take the ‘A’ Train”, “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”; Earl Hines), dies at 62
1995 – Walter Allen, English writer and literary critic, dies at 83
1997 – Pietro Cavallero ‘the laughing bandit’, Italian bandit, dies at 68
2006 – Henry McGee, British actor and comedian (No, That’s Me Over Here!, The Benny Hill Show), dies at 77
2007 – Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold Unified Team 3,000m 1992), dies at 43