1641 – John Amner, English composer, dies at 61
1793 – Hayashi Shihei, Japanese military scholar, dies at 54
1847 – John Walter II, English newspaper owner (who made The Times into an important newspaper, 1812-47), dies at 71
1865 – William Henry Smith, English bookseller (W H Smith), dies at 73
1937 – Muslim Magomayev, Azerbaijani-Soviet composer, dies at 51
1982 – Nick Lucas [Dominic Lucanese], American jazz guitarist and singer (“Tiptoe Through the Tulips”; “Painting the Clouds With Sunshine”), dies of double pneumonia at 84
1999 – Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and 1989 Nobel laureate for his contributions to econometrics, dies at 87
2009 – Jim Johnson, American NFL Assistant Coach, Eagles Defensive Coordinator from 1999-2009 (b.1941)
2010 – Ivy Bean, English internet celebrity (b. 1905)
2014 – Jon Erikson, American swimmer 1st to triple cross English Channel in 1981, dies at 58