1788 – Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53
1815 – Johann Peter Salomon, composer, dies at 70
1861 – Robert Fuhrer, composer, dies at 54
1878 – Orson Hyde, American religious leader (b. 1805)
1963 – Fred Uttal, TV host (QED), dies at 55
1971 – Wasfi Tal, Jordan’s PM, assassinated by Black Sept in Cairo
1987 – Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist prof (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74
1997 – William “Smitty” Smith, American rock keyboardist and session musician (Motherlode – “When I Die”), dies of a heartattack at 53
2000 – Liane Haid, Austrian actress (Lady Hamilton), dies at 105
2011 – Ante Markovic, last Premier of Yugoslavia, dies at 87