1768 – Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and minerologist, dies at 73
1864 – Abraham Gesner, Canadian geologist (inventor of kerosene), dies at 66
1925 – Edward J. McKeever, American baseball executive (co-owner Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of influenza at 66
1961 – (Gilbert) “Cisco” Houston, American folk singer, and guitarist, dies of stomach cancer at 42
1979 – Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator (Little Toot), dies at 72
1994 – William “Bill” Quinn, American actor (Star Trek, The Birds, Rifleman, All in the Family), dies of natural causes at 81
1995 – Robert Gibb, British zoo and theme park creator (Flamingo Land; Pleasure Island), dies in a car accident at 57
2005 – Mariana Levy, Mexican telenovela actress (Living in Love, Wild Rosa), dies at 39 after suffering a heart attack during a robbery attempt
2012 – Shukri Ghanem, Libyan Prime Minister, dies at 69
2014 – Bob Hoskins, English actor (Who Framed Roger Rabbit), dies from pneumonia at 71