1597 – Elias Ammerbach, German organist dies at about 67
1942 – Bion J. Arnold, American electrical engineer and inventor (railroad electrification), dies at 80
1980 – Antonio Molina, Filipino composer, conductor and music administrator (Ana Maria, Hatinggabi), dies at 85
2002 – Harold Russell, Canadian actor (Best Years of Our Life, Dogtown), dies from a heart attack at 88
2004 – Janet Frame, New Zealand writer (An Angel at My Table, Care, Owls Do Cry), dies at 79
2004 – Otto Wilhelm Fischer, Austrian actor (Helden, Ich suche dich), dies of kidney disease at 88
2009 – (Bennie Ross) “Hank” Crawford, American saxophonist, arranger and songwriter (Help Me Make It Through the Night), dies of complications from a stroke at 74
2012 – Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian President (1992-99), dies at 93
2020 – Larry Eisenhauer, American football defensive end (AFL All-Star 1962, 63, 64, 66; Boston Patriots), dies at 79
2021 – Hilton Valentine, British rock guitarist (Animals – “House of the Rising Sun”), dies at 77