640 – Severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies
1859 – Horace Mann, American educator, author, abolitionist and politician who pioneered public schools, dies at 63
1938 – Bjarni Thorsteinsson, Icelandic organist, composer, musical folklorist, and priest, dies at 76
1954 – Rene Amengual, Chilean pianist, composer and educator, dies at 42
1972 – Brian Cole, American rock vocalist and bassist (Association – “Windy”; “Cherish”), dies of overdose at 29
1983 – James Jamerson, American session bass guitarist (Motown Records’ “Funk Brothers”), dies of alcohol-related complications at 47
1995 – Irwin Bazelon, American composer (Duo for Viola), dies at 73
2001 – Edward Gardner, British barrister and Conservative Party politician (British Nationality Act 1981), dies at 89
2004 – François Craenhals, Belgian comic artist (Chevalier Ardent), dies at 77
2008 – Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese cartoonist, dies of pneumonia at 72