1887 – Swedish Nightingale [Jenny Lind], Swedish soprano, dies at 67
1905 – Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and histologist (one of the first to interpret tissue structure in terms of cellular elements), dies at 88
1941 – Simon Guggenheim, American businessman and philanthropist, dies at 73
1966 – Mississippi John Hurt, American country blues singer and guitarist, dies at 73
1969 – Marion Lloyd Vince, fencer (National champ 1928, 31), dies at 63
1991 – Mort Shuman, American singer, and songwriter, with Doc Pomus (“Viva Las Vegas”; “Save The Last Dance For Me”), dies of cancer at 54
1995 – Ivan Metropolitan Ioann Snychev, Russian Orthodox Priest, dies at 68
2004 – Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, 1st President of the United Arab Emirates, dies at 85
2015 – Raul Rekow, American percussionist and conguero (Santana, 1976-2013), dies of cancer at 61
2020 – John Sessions, Scottish actor and comedian (Whose Line Is It Anyway), dies of a heart attack at 67