1757 – Osman III, sultan of Turkey (1754-57), dies at 58
1915 – Charles Tupper, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (Conservative: 69-day term in 1896), dies of heart failure at 94
1936 – Lorado Taft, American sculptor (Black Hawk), dies at 76
1985 – Kirby Grant, American actor (Rustlers Round-Up, Yukon Gold, Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74
1988 – Sugar Geise, actress (Rhythm Parade), dies after brief illness at 71
2000 – Steve Allen, American comedian, composer, actor and TV host (Tonight Show; Steve Allen Show), dies of injuries from a car accident at 78
2005 – Al López, American Baseball HOF catcher (MLB All-Star 1934, 41; Brooklyn Dodgers; Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates) and manager (AL Manager of the Year 1959 Chicago WS; Cleveland Indians), dies at 97
2006 – Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist (symbolic anthropology), dies at 80
2009 – Norton Buffalo [Phillip Jackson], American singer-songwriter and country and blues harmonica player, dies of cancer at 58
2019 – Ron Fairly, American baseball utility and broadcaster (MLB All Star 1973, 77; LA Dodgers, Montreal Expos; Seattle Mariners), dies from cancer at 81