450 – Petrus Chrysologus, Emilia-Romagnan priest (1st archbishop of Ravenna, 433-50), Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint, dies at about 44 [birthdate uncertain]
1943 – Hedley Verity, English cricket spin bowler (40 Tests, 144 wickets @ 24.37), dies in POW camp in Italy at 38
1954 – Onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923)
1985 – Murray Chapple, New Zealand cricket batsman (14 Tests, 3 x 50; Canterbury, Central Districts), dies at 55
1988 – André Navarra, French concert cellist (Jolivet’s Cello Concerto), and educator (Paris Conservatoire, 1947-88), dies at 76
1996 – Paul Crawford, American Dixieland jazz musician, arranger, (Olympic Brass Band), and music historian (Tulane University), dies of lung cancer at 71
2003 – John Aston Sr., English soccer striker (17 caps; Manchester United 253 games), dies at 81
2005 – Les Braid, English bass guitarist and singer (Swinging Blue Jeans – “Hippie-Hippie Shake”), dies of lung cancer at 67
2010 – Mitch Miller, American oboist and recording producer (Sing Along with Mitch), dies at 99
2022 – Mo Ostin [Ostrofsky], American record company executive (Verve; Reprise; Warner Bros,; Dreamworks), dies at 95