1578 – Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered
1944 – Mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies
1957 – Gene Lockhart, American actor (Going My Way), dies at 65
1971 – Liselotte Liselot Beekmeyer, Dutch actress (Child Crying), dies at 31
1993 – Chichay [Amparo Robles Custodio], Filipino comedienne and actress (Bilangguang puso, Ngitngit ng pitong whistle bomb), dies at 75
1993 – Jose Maria Lemus, president of El Salvador (1956-60), dies
1998 – Tim Flock, American auto racer (Winston Cup 1952, 55), dies of liver and throat cancer at 73
2020 – Pape Diouf, Senegalese journalist and football agent (president Olympique de Marseille 2005-09; first black president in Europe’s top 6 leagues), dies from COVID-19 at 68
2021 – Ron Greene, American college basketball coach (Uni of New Orleans, Mississippi State, Murray State, Indiana State), dies at 82
2022 – Fred Johnson, American doo-wop bass vocalist (The Marcels – “Blue Moon”), dies at 80