1741 – Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Queen consort of Sardinia (1737-41), dies at 29
1966 – (Joseph) Deems Taylor, American music critic (New York World), composer (Through The Looking Glass; Peter Ibbetson), and promoter of classical music (Fantasia), dies at 80
1985 – Frank J. Selke, Canadian Hockey HOF executive (9 x Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens), dies at 92
1996 – Pim Jacobs, Dutch jazz pianist, TV host and actor (Gilas), dies at 61
2004 – John Barron, British actor (Emergency – Ward 10; The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin), dies at 83
2008 – Larry Harmon, American entertainer and TV producer (Bozo the Clown), dies at 83
2008 – Oliver Schroer, Canadian fiddler and composer, dies of leukemia at 52
2018 – Richard Swift [Ochoa], American singer and songwriter (The Black Keys), dies of complications from hepatitis at 41
2018 – Bill Watrous, American jazz trombonist, dies at 79
2022 – Ni Kuang, Hong Kong-American screenwriter and novelist ((The 36th Chamber of Shaolin), dies at 87