1761 – Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist and inventor (first person to measure blood pressure), dies at 83
1987 – Peggy Bacon, American author and illustrator (Off With Their Heads), dies at 91
1990 – Robert Adams, American sci-fi author (Castaways in Time), dies at 57
1991 – Leo Wright, American jazz saxophone and flute player (Dizzy Gillespie; “Blues Shout”; “I Left My Heart In San Francisco”), dies of a heart attack at 57
1994 – R. D. Burman, Indian film score composer (1942: A Love Story), dies at 54
2003 – Sabine Ulibarri, Mexican American writer (b. 1919)
2004 – Joan Aiken, English writer of children’s books (The Whispering Mountain), dies at 79
2012 – Rod Robbie, Canadian architect and planner (Roger’s Centre/Sky Dome, Toronto), dies at 83
2017 – Milt Schmidt, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1939, 41; Boston Bruins) and coach/GM (Stanley Cup 1970, 72; Boston Bruins), dies from a stroke at 98
2022 – Rolf-Dieter Amend, German canoeist (Olympic gold GDR C-2 slalom 1972), dies at 72