1623 – William Byrd, English composer (Ave verum corpus), dies at 80
1850 – William Kirby, English entomologist and original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society, dies at 90
1857 – William L. Marcy, American statesman, dies at 70
1891 – Frederic Louis Ritter, composer, dies at 67
1957 – Gregory Lafayette (19) dies from injuries sustained in a car crash that killed his wife, actress Judy Tyler (24), the day earlier
1992 – Astor Piazzolla, Argentine composer (Tango Nuevo), dies at 71
1992 – Joe Newman, US jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies at 69
1993 – Felix White, choreographer (Black Vibrations Theatre), dies at 65
2005 – Hank Stram, American Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (KC Chiefs Super Bowl 1970), dies of diabetes complications at 82
2016 – Geoffrey Shovelton, English opera singer, dies at 80