1755 – Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer, dies
1785 – David Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703)
1888 – Tom King, English boxer (English heavyweight champion 1862-63), rower and bookmaker, dies of bronchitus at 53
1962 – John Lowry, NYC builder (Radio City Music Hall), dies at 79
1982 – Glenn Gould, Canadian classical pianist (Bach’s Goldberg Variations) and broadcaster (Solitude Trilogy), dies after suffering a stroke at 50
1991 – Leonard C. Odell, wrote 7,000 Burma Shave poems, dies at 83
2005 – Michael “Mike” Gibbins, Welsh musician (Badfinger), dies from a brain aneurysm at 56
2006 – Oskar Pastior, Romanian-born German writer, dies at 78
2009 – Günther Rall, German fighter ace, dies at 91
2017 – John Miller, American politician (Rep-R-WA, 1985-93), dies at 79