1749 – Franz Freiherr von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (b. 1711)
1902 – Lionel Pigot Johnson, British poet and critic (Ireland and Other Poems), dies of a stroke at 35
1946 – Barney Oldfield, American auto racer (International Motorsports Hall of Fame; first to drive at 60mph on circular track), dies of a heart attack at 67
1989 – Secretariat, American thoroughbred race horse (Triple Crown, 1973), euthanized while suffering from laminitis at 19
1990 – Avis Bunnage, British actress (Rising Damp, Coronation Street), dies at 67
1993 – Jim Holton, Scottish soccer defender (15 caps; Manchester United, Coventry City), dies of a heart attack at 42
1994 – F. Gwendolen Rees, Welsh zoologist and parasitologist, dies at 88
2016 – Caroline Crawley, British alt-rock singer (Shelleyan Orphan; Babacar), dies at 53
2019 – Diahann Carroll [Carol Diann Johnson] American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (No Strings; Julia; Claudine; Dynasty – “Dominique”), dies of cancer at 84
2021 – Laurie Davidson, New Zealand yacht designer (Black Magic 1995; Team New Zealand 2000; America’s Cup HOF 2007), dies at 94