1168 – Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)
1934 – Salvatore Di Giacomo, Italian poet and songwriter during “Golden Age of Neapolitan Song”, dies at 74
1971 – Earl “Jock” Caruthers American jazz saxophonist (Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra, 1932-47), dies at 60
1989 – William Hibbard, American composer, musician and conductor, dies of an AIDS related illness at 49
1991 – Manley Lanier “Sonny” Carter Jr, American chemist and NASA astronaut (STS 33), dies at 43
1993 – Divya Bharti, Indian actress in Hindi and Telugu movies (Shola Aur Shabnam; Deewana), dies at 19 of injuries and internal bleeding after falling from balcony of her 5th-floor apartment
1994 – Roy Smeck, American vaudeville banjoist, lap steel guitarist, and ukulele player, known as “The Wizard of the Strings”, dies at 94
2001 – Sonya Hedenbratt, Swedish jazz singer, and actress, dies at 70
2007 – Maria Gripe, Swedish writer (Josephine), dies at 83
2020 – Bobby Mitchell, American Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Pro Bowl 1960, 62–64; First-team All-Pro 1962–64; Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins), dies at 84