1770 – James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (Formula of Stirling), dies at 78
1784 – Phillis Wheatley, American poet and first published African-American woman, dies in Boston at 31
1928 – Johannes “Johan” Bakker Sr, Dutch actor and husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61
1968 – Fred Clark, American actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54
1979 – Sonia Delaunay, Russian-born French artist (Orphism), dies at 94
1987 – “Fat” Larry James, American drummer (Fat Larry’s Band-Zoom), dies at 38
1997 – Daphne Fielding, British socialite and writer, dies at 93
2013 – Colin Wilson, English writer (Afterlife, Book of Great Mysteries), dies at 82
2016 – Shirley Hazzard, Australian-born author (Transit of Venus), dies at 85
2016 – Rashaan Salaam, American NFL running back (Chicago Bears), dies at 42