1758 – Bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45
1822 – Ali Paşa Tepelenë, known as ‘The Lion of Janina”, Ottoman Albanian ruler, Pasha of Yanina (1788-1822), dies aged somewhere between 78-82
1919 – Vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher and writer, dies at 62
1922 – James W. Tate, English composer, dies at 46
1952 – Reginald Allen, cricketer (uncle of Gubby, Test Aust v Eng 1887), dies
1981 – Barend Barendse, Dutch sports reporter and actor (Zeskamp, Oebele), dies at 73
1982 – Wies [Aloisius CA] Moens, Flemish writer/nazi, dies at 84
1997 – Pamela Harriman, US Ambassador (to France), dies of stroke at 76
2012 – Sam Coppola, American actor (Saturday Night Fever), dies at 79
2017 – Thomas Lux, American poet (Split Horizon), dies of cancer at 70