1611 – Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese daimyō (warlord) and 16th Chief of Shimazu clan of Satsuma Province, dies at 78
1788 – Etheldreda Townshend, English society hostess and possible inspiration for Lady Bellaston in “Tom Jones”, dies at 79 or 80
1963 – Harold “Hawkshaw” Hawkins, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee; “Lonesome 7-7203”), dies in a plane crash at 41
1965 – John “Pepper” Martin, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1933–35, 37; World Series 1931, 34; NL stolen base leader 1933, 34, 36; St. Louis Cardinals), dies of a heart attack at 61
1977 – Jansen Van Vuuren, Dutch volunteer safety marshal at the 1977 South African Grand Prix, dies in a car crash at 19
1984 – Michael Sklar, American comedian (Laugh-In; Sha Na Na), dies at 39
1991 – August de Schryver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP), dies at 92
1995 – (Victor) “Vivian” Stanshall, British singer and comic songwriter (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – “I’m The Urban Spaceman”; Magical Mystery Tour), dies in a fire at his home, at 51
2006 – Richard Kuklinski, American mafia hit man, dies at 70
2010 – Peter Woodcock, Canadian serial killer who killed three children, dies in prison at 71