1582 – Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies
1765 – August Friedrich Graun, German organist and composer, dies at about 67 (exact birthday uncertain, c. 1698)
1871 – Howard B. Cushing, American military officer, dies fighting Apaches in Arizona at 32
1972 – [Reverend] Gary Davis, American blues and folk guitarist (A Little More Faith), dies of a heart attack at 76
1979 – Shirley O’Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at 68
2001 – (Wilson) “Boozoo” Chavis, American zydeco pioneer, accordion player, singer-songwriter, and bandleader, dies following a heart attack at 70
2006 – Naushad Ali, Indian composer, and Hindi film music director, dies at 86
2008 – Irv Robbins, Canadian-American entrepreneur (co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain), dies at 90
2017 – Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m backstroke 1936), dies at 98
2018 – Stanley Falkow, American microbiologist (molecular mechanisms of infectious diseases), dies at 84