1480 – Antonio Squarcialupi [Giovanni], Italian composer and organist (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, 1432-80), dies at 64
1918 – Count von Mirbach, German ambassador to Moscow, dies
1950 – Harold Weekes, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Columbia University; All American 1901), dies at 70
1979 – Van McCoy, American musician and songwriter (The Hustle), dies of a heart attack at 39
1980 – Gail Patrick [Margaret Fitzpatrick], American actress (My Man Godfrey, Love Crazy), dies of leukemia at 69
1990 – Paul Wynne, KGO-TV SF reporter, dies of AIDS at 46
1994 – Cameron Mitchell, American actor (The High Chaparral), dies of lung cancer at 75
2014 – Alan J. Dixon, American politician (Sen-D-Illinois, 1981-93), dies at 86
2014 – Kathy Stobart, British jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and teacher, dies of a stroke at 89
2022 – Bryan Marchment, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1989-2006 (Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, and 7 other teams), dies at 53