1758 – George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general
1961 – Scott LaFaro, American jazz bassist (Bill Evans Trio), dies in a car accident at 25
1972 – Vincent Valentine, West Indian cricket pace bowler (England 1933), dies
1986 – Jagjivan Ram, Indian independence activist and politician, dies at 78
1992 – Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne and Guinness brewing heir, dies at 86
1994 – Geoffrey McQueen, English TV writer (The Bill), dies at 46
1996 – Kathy Ahern, American golfer (Women’s PGA C’ship 1972), dies of breast cancer at 47
2005 – Richard Verreau, Canadian tenor (b. 1926)
2009 – Johnny Collins, British folk and maritime music singer (b. 1938)
2017 – Heinz Schneiter, Swiss soccer defender (44 caps; BSC Young Boys) and manager (FC Thun, BSC Young Boys), dies at 82