1563 – Ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)
1710 – Francoise de la Baume Le Blanc, mistress of King Louis XIV, dies at 65
1935 – Jacques Urlus, Dutch dramatic tenor (Opera of Leipzig, 1900-14; Tristan und Isolde; Song of the Earth), dies at 68
1947 – Norman Reid, cricketer (Test S Af v Aust 1921-22, 11 and 6, 2-63), dies
1979 – (John Joseph) “Jack” Haley, American vaudevillle and screen actor, singer, and dancer (The Wizard of Oz -“Tin Man”; Higher and Higher), dies of a heart attack at 81
1994 – Barry Sullivan, American actor (Duffy’s Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man), dies at 81
2001 – Douglas Lilburn, New Zealand composer (A Song Of Islands) and educator (Victoria University, 1949-80), dies at 85
2002 – Robbin Crosby, American heavy metal rock guitarist and vocalist (Ratt – “Round and Round”), dies at 42
2011 – Shrek the sheep, New Zealand sheep that held world record for biggest shorn fleece, dies at 16
2022 – Eric Nesterenko, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL All Star 1961, 65; Toronto Maple Leafs; Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks), dies at 88