1596 – Giaches de Wert, Franco-Flemish composer of madrigals, dies at approximately 60
1620 – Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1543)
1841 – John Thomson, Scottish composer, dies at 35
1970 – Wharton Esherick, American artist and sculptor who worked primarily in wood, dies at 82
1993 – Minnie Gentry, actress (Def by Temptation), dies in NY at 77
1995 – Clarence Paul [Pauling], American songwriter, and record producer (Motown; Stevie Wonder – “Fingertips”), dies at 67
1996 – Geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert, dies at 87
2002 – Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor (Saskatoon Symphony), and teacher (University of Saskatchewan), dies at 96
2017 – Steven Holcomb, American Bobsledder (Olympic gold, 2010), dies in his sleep, with mix of alcohol and prescription medication found in his blood, at 37
2018 – Brad Steiger, American author and paranormal researcher, dies at 82