1801 – Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer, dies at 78
1865 – Thérèse Wartel, French pianist and composer, dies at 51
1873 – William J. Hardee, U.S. Army officer (Confederate Army), dies at 58
1914 – Allessandro d’Ancona, Italian philologist (Dante), dies at 79
1972 – Billy Murcia, rocker (New York Dolls), chokes to death at 21
1979 – Chick Evans, American golfer (US Open 1916), dies at 89
1988 – John Hubbard, American actor (Don’t Call Me Charlie, The Tall T, One Million B.C.), dies of kidney failure at 74
2003 – Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (3 x Olympic gold 1936), dies at 84
2004 – Fred Dibnah, English steeplejack and television personality, dies at 66
2005 – Miguel Aceves Mejía, Mexican actor, composer and singer (b. 1915)