1801 – Christian Friedrich Gregor, Moravian composer and bishop, dies at 78
1842 – William Hone, English author and bookseller (won landmark freedom of the press case against the government), dies at 62
1865 – Thérèse Wartel, French pianist and composer, dies at 51
2006 – Jance Garfat, American bassist (Dr. Hook, 1972-85 – “The Cover of the Rolling Stone”, “When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman”), dies in a motorcycle accident at 62
2007 – Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer, dies at 87
2016 – Zoltan Kocsis, Hungarian pianist and conductor, dies of cancer at 64
2020 – King Von [Dayvon Bennett], American rapper and songwriter (“Crazy Story”), dies in a nightclub gunfight at 26
2021 – Shawn Rhoden, Jamaican bodybuilder (Mr. Olympia 2018; IFBB British Grand Prix 2012), dies from a heart attack at 46
2023 – Norman Munnoch, Scottish rugby union hooker (3 caps; Watsonians RFC, RAFRU, Edinburgh District), dies at 94
2024 – Phyllis O’Donnell, Australian surfer (first Women’s World Surfing Champion 1964), dies at 87