1683 – John Oldham, English poet, dies of smallpox at 30
1811 – Ignaz Spangler, composer, dies at 54
1823 – Johann Gottlieb Schwencke, composer, dies at 79
1826 – John Flaxman, Engl sculptor (tombs at St Paul’s Cathedral), dies at 71
1867 – Rudolf Viole, composer, dies at 42
1959 – Charlie Hall, English comedic actor (Tit for Tat, A Chump at Oxford), dies at 60
1971 – Milton Rosmer, director (Murder in the Red Barn), dies at 90
1991 – Michael Taylor, Male Model (b. 1913)
1996 – Eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43
2016 – Paul Elvstrøm, Danish sailer (4 Olympic gold, Finn class 1948, 52, 56, 60), dies at 88