1827 – Franz Anton Dimmler, German composer, dies at 73
1975 – Brendan Fay, actor (Hustler, Man on a Swing), dies at 54
1985 – Matt Monro [Terence Parsons], English pop singer (“Softly As I Leave You”), dies from liver cancer at 54
1985 – Uday Merchant, cricket (bro of Vijay, prolific scorer), dies
2000 – “Lonesome Dave” Peverett, British rock singer and musician (Foghat, Savoy Brown), dies of complications from cancer at 56
2006 – Jack Montrose, American “cool jazz” tenor saxophonist and arranger, dies at 78
2008 – Tamara Desni [Brodsky], German-born British actress (The Green Finger, Hell’s Cargo), dies from natural causes at 97
2008 – Leona Wood, American painter and dancer dies aged 86
2009 – Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist, dies of natural causes at 84
2015 – Dean Smith, American actor and relay runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 83