1537 – Madeleine of Valois, French princess who briefly became Queen of Scotland after marrying James V, dies only six months after the wedding at 16
1898 – Lucien Petipa, French dancer/choreograph/ballet leader, dies
1907 – James McGranahan, American composer, dies at 67
1939 – Deacon White, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (NL batting champion, RBI leader 1877; Boston Red Stockings), dies from heat stroke at 91
1968 – Leo Sowerby, American organist and composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1946), dies at 73
1987 – Tibor Frešo, Slovak composer (Fanfares of Peace; A Beetle was Born), and conductor (Slovak National Theatre Opera), dies at 68
1992 – Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer (1st African American to practice law in Maryland, NAACP), dies at 79
2005 – Al Downing, American rockabilly piano player and singer (Big Al and The Chartbusters), dies at 65
2016 – Rokusuke Ei, Japanese author and lyricist (Sukiyaki), dies at 83
2021 – Chick Vennera, American actor (Thank God It’s Friday; High Risk; Milagro Beanfield War; Animaniacs), dies of lung cancer at 74