1892 – Matthias de Vries, Dutch linguist (spelling), dies at 71
1928 – Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1907-18), dies at 71
1955 – Marion Eugene Bauer, American composer, dies at 57
1967 – Joe Orton, EBritish actor and dramatist (Prick Up Your Ears), is murdered by his partner Kenneth Halliwell at 34
1969 – Abigail Folger, American coffee magnate (Folgers), murdered
1978 – James Gould Cozzens, American novelist (1949 Pulitzer-Guard of Honor), dies at 74
1979 – Raymond Washington, founder of Los Angeles, California gang, the Crips
1991 – Corrie Hartong, dance pioneer, dies
2003 – Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (White Nights, Taps), dies of liver cancer at 57
2006 – James van Allen, American physicist (discovered Van Allen radiation belts), dies at 91