1802 – Thomas Girtin, English artist, watercolorist and etcher (“The White House, Chelsea”), dies in his painting room at 27 from suspected asthma, consumption, or ossification of the heart
1906 – Leon Vanderkindere, Belgian historian and mayor of Ukkel, dies at 64
1968 – Gerald Mohr, American radio and screen actor (The Angry Red Planet; The Sniper; Foreign Intrigue), dies of a heart attack at 54
1977 – Gertrude Astor [Eyster], American silent and sound screen character actress (The Strong Man: Hell Bound), dies of a stroke on her 90th birthday
1977 – Fred Haney, American MLB baseball player, 1922-29 (Detroit Tigers and 3 other teams), manager, 1939-41 and 1953-59 (Milwaukee Braves and 2 other teams), and executive, 1961-68 (Los Angeles Angels), dies of a heart attack at 81
1978 – Otto Siegl, Austrian composer, dies at 82
2005 – Avril Angers, British stand-up comedian and actress (Coronation Street, The Family Way), dies at 87
2020 – Amadou Toumani Touré, Mali politician, President of Mali (2002-12), dies at 72
2022 – Roland Guillas, French soccer midfielder (9 caps; ASSE Saint-Étienne, FC Grenoble, FC Rouen, FC Bordeaux, FC Lorient), dies at 86
2024 – Judith Jamison, American dancer and choreographer (artistic director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater), dies at 81