1770 – Bernard S Albinus [Weiss], German surgeon/anatomist, dies at 73
1959 – O’Neil Gordon “Collie” Smith, West Indian cricket all-rounder (26 Tests, HS 168), dies in a car crash at 26
1965 – Julián Carillo, Mexiacn violinist, composer (D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance), and music theorist (Sonido 13 / The Thirteenth Sound),dies at 90
1969 – Cec Dixon, South African cricket fast-medium bowler (1 Test; 3 wickets; Transvaal), dies at 78
1975 – Minta Durfee, actress (Keystone Comedies, Mickey), dies at 85
1987 – Gerrit John Heijn, senior executive (Ahold), kidnapped/murdered
1996 – Ruggero Mastroianni, Italian film editor (Giulietta degli spiriti), dies at 66
2003 – Thomas Allibone, English physicist (Manhattan Project, high-voltage particle acceleration), dies at 99
2004 – Ernie Ball, American entrepreneur and musician who pioneered the development of guitar-related products, dies at 74
2020 – Alan Minter, English boxer (world middleweight champion 1980), dies from cancer at 69