1701 – Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, French-born English politician, dies at about 40
1803 – Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French army general and writer (Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons)), dies at 61
1860 – Carl Binder, Austrian composer, dies at 43
1960 – Mack Sennett, Canadian-American film director and producer (Keystone Kops), dies at 80
1975 – Lionel Trilling, American literary critic and author (1969 Poses Award, The Liberal Imagination), dies at 70
1979 – Al Capp, [Alfred Gerald Caplin], American cartoonist (Li’l Abner), dies at 70
1990 – Humphrey Gibbs, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1959-69), dies at 87
2000 – Jimmie Davis, American singer and songwriter (“You Are My Sunshine”), dies at 101
2022 – Bill Treacher, British actor (EastEnders, 1985-96 – “Arthur Fowler”), dies at 92
2024 – Elwood Edwards, American broadcast technician, and the voice of AOL’s catchphrase “You’ve got mail”, dies of complications from a stroke at 74
