1759 – James Wolfe, British Army officer who defeated the French in Canada and captured Quebec, dies in battle at 32
1806 – Charles James Fox, English politician (b. 1749)
1808 – Saverio Bettinelli, Italian Jesuit writer, dies at 90
1939 – Eugene Foss, American politician (45th Governor of Massachusetts), dies at 80
1976 – Armand Mondou, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1905)
1977 – Leopold Stokowski, British conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1912-39; Disney’s Fantasia), dies of a heart attack at 95
2015 – Gary Richrath, American guitarist and songwriter (REO Speedwagon), dies at 65
2017 – Pete Domenici, American politician, U.S. Senator from New Mexico (1973-2009), dies at 85
2022 – Ken Starr, American lawyer who investigated sitting US President Bill Clinton (Starr Report), dies from complications after surgery at 76
2022 – Horacio Accavallo, Argentine boxer (undisputed WBA and WBC flyweight titles 1966-68), dies at 87