1153 – Bernard of Clairvaux, French monk and saint (founded Clairvaux abbey, preached famous sermon advocating for the Second Crusade), dies (b. 1090)
1936 – Edward Weston, English-born American electrical engineer who invented the portable voltmeter, dies at 86
1968 – Earl Sande, American HOF jockey (Triple Crown 1930 Gallant Fox; 3 x Kentucky Derby; 5 x Belmont Stakes; 1 x Preakness Stakes; 3 x US Champion Jockey by earnings; US Champion Trainer by earnings 1938), dies at 69
1974 – Ilona Massey [Hajmássy], Hungarian-American film, stage, and radio actress and singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies of cancer at 64
1989 – George Adamson [Baba ya Simba – “Father of Lions”], British conservationist (Born Free), murdered in Kenya at 82
1991 – Lenore Strunsky Gershwin, widow of Ira Gershwin, dies at 90
2002 – Harry Wich, Dutch painter and set designer, dies at 76
2008 – Gene Upshaw, American NFL guard (Oakland Radiers) and NFLPA leader, dies at 63
2016 – Brian Rix [Lord Rix], British actor and activist (Mencap), dies at 92
2024 – Al Attles, American Basketball HOF coach (NBA C’ship 1975 GS Warriors; NBA All-Star Game HC 1975, 76) and point guard (GS Warriors), dies at 87