1156 – Toba, 74th Emperor of Japan (1107-23), dies at 53
1201 – Agnes of France, Queen of France, dies [or 7/18]
1454 – John II of Castile, King of Castile and León (1406-54), dies at 49
1524 – Claude of France, Duchess of Brittany and wife of Francis I of France, dies at 24
1937 – Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor and electrical engineer who pioneered work on long distance radio transmission (Nobel 1909), dies of a heart attack at 63
1944 – Friedrich Olbricht, German general (July 20th plotter), executed
1944 – Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71
1983 – Frank Reynolds, American news anchor (ABC Evening News, 1968-70; World New Tonight, 1977-83), dies at 59
1997 – Linda Stirling, college prof/B movie actress (Pretender), dies at 75
2007 – Bill Flemming, American journalist and sportscaster (ABC’s Wide World of Sports), dies at 80