1880 – Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss Federal Councillor, dies at 52
1950 – Neil Francis Hawkins, British fascist (b. 1903)
1954 – Johnny Ace, American rhythm and blues singer, accidentally shoots himself in the head at 25
1957 – Frederick Law Olmsted Jr, US landscape architect and advocate for wildlife conservation, dies at 87
1972 – C. Rajagopalachari, India’s freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India, dies at 94
1996 – Rupert John, gov-gen of Grenadines (1970-76), dies
1997 – Anatoli Boukreev, mountaineer, dies at 39
2004 – Gennadi Strekalov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-8, T-11, TM-21), dies at 64
2007 – Mighty King Kong, Kenyan reggae musician. (b. 1973)
2009 – Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter, dies of an overdose of muscle relaxants at 46