1881 – Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, dies at 77
1934 – Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian right-wing politician (Chancellor, 1932-34), assassinated by Nazis at 41
1973 – Louis St. Laurent, 12th Prime Minister of Canada (Liberal: 1948-57), dies of natural causes at 91
1987 – Charles Stark “Doc” Draper, American Scientist and Engineer who headed the team that invented the Apollo Guidance Computer and inertial navigation technology for aircraft, space vehicles, and submarines, dies at 85
1992 – Hope Miller, American actress (Bwana Devil), dies of breast cancer at 63
2003 – John Schlesinger, English stage and Academy Award-winning film director (Midnight Cowboy; Darling), dies at 77
2003 – Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer, dies at 91
2006 – Carl Brashear, first African-American U.S Navy Master Diver (b. 1931)
2013 – Mike Shipley, Australian audio engineer, and record producer of rock and country music (Paper Airplane), dies of an apparent suicide at 56
2018 – Lord Browne-Wilkinson [Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson], British politician and jurist (UK Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 1998-2000), dies at 88