1810 – Joseph Michel Montgolfier, French inventor (b. 1740)
1827 – Christian A Vulpius, German writer (Ornaldo Ornaldini), dies
1836 – Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French author and composer (Marseillaise), dies at 76
1964 – Léo Dandurand, American-Canadian hockey executive, dies at 74
1967 – Françoise Dorléac, French actress, sister of Catherine Deneuve dies in a car accident at 25
1982 – Sandy Powell, English comedian, dies at 82
1997 – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Native Hawaiian singer, songwriter (“Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World”), and Hawaiian sovereignty advocate, dies from respiratory failure at 38
2001 – William Bryant, American character actor (King Dinosaur, Hell Squad), dies of cancer at 77
2020 – Milton Glaser, American graphic designer (founder of New York Magazine; creator of “I ♥ NY” logo), dies at 91
2020 – William Negri, Italian soccer goalkeeper (12 caps; Mantova, Bologna), dies at 84