1916 – Princess Augusta of Cambridge, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and granddaughter of George III, dies at 94
1926 – Claude Monet [Oscar-Claude], French impressionist painter (Water Lilies, Haystacks, Poplars), dies from lung cancer at 86
1953 – Jorge Negrete [Moreno], Mexican singer and actor (The Rebel, La madrina del diablo), dies of hepatitis at 42
1963 – Herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies
1983 – Robert Aldrich, American director and producer (The Dirty Dozen, Last Sunset), dies at 65
1993 – Doug Hopkins, American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms), commits suicide using a pistol at 32
1995 – Stanley Keith Runcorn, British geophysicist (reversals of earth’s magnetic field), dies at 73
1995 – Bill Bruton, American baseball outfielder (NL stolen bases leader 1953-55 Milwaukee Braves), dies of a heart attack at 70
2002 – Roone Arledge, American sports broadcasting executive (President ABC Sports – Monday Night Football; ABC News), dies of prostate cancer at 71
2007 – Andrew Imbrie, American contemporary classical composer, and pianist, dies at 86