967 – Murakami, 62nd Emperor of Japan (946-67) who fathered 19 Imperial sons and daughters, dies at 42
1863 – Lewis Armistead, Confederate brigadier general at Gettysburg (Pickett’s Charge), dies of his injuries from the battle of Gettysburg at 46
1883 – Frederick Scotson Clark, English organist and composer, dies at 42
1913 – Alfred Lyttelton, English politician and sportsman, 1st to represent England at cricket and football, dies of a stomach abscess at 56
1950 – Private Kenneth Shadrick becomes the first identified American soldier killed in the Korean War
1965 – Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican diplomat, race car driver, and international playboy, dies when he crashes his Ferrari into a tree at 56
1969 – Walter Gropius, architect/found (Bauhaus school of design), dies at 86
2005 – Baloo Gupte, Indian cricket leg spin bowler (3 Tests, 3 wickets; Bombay, Bengal, Railways), dies at 70
2010 – Bob Probert, Canadian NHL right wing, 1985-2002 (Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings), dies of a heart attack while boating at 45
2011 – Armon Gilliam, American NBA forward, 1987-2000 (Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, NJ Nets, and 3 other teams), and college coach, 2001-05 (Penn State), dies of a heart attack at 47