1794 – G A Borger, writer, dies
1924 – George Mallory, English mountain climber (“because it is there”), dies in a climbing accident at 37
1965 – Edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. 1884)
1969 – Robert Taylor, American actor (Waterloo Bridge, Quo Vadis, Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57
1984 – Gordon Jacob, British composer, dies at 88
1992 – William McGowan, entrepreneur (MCI), dies at 64
1995 – Juan Carlos Ongania, President of Argentina (1966-70), dies
1995 – Jürgen Rausch, German philosopher and author (End of the Playboys), dies at 85
1996 – Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), dies at 70
2013 – Paul Cellucci, American politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada, dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 65