1760 – Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Austrian-born German religious and social reformer, dies at 59
1864 – John Sedgwick, American Major General (Union Army), is shot in battle after claiming “they couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance” at 50
1880 – Johann Hermann Berens, German-born Swedish Romantic composer, dies at 54
1915 – François Faber, Luxembourgian cyclist (Tour de France 1909), killed in action by gunshot wounds at 28
1970 – Walter P. Reuther, American worker’s union leader and president of the CIO, dies in a plane crash at 62
1977 – Walter Kraft, German organist and composer, dies at 71
1979 – Cyrus Eaton, Canadian-American financier, industrialist and steel magnate, dies at 95
2004 – Alan King [Irwin Kniberg], American comedian and actor (Anderson Tapes, Memories of Me), dies at 76
2015 – Kenan Evren, Turkish soldier and politician, (President of Turkey 1980-1989 by military coup), dies at 97
2016 – John Warr, English cricket bowler (avg 281) and president (MCC), dies at 88