1674 – Thomas Traherne, English poet and mystic (Roman Forgeries), dies
1876 – Braxton Bragg, American General (Confederate Army), dies at 59
1899 – Henry Heth, American Major General in the Confederate Army (accidently started Battle of Gettysburg), dies at 73
1915 – Kaspar C E Ritter von Zumbusch, German/Austrian sculptor, dies at 84
1921 – Engelbert Humperdinck, German opera composer (Hansel and Gretel), dies at 67
1960 – Sylvia Pankhurst, English feminist and suffragette, dies at 78
1982 – Ralph Baldwin, Canadian harness driver and trainer (11 major world records; Hambletonian Stakes 1963, 73), dies at 66
1994 – Gerald Bledsoe, American broadcaster (Soul Alive, WWRL), dies of a heart attack at 51
1995 – Alison Steele [Ceil Loman], American radio DJ known as “The Nightbird” (WNEW-FM; WXRK-FM), dies of stomach cancer at 58
2024 – Maggie Smith, British Tony, Emmy, Oscar, and BAFTA Award-winning stage and screen actress (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie; A Room with a View; Downton Abbey; Harry Potter films), dies at 89
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