1775 – Simon Boerum, American Continental Congressman (b. 1724)
1906 – Grace Brown American factory worker, drowned by her boyfriend Chester Gillette, later a famous court case, dies at 20
1962 – Owen D. Young, American industrialist (RCA) and diplomat (Young Plan), dies at 87
1967 – Guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer, politician and judge, dies at 50
1994 – Alan David Melville, polymath, dies at 82
1994 – Charles “Lefty” Edwards, saxophonist, dies at 67
2005 – Frances Langford, American singer (I’m In The Mood For Love), entertainer (Armed Forces Hour; USO tours), actress (All-American Co-Ed; Born To Dance), and philanthropist, dies of congestive heart failure at 92
2007 – Alfonso López Michelsen, 24th President of Colombia (1974-78), dies at 94
2010 – Bob Sheppard, American public address announcer (MLB: NY Yankees 1951–2007; NFL: NY Giants 1956–2006), dies at 99
2024 – Monte Kiffin, American football coach (Super Bowl XXXVII TB Buccaneers DC; NCAA C’ship 1970, 71 University of Nebraska DC), dies at 84
