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
1950 – Esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist and engineer, dies at 66
1967 – Elmar Berkovich, Hungarian-Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies at 69
1993 – Freya Stark, English explorer and travel writer (The Southern Gates of Arabia), dies at 100
1995 – Percy Mansell, Rhodesian cricket all-rounder (13 Tests South Africa, 11 wickets, 2 x 50; Rhodesia), dies at 75
1997 – Willy Hess, Swiss musicologist, composer and famous Beethoven scholar, dies at 90
2012 – Vidal Sassoon, British-American hair stylist and CEO of Vidal Sasson, dies from leukemia at 84
2013 – Alfredo Landa, Spanish actor (The Crach, Sinatra), dies at 80
2014 – Mel Patton, American athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 4x100m relay 1948; WR 100 yards 9.2s 1948), dies at 89
2023 – Jon Povey, English drummer (The Pretty Things; Electric Banana), dies of leukemia at 80
