Évariste Galois had laid the foundations of a major area of algebra and been dead over a decade.
“Mozart had already composed 41 symphonies.
“Edmund Hillary conquered Everest.
“Napoleon Bonaparte had completed major reforms of the French government (no easy matter as any French politician will tell you).
“Richard Warman was planning to have a custard pie thrown at David Icke.
“Sad. Very sad indeed.”
