Born. To Andres Segovia, 76, classical guitarist, and Emilia Segovia, 31, his former pupil and wife of eight years: their first son, Carlos Andres; in London.

Died. Richard Taylor, 67, cartoonist whose drawings of bored, heavy-lidded, cocktail-party sophisticates have been a feature of The New Yorker since 1935 and in recent years of Playboy as well; of cancer; in West Redding, Conn.

Died. John Gunther, 68, journalist, author and world traveler whose Inside books have sold a phenomenal 3,500,000 copies over the past 30 years; in Manhattan. Blessed with a gregarious charm and intense curiosity, Gunther first won notice in the 1930s as European correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, filing reports of Germany's relentless march to war that ranked with those of Vincent Sheean and William Shirer. In 1936 Gunther produced the first of his fast-paced, infinitely detailed books, Inside Europe. ("I wrote, among other things, that the Fuehrer was nil sexually" --a bit of lese-majeste that would have marked him for elimination if he had ever fallen into Gestapo hands); it was an instant success, and over the years was followed by "Insides" on Asia, Latin America, the U.S., Africa and Russia. Some critics scoffed at him us "the Book-of-the-Month-Club Marco Polo," but many others regarded his works as journalistic tours de force, exhaustive in research, penetrating in judgment. Through it all, he could say that he "would give all those 'Insides' to have written one good short story." The closest he came was in 1949, after his son John, 17, died of brain cancer and Gunther wrote Death Be Not Proud, a moving account of the battle to save his life.

Died. Milburn P. Akers, 70, longtime (1949-65) managing editor and editor of the Chicago Sun-Times; of injuries suffered when the car he was driving collided with a truck; near Hopedale, Ill. Akers saw the press as society's watchdog and became famous for his Chicago crusades against brutal police and crooked politicians.

Died. J. George Stewart, 79, controversial "Capitol architect" and planner of all construction on the Hill since his 1954 appointment by President Eisenhower; of cancer; in Washington. An engineer rather than an architect, Stewart created blocky, high-cost designs that came under heavy criticism from both Congressmen and fine-arts commissioners, who regarded his east-front Capitol extension, New Senate Office Building and Rayburn Building as national disasters. Yet when congressional foes sought his ouster, Stewart rallied the political power to beat back every attempt.

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