- 1865 William Jackson Hooker, English botanist and director (Kew Gardens), dies at 80
- 1918 Anna Held, Polish-born French actress and singer (A Parisian Model), dies of cancer at 46
- 1964 Ian Fleming, English author (James Bond novels), dies at 56
- 1969 Dick Ryan, American actor (For Heaven's Sake, Born to be Bad), dies after long illness at 72
Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
American stage and screen actor (Mr. Roberts; 12 Angry Men; On Golden Pond), dies of heart disease at 77
- 1985 Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer (Sukiyaki), and actor, dies in JAL 123 crash at 43
- 1990 Dorothy Mackaill, British-American actress (Love Affair), dies of kidney failure at 87
- 1990 Sara Seegar [Stone], actor (Mystery of Room 13), dies at 76
- 1991 Irene Campbell, British actress/dancer (Wicker Man, St Justice), dies
- 1992 Patricia Harmsworth, Lady Rothermere [Bubbles], English socialite and actress, dies at 59
- 1993 Jerome Thor, American actor (Riot in Juvenile Prison), dies of cardiac at 69
- 1995 Frank Cvitanovich, Canadian filmmaker, dies at 68
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
American actress (Farmer's Daughter, Stranger), dies of ovarian cancer at 87
- 2004 Peter Woodthorpe, British actor (b. 1931)
- 2007 Merv Griffin, American television host and game show creator, dies at 82
- 2010 Paul Ryan Rudd, American stage and screen actor, dies at 70
- 2011 Robert Robinson, British radio and television presenter, and game show host (Ask the Family; Call My Bluff), dies at 83
Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
American actress and singer named the 20th greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema (Dark Passage, Key Largo), dies of a stroke at 89
Anne Heche (1969-2022)
American actress (Donnie Brasco; Juror; Volcano), dies from injuries one week after a fiery single vehicle car crash at 53
- 2022 Wolfgang Petersen, German director, screenwriter and producer (Das Boot; Air Force One; The Perfect Storm), dies of pancreatic cancer at 81
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