Paul Muni (1895-1967)
American actor (Angel on My Shoulder, Juarez), dies after a lengthy illness of heart disease at 71
- 1968 John George [Tufei Fatella], Syrian actor (Black Orchids, Don Juan, Adventures of Fu Manchu), dies from emphysema at 70
- 1980 Gower Champion, American actor, dancer, choreographer, and theater director (42nd Street; Showboat; Marge & Gower Champion Show), dies of blood cancer at 61
- 1982 Hans van Tongeren, Dutch actor (Spetters), commits suicide at 27
- 1985 Samantha Smith, American peace activist and actress (invited to the Soviet Union during Cold War), dies in plane at 13
- 1986 Allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51
- 1991 Don Nute, American actor, dies of AIDS at 56
- 1991 Niven Busch, American screenwriter (Duel in the Sun), dies at 88
- 1992 Frederick O'Neal, American actor, theatre producer and television director (Pinky, Car 54 Where Are You), dies from natural causes at 86
- 1997 James Dewar, journalist/documentary filmmaker, dies at 70
- 2001 Aaliyah [Haughton], American singer and actress, dies in a plane crash in the Bahamas at 22
- 2001 Philippe Léotard, French actor and singer (b. 1940)
- 2002 William Warfield, American concert bass-baritone singer and actor (Show Boat), dies from neck injuries suffered in a fall at 82
- 2005 Terence Morgan, British actor (Sir Francis Drake, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb), dies of a heart attack at 83
- 2016 Marvin Kaplan, American character and voice actor (Top Cat - "Choo Choo"; Alice - "Henry"), dies at 89
- 2021 Robin Miller, American motorsports journalist (Indianapolis Star, Autoweek, Car and Driver, ESPN, Speed, NBCSN), dies from leukemia at 71
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