- 1779 Jan Punt, Dutch engraver, painter, illustrator and actor (Gideonschool), dies at 68
- 1948 Janet Fay, American murder victim of the Lonely Hearts Killers (later filmed as "The Honeymoon Killers"), hammered to death at 66
- 1966 Gene Gauntier [Liggett], American silent film screenwriter and actress. dies at 81
- 1968 Joan Tabor, American actress (Teenage Millionaire), dies at 36 after accidentally overdosing on influenza medication
- 1971 Diana Lynn [Dolores Eartha Loehr], American actress (Annapolis Story, Easy Come Easy Go), dies of a stroke at 45
- 1977 Cyril Ritchard, Australian actor (Peter Pan; Hans Brinker), dies at 80
- 1986 Mamo Clark, American actress (One Million BC; Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), and author, dies at 72
- 1990 Anne Revere, actress (National Velvet), dies of pneumonia at 87
- 1991 June Storey, Canadian-born American actress (South of the Border), dies of cancer at 73
- 1992 Mark Goodson, American radio and TV game show producer, with Bill Todman ("I've Got A Secret"; "The Price Is Right"; "Password"), dies of pancreatic cancerat 77
- 1993 Sam Wanamaker, American-English actor (Private Benjamin), dies of prostate cancer at 74
- 1994 Heinz Bernhard [Löwenstein], German-born British actor and director (Oliver!, Fiddler on the Roof), dies at 71
- 1994 Lilia Skala, Austrian/American actress (Ship of Fools, Caprice), dies at 98
Chris Farley (1964-1997)
American actor and comedian (SNL, Wayne's World, Coneheads), dies of a drug overdose at 33
- 1999 Robert Bresson, French film director (A Man Escaped, Balthazar, at Random), dies at 98
- 1999 Robert Dougall, English TV host and broadcaster, dies at 86
- 2001 Dan DeCarlo, American cartoonist (Archie Comics), dies at 82
- 2001 Gilbert Bécaud [François Gilbert Léopold Silly], French singer, pianist, composer and actor (Nathalie) known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances, dies at 74
- 2007 Jack Linkletter, American TV host (Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny), dies at 70
- 2008 Jack Douglas, English actor (Carry On films), dies at 81
- 2008 Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (Star Trek), and the widow of Gene Roddenberry, dies at 76
- 2009 Connie Hines, American actress (Mister Ed), dies of heart problems at 78
- 2014 Virna Lisi, Italian actress (Assault on a Queen, Bluebeard), dies at 78
- 2016 China Machado, Chinese-born model, 1st non-Caucasian super model, dies at 86
Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917-2016)
Hungarian-born American actress (Queen of Outer Space), dies at 99
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