- 1922 William Desmond Taylor [Deane-Tanner], Irish director and actor (The Awakening, Broken Coin), murdered at 49
- 1949 Herbert Stothart, American theater (Rose-Marie) and film score composer (The Wizard of Oz; Mutiny on the Bounty; A Night at the Opera), dies at 63
- 1959 Madame Sul-Te-Wan [Nellie Crawford], American actress (The Birth of a Nation, Uncle Tom's Cabin), dies of a stroke at 85
Buster Keaton (1895-1966)
American actor and comedian (Navigator, Steamboat Bill Jr, The General), dies at 70
- 1966 William Harrigan, American actor (Invisible Man, Girl in 419), dies at 71
- 1975 Richard Wattis, British actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince & Showgirl, The Man Who Knew Too Much), dies from a heart attack at 62
- 1979 Mort Marshall [Mortimer Haig Lichtenstein], American actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Dumplings), dies of coronary arrest at 60
- 1980 Jack Bailey, American actor and TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72
- 1980 Romolo Valli, Italian actor (Boom, La Viaccia), dies at 54
- 1981 Wanda Hendrix, American actress (Sierra, Ride the Pink Horse), dies at 52
- 1987 Alessandro Blasetti, Italian film director, dies at 86
- 1987 Ernest "Ern" Westmore, American 3rd generation make-up artist (Westmore family) and actor, dies from a heart attack at 82
- 1988 Heather O'Rourke, American actress (Happy Days, Poltergeist), dies of intestinal ailment at 12
- 1988 Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor (The French Connection), dies at 59
- 1991 Carol Dempster, American film actress (Sally of Sawdust, America), dies at 89
- 1991 Jimmy MacDonald, Scottish-American voice actor (Mickey Mouse), dies at 84
- 1992 George Berkeley, American actor (Life Stinks, Capts & Kings), dies at 70
- 1994 Olan Soule, American character radio and screen actor (The First Nighter Program; Captain Midnight; Dragnet; Arnie), dies of lung cancer at 84
- 1997 Marjorie Reynolds [Goodspeed], American actress and dancer (Holiday Inn; Life of Riley), dies from congestive heart disease at 79
- 1997 Thelma Moss, American actress and psychologist, dies at 78
- 1999 Barış Manço, Turkish rock guitarist, singer-songwriter (Kurtalan Ekspres - "Arkadaşım Eşek (My Friend the Donkey"), and television producer (From 7 to 77), dies of a heart attack at 56
- 2002 Hildegard Knef, German actress, singer, and writer (Touch of Class; Mozambique), dies at 76
- 2002 Irish McCalla, American actress and artist (Sheena Queen of Jungle), dies of a brain tumor and stroke complications at 73
- 2005 Franco Mannino, Italian pianist, conductor, classical concert, opera, and film score composer (Death in Venice; Il diavolo in giardino), dies at 80
- 2005 John Vernon [Adolphus Agopsowicz], Canadian actor (Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry), dies at 72
- 2008 Shell Kepler [Michelle Alaine Kepler], American actress (General Hospital), dies from renal failure at 49
- 2010 David Brown, American film producer ("The Sting", "Jaws", "Cocoon"), dies at 93
Jack Brisco (1941-2010)
American pro wrestler (NWA World Heavyweight Champion 1973–75), dies from complications of open heart surgery at 68
Maximilian Schell (1930-2014)
Swiss-Austrian actor (Judgment at Nuremberg, The Pedestrian), dies at 83
- 2015 Monty Oum, American animator (RWBY), dies of an allergic reaction at 33
- 2019 Clive Swift, British stage, wireless, and screen actor (Frenzy; A Passage to India; Keeping Up Appearances), dies at 82
- 2021 Dustin Diamond, American actor (Saved By Bell - "Screech"), dies of cancer at 44
- 2022 Maurizio Zamparini, Italian football executive (owner/director Palermo FC 2002–18), dies from complications of peritonitis at 80
Carl Weathers (1948-2024)
American football player, actor (Rocky films (I-IV); Street Justice; The Mandalorian), and director, dies at 76
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