- 1942 Rolf Wenkhaus, German actor (Spoiling the Game, S.A.-Mann Brand), dies when his plane is shot down during WWII at 24
- 1949 Henri de Vries [Hendricus Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo), dies at 84
- 1954 Florence Bates, American actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama), dies at 65
- 1960 Lowell Gilmore, American actor (The Picture of Dorian Gray, Living Christ Series), dies at 53
- 1966 Elizabeth Patterson, American stage, silent and sound screen character actress (The Boy Friend; Intruder in the Dust; I Love Lucy - "Mrs. Trumbull"), dies of pneumonia at 91
- 1974 Glenn Morris, American athlete (Olympic gold decathlon 1936) and actor (Tarzan's Revenge; Hold That Co-ed), dies of congestive heart failure at 61
- 1974 Roger Pryor, American actor (Lady by Choice, Belle of the Nineties, Identity Unknown), dies at 72
Samuel Goldwyn (1882-1974)
Polish born Jewish-American film producer (The Best Years of Our Lives) and movie magnate, dies of natural causes at 91
- 1982 Jiří Srnka, Czech classical and film score composer, dies at 74
- 1987 Yves Allégret, French film director, dies at 79
- 1989 Jack Douglas, English comedian (My Brother Was an Only Child), dies at 80
- 1995 George Abbott, American theater producer and film director (Damn Yankees; The Pajama Game), dies at 107
- 1997 Eve Lister, British film and television actress (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84
- 1999 Giant Baba [Shohei Baba], Japanese professional wrestler (All Japan Pro Wrestling), dies at 61
- 2000 Ralph Manza, American actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart), dies of a heart attack at 78
- 2006 Moira Shearer, Scottish actress (The Red Shoes) and ballerina, dies at 80
- 2007 Lee Bergere, American actor (Star Trek, Soap, Dynasty), dies at 82
- 2009 Nagesh, Indian comedian actor in Kollywood (b. 1933)
- 2011 Michael Tolan, American actor (Nurses, Senator), dies at 85
- 2014 Christopher Jones, American actor, dies from cancer at 72
- 2015 Lizabeth Scott [Emma Matzo], American actress (Desert Fury, Dark City), dies of heart failure at 92
- 2016 Terry Wogan, British broadcaster (Eurovision Song Contest, Blankety Blank), dies of cancer at 77
- 2018 Anne Gillis [Alma Conner], American actress (Faline-Bambi, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Men), dies at 90
- 2022 Carleton Carpenter, American magician, stage and screen actor (Two Weeks With Love; Up Periscope), songwriter, and mystery novelist (Cat Got Your Tongue?), dies at 95
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