1952 Jack Earle, American actor and sideshow performer known as "The World's Tallest Man," dies at 46
1958 John Gobau, Flemish actor (Electricity, Hostage Rights, The Cross-Patch), dies at 67
1961 Kit Guard, Danish actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous), dies of cancer at 67
1969 Barbara Pepper [Marion], American actress (Foreign Correspondent, Green Acres, Rogue Tavern), dies of coronary thrombosis at 54
1973 Jack Hawkins, British actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur Just Men, Zulu, Malta Story), dies of post-operative complications at 62
1985 Robert Raglan, British character actor (Dad's Army - " Colonel Pritchard"), dies at 76
1988 Nico [Christa Päffgen], German model, and pop singer (Velvet Underground - "Sunday Morning"; "I'll Be Your Mirror"), dies from a bicycle accident at 43
1989 Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress (Patti-My Sister Sam), is shot by a fan at 21
1993 Davis Roberts [Robert Davis], American character actor (Westworld; Star Trek; The Killers), dies of emphysema at 76
1993 Jean Negulesco, Romanian-American film director (Three Coins in a Fountain), dies at 93
1993 John Beck, American film producer (Harvey; The Singing Nun), dies at 83
2007 George Caiazzo, American professional wrestler
2008 Khosrow Shakibai, Iranian actor (Hamoun), dies at 64
2010 Bernard Giraudeau, French actor (L'Annee des Meduses), screenwriter, and director, dies of cancer at 63
2012 Rajesh Khanna, Indian Bollywood actor officially titled "The First Superstar of Indian cinema", dies of kidney problems at 69
2015 Alex Rocco, American actor (The Godfather, The Famous Teddy Z), dies at 79
2017 Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor (Meatballs), dies at 74
2019 David Hedison, American actor (Colbys, Voyage to Bottom of Sea), dies at 92
2020 Charles Papa, Kenyan comedian and actor (Papa Shirandula), dies at 58
2021 Tom O'Connor, British comedian and TV game show host, dies from complications of Parkinson's disease at 81
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