- 1935 Barend Barendse, Dutch actor and director (Heilig recht), dies at 82
- 1940 Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Blokkade, Ghetto, Merchant of Venice), dies at 68
- 1943 Tully Marshall, American actor (Let's Go, Red Dust), dies at 78
- 1950 Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (b. 1902)
- 1961 Esperanza Baur, Mexican film actress, and John Wayne's second wife, dies of a heart attack at 40
- 1968 Helen Walker, American actress (Brewster's Million, Lucky Jordan), dies of cancer at 47
- 1970 Vasilis Avlonitis, Greek actor (b. 1904)
- 1974 June Harrison, actress (Land of the Lawless), dies at 48
- 1977 E. Power Biggs, British classical organist and composer (CBS; Bach), dies at 70
- 1984 June Marlowe, American actress (Pardon US), dies at 81
Ray Milland (1905-1986)
Welsh actor (The Lost Weekend-Academy Award 1945), dies at 81
Andy Gibb (1958-1988)
British singer-songwriter, performer and teen idol (Bee Gees - "I Just Want to Be Your Everything"), dies of myocarditis at 30
- 1996 Ross Hunter, American film producer (Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk), dies at about 75 (date of birth disputed)
- 1998 Lloyd Bridges, American actor (Sea Hunt, Roots, Airplane!), dies of natural causes at 85
- 2005 Dave Allen, Irish comedian (Dave Allen Show), dies at 68
- 2007 Ernie Ladd, American football player and professional wrestler (b. 1938)
- 2007 Richard Jeni, American comedian (b. 1957)
- 2010 Corey Haim, Canadian actor (Silver Bullet, Lucas, License to Drive), dies of pneumonia at 38
- 2012 Erico Menczer, Italian cinematographer (Chosen, Miranda), dies at 85
- 2016 Ken Adam, British film production designer (James Bond sets), dies at 95
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