- 1934 Eugenie Besserer, American actress (Anna Christie, Madame X), dies at 65
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
American actor (Beloved Rogue, Dinner at 8), dies from cirrhosis of the liver and kidney failure at 60
- 1948 May Whitty, English actress (Gaslight, Mrs Miniver, Suspicion), dies at 82
Fanny Brice (1891-1951)
American singing comedian (Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 59
- 1953 Man Mountain Dean [Frank Simmons Leavitt], American professional wrestler, dies at 61
- 1957 James Whale, English film director (Frankenstein, Show Boat), commits suicide by drowning at 67
- 1973 Eric Applewhite, American actor (Dial M for Murder,), dies at 76
- 1973 P. Ramlee, Malaysian film actor, director, singer and songwriter, dies of a heart attack at 44
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Canadian-American silent film actress (Poor Little Rich Girl; Suds; Coquette), producer, and studio founder, known as "America's Sweetheart", dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 87
- 1982 Romy Schneider, actress (Cardinal), dies of cardiac arrest at 43
- 1985 Madge West, American actress (McLean Stevenson Show), dies at 93
- 1991 Coral Browne, Australian actress (Ruling Class, Time Express), dies of cancer at 77
- 1992 Bill Beyers, American actor (Capitol - "Wally McCandless"), dies of AIDS at 37
- 1992 Pippa Steele, actress (Vampire Lovers), dies of cancer at 44
- 1994 Jose Bohr, actor (El Traidor, Sueno de Amor), dies at 92
- 1996 Jeremy Sinden, English actor (Chariots of Fire, Ascendancy, Harem), dies at 45
- 1997 George Fenneman, American radio and TV announcer (You Bet Your Life), dies at 77
- 2008 Harvey Korman, American actor (The Carol Burnett Show; Blazing Saddles; High Anxiety), dies at 81
Dennis Hopper (1936-2010)
American actor and director (True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider), dies at 74
- 2011 Simon Brint, British comic actor, musician, and television composer (French and Saunders; A Bit of Fry & Laurie; Monarch of the Glen), takes his own life at 60
- 2012 Mark Minkov, Russian Soviet theater and film score composer, dies at 67
- 2013 Françoise Blanchard, French actress, dies at 58
- 2015 Betsy Palmer [Patricia Betsy Hrunek], American actress (Mr Roberts, Friday the 13th), dies at 88
- 2021 Gavin MacLeod [Allan See], American actor (Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Murray"; The Love Boat - "Captain Stubing"; McHale's Navy - "Happy"), dies at 90
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