- 1953 Alfons Fryland, Austrian actor (b. 1888)
- 1953 Milt Gross, American comic book illustrator and animator (b. 1895)
- 1953 Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor, dies from a heart attack at 78
- 1954 George Robey, English musical theatre actor and comedian, dies at 85
- 1967 Theo Marcuse, American character actor (Mara of Wilderness), dies in auto accident at 47
- 1972 Carl W. Stalling, American film composer (Disney's Silly Symphonies; Warner Brothers Cartoons), dies at 81
- 1976 Godfrey Cambridge, American actor (Cotton comes to Harlem), dies of a heart attack at 43
- 1976 Judith Lowry, American actress (Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds), dies at 86
- 1977 George Hamilton Combs, American politician and TV and radio commentator (Through the Curtain), dies at 78
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
American actress (Miracle on 34th Street; Gypsy; Rebel Without A Cause; West Side Story), dies due to "drowning and other undetermined factors" at 43
- 1985 Bill Scott, American voice actor, producer and writer (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies of a heart attack at 65
Cary Grant (1904-1986)
British-born American actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest), dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at 82
- 1986 Herb Vigran, American character actor (The Ed Wynn Show - "Ernie"; Gunsmoke - "Judge Brooker"; The Jack Benny Program), dies of cancer at 76
- 1987 Irene Handl, British actress (Riding High, Morgan), dies at 85
- 1991 Ralph Bellamy, American actor (Rosemary's Baby, His Girl Friday, Trading Places), dies at 87
- 1992 Robert F. Simon, American actor (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; Operation Petticoat; M*A*S*H), dies at 83
- 1992 Robert Shayne [Shaen Dawe], American stage and screen character actor (Invaders from Mars; The Adventures of Superman; Tora! Tora! Tora!), dies of lung cancer at 92
- 1998 Frank Latimore, American actor (Guiding Light), dies at 73
- 1998 Giant Haystacks [Martin Ruane], English professional wrestler, dies at 51
- 1999 Gene Rayburn [Jeljenić], American radio performer and TV game show host (Match Game), dies of heart failure at 81
- 2002 Daniel Gélin, French actor (Obsession; Napoléon; The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)), dies of kidney failure at 81
- 2002 George "Two Ton" Harris, American professional wrestler, dies of a heart attack at 75
- 2003 Larry Booker (Moondog Spot), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), dies of a heart attack at 51
- 2004 John Drew Barrymore, American actor (Pantomine Quiz), dies from cancer at 72
- 2005 Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (Wanna Hold Your Hand, Bossom Buddies, Back to the Future), dies of breast cancer at 47
- 2010 Alfred Masini, American television producer (b. 1930)
- 2010 Mario Monicelli, Italian film director (b. 1915)
- 2011 Patrice O'Neal, American stand-up comedian, dies from stroke complications at 41
- 2021 Arlene Dahl, American actress (Journey to the Center of the Earth, Ambush, One Life To Live), TV panelist (What's My Line), and perfumer, dies at 96
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