- 1905 Alphonse Allais, French humorist and author (Le chat noir), dies at 51
- 1939 Alice Brady, American silent and talkie film actress (My Man Godfrey; The Gay Divorcee; Zenobia), dies of cancer at 46
- 1969 Constance Dowling, actress (Blind Spot), dies of cardiac arrest at 49
- 1973 Sergio Tofano, Italian actor (b. 1883)
- 1980 Leon Janney (Ramon), American actor (Charly, Stolen Paradise, Hawk), dies of cancer at 63
- 1989 Henry Hall, British bandleader (BBC Dance Orchestra), dies at 91
- 1991 [Lawrence] G. L. Vitto American DJ and TV host, dies at 69
- 1996 (Moritz) "Morey" Amsterdam, American comedian, cellist, and actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Buddy"), dies at 87
- 1997 Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter (b. 1915)
- 1998 James Goldman, American screenwriter and playwright (The Lion in Winter), dies of a heart attack at 71
- 2000 Lída Baarová [Ludmila Babková], Czech actress (Die Fledermaus, Virginity), dies after a long illness at 86
- 2002 Margaret Booth, American film editor (b. 1898)
- 2005 Ljuba Tadić, Serbian actor (b. 1929)
- 2010 Gerard Kelly, Scottish actor (b. 1959)
- 2010 James MacArthur, American actor (Danny Williams-Hawaii 5-0), dies at 72
- 2010 Michael Sharvell-Martin, British stage and screen character actor (Dave Allen At Large), dies of esophageal cancer at 66
- 2020 Bobby Ball [Harper], British comic, actor, singer and television host (Cannon and Ball; The Last of Summer Wine), dies at 76
- 2020 Leanza Cornett, American TV host and Miss America winner, dies at 49
Matthew Perry (1969-2023)
Canadian-American actor (Friends - "Chandler Bing"), drowns after a cardiac arrest in a jacuzzi at 54 [1]
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