1971 Edit Angold, German actress (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76
1972 Colin Gordon, British actor (The Pink Panther, Casino Royale), dies at 61
1976 Alexander Gray, American actor (Sally, This is Music), dies at 85
1982 Glenn Gould, Canadian classical pianist (Bach's Goldberg Variations) and broadcaster (Solitude Trilogy), dies after suffering a stroke at 50
1989 Graham Chapman, British comedian and screenwriter (Monty Python; Life of Brian), dies of cancer at 48
1990 Avis Bunnage, British actress (Rising Damp, Coronation Street), dies at 67
1990 Jill Bennett, British actress (Lady Jane, Concrete Jungle), overdoses at 58
1994 Heinz Rohmann, German actor/dir (Brave Soldier Schwejk), dies at 92
1996 Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese film director and screenwriter (Joi-uchi), dies at 80
1997 Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese inventor and video game designer, dies in a car accident at 56
2002 André Delvaux, Belgian film director and screenwriter (Benvenuta), dies at 76
2002 William "Buddy" Lester, American comedian and actor (Barney Miller, Phil Silvers Show), dies at 85
2004 Rio Diaz, Filipino actress and TV hosts (b. 1959)
2006 Tom Bell, English actor on stage, television and film (b. 1933)
2010 Norman Wisdom, English comedian (Kraft Music Hall, Trouble In Store), dies at 95
2019 Diahann Carroll [Carol Diann Johnson] American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (No Strings; Julia; Claudine; Dynasty - "Dominique"), dies of cancer at 84
2021 Alan Kalter, American television announcer (Late Show with David Letterman, 1995-2015), dies at 78
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