- 1683 Charles Hart, British Shakespearean actor, dies
- 1889 Jacques Damala [Aristides Damalas], Greek military officer and actor, dies from an overdose at 34
- 1952 Ralph Byrd, American actor (Dick Tracy TV Show, SOS Coast Guard), dies from a heart attack at 43
- 1962 Cleo Ridgely, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), dies at 68
- 1969 Mildred Davis, actress (Haunted Spooks), dies of coronary at 68
- 1981 Anita Loos, American screenwriter, novelist (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) and playwright, dies at 88
- 1982 Beverly Bayne, actress (Romeo & Juliet, Passionate Youth), dies at 87
- 1990 Raf Reymen, Flemish actor (Huisvuil, Het glas water), dies at 64
- 1995 James Maxwell, American actor and director (The Portrait of a Lady, The Shadow of the Tower, The Evil of Frankenstein), dies at 66
- 1998 Persis Khambatta, Indian actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), dies of a heart attack at 49
- 2002 Dean Riesner, American film and television screenwriter (Bill and Coo), dies at 83
- 2004 Elmer Bernstein, American film music composer (The Magnificent Seven; To Kill A Mockingbird; The Age Of Innocence; Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 82
- 2005 Christopher Bauman, American wrestler (b. 1982)
- 2005 Gao Xiumin, Chinese comedy actress (b. 1959)
- 2006 Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (b. 1934)
- 2014 Don Pardo, TV announcer (Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live), dies at 96
- 2015 (Alan) "Bud" Yorkin, American film and television producer and director (Divorce American Style; All in the Family; Sanford And Son), dies at 89
- 2017 Zoe Laskari, Greek actress, dies at 72
- 2019 Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster (ABC, CBS), dies of natural causes at 95
- 2020 Ben Cross, English actor (Chariots of Fire, Star Trek), dies at 72