Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957)
Italian cellist and conductor (La Scala, 1898-1908 & 1921-29; Metropolitan Opera, 1908-15; New York Philharmonic, 1926-36; NBC Symphony Orchestra, 1937-41 & 1944-54), dies after a stroke in NYC at 89
- 1968 John Davidson, American stage and silent and sound screen actor (The Bronze Bell; Dick Tracy vs Crime, Inc; Chinese Cat), dies at 81
- 1971 Kermit Maynard, American cowboy actor (Valley of Terror, Saturday Roundup), dies at 73
- 1972 David Seville [Ross Bagdasarian], American songwriter ("Come On A-My House"), singer (Alvin & The Chipmunks - "Witch Doctor"), and actor (Rear Window), dies at 52
- 1979 Peter Butterworth, British actor and comedian (Carry On), dies of a heart attack at 63
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
American actor (Lurch-Addams Family), dies at 46
- 1981 Bernard Lee, British actor (M in James Bond movies, Fallen Idol, Dr No), dies at 73
- 1987 Joyce Jameson, American comedienne and actress (Spike Jones Show, The Outlaw Josey Wales), commits suicide at 59
- 1988 Ballard Berkeley [Blascheck], British actor (Fawlty Towers, East meets West, The BFG), dies at 83
- 1989 Pierre Boileau, French screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82
- 1989 Romo Vincent, actor (Naked Jungle), dies
- 1989 Trey Wilson, actor (Bull Durham, Twins, Raising Arizona), dies
- 1992 Roselle Novelle, silent film actress, dies at 95
- 1993 Florence Desmond [Dawson], actress (Sally in Our Alley), dies at 87
- 1993 Glenn Corbett [Glen Edwin Rothenburg], American actor (Route 66; Shenandoah; Chisum), dies of lung cancer at 59
- 1998 Dimitris Horn, Greek actor (A Girl in Black), dies of cancer at 66
- 2001 Virginia O'Brien, American actress and singer (Meet the People, Gus, Ziegfeld Follies), dies of a heart attack at 81
- 2002 Ron Taylor, American actor (b. 1952)
- 2007 Ron Carey, American actor (Barney Miller), dies of a stroke at 71
- 2009 John Mortimer, British barrister, screenwriter and author. (b. 1923)
- 2014 Dave Madden, Canadian-born American actor (Charlotte's Web, Alice, The Partridge Family), dies from heart and kidney failure at 82
- 2014 Russell Johnson, American television and film actor, best known for his role as "The Professor" on Gilligan's Island, dies of kidney failure at 89
- 2018 Bradford Dillman, American actor (Compulsion, Piranha, Sudden Impact, Enforcer), dies of complications of pneumonia at 87
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