- 1953 Roland Young, actor (David Copperfield, Irene, Dulcy), dies at 65
- 1953 William Farnum, American actor (Drifter, Scarlet Letter), dies at 76
- 1965 Lester Matthews, English actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies at 64
- 1967 Edna Park Edwards, American stage and vaudeville actress, dies at 72
- 1973 Max Terhune, actor (Range Justice, Night Riders), dies at 82
- 1976 Violet Wilkey, American actress (b. 1903)
- 1981 Philo McCullough, actor (Branded, Ridin' Thru), dies
- 1992 Laurence Naismith, British actor (Diamonds Are Forever, Camelot, Persuaders), dies at 83
- 1996 Vito Scotti [Scozarri], American actor (The Godfather, Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park), dies of lung cancer at 78
- 1998 Jeanette Nolan, American actress (Richard Boone Show, Virginian), dies following a stroke at 86
- 2002 Gwen Plumb, Australian actress (b. 1912)
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2004 Ronald Reagan, 40th US President (Republican: 1981-89) and actor (Bedtime for Bonzo), dies at 93
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- 2005 Susi Nicoletti, German actress (b. 1918)
- 2015 Richard Johnson, British stage and screen actor and producer (Never So Few, Restless, Beyond the Door), dies at 87
- 2019 Robert Earle, American TV host (GE College Bowl), dies at 93