1949 – Karl Weigl, Austrian-American pianist, composer (Apocalyptic Symphony), and educator, dies of bone marrow cancer at 68
1956 – Jackson Pollock, American expressionist painter (Lavender Mist), dies at 44 in a car accident in East Hampton
1984 – Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian-German chess player, dies at 67
1987 – Clara Peller, Russian-American manicurist and commercial spokesperson (Wendy’s – “Where’s the beef?”), dies of congestive heart failure at 85
1994 – Gordon Cullen, architect, dies at 80
2007 – Franz Antel, Austrian filmmaker (Der Bockerer), dies at 94
2010 – Dan Rostenkowski, American politician (Rep-D-Il, 1959-94), convicted of mail fraud, dies at 82
2014 – Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (Mork and Mindy, Jumanji, Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting), commits suicide by hanging himself at 63
2020 – Gordon J. Brand, English golfer (British Open 1986 runner-up), dies at 65
2022 – Darius Danesh, Scottish pop, opera, and swing singer-songwriter (Colourblind; Live Twice) and stage actor, dies of respiratory arrest at 41