1956 – Sándor Graf Festetics, Hungarian nobleman and politician (Minister of War, 1918-19), dies at 74
1988 – Lauris Norstad, American general (NATO commander) and CEO (Owens-Corning Fiberglass), dies at 71
1994 – Tom Ewell [Sam Yewell Tompkins], American actor (Tom Ewell Show, The Seven Year Itch), dies at 85
1995 – Larry Gales, American jazz double-bassist, dies of leukemia at 59
2001 – Victor Wong, American actor (Big Trouble in Little China), dies of a heart attack at 74
2008 – Bob Quinn, Australian Football Hall of Fame rover (All Australian captain 1947; SA captain 1945-47; Magarey Medal 1938, 45; Port Adelaide FC), dies at 93
2009 – Norman Borlaug, American agronomist (Green revolution – Nobel Peace Prize 1970), dies at 95
2021 – Michel Maïque, French rugby league second rower (8 Tests; FC Lézignan) and politician (Mayor of Lézignan-Corbières 2014-20), dies from acute pancreatitis at 73
2023 – Gordon Kennett, English motorcycle speedway rider (World Pairs C’ship [Malcolm Simmons] 1978; World Championship 1978 runner-up), dies at 70
2023 – Dominique Colonna, French soccer goalkeeper (13 caps; Stade Français, OGC Nice, Reims) and manager (Cameroon 1965-70), dies at 95