1895 – Elisha P. Ferry, American politician (Governor of Washington, 1872-80, 1889-93), dies at 70
1969 – Arnie Herber, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL C’ship 1930, 31, 36, 39; First-team All-Pro 1932, 35, 36; Green Bay Packers, NY Giants), dies at 59
1977 – Bing Crosby [Harry Lillis Crosby], American singer (“White Christmas”, “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy”) and actor (“Going My Way”), dies of a heart attack at 74
1988 – Vic Raschi, American baseball pitcher (4 × MLB All-Star; 6 × World Series; AL strikeout leader 1951; NY Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 69
2006 – Gerry Studds, American politician (Rep-D-MA, 1973-97), first openly gay member of US Congress, dies at 69
2008 – Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, British peer, businessman and Conservative party politician Member of Parliament for North Leeds, 1929-56), dies at 82
2010 – Benoît Mandelbrot, Polish-French-American mathematician (proved Zipf’s law, discovered the Mandelbrot set), dies at 85
2011 – Chuck Ruff, American rock drummer (Edgar Winter Group – “Frankenstein”), dies after a long illness at 60
2018 – Al Fann, American actor (Alvin-He’s the Mayor), dies at 93
2020 – Rhonda Fleming [Marilyn Louis], American actress and singer nicknamed the “Queen of Technicolor” (Spellbound), dies at 97