- January 11
- Death of Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist and educator (born 1894). [115]
- Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at age 79. [1]
- January 13
- Doodles Weaver, comedian (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at age 71. [1]
- John McHugh, actor (Unspeakable), dies of a heart attack at age 69. [1]
- Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver - Lassie), dies of cancer at age 74. [1]
- D Mack Reynolds, US writer (Amazon Planet, Once Departed), dies. [1]
- January 15
- Death of Sheppard Strudwick of cancer at age 75; actor (As The World Turns TV show, Another World TV show, One Life to Live TV show, Love of Life TV show, Psychomania). [1] [457]
- Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach, Florida, at age 81. [1] [5] [115]
- Death of Winstead Sheffield Weaver AKA Doodles in Burbank, California, USA; improv comedian in early TV 1950s, died of suicide gunshot. [889.4]
- January 17
- Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at age 71. [1]
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- January 22
- Fred Bakewell, cricket player (dashing England bat of 1930s, 6 Tests), dies. [1]
- January 26
- Death of Paul "Bear" Bryant, American college football coach, at age 69 in Alabama (born 1913). [1] [115]
- January 27
- Robert Christian, actor (Bustin' Loose), dies of cancer at age 42. [1]
- Death of Georges Bidault, French Resistance leader (born 1899). [115]
- Louis De Funes, French actor/writer (Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacobs), dies from a heart attack at age 68 (born 1899). [1] [115]
- January 28
- Billy Fury, British Rock 'n' Roll artist ("That'll Be the Day"), dies at age 42 of heart failure (born 1940). [1] [115]
- Death of Frank Forde, fifteenth Prime Minister of Australia (born 1890). [115]
- January 30
- [Dallas] Mack/McCord Reynolds, sci-fi author (Earth War), dies at age 65. [1]
- Joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia. [1]
- February 1
- Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies. [1]
- February 2
- Bryan Valentine, cricket player (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies. [1]
- February 4
- Reginald Denham, director/writer (Death at BC House), dies at age 89. [1]
- Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at age 68. [1]
- Death of Karen Carpenter of chronic aneorexia at age 32; singer/drummer (The Carpenters - Close to You, We've Only Just Begun, Top of the World, Please Mr. Postman). [1] [115] [457]
- February 5
- Derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (Social Democrat), dies at age 67. [1]
- February 10
- Eduard Franz, actor (Zorro), dies at age 80. [1]
- February 12
- Eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at age 100. [1]
- February 13
- Marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at age 78. [1]
- February 19
- Alice White, actress (Employees' Entrance), dies of a stroke at age 78. [1]
- February 20
- James G Richardson, actor (Tim Cassidy - Sierra), dies at age 37 in skiing accident. [1]
- Ray Vitte, actor (Doc, Cody - Quest), killed by police at age 33. [1]
- February 22
- Romain Maes, Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1935), dies at age 70. [1]
- February 25
- Tennessee Williams, US writer (Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), chokes to death on a bottle cap at age 71 (born 1911). [1] [115]
- February 27
- Death of Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev, Russian astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1908). [115]
- March 3
- Arthur Koestler, Hungarian/British writer (Dialogue With Death), dies at age 77 (born 1905). [1] [115]
- March 4
- Hergé [Georges Rémi], Belgian cartoonist (Rin-Tin-Tin), dies at age 75 (born 1907). [1] [115]
- March 6
- Thelma Pelish, actress (Pajama Game), dies at age 55. [1]
- March 7
- Death of Robert Bray at age 66 after a heart attack; actor (Corey - Lassie TV show, Simon - Stagecoach West). [1] [457]
- March 8
- William T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at age 80 (born 1902). [1] [115]
- March 9
- Death of Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905). [115]
- Death of Faye Emerson at age 65 of stomach cancer; hostess (Paris Cavalcade of Fashions (1948), The Faye Emerson Show (1950), Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (1951), Author Meets the Critics (1952), Faye and Skitch (1953)), panellist (I've Got a Secret, Masquerade Party), actress (The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre, The Philco Television Playhouse, Goodyear Television Playhouse). [1] [457]
- March 12
- Jevsei G Liberman, Ukraine economist (Plan, profit, bonus), dies at age 85. [1]
- March 13
- Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at age 58. [1]
- March 14
- Maurice Ronet, actor (Circle of Love, Frantic, Sphinx), dies at age 55. [1]
- March 15
- José Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at age 80. [1]
- Death of Rebecca West, English-born writer (born 1892). [115]
- March 16
- Death of Freda Dudley Ward, former royal mistress (born 1894). [115]
- Arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at age 79. [1]
- March 17
- Death of Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903). [115]
- March 18
- Umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies. [1]
- March 23
- Dr Barney Clark, first artificial heart recipient, dies after 112 days at age 62. [1]
- March 25
- Martha Sleeper, actress (Spitfire), dies of a heart attack at age 72. [1]
- March 26
- Anthony F Blunt, British art historian/spy for USSR, dies at age 75. [1]
- March 27
- Death of Elsie Eaves, American civil engineer, George Norlin Silver Medal from the University of Colorado (born 1898). [115]
- James Hayter, actor (Pickwick Papers, Trio, Great Game), dies at age 75. [1]
- March 28
- Ank [Anna M] van der Moer, actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy), dies at age 71. [1]
- Martinus A Jansen, bishop of Rotterdam (1956-70), dies at age 77. [1]
- March 29
- Richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at age 65. [1]
- March 31
- Stephen Murray, actor (Guilty, Silent Dust, Master Spy), dies at age 70. [1]
- April 4
- Gloria Swanson, American actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at age 84 (born 1897). [1] [115]
- Jacqueline Logan, silent film leading lady, dies at age 78. [1]
- April 7
- Gavin Gordon, television actor (Romance, Lone Cowboy), dies at age 82. [1]
- April 10
- Issam Sartawi, Palestinian Liberation Organization ambassador to Portugal, is murdered. [1]
- April 11
- Dolores Del Rio, actress (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at age 78. [1]
- April 14
- Death of Pete Farndom at age 30 of a drug overdose at his home in England; bass guitarist (The Pretenders). [1] [457]
- Nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1952), dies at age 64. [1]
- April 15
- Rodolfo Hoyos, actor (Luis - Viva Valdez), dies at age 68. [1]
- Gyula Illyes, Hungarian writer/poet (Az Ismertlen Illyes), dies at age 80. [1]
- April 17
- Mark W Clark, US General (WWII), dies at age 87. [1]
- Peter Potter, DJ (Peter Potter Show, Juke Box Jury), dies at age 78. [1]
- Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies. [1]
- April 18
- Alan Melville, cricket player (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies. [1]
- April 19
- Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes and Diamonds), dies at age 73. [1]
- Lorene Scott, actress (Faraway Hill), dies at age 74. [1]
- April 21
- Walter Slezak, actor (Bedtime For Bonzo), commits suicide in New York at age 80. [1]
- April 23
- Selena Royale, actress (Robot Monster), dies at age 78. [1]
- Buster Crabbe, 400 metre US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932)/actor, dies from a heart attack in Scottsdale, Arizona at age 76. [1]
- April 26
- Vaughn Taylor, actor (Johnny Jupiter), dies at age 72. [1]
- April 28
- Ron James, cricket player (New South Wales's Sheffield Shield captain 1949-50), dies. [1]
- April 30
- Jerry Hatsuo, Fujikawa actor (Uncle Matsu - Mr T and Tina), dies at age 71. [1]
- Death of McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield, American blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at age 68 (born 1915). [1] [115]
- May 1
- V N Swamy, Indian cricket pace bowler (without distinction), dies. [1]
- May 2
- Death of Norm Van Brocklin, former National Football League quarterback (born 1926). [115]
- May 3
- Vaughn Taylor, actor (Jailhouse Rock), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at age 72. [1]
- May 5
- Death of John Williams at age 80 of an aneurism; actor (French - Family Affair TV show, Dial M for Murder). [1] [457]
- May 10
- John P Strijbos, writer (Called that Bird), dies at age 92. [1]
- May 11
- Zenna [Chlarson] Henderson, author (Anything Box), dies at age 65. [1]
- May 14
- Miguel Aleman Valdes, attorney/President of México (1946-52), dies at age 80. [1]
- May 18
- Death of Frank Aiken, Irish Foreign Minister (born 1898). [115]
- May 19
- Death of Jean Rey, Belgian minister, President of the European Commission (born 1902). [1] [115]
- May 23
- Albert Claude, Belgian biologist (Nobel Prize 1974), dies at age 84 (born 1899). [1] [115]
- Death of George Bruns in Portland, Oregon, USA at age 68; Disney songwriter/composer (Sleeping Beauty, Babes in Toyland, The Sword in the Stone, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett", theme of Zorro, "Yo Ho"), named Disney Legend 2001. [510.84]
- May 25
- Sydney Box, Academy Award-winning film producer, dies at age 76. [1]
- May 30
- Alfred M Gruenther, US General/NATO-commander (1953-56), dies at age 84. [1]
- May 31
- Death of Jack Dempsey, American heavyweight champion boxer (born 1895). [115]
- June 10
- Death of Larry Hooper, American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) (born 1917). [115]
- June 12
- Norma Shearer, Canadian-born actress (Academy Award-winner), dies at age 80. [1] [115]
- June 26
- Walter O'Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at age 82. [1]
- June 27
- Maxie Anderson and Don Ida, balloonists, die during a race. [1]
- June 30
- Mary Livingstone, actress (Jack Benny Show), dies at age 75. [1]
- July 1
- R. Buckminster Fuller, American inventor/philosopher/architect, dies in Los Angeles, California at age 87 (born 1895). [1] [5] [115]
- July 5
- Harry James, swing-era bandleader/trumpet player, dies in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1]
- July 12
- Death of Chris Wood at age 39 of liver failure in London, England; saxophone and flute player (Traffic - "John Barleycorn Must Die" album (1970)). [115] [457]
- July 15
- Eddie Foy Junior, actor (Eddie - Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at age 78. [1]
- July 20
- Death of Frank Reynolds at age 59; news anchor (ABC Evening News). [1] [115] [457]
- July 29
- David Niven, English actor (Rugues), dies in Switzerland at age 73 (born 1910). [1] [115]
- Death of Raymond Massey at age 86 of pneumonia in Beverly Hills, California, USA; actor (President Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Gillespie - Dr. Kildare). [1] [115] [457]
- July 30
- Howard Deitz, MGM executive, dies at age 86 of Parkinson's disease. [1]
- Death of Lynn Fontanne at age 95; actress (The Magnificent Yankee (Emmy award), US Steel Hour, Producer's Showcase), narrator (Peter Pan (1960)). [1] [457]
- August 3
- Death of Carolyn Jones at age 54 of cancer; actress (Morticia - The Addams Family). [1] [115] [457]
- August 17
- Ira Gershwin, American lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills, California, at age 86 (born 1896). [1] [5] [115]
- August 21
- Benigno Aquino, Junior, Philippines opposition leader, is assassinated in Manila just as he returns from exile. Suspected assassin former member of presidential guard Rolando Vizcarra is shot dead on the runway by guards. [115] [898.16]
- August 24
- Jack Somack, actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show), dies at age 64. [1]
- August 26
- Mike Kellin, actor (Honestly Celeste), dies at age 61 of cancer. [1]
- August 28
- Death of Jan Clayton at age 66; actress (Ellen Miller - Lassie TV show). [1] [457]
- August 29
- Death of Simon Oakland at age 68 of cancer; actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep TV show, Kolchak the Night Stalker TV show, Toma TV show, David Cassidy - Man Undercover TV show). [1] [457]
- September 1
- Death of Lawrence McDonald, U.S. Congressman, leader of John Birch Society (Korean Air 007 plane crash) (born 1935). [115] [899.22]
- Henry "Scoop" Jackson, American politician (Senator-Democrat-Washington) dies at age 71. [1]
- September 4
- Death of Clark Todd, age 38, of shrapnel from artillery of Druze militiamen in Chouf Mountains, Lebanon; Canadian CTV TV journalist. [901.44]
- September 5
- Death of Yale Gracey at age 73 in Los Angeles, California, USA; began at Disney Studios in 1939 as art director and layout artist on over 60 Disney films, added special effects to Disneyland attractions, retired 1975, named Disney Legend 1989. [510.192]
- September 10
- Death of Dai Rees, British golfer (born 1913). [115]
- Death of Felix Bloch, Swiss-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905). [115]
- Death of Jon Brower Minnoch, heaviest man who ever lived (born 1941). [115]
- September 15
- LeRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at age 88. [1]
- Willie Bobo, jazz drummer (Cos), dies at age 49. [1]
- September 25
- Death of King Léopold III of Belgium (born 1901). [115]
- September 30
- Freddy Martin, orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin TV show), dies at age 76. [1]
- William D Elliot, actor (Bernie Loves Bridget, Adam 12), dies at age 49. [1]
- October 3
- John K.M. McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at age 69. [1]
- October 6
- Death of Terence Cardinal Cooke, American Catholic archbishop, at age 62 (born 1921). [1] [115]
- October 8
- Death of Joan Hackett at age 49 of ovarian cancer; actress (Another Day TV show, Young Dr. Malone TV show). [1] [115] [457]
- October 9
- Rangoon, Burma, bomb blast kills 16 South Koreans, including four cabinet ministers, including Foreign Minister Lee Bum Suk. [115] [902.36]
- October 14
- Death of Paul Fix at age 82 of kidney failure; character actor (300 motion pictures, Sheriff - The Rifleman). [1] [457]
- US Marine peacekeeper Sargeant Allen Soifert killed by sniper in Beirut, Lebanon. [1]
- October 15
- Death of Pat O'Brien at age 83 of a heart attack; actor (Harrigan and Son TV show (1960)). [1] [457]
- October 16
- Death of George Liberace of leukemia at age 72; conductor and violinist, conducted orchestra for brother pianist Wladziu Liberace. [1] [457]
- October 19
- Maurice Bishop, former Prime Minister of Grenada, and 40 others are executed in a military coup. [115] [904.26]
- October 20
- Death of Merle Travis of heart failure at age 75; country singer, songwriter ("Sixteen Tons"). [457]
- October 23
- Jessica Savitch, of Margate, New Jersey, newscaster (NBC Weekend), dies in car accident drowning at age 36 (born 1947). [1] [115] [457]
- October 31
- Death of George S. Halas, American football player and coach at age 88 (born 1895). [1] [115]
- November 3
- Death of Alfredo Antonini at age 82; American conductor (Jane Froman Canteen) and composer (born 1901). [1] [115]
- November 13
- Death of "Alvin" Junior Samples at age 57 from a heart attack; country singer, comedian (Hee Haw TV show). [1] [457]
- November 19
- Peter Coffield of Illinois, actor (Kevin - W.E.B.), dies at age 37. [1]
- November 20
- Marcel Dalio, actor (Casablanca), dies at age 83. [1]
- November 22
- Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at age 58. [1]
- November 28
- Death of Christopher George at age 54 of a heart attack; actor (Rat Patrol TV show, The Immortal). [1] [457]
- December 2
- Atholl Mckinnon, cricket player (South African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies. [1]
- Fifi D'Orsay "French Bombshell", Canadian actress (Dixie Jamboree), dies cancer at age 79 (born 1904). [1] [115]
- December 4
- Estelle Omens, actress (Effect of Gamma Rays), dies at age 55. [1]
- December 5
- Robert Aldrich, director/producer (Last Sunset), dies at age 65. [1]
- December 7
- Edgar Graham, member of Northern Ireland Assembly, shot dead by Irish Republican Army. [1]
- December 8
- Slim Pickins, American western actor (Blazing Saddles, The Wide Country, Nashville Palace, Filthy Rich, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Disneyland), dies after brain surgery at age 64 (born 1919). [1] [115] [457]
- December 9
- David Rounds, actor (Terence - Beacon Hill), dies at age 53. [1]
- December 10
- Dorothy Cummings, actress (Dancing Mothers), dies at age 84. [1]
- Patrick O'Moore, actor (Jungle Gents), dies at age 74. [1]
- December 13
- Leora Dana, actress (Amityville II, Change of Habit, Sylvie Kosloff - Another World), dies at age 60. [1]
- Mary Renault [Challans], British author (Funeral Games), dies at age 78. [1]
- December 16
- Kusan Sunim, founded Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at age 74. [1]
- December 19
- Raymond Massey, actor (Dr Gillespie - Dr Kildaire), dies at age 87. [1]
- December 21
- Death of Rod Cameron at age 73; actor (over 75 films, Santa Fe Passage, Stampede, City Detective TV show, Coronado 9, Trooper Rod Blake - State Trooper). [1] [457]
- December 23
- Death of Colin Middleton, Northern Irish artist (born 1910). [115]
- December 25
- Joan Miró, Spanish surrealist painter, dies at his home in Majorca at age 90 (born 1893). [1] [115]
- December 28
- Death of Dennis Wilson at age 39 in a drowning accicent; drummer/singer (Beach Boys). [1] [115] [457]
- William Demarest, actor ("Uncle Charlie" on My Three Sons), dies in Palm Springs at age 92. [1]
- December 31
- Bill Hunt, cricket player (Test for Australia, out 0, took 0-25 and 0-14), dies. [1]
- Frank Link, actor (Burns and Schreiber Comedy Show), dies at age 46. [1]
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