(b. 1882) 1974 – Alexander P. de Seversky, Russian-American pilot and businessman, co-founded Republic Aviation (b. 1894) 1977 – Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916) 1978 – Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (b. 1910) 1979 – Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (b. 1912) 1980 – Yootha Joyce, English actress (b. 1927) 1982 – Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (b. 1896) 1983 – Kalevi Kotkas, Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower (b. 1913) 1983 – Scott Nearing, American economist, educator, and activist (b. 1883) 1985 – Paul Creston, American composer and educator (b. 1906) 1987 – Malcolm Kirk, English rugby player and wrestler (b. 1936) 1990 – Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (b. 1941) 1990 – Gely Abdel Rahman, Sudanese-Egyptian poet and academic (b. 1931) 1991 – Bernard Castro, Italian-American inventor (b. 1904) 1992 – André Donner, Dutch academic and judge (b. 1918) 1997 – Luigi Villoresi, Italian racing driver (b. 1907) 1998 – E. G. Marshall, American actor (b. 1910) 1999 – Mary Jane Croft, American actress (b. 1916) 1999 – Alexandre Lagoya, Egyptian guitarist and composer (b. 1929) 2000 – Andy Hug, Swiss martial artist and kick-boxer (b. 1964) 2001 – Jane Greer, American actress (b. 1924) 2001 – Roman Matsov, Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (b. 1917) 2002 – Nikolay Guryanov, Russian priest and mystic (b. 1909) 2003 – Wilfred Thesiger, Ethiopian-English explorer and author (b. 1910) 2004 – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1926) 2006 – Rocco Petrone, American soldier and engineer (b. 1926) 2006 – Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor and educator (b. 1916) 2007 – Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (b. 1937) 2007 – Aaron Russo, American director and producer (b. 1943) 2010 – Satoshi Kon, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1963) 2011 – Seyhan Erözçelik, Turkish poet and author (b. 1962) 2011 – Mike Flanagan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1951) 2012 – Dadullah, Pakistani Taliban leader (b. 1965) 2012 – Pauli Ellefsen, Faroese surveyor and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1936) 2012 – Steve Franken, American actor (b. 1932) 2012 – Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1937) 2013 – Gerry Baker, American soccer player and manager (b. 1938) 2013 – Nílton de Sordi, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1931) 2013 – Julie Harris, American actress (b. 1925) 2013 –