1881) 1943 – Andreas Faehlmann, Estonian-German sailor and engineer (b. 1898) 1945 – Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch printer and typographer (b. 1882) 1947 – Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant and author (b. 1887) 1950 – Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1876) 1954 – Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (b. 1862) 1954 – Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888) 1955 – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1881) 1958 – Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1928) 1960 – André Berthomieu, French director and screenwriter (b. 1903) 1962 – Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1886) 1962 – Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish artist and musician (b. 1940) 1965 – Lloyd Casner, American race car driver, founded Casner Motor Racing Division (b. 1928) 1965 – Linda Darnell, American actress (b. 1923) 1966 – Evelyn Waugh, English soldier, novelist, journalist and critic (b. 1903) 1968 – Gustavs Celmiņš, Latvian lieutenant and politician (b. 1899) 1969 – Harley Earl, American businessman (b. 1893) 1975 – Walker Evans, American photographer (b. 1903) 1975 – Marjorie Main, American actress (b. 1890) 1978 – Hjalmar Mäe, Estonian politician (b. 1901) 1979 – Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1911) 1980 – Kay Medford, American actress and singer (b. 1919) 1981 – Howard Thurman, American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (b. 1899) 1983 – Issam Sartawi, Palestinian activist (b. 1935) 1985 – Zisis Verros, Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle (b. 1880) 1986 – Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948) 1988 – Ezekias Papaioannou, Greek Cypriot politician (b. 1908) 1991 – Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (b. 1955) 1991 – Martin Hannett, English guitarist and producer (b. 1948) 1991 – Natalie Schafer, American actress (b. 1900) 1992 – Sam Kinison, American comedian and actor (b. 1953) 1993 – Chris Hani, South African activist and politician (b. 1942) 1994 – Sam B. Hall, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1924) 1995 – Morarji Desai, Indian politician, 4th Prime Minister of India (b. 1896) 1997 – Michael Dorris, American author and academic (b. 1945) 1998 – Seraphim of Athens, Greek archbishop (b. 1913) 1999 – Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, German-American biochemist and physician (b. 1910) 1999 – Jean Vander Pyl, American actress and voice artist (b. 1919) 2000 – Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1920) 2000 – Larry Linville, American actor (b. 1939)