1959 – Leo Aryeh Mayer, Polish-Israeli scholar and academic (b. 1895) 1961 – Jules Bordet, Belgian microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870) 1963 – Otto Struve, Ukrainian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1897) 1970 – Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (b. 1933) 1971 – Igor Stravinsky, Russian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1882) 1974 – Willem Marinus Dudok, Dutch architect (b. 1884) 1974 – Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas Airways Limited (b. 1895) 1977 – Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (b. 1889) 1979 – Ivan Vasilyov, Bulgarian architect, designed the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library (b. 1893) 1983 – Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, Indian General who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1962 to 1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1949. (b. 1908) 1992 – Isaac Asimov, American science fiction writer (b. 1920) 1994 – Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan banker and politician, 3rd President of Rwanda (b. 1937) 1994 – Cyprien Ntaryamira, Burundian politician, 5th President of Burundi (b. 1955) 1995 – Ioannis Alevras, Greek banker and politician, President of Greece (b. 1912) 1996 – Greer Garson, English-American actress (b. 1904) 1998 – Norbert Schmitz, German footballer (b. 1958) 1998 – Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942) 1999 – Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (b. 1908) 2000 – Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian politician, 1st President of Tunisia (b. 1903) 2001 – Charles Pettigrew, American singer-songwriter (b. 1963) 2003 – David Bloom, American journalist (b. 1963) 2003 – Anita Borg, American computer scientist and educator; founded Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (b. 1949) 2003 – Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (b. 1912) 2003 – Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer, educator, and activist (b. 1927) 2003 – Dino Yannopoulos, Greek stage director of the Metropolitan Opera (b. 1919) 2004 – Lou Berberet, American baseball player (b. 1929) 2004 – Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (b. 1929) 2005 – Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (b. 1923) 2006 – Maggie Dixon, American basketball player and coach (b. 1977) 2006 – Francis L. Kellogg, American soldier and diplomat (b. 1917) 2006 – Stefanos Stratigos, Greek actor and director (b. 1926) 2007 – Luigi Comencini, Italian director and producer (b. 1916) 2009 – J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (b. 1919) 2009 – Shawn Mackay, Australian rugby player and