religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807) 1901–present 1910 – Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844) 1918 – John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1847) 1921 – Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and critic (b. 1840) 1922 – Henry Lawson, Australian poet and author (b. 1867) 1927 – Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Yokozuna (b. 1878) 1934 – James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1860) 1934 – Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (b. 1908) 1934 – Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (b. 1884) 1937 – Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (b. 1863) 1941 – Lloyd Seay, American race car driver (b. 1919) 1942 – James Juvenal, American rower (b. 1874) 1943 – Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (b. 1877) 1944 – Bella Rosenfeld, Russian-American model and author (b. 1895) 1945 – Mason Phelps, American golfer (b. 1885) 1948 – Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883) 1953 – Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower (b. 1875) 1953 – Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1883) 1954 – Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and political scientist (b. 1900) 1962 – William Wilkerson, American publisher and businessman (b. 1890) 1964 – Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist and scholar (b. 1900) 1964 – Alvin C. York, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1887) 1965 – Johannes Bobrowski, German poet and author (b. 1917) 1969 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (b. 1890) 1971 – Robert Mensah, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1939) 1973 – Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910) 1973 – J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (b. 1892) 1975 – Mabel Vernon, American activist (b. 1883) 1976 – Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1934) 1977 – Stephen Dunne, American actor (b. 1918) 1978 – Fred G. Meyer, American businessman, founded Fred Meyer (b. 1886) 1979 – Otto P. Weyland, American general (b. 1903) 1983 – Feri Cansel, Turkish-Cypriot actress (b. 1944) 1984 – Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908) 1985 – M. Alalasundaram, Sri Lankan Tamil teacher and politician 1985 – Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (b. 1920) 1985 – V. Dharmalingam, Sri Lankan Tamil politician (b. 1918) 1985 – Jay Youngblood, American wrestler (b.