– Maria Callas, Greek operatic soprano (b. 1923) 1980 – Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (b. 1896) 1984 – Louis Réard, French engineer and fashion designer, created the bikini (b. 1897) 1984 – Richard Brautigan, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (b. 1935) 1987 – Christopher Soames, English soldier and politician, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (b. 1920) 1991 – Olga Spessivtseva, Russian-American ballerina (b. 1895) 1992 – Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician (b. 1910) 1993 – František Jílek, Czech conductor (b. 1913) 1993 – Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Australian poet and activist (b. 1920) 1996 – McGeorge Bundy, American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1919) 1996 – Gene Nelson, American actor, dancer, and director (b. 1920) 2001 – Samuel Z. Arkoff, American producer (b. 1918) 2002 – James Gregory, American actor (b. 1911) 2003 – Sheb Wooley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1921) 2004 – Michael Donaghy, American-English poet and author (b. 1954) 2005 – Harry Freedman, Canadian horn player, composer, and educator (b. 1922) 2005 – Gordon Gould, American physicist and academic, invented the laser (b. 1920) 2006 – Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925) 2006 – Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (b. 1924) 2007 – Robert Jordan, American engineer and author (b. 1948) 2008 – Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (b. 1940) 2009 – Myles Brand, American philosopher and academic (b. 1942) 2009 – Ernst Märzendorfer, Austrian conductor (b. 1921) 2009 – Mary Travers, American singer-songwriter (b. 1936) 2010 – George N. Parks, American educator and bandleader (b. 1953) 2010 – Jim Towers, English footballer (b. 1933) 2011 – Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, American singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and drummer (b. 1936) 2011 – Enamul Haque Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1948) 2012 – Roman Kroitor, Canadian director and producer, co-founded IMAX (b. 1926) 2012 – Julien J. LeBourgeois, American admiral (b. 1923) 2012 – Friedrich Zimmermann, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (b. 1925) 2013 – Scott Adams, American football player (b. 1966) 2013 – Ratiba El-Hefny, Egyptian soprano and director (b. 1931) 2013 – Patsy Swayze, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1927) 2015 – Guy Béart, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (b. 1930) 2015 – Julio Brady, Virgin Islander lawyer, judge, and politician, 5th Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (b. 1942) 2015 – Kurt Oppelt, Austrian figure skater and coach (b. 1932)