Italian partisan, Gold Medal of Military Valour (b. 1930) 1949 – Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens (b. 1881) 1953 – Edwin Hubble, American astronomer and scholar (b. 1889) 1956 – William Boeing, American businessman, founded the Boeing Company (b. 1881) 1957 – Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan violinist and composer (b. 1888) 1959 – Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (b. 1901) 1962 – Roger Nimier, French soldier and author (b. 1925) 1964 – Harpo Marx, American comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1888) 1966 – André Breton, French author and poet (b. 1896) 1970 – John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright (b. 1896) 1970 – Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Egypt (b. 1918) 1978 – Pope John Paul I (b. 1912) 1979 – John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer (b. 1921) 1981 – Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan journalist and politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1908) 1982 – Mabel Albertson, American actress (b. 1901) 1984 – Cihad Baban, Turkish journalist, author, and politician (b. 1911) 1989 – Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Philippines (b. 1917) 1990 – Larry O'Brien, American businessman and politician, 57th United States Postmaster General (b. 1917) 1991 – Miles Davis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1926) 1993 – Peter De Vries, American editor and novelist (b. 1910) 1993 – Alexander A. Drabik, American sergeant (b. 1910) 1994 – Urmas Alender, Estonian singer (b. 1953) 1994 – José Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Guerrero (b. 1946) 1994 – Harry Saltzman, Canadian production manager and producer (b. 1915) 1994 – K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (b. 1917) 1999 – Escott Reid, Canadian academic and diplomat (b. 1905) 2000 – Pierre Trudeau, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1919) 2002 – Patsy Mink, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927) 2002 – Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician (b. 1907) 2003 – Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (b. 1927) 2003 – Elia Kazan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1909) 2003 – George Odlum, Saint Lucian politician and diplomat (b. 1934) 2004 – Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (b. 1924) 2005 – Constance Baker Motley, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1921) 2007 – René Desmaison, French mountaineer (b. 1930) 2007 – Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (b.