Berg, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1899) 1966 – Hiram Wesley Evans, American Ku Klux Klan leader (b. 1881) 1966 – Cemal Gürsel, Turkish general and politician, 4th President of Turkey (b. 1895) 1975 – Walter Herbert, German-American conductor (b. 1902) 1979 – Nur Muhammad Taraki, Afghan journalist and politician, 3rd President of Afghanistan (b. 1917) 1981 – Furry Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1899) 1981 – William Loeb III, American publisher (b. 1905) 1982 – Christian Ferras, French violinist (b. 1933) 1982 – John Gardner, American novelist, essayist, and critic (b. 1933) 1982 – Bachir Gemayel, Lebanese commander and politician (b. 1947) 1982 – Grace Kelly, American-Monegasque actress; Princess of Monaco (b. 1929) 1984 – Janet Gaynor, American actress (b. 1906) 1986 – Gordon McLendon, American broadcaster, founded the Liberty Broadcasting System (b. 1921) 1989 – Pérez Prado, Cuban-Mexican singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1916) 1991 – Julie Bovasso, American actress and playwright (b. 1930) 1991 – Russell Lynes, American historian, photographer, and author (b. 1910) 1992 – August Komendant, Estonian-American engineer and academic (b. 1906) 1992 – Paul Martin Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1903) 1994 – Marika Krevata, Greek actress (b. 1910) 1995 – Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (b. 1912) 1996 – Juliet Prowse, Indian-South African actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1937) 1998 – Yang Shangkun, Chinese politician, and 4th President of China (b. 1907) 1999 – Charles Crichton, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910) 1999 – Giannos Kranidiotis, Greek politician and diplomat (b. 1947) 2000 – Beah Richards, American actress (b. 1920) 2000 – Jerzy Giedroyc, Belarusian-Polish soldier and activist (b. 1906) 2001 – Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer and guitarist (b. 1931) 2002 – LaWanda Page, American actress (b. 1920) 2003 – Jerry Fleck, American actor and director (b. 1947) 2003 – Garrett Hardin, American ecologist and author (b. 1915) 2003 – John Serry, Sr., American accordion player and composer (b. 1915) 2005 – William Berenberg, American physician and academic (b. 1915) 2005 – Vladimir Volkoff, French soldier and author (b. 1932) 2005 – Robert Wise, American director and producer (b. 1914) 2006 – Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American bodybuilder and actor (b. 1926) 2006 – Esme Melville, Australian actress (b. 1918) 2007 – Jacques Martin, French television host and producer (b. 1933) 2007 – Robert Savoie, Canadian opera singer (b. 1927) 2008 – Hyman Golden, American