Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1883) 1945 – Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author (b. 1881) 1952 – Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1883) 1965 – Steve Brown, American bassist (b. 1890) 1972 – Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1906) 1972 – Baki Süha Ediboğlu, Turkish poet and author (b. 1915) 1972 – Geoffrey Fisher, English archbishop and academic (b. 1887) 1973 – Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (b. 1882) 1975 – Franco Bordoni, Italian race car driver and pilot (b. 1913) 1978 – Robert Cliche, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1921) 1978 – Edmund Crispin, English writer and composer (b. 1921) 1978 – Willy Messerschmitt, German engineer and academic, designed the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (b. 1898) 1980 – Bill Evans, American pianist and composer (b. 1929) 1981 – Rafael Méndez, Mexican trumpet player and composer (b. 1906) 1983 – Prince Far I, Jamaican DJ and producer (b. 1944) 1985 – Cootie Williams, American trumpet player (b. 1910) 1989 – Jan DeGaetani, American soprano (b. 1933) 1989 – Olga Erteszek, Polish-American fashion designer (b. 1916) 1989 – Robert Penn Warren, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (b. 1905) 1991 – John Hoyt, American actor (b. 1904) 1991 – Warner Troyer, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1932) 1993 – Pino Puglisi, Italian priest and martyr (b. 1937) 1995 – Harry Calder, South African cricketer (b. 1901) 1995 – Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish footballer and manager (b. 1921) 1997 – Bulldog Brower, American wrestler (b. 1933) 1998 – Louis Rasminsky, Canadian economist, 3rd Governor of the Bank of Canada (b. 1908) 2001 – June Salter, Australian actress and author (b. 1932) 2003 – Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist and author (b. 1930) 2004 – Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1948) 2004 – Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1931) 2005 – Guy Green, English director and cinematographer (b. 1913) 2005 – Sidney Luft, American manager and producer (b. 1915) 2006 – Raymond Baxter, English television host and author (b. 1922) 2006 – Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist and author (b. 1929) 2006 – Pablo Santos, Mexican-American actor (b. 1987) 2007 – Colin McRae, Scottish race car driver (b. 1968) 2007 – Jeremy Moore, English general (b. 1928) 2007 – Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1928) 2007 – Brett Somers, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1924) 2008 – Richard Wright,