and academic (b. 1900) 1939 – Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (b. 1867) 1939 – Charles Tatham, American fencer (b. 1854) 1945 – Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (b. 1882) 1947 – Andrew C. McLaughlin, American historian and author (b. 1861) 1948 – Warren William, American actor (b. 1894) 1950 – Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1863) 1962 – Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887) 1973 – August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (b. 1887) 1973 – Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (b. 1908) 1975 – Earle Cabell, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1906) 1976 – Philip Gbeho, Ghanaian composer and educator (b. 1904) 1978 – James Bassett, American journalist and author (b. 1912) 1978 – Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (b. 1897) 1980 – Theodor Luts, Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1896) 1981 – Patsy Kelly, American actress and dancer (b. 1910) 1982 – Sarah Churchill, English actress (b. 1914) 1982 – Józef Nawrot, Polish-English footballer (b. 1906) 1984 – Neil Hamilton, American actor (b. 1899) 1991 – Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904) 1993 – Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1957) 1993 – Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1913) 1994 – Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (b. 1932) 1996 – Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1931) 1998 – Jeff Moss, American composer and screenwriter (b. 1942) 2002 – Youssouf Togoïmi, Chadian politician (b. 1953) 2002 – Mike Webster, American football player (b. 1952) 2003 – Rosalie Allen, American singer and radio host (b. 1924) 2003 – Lyle Bettger, American actor (b. 1915) 2004 – Françoise Sagan, French author and screenwriter (b. 1935) 2006 – Michael Ferguson, PIRA volunteer, lawyer, and politician (b. 1953) 2006 – Phil Latulippe, Canadian soldier and runner (b. 1909) 2008 – Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (b. 1917) 2008 – Irene Dailey, American actress (b. 1920) 2008 – Mickey Vernon, American baseball player and coach (b. 1918) 2009 – Nelly Arcan, Canadian author (b. 1975) 2010 – Gennady Yanayev, Russian engineer and politician, Vice President of the Soviet Union (b. 1937) 2012 – Pierre Adam, French cyclist (b. 1924) 2012 – Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (b. 1923) 2012 – Pedro Vázquez Colmenares, Mexican lawyer and politician,