Tone, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1905) 1970 – Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1942) 1974 – Amanat Ali Khan, Pakistani classical singer (b. 1922) 1975 – Fairfield Porter, American painter and critic (b. 1907) 1977 – Paul Bernays, English-Swiss mathematician and philosopher (b. 1888) 1980 – Katherine Anne Porter, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist (b. 1890) 1987 – Américo Tomás, Portuguese admiral and politician, 14th President of Portugal (b. 1894) 1988 – Alan Watt, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Japan (b. 1901) 1992 – Mohammad Hidayatullah, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (b. 1905) 1997 – Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (b. 1920) 1998 – Charlie Foxx, American singer and guitarist (Inez and Charlie Foxx) (b. 1939) 2001 – Ernie Coombs, American-Canadian television host (b. 1927) 2002 – Bob Hayes, American sprinter and football player (b. 1942) 2002 – Mauro Ramos, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1930) 2002 – Margita Stefanović, Serbian keyboard player (b. 1959) 2003 – Emil Fackenheim, German rabbi and philosopher (b. 1916) 2003 – Bob Mitchell, English educator and politician (b. 1927) 2004 – Norman Cantor, Canadian-American historian and educator (b. 1929) 2004 – Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922) 2005 – Michael Park, English racing driver (b. 1966) 2005 – Clint C. Wilson, Sr., American cartoonist (b. 1914) 2006 – Edward J. King, American football player, lawyer, and politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1925) 2007 – Pepsi Tate, Welsh bass player and producer (b. 1965) 2008 – Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (b. 1940) 2008 – Mauricio Kagel, Argentinian-German composer and educator (b. 1931) 2008 – Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1938) 2011 – Jamey Rodemeyer, American teenage activist (b. 1997) 2012 – Santiago Carrillo, Spanish theorist and politician (b. 1915) 2012 – Haim Hefer, Polish-Israeli songwriter and poet (b. 1925) 2012 – Jack Kralick, American baseball player (b. 1935) 2012 – Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (b. 1942) 2013 – Veliyam Bharghavan, Indian politician (b. 1928) 2013 – Lindsay Cooper, English composer, bassoon and oboe player (b. 1951) 2013 – Arthur Lamothe, French-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928) 2013 – Ken Norton, American boxer (b. 1943) 2013 – Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish-German author and critic (b. 1920) 2013 – Richard C. Sarafian, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b.