(b. 1886) 1949 – Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (b. 1901) 1955 – John D. Dingell, Sr., American journalist and politician (b. 1894) 1965 – Lionel Terray, French mountaineer (b. 1921) 1967 – Zinaida Serebriakova, Ukrainian-French painter (b. 1884) 1968 – Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer (b. 1906) 1968 – Red Foley, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1910) 1972 – Robert Casadesus, French pianist and composer (b. 1899) 1973 – Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946) 1975 – Pamela Brown, English actress (b. 1917) 1978 – Étienne Gilson, French historian and philosopher (b. 1884) 1985 – Italo Calvino, Italian novelist, short story writer, and journalist (b. 1923) 1987 – Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian civil servant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1897) 1989 – Willie Steele, American long jumper (b. 1923) 1990 – Ian Moir, Australian rugby league player (b. 1932) 1990 – Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1910) 1992 – Jacques Pic, French chef (b. 1932) 1995 – Orville Redenbacher, American businessman, founded his own eponymous brand (b. 1907) 1998 – Patricia Hayes, English actress (b. 1909) 2000 – Ann Doran, American actress (b. 1911) 2001 – Rhys Jones, Welsh-Australian archaeologist and academic (b. 1941) 2002 – Robert Guéï, Ivorian politician, 3rd President of Côte d'Ivoire (b. 1941) 2003 – Slim Dusty, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1927) 2004 – Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (b. 1933) 2004 – Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1931) 2004 – Damayanti Joshi, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1928) 2004 – Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman and activist (b. 1908) 2006 – Elizabeth Allen, American actress (b. 1929) 2006 – Danny Flores, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1929) 2006 – Martha Holmes, American photographer and journalist (b. 1923) 2006 – Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist and manager (b. 1950) 2008 – Earl Palmer, American rhythm and blues drummer (b. 1924) 2009 – Milton Meltzer, American historian and author (b. 1915) 2009 – Eduard Zimmermann, German journalist (b. 1929) 2011 – Thomas Capano, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949) 2011 – Dolores Hope, American singer (b. 1909) 2011 – George Cadle Price, 1st Prime Minister of Belize (b. 1919) 2012 – Rino Ferrario, Italian footballer (b. 1926) 2012 – Cecil Gordon, American race car driver (b. 1941) 2012 – Bettye Lane, American photographer and journalist (b. 1930) 2012 – Itamar Singer, Romanian-Israeli historian and author (b.