composer, inventor, artist and recording artist Charmian Carr, American actress (d. 2016) Thomas Menino, 53rd Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2014) December 29 – Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor (d. 2012) December 30 Betty Aberlin, American actress Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian-born British human rights activist and political dissident (d. 2019) Anne Charleston, Australian actress Allan Gotthelf, American philosopher (d. 2013) Michael Nesmith, American musician, singer-songwriter, producer (d. 2021) Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian Fred Ward, American actor and producer (d. 2022) December 31 – Taufiq Kiemas, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (d. 2013) Deaths January January 2 – Ivande Kaija, Soviet writer and feminist (b. 1876) January 4 Sydney Fairbrother, British actress (b. 1872) Mel Sheppard, American Olympic athlete (b. 1883) Otis Skinner, American actor (b. 1858) January 6 Emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858) Henri de Baillet-Latour, 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1876) January 8 – Chaudhry Afzal Haq, Indian writer and humanitarian (b. 1891) January 9 Heber Doust Curtis, American astronomer (b. 1872) Jan Graliński, Polish general (b. 1895) January 13 Vladimir Ignatowski, Soviet physicist (b. 1875) Emil Szramek, Polish Roman Catholic priest, martyr and saint (b. 1887) Albert Jean Baptiste Marie Vayssière, French biologist and scientist (b. 1854) January 16 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 2nd youngest son of Queen Victoria (b. 1850) Sir Jeremiah Colman, 1st Baronet, British industrialist (b. 1859) Carole Lombard, American actress (b. 1908) January 17 – Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884) January 18 – James P. Parker, United States Navy commodore (b. 1855) January 21 Christiaan Cornelissen, Dutch writer, economic and trade unionist (b. 1864) Isidoro Diéguez Dueñas, Spanish bricklayer (b. 1909) Jesús Larrañaga, Spanish communist leader (b. 1901) January 22 Walter Sickert, British Impressionist painter (b. 1860) Racho Petrov, Bulgarian general and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1861) January 23 Prince Ludwig Gaston of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1870) Nazareno Strampelli, Italian agronomist and plant breeder (b. 1866) January 26 – Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician (suicide) (b. 1868) January 27 – Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1888) January 29 – Viktor Esbensen, Norwegian mariner (b. 1881) February February 2 Ado Birk, Estonian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1883) Leonetto Cappiello, Italian poster designer and painter (b. 1875) February 7 – Dorando Pietri, Italian Olympic athlete (b. 1885) February 8 – Fritz Todt, Nazi German engineer