- January 22
- Leon Lontoc, actor (Henry - Burke's Law), dies at age 64. [1]
- January 27
- Georgios Grivas, Greek General/opposition leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at age 75. [1]
- January 30
- Bill Whitty, cricket player (37 wickets versus South Africa 1910-11 series), dies. [1]
- January 31
- Glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at age 61. [1]
- Harry Baum, actor (Crime and Punishment), dies at age 58. [1]
- Paul Haesaerts, Flemish architect/painter (Flandre), dies at age 72. [1]
- Roger Pryor, actor (Lady by Choice), dies at age 72. [1]
- Samuel Goldwyn, Polish/English/US film magnate (MGM), dies at age 91. [1]
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- February 2
- Jean Absil, Belgian composer (Bénédictions), dies at age 80. [1]
- February 7
- Arline Judge, actress (Age of Consent), dies at age 61. [1]
- February 8
- Fritz Zwicky, Swiss/US astronomer (supernova), dies at age 75. [1]
- February 11
- Anna Q Nilsson, actress (Toll Gate, Sorrell and Son), dies at age 85. [1]
- February 14
- C S Dempster, cricket player (10 Tests for New Zealand, 723 runs), dies. [1]
- February 23
- Florence Rice, actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at age 63. [1]
- Death of Harry Ruby AKA Harry Rubinstein at age 79; songwriter (with Bert Kalmar - "Who's Sorry Now", "Three Little Words", "A Kiss to Build a Dream On", "Nevertheless"). [457]
- February 25
- Death of Julian Dash at age 58; composer/saxophonist ("Tuxedo Junction"). [457]
- February 27
- Pat Brady of Toledo, Ohio, actor (Roy Rogers Show), dies at age 59. [1]
- February 28
- Mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at age 89. [1]
- March 1
- Jos de Haes, Flemish philological/poet (Azuren Holte), dies at age 53. [1]
- March 3
- Barbara Ruick, actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show, Carousel, Fearless Fagan), dies at age 43. [1]
- Frank Wilcox, actor (John - Beverly Hillbillies), dies at age 66. [1]
- March 5
- Billy Dewolfe, actor (Good Morning World), dies at age 67. [1]
- March 8
- Christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at age 56. [1]
- Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch actor (Silk Stockings), dies at age 56. [1]
- March 9
- Earl W Sutherland Junior, US pharmacologist (Nobel Prize 1971), dies at age 58. [1]
- Death of Felix Schlag at age 82 in Owosso, Michigan, USA; American professional photographer and sculptor, designer of Jefferson 5-cent coin (1938-). [443.5] [1029.885]
- March 10
- June Harrison, actress (Land of the Lawless), dies at age 48. [1]
- March 12
- Billy Fox, Protestant member of Dublin parliament, is assassinated. [1]
- March 13
- Howard Saint John, actor (Investigator, Dr Lewis - Hank), dies at age 68. [1]
- Janos Prohaska, actor (Andy Williams Show), dies at age 52. [1]
- March 17
- Carroll Nye, actress (Lawless Woman), dies at age 72. [1]
- March 18
- David C Imboden, actor (King of Kings), dies at age 87. [1]
- March 19
- Hertha Kuusinen, Finnish communist/daughter of Otto K, dies at age 70. [1]
- March 20
- Chet Huntley, newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report), dies at age 62. [1]
- Edward Platt, actor (Chief - Get Smart), dies at age 58. [1]
- [Lavinia] Marian Fleming Poe, black US advocate in Virginia, dies at age 83. [1]
- March 22
- Peter Revson. US race car driver (Indianapolis 500), dies at age 35. [1]
- March 24
- Yoshida Isoya, Japanese architect (modern sukiya style), dies at age 79. [1]
- March 25
- Otto Waldis, actor (Unknown World, Whip Hand), dies at age 72. [1]
- March 28
- Dorothy Fields, US singer ("Way you Look Tonight"), dies at age 68. [1]
- Françoise Rosay, actress (Interlude, Women in Prison), dies at age 82. [1]
- March 30
- Ludovicus J Rogier, Dutch historian (Reborn in Freedom), dies at age 79. [1]
- March 31
- Andrea Checci, actress (Two Women, Assassin, Black Sunday), dies at age 57. [1]
- April 2
- Douglass Dumbrille, actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town), dies at age 84. [1]
- Georges Pompidou, French President, dies in Paris at age 62. Alain Poher is made Provisional President of France. [1] [5] [1197.172]
- April 5
- William Hudson, actor (I Led Three Lives), dies at age 49. [1]
- April 6
- Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at age 89. [1]
- April 13
- Stanley Smith, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), dies at age 71. [1]
- April 17
- Frank McGee, Today Show host, dies of cancer at age 52. [1]
- Herbert Elwell, US composer (Happy Hypocrite), dies at age 75. [1]
- Vinnie Taylor, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a drug overdose. [1]
- April 18
- Betty Compson, actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at age 77. [1]
- Marcel Pagnol, French writer/movie (Topaz), dies at age 79. [1]
- April 20
- Mohammed Ayub Khan, premier/President (Pakistan), dies. [1]
- April 23
- Carl Barnett dies at age 59 of a heart attack while conducting Bach's Come, Sweet Death at the Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [467]
- April 24
- Death of Bud Abbott at age 78 of cancer; comedian (movie/radio/TV team of Abbott and Costello). [1] [5] [457]
- April 28
- Paul Page, actor (Girl from Havanna, Moth), dies at age 70. [1]
- April 30
- Death of Agnes Moorehead at age 73 of lung cancer; actress (Mercury Players radio show, Suspense, The Mayor of the Town radio show, Endora - Bewitched TV show, The Wild Wild West TV show (Emmy award)). [1] [457]
- May 4
- John Wengraf, actor (Pride and Passion, 12 to the Moon), dies at age 77. [1]
- May 17
- Charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at age 49. [1]
- May 18
- Daniel R Topping, US owner (New York Yankees), dies at age 61. [1]
- May 24
- Death of Edward Kennedy Ellington AKA Duke Ellington at age 75 of lung cancer; jazz bandleader and composer (50 years, "Mood Indigo", "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good", "Satin Doll"). [1] [457]
- May 25
- Donald Crisp, actor/director (Beloved Brat, Dawn Patrol), dies at age 91. [1]
- Frank Ward, cricket player (4 Tests for Australia 1936-38), dies. [1]
- May 31
- Adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at age 70. [1]
- June 17
- Death of Pamela Britton of a brain tumor at age 50; actress (Blondie - Blondie, Mrs. Lorelei Brown - My Favorite Martian). [1] [457]
- June 18
- Georgi Zhukov, Russian Marshal (WW II), dies at age 78. [1]
- June 28
- Death of Frank Sutton at age 51 after a heart attack; actor (Sargeant Carter - Gomer Pyle USMC, Joe Sullivan - The Secret Storm). [1] [457]
- June 30
- Alberta King [Mrs Martin Luther King Sr] is shot and killed in church. [1]
- July 15
- TV news anchor Chris Chubbuck shoots herself in the head with a revolver on live TV, dying 14 hours later, at age 30. [467]
- July 17
- Death of Jay Hanna Dean AKA Dizzy Dean at age 64; baseball player (pitcher, Hall of Fame), sportscaster (Game of the Week, legendary spoonerisms). [457]
- July 19
- Death of Joe Flynn by drowning after suffering a heart attack at age 59; actor (Captain Binghampton - McHale's Navy). [1] [457]
- July 20
- Death of Allen Jenkins at age 74; actor (Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Hey Jeannie, Waterfront, Damon Runyon Theatre). [1] [457]
- July 23
- Death of Lloyd Percival at age 61; Canadian physical fitness expert (Sports College, Fitness Institute). [457]
- July 24
- Chris Chubbock, US TV newscaster, shoots self on air. [1]
- July 28
- Death of Truman Bradley at age 69; radio announcer (Suspense, Science Fiction Theater). [1] [457]
- July 29
- Erich Kästner dies in Munich, Germany; popular humorist and satirist, author of children's books (Emil und die Detektive (1929)). [37]
- Cass Elliot, singer of Mamas and Papas, chokes to death at age 30 in London, England. [1]
- August 10
- Ilona Massey, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at age 64. [1]
- Pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's 1/2 Comedy Hour), dies at age 92. [1]
- August 26
- Charles Lindbergh dies at age 72 in his Hawaiian home. [1] [5]
- August 27
- Death of Otto Strasser in Munich. Strasser had been an early member of the Nazi party, but also left the party early and when his brother, Gregor, was murdered he fled to Canada. He returned to Germany in 1955. [37]
- September 6
- Death of LaVere Redfield at age 76 in Reno, Nevada, eccentric investor and coin hoarder of hundreds of thousands of Morgan and Peace silver dollar coins. [434.170]
- Otto Kruger, actor (Lux Video Theater), dies on 89th birthday. [1]
- September 14
- Death of Barbara Jo Allen at age 68; writer/comedienne (radio character Vera Vague, regular spots on Bob Hope's Pepsodent radio programs, appeared in some 60 films, hosted TV show Follow the Leader). [1] [457]
- Warren Hull, actor (Strike it Rich, Who in the World), dies at age 71. [1]
- September 21
- Jacqueline Susann, author (Valley of the Dolls), dies at age 53 of cancer. [1]
- Death of Walter Brennan at age 80 of emphysema; character actor (three supporting actor Oscars, The Real McCoys, The Tycoon, The Guns of Will Sonnett, "Old Rivers", "Dutchman's Gold"). [1] [457]
- September 23
- Death of Cliff Arquette AKA Charlie Weaver at age 68 following a stroke; comedian (Jack Paar Show TV show, Hollywood Squares TV show). [1] [457]
- September 25
- William Sloane, publisher/writer (The Edge of Running Water), dies. [1]
- October 9
- Death of Oscar Schindler who outwitted the Germans and saved more Jews from the gas chambers than any other during World War II. [37]
- October 10
- Death of Marie Luise Kaschnitz (born von Holzing Berstett) in Rome, Italy (born in 1901 in Karlsruhe, Germany); novelist, poet (Liebe beginnt (1933), Elissa (1937), Totentanz und Gedichte zur Zeit (1947), Zukunftsmusik (1950), Dein Schweigen, meine Stimme (1962)). [37]
- October 13
- Ed Sullivan, TV host (The Ed Sullivan Show), dies at age 73. [1]
- November 5
- Stafford Repp, actor (Chief O'Hara - Batman), dies at age 56. [1]
- November 8
- Death of Ivory Joe Hunter at age 60 of lung cancer; singer/songwriter/pianist ("Since I Met You Baby", "I Almost Lost My Mind", "I Need You So"). [457]
- November 11
- Death of Jane Ace at age 74; actress (Easy Aces radio show). [1] [457]
- November 13
- Karen Silkwood killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances. [1]
- November 24
- Charles Quinlivan, actor (Frank - Mr Garland), dies at age 50. [1]
- November 25
- U Thant, United Nations Secretary-General (1961-72), dies in New York of cancer at age 65. [1]
- December 1
- Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at age 83. [1]
- Stephen Gill Spottswood, US bishop/chairman (NAACP), dies at age 77. [1]
- December 4
- Lee Kinsolving, actor (Explosive Generation), dies at age 36. [1]
- December 5
- Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, tennis player (US Open 1909-11), dies at age 87. [1]
- Henry Wadsworth, actor (Applause, Ceiling Zero), dies at age 72. [1]
- Pietro Germi, actor/director (Serafino, Climax), dies at age 60. [1]
- December 9
- George Carew, cricket player (4 Tests for West Indies between 1935 and 1949), dies. [1]
- December 10
- Paul Richards, actor (Dr Thompson - Breaking Point), dies at age 50. [1]
- December 11
- Death of Reed Hadley at age 63 from a heart attack; actor (Red Ryder on radio, Racket Squad TV show, Public Defender, The Texan). [1] [457]
- December 13
- Rufe Davis, actor (Floyd Smoot - Petticoat Junction), dies at age 66. [1]
- December 14
- Walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at age 85. [1]
- December 15
- Harry Hershfield, cartoonist (Can You Top This?), dies at age 89. [1]
- December 20
- André Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at age 69. [1]
- December 21
- Death of Richard Long at age 47 after multiple heart attacks; actor (The Big Valley TV show, Professor - Nanny and the Professor TV show, 77 Sunset Strip TV show, Pantomime Quiz TV show, Bourbon Street Beat TV show). [1] [457]
- December 24
- Tilly Losch, actress (Duel in the Sun, Good Earth), dies at age 70. [1]
- December 26
- Death of Benjamin Kubelsky AKA Jack Benny at age 80 of pancreatic cancer; violin-playing, comedian of radio, television and vaudeville (Jack Benny Show). [1] [457]
- December 27
- Amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at age 66. [1]
- Raymond Glenn, actor (Raisin in the Sun, Carmen Jones), dies at age 76. [1]
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