- July 24
- Death of William J. Brennan, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (born 1906). [18]
- July 28
- Death of Hedi Oplesch in St. Paul, Minnesota (born in Munich, Germany). Oplesch taught German in the school system of Robbinsdale, Minnesota. She created a long lasting television series teaching German to children. [37]
- August 17
- Antony Wheeler dies of accidental hanging while playing Judas in a Greek production of Jesus Christ Superstar. [467]
- August 23
- Death of John Kendrew, British molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (born 1917). [18]
- August 27
- Death of Brandon Tartikoff at age 48 of Hodgkin's Disease; NBC TV executive (Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Miami Vice, The Golden Girls, St. Elsewhere, Night Court, Highway to Heaven, Matlock, Empty Nest). [457]
- August 31
- Diana, Princess of Wales, is taken to hospital after a car crash shortly after midnight in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. She is pronounced dead at 4:00 a.m. that morning. Also, death of Dodi Al-Fayed, Egyptian businessman (the same automobile accident), and driver Henri Paul. [5] [18] [145.64]
- September 3
- Death of Hal Goodman at age 82; comedy writer (Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra, Steve Allen, Johnny Carson). [457]
- September 5
- Death of Mother Teresa, Albanian missionary and humanitarian, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (born 1910). [18] [603.50]
- September 7
- Death of Mobutu Sese Seko, president of Zaire (born 1930). [18]
- September 9
- Death of Baseball Hall of Famer Richie 'Whitey' Ashburn of a heart attack in New York. [56]
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- September 10
- Death of George Schaefer at age 76; director (almost 100 television productions). [457]
- September 18
- Death of Jimmy Witherspoon at age 74; blues singer ("Ain't Nobody's Business" (1949), "No Rollin' Blues", "Big Fine Girl"). [18] [457]
- September 30
- Death of Al 'Jazzbo' Collins of pancreatic cancer at age 78; radio personality (created the Purple Grotto program on WNEW New York, talk shows at KGO San Francisco). [457]
- October 4
- Gunpei Yokoi, inventor and toy maker, dies of an auto accident. He designed Nintendo's Game & Watch handheld games, Game Boy, and Game Boy Pocket. [9] [18]
- October 10
- Death of Brian Connolly at age 52 of heart failure; lead singer (Sweet). [457]
- October 12
- Death of John Denver at age 53 when his plane crashes into Monterey Bay in Northern California; singer/songwriter ("Rocky Mountain High", "Take Me Home, Country Roads"). [5] [18] [457]
- October 14
- Death of Hy Averbach at age 76 following open heart surgery; actor, radio announcer (Bob Hope Show), TV director (MASH, Real McCoys, Dick Powell Show, The Rogues, The Don Rickles Show, The Rockford Files, Dukes of Hazzard, House Calls, Four Seasons, Matt Houston). [457]
- October 24
- Death of Don Messick of a stroke at age 62; voice actor (Astro - The Jetsons, Bamm Bamm - The Flintstones). [18] [457]
- October 29
- Death of Anton Szandor LaVey, American founder of the Church of Satan (born 1930). [18]
- November 3
- Death of Wally Bruner at age 66 of liver cancer; newsman & TV host (What's My Line). [457]
- November 17
- Death of John Wimber, American leader of the Vineyard Movement (born 1934). [18]
- November 22
- Death of Michael Hutchence at age 37 found hanged in a Sydney hotel room; Australian singer (INXS) (born 1960). [18]
- November 25
- Death of Ralph Edwards at age 84 of congestive heart failure; producer/host (This is Your Life TV show, Truth or Consequences radio show, The People's Court). [457]
- December 1
- Death of Stephane Grappelli at age 89 after a hernia operation; jazz violinist (Hot Club of France jazz quintet). [1] [457]
- December 3
- Steve Hamilton, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies of cancer at age 63. [1]
- December 4
- Richard Vernon, British actor (Gandhi, Hard Days Night), dies at age 72. [1]
- December 5
- Colin Franklin, doctor, dies at age 67. [1]
- Daphne Fielding, socialite/writer, dies at age 93. [1]
- December 6
- Death of Eliot Daniel at age 89; composer (I Love Lucy TV show theme). [1] [457]
- December 8
- Death of Bob Bell at age 75; the first-ever Bozo the Clown at Chicago's WGN-TV. [1] [457]
- December 13
- Rafael Jose Fernandez de la Calzada y Ferrer, restaurateur, dies at age 83. [1]
- December 14
- Death of Stubby Kaye at age 79 from lung cancer; actor (Guys and Dolls, Sweet Charity, Pantomime Quiz, Love and Marriage, My Sister Eileen). [1] [457]
- December 16
- Death of Nicolette Larson at age 45 from brain swelling; singer ("Lotta Love"). [1] [457]
- Richard Warwick, actor (Johnny Dangerously, Sebastine, If), dies at age 52. [1]
- December 18
- Death of Chris Farley, American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live, Tommy Boy), at age 33 (born 1964). [1] [5] [18]
- December 19
- Death of Masaru Ibuka at age 89 from heart failure; founder of Sony Corporation. [1] [457]
- Death of Jimmy Rogers at age 73 from colon cancer; blues guitarist (Muddy Waters band, solo - "Walking By Myself"). [457]
- December 20
- Dawn Steel, film maker (When Harry Met Sally), dies at age 51. [1]
- Vincent Ciccone, inventor (Blow-Pops candy), dies at age 81. [1]
- December 21
- Death of Johnny Coles at age 71 from cancer; jazz trumpeter (Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock). [457]
- Juzo Itami, film director/actor (Lord Jim, Yuuguremade), dies at age 64. [1]
- December 22
- Dawn Steel producer/president (Columbia TriStar), dies of brain tumor at age 51. [1]
- Douglas Ranger, surgeon, dies at age 81. [1]
- Hugh Edward Conway Seymour, marquis of Hertford, dies at age 67. [1]
- December 23
- Stanley Cortez, cinematographer (Magnificent Ambersons), dies at age 92. [1]
- December 24
- Death of James Komack at age 67; actor/writer/producer (The Courtship of Eddie's Father, My Favorite Martian). [1] [457]
- Death of Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor (Shogun), at age 77 (born 1920). [1] [18]
- December 25
- Death of Denver Pyle at age 77 of lung cancer; actor (Uncle Jesse - The Dukes of Hazzard TV show, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, The Doris Day Show, Andy Griffith Show). [18] [457]
- December 27
- Dorothy Stroud, garden historian, dies at age 87. [1]
- Ewart G Abner Junior, president of Motown Records, dies at age 74. [1]
- Tom Hudson, artist/teacher, dies at age 75. [1]
- Loyalist paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, inside Long Kesh prison. [18]
- December 31
- Dominique de Menil, arts patron/human rights advocate, dies at age 89. [1]
- Floyd Cramer, pianist (Nashville Sound), dies of cancer at age 64. [1]
- Michael Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy, dies in ski accident at age 39. [1]
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