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Chris Hemsworth, 41, actor (The Avengers), Melbourne, Australia, 1983. By Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81106863
1 – Jack O’Connell, 34, actor (Unbroken), Alvaston, Derby, England, 1990.
2 – Mary-Louise Parker, 60, actress (Weeds), Fort Jackson, SC, 1964.
3 – Tom Brady, 47, sportscaster, quarterback, San Mateo, CA, 1977.
4 – Billy Bob Thornton, 69, actor (Fargo), director, Hot Springs AR, 1955.
5 – Janet McTeer, 63, actress (Tumbleweeds), Newcastle, Tyne, England, 1961.
6 – Romola Garai, 42, actress (Atonement), Hong Kong, 1982.
7 – Michael Shannon, 50, actor (Boardwalk Empire), Lexington, KY, 1974.
8 – Dustin Hoffman, 87, actor (Tootsie), Los Angeles, CA, 1937.
9 – Anna Kendrick, 39, actress (Into the Woods), Portland, ME, 1985.
10 – Ian Anderson, 77, musician (Jethro Tull), Blackpool, England, 1947.
11 – Chris Hemsworth, 41, actor (The Avengers), Melbourne, Australia, 1983.
12 – George Soros, 94, financier, Budapest, Hungary, 1930.
13 – Historical: Alfred Hitchcock, director, 125th birth anniversary, London, England, 1899, died 1980.
14 – Danielle Steel, 77, author, New York, NY, 1947.
15 – John Fetterman, 55, U.S. Senator (D — PA), West Reading, PA, 1969.
16 – Julie Newmar, 91, actress (Batman), Hollywood, CA, 1933.
17 – Donnie Wahlberg, 55, actor (Blue Bloods), singer (New Kids), Boston, MA, 1969.
18 – Historical: Meriwether Lewis, explorer, 250th birth anniversary, Ivy, VA., 1774, died 1809.
19 – Jonathan Frakes, 72, actor (Star Trek), Bellefonte, PA, 1952.
20 – Donald (Don) King, 93, boxing promoter, Cleveland, OH, 1931.
21 – Kacey Musgraves, 36, singer, songwriter, Golden, TX, 1988.
22 – Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, 57, actor (Lost), London, England, 1967.
23 – Jay Mohr, 54, actor (Jerry Maguire), comedian, Verona, NJ 1970.
24 – Michael Richards, 74, actor (Seinfeld), Culver City, CA, 1950.
25 – Blair Underwood, 60, actor (LA Law), Tacoma, WA, 1964.
26 – Christopher Burke, 59, actor (Life Goes On), New York, NY, 1965.
27 – Tuesday Weld, 81, actress (The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis), born Susan Kerr, New York, NY, 1943.
28 – Quvenzhane Wallis, 18, actress (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Houma, LA, 2003.
29 – Shania Twain, 59, country singer, born Eileen Twain, Windsor, ON, Canada, 1965.
30 – Elizabeth Ashley, 85, (Agnes of God), born Elizabeth Cole, Ocala, FL, 1939.
31 – Chris Tucker, 52, actor (Rush Hour), Decatur, GA, 1972.
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