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Jackie Chan, 70, actor (Rush Hour), Hong Kong, 1954. By Eva Rinaldi – https://www.flickr.com/photos/evarinaldiphotography/28318472140/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50373908
1 -Ali McGraw, 84, actress, Love Story, Pound Ridge, NY, 1939.
2 – Bethany Joy Lenz, 42, actress (One Tree Hill), musician, Hollywood, FL, 1981.
3 – Jane Goodall (Baroness Van Lawick-Goodall), 89, anthropologist known for study of chimpanzees, London, England, 1934.
4 – Austin Mahone, 27, singer, San Antonio, TX, 1996.
5 – Pharrell Williams, 51, singer, producer, Virginia Beach, VA, 1973.
6 – Jerrod Carmichael, 36, comedian, actor (Poor Things), Winston-Salem, NC, 1988.
7 – Jackie Chan, 70, actor (Rush Hour), Hong Kong, 1954.
8 – Julian Lennon, 61, musician, Liverpool, England, 1963.
9 – Elle Fanning, 25, actress (Maleficent), Conyers, GA, 1998.
10 – Steven Seagal, 71, actor, producer (Hard to Kill), Lansing, MI, 1951.
11 – Jeremy Clarkson, 63, television personality (Top Gear), Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, 1960.
12 – Saoirse Ronan, 29, actress (Lady Bird), New York, NY, 1994.
13 – Al Green, 77, Rock and Roll, Songwriters, Gospel Music Halls of Fame singer, songwriter, Forrest City, AR, 1946.
14 – Baker Mayfield, 28, football player, 2017 Heisman Trophy winner, Austin, TX, 1995.
15 – Chris Stapleton, 46, singer, Lexington, KY, 1978.
16 – Sadie Sink, 22, actress (Stranger Things), Brenham, TX, 2002.
17 – Rooney Mara, 38, actress (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Bedford, NY, 1985.
18 – Hayley Mills, 77, actress (Pollyanna), London, England, 1946.
19 – Kate Hudson, 44, actress (Fool’s Gold), Los Angeles, CA, 1979.
20 – Carmen Electra, 51, actress (Baywatch), Cincinnati, OH, 1973.
21 – Tony Romo, 43, football player, San Diego, CA, 1980.
22 – Jack Nicholson, 86, Oscar-winning actor (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), Neptune, NJ, 1936.
23 – Chloe Kim, 23, Olympic gold medal snowboarder, Long Beach, CA, 2000
24 – Barbra Streisand, 81, singer, actress, director (Yentl), Brooklyn, NY, 1942.
25 – Talia Shire, 77, actress (Rocky films), Jamaica, NY, 1946.
26 – Tom Welling, 46, actor (Smallville), New York, NY, 1977
27 – Jenna Coleman, 37, actress (Doctor Who), Blackpool, England, 1986.
28 – Ann-Margret, 82, actress (Grumpy Old Men), born Ann-Margaret Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden, 1941.
29 – Megan Boone, 40, actress (The Blacklist), Petoskey, MI, 1983.
30 – Adrian Pasdar, 58, actor (Heroes), Pittsfield, MA, 1965.
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