Deaths onstage

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed at the Comédie-Française more often than those of any other playwright today. His influence is such that the French language is often referred to as the "language of Molière".

Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary and Black nationalist leader who rose from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity to a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. He discovered the religious organization the Nation of Islam while in prison and served as its spokesperson from 1952 until 1964. He was also a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the African American community. A controversial figure accused of preaching violence, Malcolm X is also a celebrated figure with Black people and Muslims worldwide for his pursuit of racial justice.

Arius (; ; 250 or 256 – 336) was a Cyrenaic presbyter and ascetic. He has been regarded as the founder of Arianism, which holds that Jesus Christ was not coeternal with God the Father, but was rather created directly by God the Father before anything else, as the true Firstborn. Arian theology and its doctrine regarding the nature of the Godhead showed a belief in radical subordinationism, a view notably disputed by 4th century figures such as Athanasius of Alexandria.

King of Judaea (11 BC-44 AD) (r. 41-44 AD)

American stand-up comedian and actor (1922–1991)

British prop comedian and magician (1921-1984)

Mexican professional wrestler and actor (1917–1984)

South African-born British character actor and comedy actor (1913-1976)

British comedian (1926-1984)

actor, singer

Italian football manager (1941–2005)

American actor (1923–1987)

Saudi musician (1940–2000)

Danish actor (1926–1980)

Slovak humorist, playwright, writer - novelist, writer, actor, director, presenter and singer.

English journalist, author and singer (1943–2013)

German comedian (1927-1981)

Serbian actor (1961-2016)

British comedian (1958-2019)

Congolese-Belgian comedian, humorist, musician and actor

Swedish actor, comedian and writer (1949–2011)

Harry Einstein (May 6, 1904 – November 24, 1958), known professionally as Harry Parke and other pseudonyms, most commonly Parkyakarkus ( ), was an American comedian, writer, and character actor. A specialist in Greek dialect comedy, he became famous as the Greek chef Nick Parkyakarkus on the Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson radio programs, and later on a program of his own. He appeared in eleven films (as Parkyakarkus or a close variant) from 1936 to 1945. He was also the father of comedians and actors Albert Brooks and Bob Einstein (who performed as Super Dave Osborne and as Marty Funkhouser in Cur

Serbian actor. comedian

American playwright and writer (1898–1971)

German acrobat

Albanian actor