- 838 Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies
- 1048 Al-Biruni, Iranian mathematician, astronomer and polymath, dies at 74
- 1124 Callistus/Callixtus II [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies
- 1126 Henry IX, the Black, Duke of Bavaria (1120-26), dies
- 1204 Maimonides [Moses Ben Maimon], Sephardic Jewish philosopher, astronomer and physician (Mishneh Torah), dies in Cairo at 69
- 1250 Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1220-50), King of the Romans (Germany), dies at 55
- 1404 Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and third son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, dies at 74
Florentine artist and Renaissance sculptor, dies at around 80
- 1516 Johannes Trithemius, German Benedictine Abbot of Sponheim who amassed a monastery library of 2,000 books, dies at 54
- 1521 Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of Portuguese exploration known as "Manuel The Fortunate", dies at 52
- 1557 Niccolo Tartaglia, Italian mathematician, dies
- 1565 Conrad Gessner, Swiss physician and naturalist, dies at 49
- 1603 François Viète, French mathematician dies in Paris (b. 1540)
- 1621 Katarina Stenbock, Swedish third wife of Gustav I of Sweden, dies at 86
- 1622 Jan Campanus, Czech composer, dies at 50
- 1650 Phineas Fletcher, English poet, dies at 68
- 1693 Dodoftei, Romanian metropolitan of Moldavia/writer (Saint Lives), dies
- 1693 Willem van de Velde the Elder, Dutch seascape painter, dies at about 82
- 1716 Charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640)
- 1721 Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor and castaway, inspiration for Robinson Crusoe (b. 1676)
- 1729 Anthony Collins, English philosopher (A discourse on free-thinking), dies at 53
- 1738 Gotthard Wagner, German composer, dies at 59
- 1769 Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet and novelist (Fables & Tales), dies at 54
- 1774 Susanne von Klettenberg, German abbess and correspondent of Goethe, dies at 50
- 1783 Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer, secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and demographer, dies at 66
English scholar and lexicographer (A Dictionary of the English Language), dies at 75
- 1793 Johann Joachim Christoph Bode, German literary translator, dies at 63
- 1812 Marianne Martinez, Austrian composer, dies at 68
- 1814 Charles Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Belgium fieldmarshal and author, dies at 79
- 1837 Herman of Alaska, Russian Orthodox hermit (b. 1756)
- 1862 Conrad Feger Jackson, US Union brigadier general, dies in Battle of Fredericksburg at 49
- 1862 Maxcy Gregg, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in Battle of Fredericksburg at 48
- 1862 Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in Battle of Fredericksburg at 39
- 1863 Friedrich Hebbel, German poet and dramatist (Maria Magdalena), dies at 50
- 1868 Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer, dies at 74
- 1872 Helena Beeloo, a maid, murdered by Henry Jut at the Hague, Netherlands
- 1872 W T van der Kouwen-ten Cate, murdered by Henry Jut at the Hague, Netherlands
- 1881 August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43
- 1883 Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic, dies at 71
- 1894 Sarah Parker Remond, African-American abolitionist, dies at 68
- 1895 Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist who developed the dynamo principle, and Benedictine priest, dies at 95
- 1898 George Frederick Bristow, American composer (Rip Van Winkle), dies at 72
- 1906 Jan Gerard Palm, Curaçao bandmaster, choir master, and composer known as as the "Father of Curaçao's classical music", dies at 75
- 1908 Augustus Le Plongeon, French-American photographer and antiquitarian, dies at 83
- 1909 Innokenty Annensky, Russian poet, critic and interpreter, dies of a heart attack at 54
- 1911 Reggie Duff, Australian cricket batsman (23 Tests; 104 on debut), dies of alcoholism at 33
- 1915 Francis Cockrell, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 81
- 1919 Amintore Galli, Italian composer, dies at 74
- 1919 Woldemar Voigt, German physicist, discovered the Voigt effect, dies at 69
- 1921 Frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies
- 1922 Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861)
American labor union leader (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74
- 1929 Knut Algot Håkanson, Swedish composer, dies at 42
- 1930 Fritz Pregl, Slovenian/Austrian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869)
- 1931 Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840)
- 1932 Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter, founded National Gallery of Athens, dies at 79
- 1934 Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell in inventing the telephone, dies at 80 [1]
- 1935 John Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies
- 1935 Victor Grignard, French chemist (Nobel 1912 - development of the Grignard reaction), dies at 64
- 1940 Dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies
- 1940 George Macaulay, cricketer (took 24 wkts in 8 Tests, Eng 22-33), dies
- 1940 George Regas, Greek actor (The Mark of Zorro), dies at 50
- 1940 Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist and inventor of the moving-coil D'Arsonval galvanometer, dies at 89
- 1940 Wilfred Lucas, Canadian actor (Pardon Us, Chump at Oxford), dies at 69
- 1942 Eleanor Everest Freer, American opera composer (The Legend of the Piper), dies at 78
- 1942 Wlodimir Ledochowski, Polish-Austrian priest, director of the Society of Jesus, dies at 76
- 1944 Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress (Joe Palooka; Mexican Spitfire), intentionally overdoses on barbiturate Seconal at 34
- 1944 Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-French abstract painter (Dreamy Inspiration), dies at 78
- 1945 Elisabeth Volkenrath, supervisor at concentration camps (b. 1919)
- 1945 Irma Grese, German Nazi concentration camp guard known as the "Hyena of Auschwitz", and convicted war criminal, executed by hanging at 22
- 1945 Robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide
- 1947 Nicholas Roerich, Russian painter, dies at 73
- 1950 Abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician (field of statistical sequential analysis), dies at 48
- 1951 Selim Palmgren, Finnish concert pianist, composer (Hakkapeliittojen marssi), conductor, and pedagogue, dies at 73
- 1954 John Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879)
- 1955 Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon (1949 Nobel laureate for developing Lobotomy procedure), dies at 81
- 1958 Ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed
- 1958 Barhanuddin Bashajan, Iraqi minister of Foreign affairs, executed
- 1958 Brand Dirck Ochse, Dutch filmmaker and co-founder (Polygoon), dies at 66
- 1958 Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Russian Grand Duchess, cousin of Nicholas II, wrote two biographies, dies at 68
- 1958 Rafiq Aref, Iraqi chief-staff Arabs Statenbond, executed
- 1958 Tim Moore, American actor (Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 71
American primitive painter (Old Oaken Bucket), dies at 101
- 1962 Harry Barris, American popular singer, scat vocalist, and songwriter ("Mississippi Mud"), dies at 57
- 1963 Hubert ME Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45), dies at 79
- 1963 Stan Jones, American singer-songwriter ("Ghost Riders in the Sky"), and actor (Rio Grande; Ten Who Dared), dies of cancer at 49
- 1965 Robert Frederick Sink, United States Army Officer (WWII, Korean War & Vietnam War), dies at 60
- 1966 Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer
- 1968 Siegfried Reda, German church musician and composer, dies at 52
- 1969 Raymond A Spruance, U.S. Navy admiral (Battle of Midway), dies at 83
- 1969 Spencer Williams, American director, writer and actor (The Amos 'n' Andy Show), dies at 76
- 1971 Max Mell, Austria artillery officer and literary (Donauweibchen), dies at 88
- 1973 Henry Green, English author (b. 1905)
- 1974 John G. Bennett, British scientist and author, dies at 77
- 1974 Rufus "Rufe" Davis, American actor (Cocoanut Grove, Trail Blazers, Gangs of Sonora), dies at 66
- 1974 Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer and translator, dies at 85
- 1975 Cyril Delevanti, British actor (Soylent Green, The Night of the Iguana), dies at 88
- 1975 Hendrik Johan Kruls, Dutch general and chief military authority (1944-46), dies at 73
- 1975 Miron Merzhanov, Russian architect who designed buildings for Joseph Stalin in the Black Sea region, dies at 80 [1]
- 1976 Eduard Claudius, writer, dies
- 1977 Charles Petrie, British historian known for his study of royalism and Jacobitism (If: A Jacobite Fantasy), dies at 82
- 1978 Frits Slomp, Dutch pastor and resistance fighter (aided people in hiding during WWII), dies at 80
- 1979 Jon Hall, American actor (Ramar of the Jungle), dies at 64
- 1981 (Dewey) "Pigmeat" Markham, American vaudevillian, comedian (Laugh-In), and singer ("Here Comes the Judge"), dies of a stroke at 77 [1]
- 1981 Cornelius Cardew, British composer (Scratch Orchestra), dies in a hit and run accident at 45
- 1982 Jack Badcock, Australian cricketer (7 Tests, 1 century but inconsistent), dies at 68
- 1983 Alexander Schmemann, Orthodox Christian priest and theologian (b. 1921)
- 1983 Leora Dana, American actress (3:10 to Yuma, Pollyanna), dies at 60
- 1983 Mary Renault [Challans], British author (King Must Die, Funeral games), dies at 78
- 1983 Nichita Stanescu, Romanian poet (b. 1933
- 1986 Heather Angel, British-American actress (Night in Montmartre; The Informer; The Last of the Mohicans; Lifeboat), dies of cancer at 77
- 1987 Peter Birch, American dancer, choreographer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), and director (Captain Kangaroo), dies of a heart attack at 65
- 1988 Bill Nichols, American politician (Rep-D-AL, 1967-88), dies of a heart attack in office at 70
American tennis player (US Open 1936, 1938-40), dies of pernicious anaemia at 77
- 1991 Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues, French writer (La Marge), dies at 82
- 1992 Bernard Drukker, Dutch pianist and orchestra leader (duivelswiel), dies at 73
- 1992 Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and heir (Pan Am Airways), dies at 93
- 1992 K.C. Irving, Canadian industrialist (Irving group of companies that included oil, gas and broadcasting), dies at 93
- 1992 Robert Shone, British economist and director-general (NEDC), dies at 86
- 1993 Charles JB Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer: Ogentroost, dies at 87
- 1993 Jean Knox (née Jeanette Marcia Marshall), British Baroness, and military administrator (Director of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1941-43), dies at 85
- 1994 Antoine Pinay, French politician (Prime Minister of France 1952, Minister of Foreign Affairs), dies at 102
- 1994 Glenn M. Anderson, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1969-93), dies at 81
- 1994 Herman W. "Fritz" Liebert, American rare books scholar and librarian (Yale University), dies at 83
- 1994 Norman Beaton, Guyanese actor (Eureka, Black Joy, Mighty Quinn), dies at 60
- 1995 Evangeline Bruce, American society hostess and writer, dies at 81
- 1995 Nancy LaMott, American singer, dies of cancer at 43
- 1996 Cao Yu, Chinese dramatist (Peking Man), dies at 86
- 1996 Charles Edwin Molnar, computer pioneer, dies at 61
- 1996 Edward Blishen, English author (The God Beneath the Sea), dies at 76
- 1996 Mae Barnes [Stith], American dancer and jazz singer ("The Sunny Side Of The Street"), dies of cancer at 89 (or older, year of birth disputed)
- 1997 Alexander Oppenheim, British mathematician (Oppenheim conjecture), dies at 94
- 1997 Harry Glaß, German ski jumper (Olympic bronze 1956), dies at 67
- 1997 Martin Carter, Guyanese poet and political activist, dies at 70
- 1997 Rafael Jose Fernandez de la Calzada y Ferrer, restaurateur, dies at 83
- 1998 Lew Grade, British TV mogul (ATV), movie producer (Boys from Brazil), dies at 91
- 1998 Richard Thomas, British admiral (Royal Navy) and NATO representative, dies at 66
- 1999 Allen Breed, American inventor of the first automotive airbag sensor, dies of a heart attack while suffering from lung cancer, at 72
- 2001 Chuck Schuldiner, American heavy metal singer-songwriter and guitarist (Death; Control Denied), dies of brain cancer at 34
- 2002 Zal Yanovsky, Canadian rock guitarist (Lovin' Spoonful - "Do You Believe in Magic?"), dies of a heart attack at 57
- 2003 William V. Roth, Jr., U.S. Senator (b. 1921)
- 2004 Andre Rodgers, Bahamian baseball shortstop (first Bahamian to play in MLB; NY/SF Giants; Chicago Cubs), dies at 70
- 2004 David Wheeler, English computer scientist (b. 1927)
- 2005 Stanley Tookie Williams, co-founder of the Crips and convicted murderer (b. 1953)
- 2005 Timothy Jordan II, American pop-rock musician (The All American Rejects; Jonezetta), takes his own life at 24
- 2006 Henry Beachell, American plant breeder, dies at 100
- 2006 Homesick James [Williamson], American blues slide guitarist and singer (Elmore James band, 1955-62), dies at 96 [or 101, or 92 - date of birth disputed]
- 2006 Keith Larsen, American actor (Hunter, Brave Eagle), dies at 82
- 2006 Lamar Hunt, American sports executive and NFL owner (KC Chiefs), dies at 74
- 2006 Richard Carlson, American best-selling author (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...), dies of pulmonary embolism at 45
- 2006 Robert Long [Jan Leverman], Dutch pop singer (Vroeger of Later (Sooner or Later); Unit Gloria), actor, and television presenter, dies of cancer at 63
- 2007 Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native American (Dakota Sioux) country music singer-songwriter, actor (Walker, Texas Ranger; Northern Exposure), and political activist, dies from complications of leukemia at 71
- 2007 Mark Partridge, Rhodesian politician
- 2008 Horst Tappert, German director, actor and former SS member (Derrick), dies of diabetes at 85
- 2008 John Drake, New Zealand rugby union footballer (b. 1959)
- 2008 Kathy Staff [Minnie Higginbottom], British actress (Mary Reilly, Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours), dies from a brain tumour at 80
- 2009 Aubrey Bowman, British pianist, composer, and conductor (Workman's Music Association), dies from injuries after being struck by a car at 91
- 2009 Joe Castro, American bebop and West Coast jazz pianist (Teddy Edwards Quartet; June Christy), dies at 82
- 2009 Moyra Fraser, British ballet dancer, and stage and screen actress (The Boyfriend; Penny in "As Time Goes By"), dies at 86
- 2009 Paul A. Samuelson, American economist (1970 Nobel Prize for Economics, 1947 John Bates Clark Medal), dies at 94 [1]
- 2010 Enrique Morente, Spanish flamenco singer, dies from surgery complications at 67
- 2010 Richard Holbrooke, American diplomat (Assistant Secretary of State, UN Ambassador) and author, dies of complications of an aortic dissection at 69
- 2010 Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme, British keyboardist and vocalist (Barclay James Harvest), commits suicide at 63
- 2011 Park Tae-joon, South Korean general and founder of steel giant Posco, dies at 84
- 2011 Russell Hoban, American author (creator of 'Frances' series), dies at 86
- 2012 Otto Ketting, Dutch trumpeter and composer (Passacaglia), dies at 77
- 2014 Raoul Cita, American R&B pianist and songwriter (Harptones), dies at 86
- 2016 Alan Thicke, Canadian actor (Growing Pains), host (Thicke of the Night), and theme song composer (Diff'rent Strokes; The Facts of Life), dies of an aortic dissection at 69
- 2016 Thomas Schelling, American economist, (Nobel Prize 2005 - game-theory analysis), dies at 95
- 2017 Bette Howland [Lee Sotonoff], American writer and literary critic (Blue in Chicago, The iron year), dies from multiple sclerosis and dementia at 80
- 2017 Tommy Nobis, American College Football HOF linebacker (Uni of Texas; #1 pick NFL Draft 1966 Atlanta Falcons; NFL Rookie of the Year 1966; First-team All-Pro 1967; 5× Pro Bowl), dies at 74
- 2017 Warrel Dane, American singer (Nevermore -"Enemies of Reality"), dies of a heart attack at 56
- 2018 Alann Steen, American journalist and educator, and political hostage (Beirut, 1987-91), dies of cancer at 79
- 2018 Nancy Wilson, American jazz vocalist ("Feel Like Making Love"), dies at 81
- 2019 Carl Scheer, American basketball executive (general manager Denver Nuggets, LA Clippers, Charlotte Hornets; inventor NBA Slam Dunk Contest), dies from complications of dementia at 82
- 2019 Emil Richards [Emilio Radocchia], American session and touring vibraphonist and percussionist (George Shearing; Frank Sinatra; Lalo Schifrin; Frank Zappa; George Harrison; Harry Partch; Shadowfax), dies at 87 [1]
- 2019 Richard G Hatcher, American attorney and politician (Mayor of Gary, Indiana, 1968-88), dies at 88
- 2019 Roy Loney, American rock singer (Flamin' Groovies, 1965-71), dies of multiple organ failure at 73
- 2019 Yasuhiro Takai, Japanese baseball first baseman-designated hitter (NPB record 27 career pinch-hit HRs; Hankyu Braves) and broadcaster, dies of kidney failure at 74
- 2020 Jimmy Collins, American NBA basketball shooting guard (Chicago Bulls) and coach (University of Illinois, Chicago 1996-2010), dies from heart surgery complications at 74
- 2020 Jimmy McLane, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1500m 1948), dies at 90
- 2020 Otto Barić, Croatian soccer manager (Croatia, Austria, Wacker Innsbruck, SK Rapid, SV Salzburg), dies from COVID-19 at 87
- 2020 Pierre Lacroix, Canadian NHL executive (Quebec Nordiques; Stanley Cup 1996, 2001 Colorado Avalanche), dies from COVID-19 complications at 72
- 2021 Joe Simon, American soul and R&B singer ("Power of Love"), dies at 85
- 2021 Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress (Kika, What Have I Done to Deserve This), commits suicide at 66
- 2022 Curt Simmons, American baseball pitcher (3 x MLB All-Star; World Series 1964 St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 93
- 2022 John McDermott, Northern Irish barrister and jurist (Lord Justice of Appeal, 1987-98), dies at 95
- 2022 Kim Simmonds, Welsh blues-rock guitarist (Savoy Brown), dies of bladder cancer at 75
- 2022 Sol Amarfio, Ghanaian drummer and musician (Osibisa), dies at 84
- 2022 tWitch [Stephen Boss], American television personality, dancer, DJ, and producer (The Ellen DeGeneres Show, 2014-22), takes his own life at 40 [1]
- 2023 Antonio Juliano, Italian soccer midfielder (13 caps; Napoli 394 games, Bologna), dies at 80
- 2023 Bill Burgess, American college football coach (Jacksonville State University 1985-96; NCAA Division II C'ship 1992), dies at 82
- 2023 Derek Stirling, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (6 Tests, 13 wickets; Central Districts, Wellington), dies of cancer at 62
- 2023 Des White, New Zealand rugby league fullback (21 Tests, 132 points; Ponsonby RLFC), dies at 96
- 2023 Paul Litjens, Dutch field hockey striker (177 caps, 268 goals; Champions Trophy 1981; top scorer Olympic Games 1976), dies at 76
- 2023 Ted Morgan [Sanche de Gramont], French-American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and biographer, dies at 91
- 2024 Diane Delano, American actress (Northern Exposure - "Sgt. Semanski; The Wicker Man; Popular), dies of cancer at 67
