- 969 Peter, Tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies at an unknown age, older than 50
- 1181 Takakura, 80th Emperor of Japan (1168-80), dies at 19
- 1240 Pelagio Galvani, Leonese ecclesiastical lawyer, and Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165)
- 1384 Louis II, Count of Flanders, dies at 53
- 1393 Aimery Poitiers, French nobleman, burned at royal ball to celebrate the king when his costume catches fire
- 1393 Yvain, son of Earl of Foix, burned at royal ball to celebrate the king when his costume catches fire
- 1574 Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher, humanist, and historian, murdered at 71 [1] [2]
- 1584 Jonker Wigbold van Ewsum, mister of Nienoord, dies in battle
- 1584 Pieter Jansz Pourbus, Flemish painter, dies
- 1606 Everard Digby, English nobleman and conspirator in the Gunpowder plot, hung, drawn and quartered at 27
- 1644 William Chillingworth, English scholar, theologian (The Religion of Protestants), and poet, dies at 41
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625-49), beheaded for treason by Parliament at 48
- 1652 Georges de la Tour, French painter of candlelit scenes, dies during an epidemic at 58
- 1672 John Mason, English-born America settler, soldier, and Deputy Governor of the Connecticut Colony (1660-69), dies at about 71 (b. 1600)
- 1703 Kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese retainer for the Shogun, murdered in the revenge of the 47 rōnin
- 1716 Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien, Queen of Poland (1676-96), dies at 74
- 1730 Peter II Alexeyevich, Tsar of Russia (1727-30), dies of smallpox at 14
- 1774 František Tůma, Czech composer, dies at 69
- 1774 Jean-Pierre Guignon [Giovanni Pietro Ghignone], Italian-French violinist and composer, dies at 71
English pretender to the throne (Jacobite rebellion), dies of a stroke at 67
- 1797 Johann Abraham Sixt, German organist, harpsichord player, and composer, dies at 40
- 1816 Reinier Vinkeles, Dutch engraver and art collector, dies at 74
- 1820 Josepha Barbara Auernhammer, Austrian concert pianist, teacher, composer, and muse of Mozart, dies at 61
- 1827 Johann Philipp Christian Schulz, German composer, dies at 53
American seamstress widely credited with making the first American flag, dies at 84
- 1838 Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail
- 1840 Juan Galindo, Irish-Honduran soldier, diplomat for Federal Republic of Central America and early Maya archaeologist, killed in battle at about 38
- 1846 Joseph Carpue, English surgeon who pioneered early plastic surgery in England, dies at 81
- 1847 Virginia Clemm Poe, American wife of writer Edgar Allan Poe, dies of tuberculosis at 24 [1]
- 1858 Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director, dies at 79 [1]
- 1860 Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, Portuguese violinist, hornist and composer (Adoração ao Sol), dies at 44
- 1867 Kōmei [Osahito], 121st Emperor of Japan (1846-67) during the final years of the Edo period, dies of smallpox at 35
- 1869 William Carleton, Irish writer and novelist (Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry), dies at 74
- 1881 Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58
- 1888 Asa Gray, American botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77
Crown Prince of Austria and heir apparent to the Imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, dies at 30 in a suicide pact with his mistress, Mary Freiin von Vetsera, at the Mayerling hunting lodge
- 1890 Karl Merz, German-American composer (Brainard's Musical World), dies at 53
- 1900 Vittorio Bersezio [Carlo Nugelli], Italian playwright, dies at 71
- 1909 Martha Finley, American children's book author (Elsie Dinsmore series), dies at 80
- 1910 Granville Woods, American inventor, 1st post civil war African American mechanical and electrical engineer, invented telegraph for railways, dies at 53 [1]
- 1916 Joseph Jacobs, Australian folklorist, historian, and literary critic (English Fairy Tales, More English Fairy Tales), dies at 61
- 1919 Sam Steele, Canadian soldier, dies from influenza at 71
- 1925 Jacob-Ferdinand Mellaerts, Belgian Catholic priest, social worker and founder of the first Christian Farmers' Guild, dies at 79 [1]
- 1925 Jakab Gyula Major, Hungarian pianist and composer, dies at 66
- 1926 Barbara La Marr [Reatha Watson], American vaudeville and silent film actress (The White Moth), and screenwriter, dies from pulmonary tuberculosis and nephritis at 29
- 1927 Friedrich Ernst Koch, German composer, dies at 64
- 1928 Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician (1926 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, whose research proved to be a mistake), dies at 60
- 1928 Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature), dies at 69
- 1934 Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher (founder of Doubleday & Co), dies at 72
- 1938 James Basevi Ord, US army officer, served in Mexico and the Philippines, dies in a plane crash at 45
- 1943 Attila Petschauer, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold 1928, 32), dies at 38
- 1945 Gottlieb Haberlandt, Austrian botanist, dies at 90
- 1945 William Busch, British composer, dies at 43
- 1947 Frederick F. Blackman, English botanist, dies at 80
- 1948 Herb Pennock, American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 × World Series; Philadelphia A's, Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees), dies at 53
American aviator (Wright Brothers), dies at 76
German automotive engineer (Volkswagen Beetle; Mercedes-Benz SS) and founder of the Porsche car company, dies at 75
- 1956 Gerrit Mannoury, Dutch mathematician and philosopher, dies at 88
- 1956 Jane Seymour [Marjorie S. Fitz-patrick], Canadian-American actress (Tom, Dick and Harry, Young Mr Bobbin), dies at 62
- 1957 Grigore Gafencu, Romanian minister of Foreign Affairs (1938-39), dies at 65
- 1958 Earnest Heinrich Heinkel, German aeronautical engineer (1st rocket-powered aircraft), dies at 70
- 1958 Jean Crotti, Swiss-French artist, dies at 79
- 1961 Maud Wagner, first known American tattoo artist and circus performer, dies at about 83
- 1962 Manoel de Abreu, Brazilian radiologist who developed chest photofluorography, dies at 68 [1]
- 1963 Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer (Concert champêtre; Les Biches), dies of a heart attack at 64
- 1963 Sir Pelham Warner, English cricket batsman, tour manager and administrator (15 Tests; MCC chairman of selectors), dies at 89
- 1964 Berthold Altaner, German church historian, dies at 80
- 1967 (Raymond) Lee Morgan, American actor (Dungeons of Harrow; The Last of the Fast Guns), dies of heart disease at 64
- 1968 Tsugouharu Foujita, Japanese-French painter and printmaker, dies at 81
American Central Intelligence Agency director (1953-1961), dies of influenza complicated by pneumonia at 75
- 1969 Dominique Pire, Belgian Dominican friar (1958 Nobel Peace Prize for aiding WW II refugees), dies of surgical complications at 58
- 1970 Malcolm Keen, British actor (The Lodger, The Manxman, The Murder Party), dies at 82
- 1971 Hugh Mulzac, American military officer and the first African American to captain a US Merchant Marine ship, dies at 84
- 1972 Karel Boleslav Jirak, Czech composer and pedagogue, dies at 81
- 1973 Jack MacGowran, Irish actor (King Lear, The Quiet Man, The Exorcist), dies of influenza at 54
- 1974 Bill Whitty, Australian cricketer (left-arm bowler 1909-12), dies at 87
- 1975 Boris Blacher, German composer (Purloined Letter), dies at 72
- 1976 Beau De Glen "Mance" Lipscomb, American blues singer and guitarist ("Shine On, Harvest Moon"), dies of a stroke at 80
- 1976 Percy Tyson "Plum" Lewis, South African cricketer (pair in only Test for South Africa), dies at 91
- 1980 Professor Longhair [Henry Roeland Byrd], American boogie-woogie, New Orleans R&B, and mambo pianist and singer ("Tipitina": "Go To The Mardis Gras"), dies from a heart attack at 61
- 1982 Félix Labisse, French painter (libidoscaphes), dies at 76
- 1982 Riccardo Nielsen, Italian composer (99th Psalm; La via di Colombo), dies at 73
- 1982 Stanley Holloway, English comedian (My Fair Lady, Our Man Higgins), dies at 91
- 1983 Alan Cunningham, British general and last High Commissioner of Palestine (1945-48), dies at 95
- 1983 Joan Valerie, American actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia at 71
- 1983 Mack Reynolds, American sci-fi author (Earth War), dies at 65
- 1984 Luke Kelly, Irish folk music singer and banjo player (The Dubliners), dies at 43
- 1985 Ken Mayers, American actor (Little Big Man, Dick Tracey, Space Patrol), dies at 66
- 1986 Ticker Freeman, American pianist (Dinah Shore Show), and songwriter ("Baby Don't Be Mad at Me"), dies at 74
- 1987 Angelo Rutherford, American actor (Willie-Gentle Ben), dies at 32
- 1987 Ken Drake, American actor (Crime & Punishment USA), dies at 65
- 1988 Corry [Cornelia Diderika] Vonk, Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 85
- 1989 Ruth Shaw Wylie, American composer (Spring Madness; Psychogram; Nova), and educator (Wayne State University, 1949-69), dies at 72
- 1991 Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator, dies at 83
- 1991 John McIntire, American actor (Naked City, Wagon Train, Virginian), dies of emphysema at 83
- 1992 Sid Vincent, British trade unionist and leader of the Lancashire miners' union in the 1980s, dies at 70
- 1993 (Dorothy) "Dot" Miles (née Squire), Welsh teacher, sign-language poetry pioneer, and deaf community activist, dies from a fall from a second story window in suspected suicide at 61
- 1993 Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Queen consort of Yugoslavia as the wife of King Peter II, dies at 71 [1]
- 1993 Taikichiro Mori, Japanese real estate developer, dies at 88
- 1994 Bahjat Talhouni, Prime Minister of Jordan (1960-62, 64-65, 67-69, 69-70), dies
- 1994 Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, American blues singer ("Sittin' Here Cryin'"), dies at 64
- 1994 Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, American jazz vocalist and trumpeter (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), dies at 86
- 1994 Finn Arnestad, Norwegian contemporary classical composer (Ritagliata), dies at 78
- 1995 George James, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 88
- 1995 George Poyser, English soccer defender (Brentford) and manager (Notts County, Manchester City), dies at 84
- 1995 Gerald Durrell, British naturalist, zoologist and author (My Family and Other Animals), dies at 70
- 1996 Bob Thiele, American radio broadcaster, and record producer (John Coltrane; B.B. King), dies of kidney failure at 73
- 1996 Guy Doleman, actor (Deadly Bees, Idol, Thunderball), dies at 72
- 1997 Frank Tejeda, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas), dies at 51
- 1997 Héctor Campos Parsi, Puerto Rican classical music composer, dies at 75
- 1998 Richard Cassilly, American tenor, dies at 70
- 1998 Ricky Lee Sanderson, American murderer, stabbed 16-year old girl in NC, executed at 38
- 1999 (David) "Dolf" van der Linden, Dutch conductor of popular and light classical music (Metropole Orchestra, 1945-80; Eurovision, 1957-71), and composer, dies at 83
- 1999 (Henry) "Huntz" Hall, American radio, stage, and screen actor (Dead End Kids: The Bowery Boys; Gas Pump Girls), dies from congestive heart failure at 78
- 1999 Ed Herlihy, American broadcaster (b. 1909)
- 2001 Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (Lili, Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker), dies at 90
- 2001 Johnnie Johnson, British fighter pilot (b. 1915)
- 2001 Joseph Ransohoff, American neurosurgeon and pioneer in the modern neurosurgery, dies at 85
- 2002 Carlo Karges, German guitarist and songwriter (Nena - "99 Luftballons"), dies of liver failure at 50
- 2002 Ellis Larkins, American classically trained (1st Black student at Peabody Institute) jazz pianist (Ruby Braff), and accompanist (Ella Fitzgerald; Eartha Kitt, Mildred Bailey), dies at 79
- 2002 Herbert Maxwell Strong, American physicist and inventor (1st to synthesize diamonds as part of Project Superpressure), dies at 93 [1]
- 2002 Ingeborg "Inge" Morath, Austrian-born Magnum photographer and wife of Arthur Miller, dies at 78
- 2002 Louis Salica, American boxer (NBA World Bantamweight title 1935, 40; Olympic bronze flyweight 1932), dies at 89
- 2003 Joan Franks Williams, American contemporary classical composer, and promoter (founder of New Dimensions in Music (NDM)), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 72
- 2005 Martyn Bennett [-Knight], Canadian-Scottish celtic-fusion piper, pianist, and composer, dies of cancer at 33
- 2005 Wes Wehmiller, American touring and session bass guitarist (Duran Duran; Missing Persons), dies of thyroid cancer at 33
- 2006 Coretta Scott King, American activist and wife of Martin Luther King Jr., dies of ovarian cancer at 78
- 2006 Seth Fisher, American comic book artist and penciller (Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan), dies as the result of a fall at 33
- 2007 Max Lanier, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1943-44; World Series 1942, 44; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 91
- 2007 Nikos Kourkoulos, Greek actor and artistic director (b. 1934)
American novelist and playwright (Master of the Game, Bloodline, The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer), dies of pneumonia at 89
- 2008 Gunnar Reynir Sveinsson, Icelandic classical, choral, and jazz composer (Samstæður; Fyrir þitt friðarorð - For Your Peace), dies at 79
- 2008 Jeremy Beadle, British television host (Beadle's About), dies of pneumonia at 59
- 2008 Marcial Maciel, Mexican Catholic priest (founded the Legion of Christ and the Regnum Christi), dies at 79
- 2008 Roland Selmeczi, Hungarian stage and screen actor, and film dubber, dies in a car crash at 38
- 2009 Hans Beck, German inventor, "The Father of Playmobil", dies at 79
Swedish boxer (world heavyweight champion 1959-60; Olympic silver heavyweight 1952), dies at 76
- 2009 Milton Parker, American restauranteur and co-owner of Carnegie Deli, dies at 90
- 2011 John Barry [Prendergast], English film score composer (James Bond films; Born Free), dies at 77
- 2012 Frederick Treves, English actor, dies at 86
- 2012 Mary Grierson, Welsh botanical artist, dies at 99
- 2013 Patty Andrews, American pop and swing jazz singer (The Andrews Sisters - "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"; "Rum and Coca-Cola"), dies at 94
- 2013 Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic composer, dies at 74
- 2014 Arthur Rankin, Jr, American director, producer, and screenwriter (Rankin/Bass Productions -The Year Without A Santa Claus; Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer; Frosty The Snowman), dies at 89
- 2014 William Motzing, American trombonist, conductor, arranger and film and television score composer (Young Einstein), dies of Shy–Drager Syndrome at 76
- 2015 Ezra Sims, American composer of microtonal music, dies at 88
- 2015 Geraldine McEwan, British actress (Agatha Christie's Miss Marple), dies at 82
- 2015 Than Wyenn, American character actor (Being There, Splash, Imitation of Life), dies at 95
- 2015 Zhelyu Zhelev, Bulgarian dissident and politician (Bulgarian President, 1990-97), dies at 79
- 2016 Frank Finlay, British actor (Bouquet of Barbed Wire), dies at 89
- 2016 Ken Sailors, American basketball point guard (popularised and may have invented the jump shot), dies at 95
- 2017 Harold Rosen, American engineer (created geosynchronous communications satellite), dies at 90 [1]
- 2018 Mark Salling, American actor and musician (Glee), commits suicide at 35
- 2018 Peter Miller, British barrister and executive (Chairman of Lloyd's Bank of London, 1984-90), dies at 87
- 2019 Bernard Nevill, British textile designer, dies at 88
- 2019 Glen Dale [Richard Garforth], British rock guitarist (The Fortunes, 1963-66 - "You've Got Your Troubles"; "Here It Comes Again"), dies at 79
- 2019 Stewart Adams, English pharmacologist (developed Ibuprofen), dies at 95 [1]
- 2020 Fred Silverman, American broadcasting executive and producer (ABC, NBC and CBS), dies at 82
- 2020 John Andretti, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series: 2 wins, 37 top tens, 4 poles), dies from colon cancer at 56
- 2020 Jörn Donner, Finnish director (Anna, Tenderness), dies at 86
- 2022 Hargus “Pig” Robbins, American Nashville session piano player (Patsy Cline; Charlie Rich; Roger Miller; Bob Dylan; Ween), dies at 84 [1]
- 2022 Jon Appleton, American electronic and electro-acoustic music composer, educator and co-developer of the Synclavier, dies at 83
- 2022 Norma Waterson, British folk music revivalist, and singer-songwriter, dies at 82
- 2023 Ann McLaughlin Korologos (née Lauenstein), American business executive (19th United States Secretary of Labor, 1987-89), dies from complications of meningitis at 81
- 2023 Bobby Beathard, American Pro Football Hall of Fame executive (GM Washington Redskins Super Bowl 1982, 1987; San Diego Chargers), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 86
Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks; 3 x Art Ross Trophy; 2 x Hart Memorial Trophy; Winnipeg Jets), dies at 84
- 2023 Charly Loubet, French soccer striker (35 caps; AS Cannes, OGC Nice, Marseille), dies at 77
- 2023 Gerald Mortag, German track cyclist (3 x World C'ship gold GDR 4000m team pursuit 1977, 78, 79; Olympic silver 1980), dies at 64
- 2024 Abe Terry, English rugby league front rower (11 Tests; Challenge Cup 1961 St. Helens RLFC [216 games]), dies at 89
- 2024 Chita Rivera, American Tony Award-winning dancer, singer, and actress (West Side Story; Bye Bye Birdie; Sweet Charity; Chicago), dies at 91 [1] [2]
- 2024 Hinton Battle, American Tony Award-winning singer, dancer, choreographer, and actor (The Wiz; Sophisticated Ladies), dies at 67
- 2024 Jean Carnahan (née Carpenter), American politician (US Senator from Missouri, Senator 2001–02),and writer (Don't Let the Fire Go Out!), dies at 90
- 2024 John Dodds, Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer (250cc world championship 1973 3rd; 4 x GP wins, 21 x podiums; European Formula 750 1974), dies at 80
American figure skater (Olympic gold 1948, 1952; World C'ship gold 1948–52) and Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, dies at 95 [1]
- 2025 İlhan Usmanbaş, Turkish cellist and contemporary classical composer, dies at 104 [1]
- 2025 Marianne Faithfull, British folk-rock, pop, and jazz singer-songwriter ("As Tears Go By"; "Broken English"), and actress (The Girl on the Motorcycle), dies at 78 [1]
- 2025 Tom Jackson, American college football coach (Connecticut Huskies 1983-93), dies at 76
