- 309 Pamphilus of Caesarea, Palestinian scholar and martyr, beheaded during the Diocletian persecutions
- 923 Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83
- 1247 Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)
- 1279 Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies at 68
- 1391 Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies
- 1495 William Stanley, English soldier and lord chamberlain, beheaded for treason against the king at about 59 [birth date undocumented]
- 1531 Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer, dies at 78
- 1538 Érard van de Mark, Prince-Bishop and Cardinal of Liege, dies at 65
- 1560 Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat
- 1653 Johannes Schultz, German composer, dies at 70
- 1660 Jean de Lauson, French Governor of New France (1651-57) and landowner, dies in Paris at 80 [1]
- 1660 Judith Leyster, Dutch Golden Age painter, dies at 50
- 1687 Charles Cotton, English poet and writer, dies at 56
- 1710 Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes, dies at 77
- 1721 James Craggs the Younger, English politician, dies at 34
- 1754 Richard Mead, English physician. worked on transmissible diseases, dies at 80
- 1791 Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of South Netherlands, commits suicide at 58
- 1799 Charles Theodore, German Elector of Bavaria (1742-77), dies at 74
- 1803 Giovanni Punto [Jan Václav Stich], Bohemian horn player and composer, dies at 56
- 1820 Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero, dies at 61
- 1823 Johann Gottfried Schict, German composer, dies at 69
- 1823 Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, French Romantic painter and draughtsman - allegorical paintings and portraits, dies at 64
- 1825 Georg Gerson, Danish composer, dies at 34
- 1829 François-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer (Les Pêcheurs; Mirza), dies at 95
- 1834 Lionel Lukin, British life boat pioneer, dies at 91
- 1844 Heinrich David Stölzel, German horn player who developed the first valve for brass instruments, dies at 66
- 1844 Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer, dies at 51
- 1854 Henry of Stolberg-Wernigerode, German ruler of the County of Wernigerode (1824-54), dies at 81
- 1857 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77
- 1857 Elisha Kent Kane, American naval surgeon and Arctic explorer (led expedition to Greenland discover fate of John Franklin), dies at 37
- 1858 Georg F. Creuzer, German philological and historian, dies at 86
- 1864 Vaclav Jindrich Veit, Czech composer, dies at 58
- 1892 Henry Walter Bates, English naturalist and explorer in South America (described mimicry in animals), dies at 67
- 1898 Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)
- 1899 Félix Faure, 6th President of the French Third Republic (1895-99), dies at 57
- 1899 Lon Myers, American track star (held every American record for races 50 yards to one mile), dies of pneumonia at 41
- 1900 George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle
- 1907 Clémentine of Orléans, French princess, daughter of Louis-Philippe I, dies at 89
- 1907 Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer and Nobel Prize Laureate 1906 regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy, dies at 71
- 1910 Albert Zabel, German-Russian prodigy harpist (Berlin Opera, 1848-55; Russian Imperial Ballet, 1855-1910), pedagogue (St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1962-1910), and composer (La Source), dies at 75
- 1912 St. Nikolai [Kasatkin] of Japan, Russian-born Eastern Orthodox priest who introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church to Japan, dies at 75
- 1916 Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator and philosopher (Ot & Sien), dies at 57
- 1916 Jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist, dies at 79
- 1917 Octave Mirbeau, French writer (Journal of a Lady's Maid), dies at 67
- 1919 Vera Kholodnaya (née Levchenko;, Russian silent film actress (Song of Triumphant Love (Pesn Torzhestvuyushchey Lyubvi)), dies during the Spanish flu pandemic at 25
- 1927 Friedrich Reinitzer, Austrian chemist and botanist (discovered properties of liquid crystals), dies at 69
- 1927 Jonas Basanavičius, Lithuanian nationalist and a signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania, dies at 75
- 1928 Eddie Foy Sr. [Edwin Fitzgerald], Irish-American actor, singer and dancer (A Favorite Fool), dies at 71
- 1932 Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1841)
- 1933 Archie Jackson, Australian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 164; NSWCA), dies from tuberculosis at 23
- 1934 Eduard Bagritsky, Russian-Soviet poet and journalist (South-West), dies at 38
- 1936 James Harvey Robinson, American historian (Ordeal of Civilization), dies at 72
- 1936 Tommy Ward, South African cricket wicket-keeper (23 Tests, 32 dismissals, 2 x 50; Transvaal), dies from accidental electrocution at 48
- 1938 Otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64
- 1939 Jura Soyfer, Austrian political journalist and cabaret writer, dies at Buchenwald concentration camp at 26
- 1944 Bob Zurke [Boguslaw Zukowski], American jazz pianist, arranger, (Bob Crosby Orchestra), and composer ("Old Tom-Cat On The Keys"), dies of complications of pneumonia aggravated by acute alcohol poisoning at 32
- 1944 Edmund von Borck, German composer, dies fighting in Italy in WWII at 37
- 1945 Rudolf Vornlund, Swedish playwright (Upproret), dies at 45
- 1950 David Denton, English cricket batsman (11 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 104; Yorkshire CCC), dies at 75
- 1951 Hisatada Otaka, Japanese conductor (Japan Symphony Orchestra, 1942-51), and composer, dies at 39
- 1956 Frank H. Wilson, American actor (Beware, Paradise in Harlem), dies at 69
- 1957 Józef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist, composer, educator (Curtis Institute, 1924-38), and inventor, (pneumatic shock absorbers), dies of pneumonia at 81
- 1957 Leslie Hore-Belisha, British politician (Minister of Transport, 1934-37; War Secretary, 1937–40), dies at 63
- 1961 Charles "Dazzy" Vance, American Baseball HOF pitcher (7 x NL strike-out leader; World Series 1934 St Louis Cardinals; NL MVP & Triple Crown of Pitching,1924 Brooklyn Robins), dies at 69
- 1963 Friedrich Dessauer, German physicist (radiologist), dies at 81
- 1963 László Lajtha, Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and conductor, dies at 70
- 1966 Hendrik Tilanus, Dutch artillery officer and political leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81
- 1967 (Lester) "Smiley" Burnette [Burnett], American country music performer, singer-songwriter ("Ridin' Down the Canyon (To Watch the Sun Go Down)"), and actor (Petticoat Junction - "Charlie"), dies of leukemia at 55
- 1968 (James) Healey Willan, British-Canadian organist, composer, and educator, dies at 87
- 1970 Peyton Rous, American pathologist and Nobel Prize laureate (1966) who discovered the Rous sarcoma virus, dies at 90 [1]
- 1973 Herbert J. Krapp, American theatre architect and designer responsible for almost half of current Broadway venues, dies of a heart attack at 86
- 1973 Pieter Van der Bijl, South African cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 125; Western Province, Oxford University CC), dies at 65
- 1974 John C. Garand, Canadian-American designer of the M1 semi-automatic rifle, dies at 86 [1]
- 1975 (Adanelle) "Norman" Treigle, American operatic bass-baritone, dies of an accidental sleeping pill overdose at 47
- 1975 Morgan Taylor, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1924; bronze 1928, 32), dies at 71
- 1978 E. Roland Harriman, American financier (b. 1895)
- 1979 Louise Allbritton, American actress (The Egg and I, Stage Door, Got a Secret), dies of cancer at 58
- 1979 Mehdi Rahimi, Iranian general and military governor of Tehran under the Shah of Iran, executed by a firing squad during the Islamic Revolution at around 57
- 1979 Nematullah Nassiri, Iran general/head of Savak, executed
- 1980 Erich Hückel, German physicist and physical chemist, dies at 83
- 1984 Ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69
- 1985 Larry Ward, actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69
- 1986 Howard Da Silva [Silverblatt], American actor (1776, The Lost Weekend, The Blue Dahlia), dies from lymphoma at 76
- 1987 Dmitri Kabalevsky, Russian pianist and composer (In the Fire), dies at 82
- 1988 Charles Delaunay, French writer, magazine publisher (Le Jazz Hot), jazz musiclogist (Hot Discography), record label founder, and music promoter, dies at 77
- 1988 Jean Carignan, French Canadian fiddler, dies at 71
American graffiti artist (Vanity Fair, Paris Review) and social activist, dies of AIDS at 31
- 1991 Enrique B Varela, commandant Nicaragua contra's, dies
- 1992 Abbas al-Musawi, influential Lebanese Shia cleric, and founder and leader of Hezbollah, assassinated by Israel Defense Forces at 39
- 1992 Angela Carter, English novelist (Magic Toyshop) and journalist, dies of cancer at 51
- 1992 George Mann MacBeth, Scottish journalist/poet (A War Quartet), dies
- 1992 Janio Quadros, president of Brazil (1961), dies
- 1993 Donald Phelps, American actor (Ghost Ship), dies of AIDS at 61
- 1993 Richard Salant, news president (CBS-60 Minutes), dies at 78
- 1995 John Everett Allen, American businessman, dies at 91
- 1996 (Walter) "Brownie" McGhee, American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist (Sonny Terry), dies at 80
- 1996 Charles McCorquodale, art historian, dies at 47
- 1996 Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, American politician and Governor of California (D: 1959-67), dies at 90
- 1996 Kenneth Robinson, British politician (influential Minister of Health under Harold Wilson, reformed Health Service), dies at 84
- 1996 Roger Bowen, American actor (M*A*S*H (film); The Main Event: What About Bob?: Petulia), dies of a heart attack at 62
- 1996 Susan Bosence, British textile designer and blockprinter, dies at 82
- 1997 Arthur Hewlett, British actor (The Pied Piper), dies at 89
- 1997 Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (conduced the Wu experiment), dies at 84
- 1999 Betty Roché [Mary Elizabeth Roach], American jazz singer (Duke Ellington - "Take The 'A' Train"), dies at 81
- 1999 Björn Afzelius, Swedish rock and progg singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hoola Bandoola Band), dies of cancer at 52
- 1999 Johan Kvandal, Norwegian composer, organist, and music critic, dies at 79
- 1999 Michael Larson, American "Press Your Luck" scandal big-winning contestant, dies of cancer at 49
- 1999 Necil Kazım Akses, Turkish classical composer, dies at 90
- 2000 Karsten Solheim, American golf entrepreneur (PING, Solheim Cup), dies at 88
- 2000 Lila Kedrova, Russian-born actress (Zorba the Greek (1964), Sword of the Valiant, The Tenant), dies of congestive heart disease and Alzheimer's disease at 81
- 2000 Marceline Day [Newlin], American actress, mostly in silent films (The Cameraman; The Jazz Age; The Arm of the Law), dies at 91
- 2001 Bob Buhl, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1960, 60²; World Series 1957 Milwaukee Braves; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 72
- 2001 Howard W. Koch, American film director (b. 1916)
- 2001 William Masters, American gynecologist who studied sexual dysfunction, dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 85
- 2002 Billy Ward {Robert Williams], American singer and songwriter (Billy Ward and his Dominoes - "Sixty Minute Man"), dies at 80
- 2002 Peter Voulkos, American abstract ceramic artist, dies at 78
- 2002 Walter Winterbottom, England soccer manager (first manager England national football team 1946–62; FA Director of Coaching), dies at 88
- 2003 Eleanor "Sis" Daley, wife of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley, dies of a stroke at 95
- 2004 Doris Troy [Higginsen], American R&B singer and songwriter ("Just One Look"), dies from emphysema at 67
- 2005 Michael McCrum, English academic and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, dies at 80
- 2005 Nicole DeHuff, American actress (pneumonia) (b. 1975)
- 2005 Queen Narriman, second and last wife of King Farouk and mother of their only child King Fuad II
- 2006 Ernie Stautner, German-American Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (4 × All-Pro First Team; 9 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), and coach (Super Bowl 1971, 1977), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 80
- 2006 Johnny Grunge, American pro wrestler (4 x ECW World Tag Team C'ship, WCW World Tag Team C'ship [with Rocco Rock], dies of sleep apnea complications at 39
- 2006 Sid Feller, American trumpeter, arranger, conductor, and record producer (Steve and Edie, Dakota Staton, Ray Charles, The Flip Wilson Show), dies at 89 [1]
- 2007 Gene Snyder, American politician (Rep-R-KY, 1963-65, 67-87), dies at 79
- 2007 Jakov Lind, Austrian-British author (Counting My Footsteps), dies at 80
- 2009 Ernest Harrison, British electronics and telecommunications executive (CEO of Racal Electronics, 1966-2000; Vodafone, 1981-2000}, dies at 82
- 2009 Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan, Korean Cardinal, Protopriest of the Holy Roman Church (b. 1921)
- 2010 Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong soccer striker (32 caps; South China AA, Seiko SA) and actor, dies from nasopharyngeal carcinoma at 53
- 2011 Alfred Burke, British actor (Public Eye, Backfire, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), dies of a chest infection at 92
- 2011 Justinas Marcinkevičius, Lithuanian poet and playwright (b. 1930)
- 2011 Len Lesser, American actor (b. 1922)
- 2012 Anthony Shadid, New York Times foreign correspondent and two time Pulitzer winner, dies from asthma at 43
- 2012 Baddeley Devesi, first Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, dies at 70
- 2012 Elyse Knox, American actress and model (Hit the Ice, Black Gold), dies at 94
- 2012 Harry McPherson, presidential counsel (Lyndon Johnson) and lobbyist, dies from cancer at 82
- 2014 Michael Shea, American sci-fi author (World Fantasy Award: Nifft the Lean, Growlimb), dies at 67
- 2014 Ray Kennedy, American songwriter ("Sail On, Sailor"), session and touring singer, musician, and record producer, dies at 67
- 2015 Lesley Gore, American pop singer ("It's My Party"; "You Don't Own Me"), dies of lung cancer at 68
- 2015 Robert Wade-Gery, British diplomat (High Commissioner to India 1982–87), dies at 85
- 2016 Gwyneth George, Welsh cellist and teacher, dies at 95
- 2017 Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator (Miffy books), dies at 89
- 2018 Hubert Doggart, English cricket batsman (2 Tests; Cambridge University CC, Sussex CCC) and executive (President MCC 1981–82), dies at 92
- 2019 Don Bragg, American pole vaulter (Olympic gold 1960), dies of a stroke at 83
- 2019 Ken Nordine, American voice-over and recording artist (World Jazz), dies at 98
- 2019 Theodore Isaac Rubin, American psychiatrist and author credited with popularising psychotherapy, dies at 95
- 2020 Barry Hulshoff, Dutch soccer defender (14 caps; European Cup 1971, 72, 73; Ajax Amsterdam), dies at 73
- 2020 Harry Gregg, Irish soccer goalkeeper (25 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United) and manager (Shrewsbury Town, Swansea, Crewe Alexandra), dies at 87
- 2020 Kellye Nakahara, American actress (Nurse Kellye Yamato in "M*A*S*H"), dies of cancer at 73
- 2020 Larry Tesler, American computer scientist (invented copy, cut, paste), dies at 74
- 2020 Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball shortstop (5 x MLB All-Star; 4 x Gold Glove; World Series 1993 Toronto Blue Jays), dies of polycystic kidney disease at 57
- 2020 Zoe Caldwell, Australian Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Purple Rose of Cairo; Master Class), dies of complications of Parkinson's disease at 86
- 2021 Wayne Giardino, Canadian football linebacker (Grey Cup 1968, 69, 73; Ottawa Rough Riders), dies at 77
- 2022 Vasilis Botinos, Greek soccer winger (12 caps; Olympiacos FC 140 games, 120 goals), dies from COVID-19 at 77
- 2023 Chuck Jackson, American pop and R&B singer ("Any Day Now"; "I Don't Want to Cry"; "I Keep Forgettin'"), dies at 85
- 2023 Tim McCarver, American baseball catcher (World Series 1964, 67; MLB All-Star 1966, 67 St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (NY Mets, ABC, CBS, FOX), dies of heart failure at 81 [1]
Russian political activist and opposition leader of the Progress Party, murdered in prison at 47
- 2024 Ian McMillan, Scottish soccer inside forward (6 caps; Airdrieonians 301 games, Rangers 127 games) and manager (Airdrieonians 1970-76, 1985–86), dies at 92
- 2024 Jan Sørensen, Danish soccer striker (11 caps; Club Brugge, FC Twente, Feyenoord, Ajax) and manager (Portimonense, Walsall FC), dies at 68
- 2024 Joe Hindelang, American college baseball coach (USciences, Lafayette, Penn State Uni 1991-2004), dies at 78
- 2024 Jorge Toro, Chilean soccer midfielder (29 caps; Colo-Colo, Sampdoria, Modena, Unión Española), dies at 85
- 2025 Anne Marie Hochhalter, American disability and anti-gun activist, paralysed victim of the Columbine School massacre, dies as a result of her wounds at 43 [1]
- 2025 Gil Won-ok, Korean activist and survivor of the Japanese military's World War Ⅱ sexual slavery system, dies at 96 [1]
- 2025 Luis Estaba, Venezuelan boxer (WBC light flyweight champion 1975-78), dies at 86
- 2025 Óscar Valdez Argentine soccer striker (9 caps; Valencia CF 163 games) and manager (Valencia CF, Paraguay), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 78
- 2025 Vladimír Válek, Czech violist (Dvořák Chamber Orchestra), and conductor (Prague Symphony. 1975-86; Czechoslovak Radio Symphony, 1985-2011), dies at 89
