- 708 Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies
- 749 Smoke Monkey, Maya ruler of city of Copán, dies after an 11 year reign
- 856 Rabanus Maurus 'Teacher of Germany', Frankish Benedictine abbot and scholar (Fulda Monastery), archbishop of Mainz, dies
- 1189 Gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder (Gilbertine Order - only English Medieval religious order) and saint, dies about 105
- 1222 William I, Count of Holland (1203-22), dies at 54 or 55
- 1505 Joan of France, Duchess of Berry and Queen of France (1498-1505) and catholic saint who founded several religious orders, dies at 40
- 1508 Conrad Celtes [Konrad Bickel], German humanist scholar and manuscript thief, dies of syphilis at 49
- 1553 Caspar Othmayr, German Lutheran pastor and composer, dies at 37
- 1555 John Roger, English religious reformer and translator (Matthew Bible), 1st protestant martyr under Mary I, burnt at the stake at Smithfield, London (b. c. 1500)
- 1590 Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and musical theorist, dies at 73
- 1615 Dom Justo Takayama, Japanese warlord (b. 1552)
- 1615 Giovanni Battista della Porta, Italian scholar, polymath and child prodogy (b. 1535)
- 1617 Louis Elsevier, Dutch publisher, dies at about 76
- 1640 Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies (b. 1562)
- 1694 Natalya Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia as second wife of Tsar Alexis I, mother and regent of Tsar Peter I, dies at 42
- 1714 Charles of France, Duke of Berry, French King Louis XIV's grandson, dies after a hunting accident at 27
- 1746 Robert Blair, Scottish poet (The Grave), dies at 46
- 1774 Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and first scientific explorer of the Amazon River, dies at 73 [1]
- 1781 Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer, dies at 43
- 1781 Willem Crul, British admiral (West Indies), dies in battle during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War at 59
- 1799 Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728)
- 1815 Geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder and inoculation proponent, dies at 77
- 1815 Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist and graphic artist, dies at 58
- 1816 Meingosus Gaelle, German theologian and church composer, dies at 63
- 1834 Amelie-Julia Candielle, French musician, composer and actress, dies at 66
- 1844 Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant and leader of the protestant Réveil movement, dies at 49 [1]
- 1847 Henri Dutrochet, French physiologist (discovered & named process of osmosis), dies at 70
- 1854 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, German composer, dies at 66
- 1869 Johan Michiel Dautzenberg, Flemish author (Future), dies at 60
Irish-Canadian patriarch of the Donnelly family, murdered along with his family in the "Black Donnelly" massacre at 63
- 1885 Sarah Miriam Peale, American portrait painter (General Lafayette, 1825), dies at 84 [1]
- 1895 Faustina Hasse Hodges, English-American composer, dies at 71
- 1896 Henry David Leslie, English composer, dies at 73
- 1905 Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor, dies at 63
- 1909 John Clarkson, American Baseball HOF pitcher (Triple Crown 1889; no-hitter 1885; 3 × NL wins leader; 3 × NL strikeout leader; Chicago White Stockings, Boston Beaneaters), dies of mental illness & pneumonia at 47
- 1911 Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75
- 1918 Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, dies at 49
- 1921 Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter and illustrator, dies at 75
- 1927 Thomas Laub, Danish organist and composer, dies at 74
- 1928 Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Dutch physicist (electromagnetic radiation, Nobel 1902), dies at 74
- 1933 Archibald Sayce, English educator (b. 1846)
- 1936 Wilhelm Gustloff, German leader of the Swiss Nazi party (b. 1895)
- 1939 Edward Sapir, American linguist and cultural anthropologist (North American Indian languages), dies at 55
- 1939 Henri Deterding, Dutch oil magnate (Royal Oil, Shell), dies at 72
- 1940 Nikolai Yezhov, Soviet Head of Soviet NKVD under Stalin responsible for enacting the Great Purge, executed in secret at 44
- 1941 Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian and archaeologist, dies at 79
- 1943 Frank Calder, British-Canadian 1st NHL president, dies at 65
- 1944 Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer, dies at 72
- 1944 Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress, dies at 79
- 1946 Margarete Boie, German writer, dies at 65
- 1953 Alexander Loudon, Dutch diplomat and first Dutch Ambassador to the United States (1942-47), dies at 60 [1]
- 1954 Václav Vačkář, Czech composer, known for his marches, conductor, and musicologist, dies at 72
- 1956 Leendert Antonie Donker, Dutch Minister of Justice (PvdA), dies at 56
- 1956 Peder Gram, Danish organist, composer, conductor (Dansk Koncertforening, 1918-32), and music director (Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 1937-51), dies at 74
- 1957 Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican illustrator and ethnologist (co-discoverer of the Olmec civilization), dies of sepsis at 52
- 1958 Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince and International Red Cross executive, dies of a thrombosis at 46
- 1959 Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress (Banjo; David Copperfield; The Invisible Man), dies at 78
- 1961 Piet[er] L. Kramer, Influential Dutch architect (Amsterdam School), dies at 79
- 1964 Siegfried T. Bok, Dutch neurobiologist and anatomist, known for the equi-volume principle, dies at 71
- 1965 Greyhound 'The Great Grey Ghost', American horse, most outstanding champion trotter of its day, dies at 33
- 1966 Gilbert H. Grosvenor, American geographer and 1st full-time editor of National Geographic Society (1899-1954), dies at 90
- 1967 Albert Orsborn, English 6th General of The Salvation Army, dies at 80
- 1968 Eddie Baker, American actor (A Man About Town; Collars and Cuffs), dies of emphysema at 70
- 1968 Gerard den Brabander [Jan Gerardus Jofriet], Dutch poet (Three on One Platform, The Hollow Man), dies at 67 [1]
- 1968 Neal Cassady, American counterculture figure, poet and writer of the Beat Generation (The First Third), dies of exposure with barbiturates in his system at 41
- 1970 Louise Bogan, American poet (Sleeping Fury) and critic, dies at 72
- 1974 Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist (Bose–Einstein statistics), dies at 80
- 1975 Julian Fuhs, German-American jazz pianist and bandleader (Follies Band), dies at 83
American musician, songwriter and bandleader ("Caldonia"; "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"; "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"), dies of a heart attack at 66
- 1977 Brett Halliday, American writer (Dividend on Death), dies at 72
- 1978 Bergen Evans, American professor of English ($64,000 Question), dies at 73
- 1982 Alex Harvey, Scottish rock and blues singer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band), dies of a heart attack at 46
- 1982 Georg Konrad Morgen, German lawyer and judge who prosecuted fellow Nazis, dies at 72 [1]
- 1982 Sue Carol, American actress (She's My Weakness) and talent agent, dies at 73 of a heart attack
- 1983 Jim Ameche [James Amici], American voice actor (Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy), dies at 67
- 1983 Karen Carpenter, American pop vocalist and drummer ("We've Only Just Begun"; "Rainy Days And Mondays"; "Top Of The World"), dies of anorexia nervosa at 32
- 1983 Reginald Denham, English writer and director (Obsession, The Bad Seed), dies at 89
- 1984 Patrick Nagel, American artist and illustrator, known for his "Nagel women", dies of a heart attack at 38
American Emmy Award-winning pianist, showman (The Liberace Show), and actor (Batman -"Evil Chandell"), dies of AIDS-related pneumonia at 67
- 1987 Carl Rogers, American psychologist (Client-Centered Therapy), dies at 85
- 1989 (Kenneth) "Jethro" Burns, American country singer, and mandolin player (Homer & Jethro -"The Battle of Kookamonga"), dies from prostate cancer at 69
- 1989 Trevor Lucas, Australian folk singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Fairport Convention), dies of a heart attack at 45
- 1991 Bob Leslie, American actor (Cinderella; Mako: Jaws of Death), dies at 64
- 1992 Andries Antonie Rieu, Dutch conductor (Maastricht Symphony Orchestra, 1949-80), dies at 75
- 1992 Fred Slyter, American actor and dialogue coach, dies after long illness at 56
- 1992 John Dehner [Forkum], American actor (The Right Stuff, Big Hawaii, Bare Essence), dies of emphysema and diabetes at 76
- 1992 Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish supermodel, dies at 80
- 1994 Harold Schneider, US producer (5 Easy Pieces, War Games), dies at 55
- 1994 Jan Veldkamp, Dutch geophysicist and director of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), dies at 84
- 1994 Justinus Darmojuwono, Indonesian archbishop/cardinal, dies at 79
- 1995 Betty Davis, British dance teacher of Dame Margot Fonteyn, dies
- 1995 Godfrey Brown, British athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 400m, silver 400m 1936), dies at 79
- 1995 Patricia Highsmith [Plangman], American novel writer (Strangers On A Train; The Talented Mr. Ripley; The Price of Salt), dies of lung cancer at 74
- 1995 Roel Wiersma, Dutch soccer star (PSV), dies at 62
- 1997 James Friell, Scottish political cartoonist (Daily Worker), dies at 84
- 1997 Ross Lee Finney, American composer (Landscapes Remembered), dies at 90
- 2000 Carl Albert, American politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1971-77), dies at 91
- 2000 Doris Coley, American pop singer (The Shirelles - "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"; "Baby It's You"), dies of breast cancer at 58
- 2000 Phil Tonken, American radio and television announcer, dies at 80
- 2001 Iannis Xenakis, Romanian-born, Greek-French composer, music theorist, and architect who helped revolutionize 20th century classical music (Metastaseis), dies after several years of serious illness at 78
- 2001 J. J. Johnson, American jazz trombonist and composer, dies at 77
- 2001 Pankaj Roy, Indian cricket batsman (45 Tests, 5 x 100, HS 173; WR opening partnership [Vinoo Mankad] 413; Bengal), dies at 72
- 2001 Raimo Kangro, Estonian composer (Butterflies in the Stone), dies at 51
- 2002 George Nader, American actor (Robot Monster, Away All Boats), dies at 80
- 2003 André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (Olympic gold Road race individual, team 1952), dies at 71
- 2003 Benyoucef Ben Khedda, Algerian politician (b. 1920)
- 2003 Charles McLaren, 3rd Baron Aberconway, British industrialist who was part of a government-approved secret meeting with Hermann Goering, dies at 89
- 2003 Jerome Hines [Heinz], American operatic bass (I am The Way), dies at 81
- 2005 Peter Heine, South African cricketer (solid South African fast bowler in 1950's), dies at 76
- 2005 Raiford "Ossie" Davis, American actor, director, author, and civil rights activist (Purlie Victorious, Do the Right Thing, Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam), dies from heart problems at 87
- 2006 Myron Waldman, American animator (Fleischer Studio), dies at 97
- 2007 Barbara McNair, American singer ("Till There Was You") and actress (They Call Me MR. Tibbs), dies of throat cancer at 72
- 2007 Colin Romoff, American orchestra leader (the Andy Williams Show), dies at 82
- 2007 Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian poet and translator (b. 1959)
- 2007 José Carlos Bauer, Brazilian World Cup footballer (b. 1925)
- 2007 Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-born American abstract painter and sculptor (b. 1922)
- 2007 Steve Barber, American baseball pitcher (b. 1938)
- 2008 Chris Anderson, American jazz pianist (Charlie Parker; Dinah Washington; Charlie Haden), dies of a stroke at 81
- 2008 Stefan Meller, Polish diplomat and 9th Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005-06), dies at 65
- 2009 Lux Interior [Erick Lee Purkhiser], American punk rock singer (The Cramps), dies of a heart attack at 62
- 2009 Steve Dullaghan, English bass guitarist (The Primitives - "Crash"), dies of cannabis intoxication at 45
- 2010 Allan Wicks, British cathedral organist and choral conductor (Canterbury, 1961-88), dies at 86
- 2010 Bill Dudley, American College/Pro Football HOF halfback (Uni of Virginia; NFL MVP 1946; 4×First-team All-Pro; NFL rushing leader 1942, 46; Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins), dies at 88
- 2010 Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher, dies at 85
- 2011 Peter Carey, British civil servant (Permanent Secretary of Department of Industry, 1974-83), and WWII intelligence officer, dies at 84
- 2011 Tura Satana, Japanese-American actress (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!), dies at 72
- 2011 Woodie Fryman, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 76; Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos), dies at 70
- 2012 Florence Green, last surviving veteran of World War One, dies at 110
- 2012 Istvan Csurka, Hungarian writer and politician, dies at 77
- 2012 Robert Daniel, five term American congressman for Virginia, dies at 75
- 2012 Robert Glaser, American educational psychologist (National Assessment of Educational Progress), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 91
- 2013 Donald Byrd, American jazz trumpeter (Black Byrd), dies at 80
- 2013 Pat Halcox, British trumpeter, dies at 82
- 2013 Reg Presley [Reginald Ball], English rock vocalist (Troggs - "Wild Thing"; "Love Is All Around"), and songwriter, dies from lung cancer at 71
- 2013 Theresia van der Pant, Dutch sculptor, dies at 88
- 2015 John Barber, British fishmonger, and racing driver, dies at 85
- 2015 Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean diplomat and pro-democracy advocate, dies at 86
- 2016 Dave Mirra, American BMX rider (Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award 2005; 24 x Games medals), dies by suicide at 41
- 2016 Edgar Mitchell, American NASA astronaut (Apollo 14), dies at 85
- 2016 Edgar Whitcomb, American politician and Governor of Indiana (1969-73), dies at 98
- 2016 Jimmie Haskell [Sheridan Pearlman], American arranger (Ricky Nelson; Chicago; Sheryl Crow), and film and television score composer, dies at 89
- 2016 Joe Dowell, American pop singer ("Wooden Heart"), dies at 76
- 2016 Leslie Bassett, American classical composer (Variations for Orchestra - Pulitzer Prize, 1966), and educator (University of Michigan, 1952-92), dies at 93
- 2016 Maurice White, American singer-songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire - "Shining Star"), dies at 74
- 2016 Ulf Söderblom, Finnish conductor (Finnish National Opera, 1973-93), and teacher, dies at 85
- 2017 Gervase de Peyer, British clarinetist, dies at 89
- 2017 Ivor Noël Hume, English-born archaeologist of Colonial Williamsburg who excavated Martin's Hundred and is known as "the Babe Ruth of historical archaeology", dies at 89 [1]
- 2017 Steve Lang, Canadian rock bassist (April Wine, 1976-84 - "Just Between You And Me"), dies at 67
- 2018 Alan Baker, British Mathematician and winner of 1970 Fields Medal (for his work on transcendental number theory), dies at 78
- 2018 John Mahoney, British-born American actor (Fraiser, Frantic, 8 Men Out), dies of throat cancer at 77
- 2018 Kenneth Haigh, British actor (Look Back in Anger, Search for the Nile), dies at 86
- 2018 Rolv Yttrehus, American contemporary classical music composer (Angstwagen; Plectrum Spectrum; Six Haiku), dies at 91
- 2019 Zbigniew Penherski, Polish composer (Little Music for the End of Century), dies at 84
- 2020 Alexander Skvortsov, Russian ice hockey left wing (Olympic gold 1984; World C'ship gold 1979, 81, 83), dies at 65
- 2020 Benito Sarti, Italian soccer defender (6 caps; Juventus, Sampdoria), dies at 83
Kenya's longest serving President (1978-2002), dies at 95
- 2020 Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Caribbean poet (Born to Slow Horses) and academic, dies at 89
- 2020 Giancarlo Bergamini, Italian fencer (Olympic gold foil, team 1956; silver foil team 1952, individual 1956), dies at 93
- 2020 Willy Giefer, German composer (Everything That Breathes), dies at 89
- 2021 Gil Saunders, American soul singer (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes), dies of lung cancer at 68
- 2021 Jessie Smith, American session and touring vocalist (Ike & Tina Turner Revue; The Mirettes; Dr. John), dies at 79
- 2021 Lord Samuel Vestey, British food magnate (Vestey Holdings) and Master of the Horse to the Royal Household (1999-2018), dies at 79
- 2021 Nolan Porter, American R&B singer-songwriter ("Keep On Keeping On"), dies at 71
- 2021 Robert Labine, French Canadian politician (Mayor of Gatineau, 1988-94 and 1999-2001), dies at 80
- 2022 Kerry Chater, Canadian musician (Gary Puckett & Union Gap - "Young Girl") and Nashville songwriter, dies at 76
- 2022 Zolani Marali, South African boxer (IBO World Super Bantamweight title 2003–04; IBO Super Featherweight title 2009), dies at 44
- 2023 Arnold Schulman, American playwright and screenwriter (A Hole in the Head, Love with the Proper Stranger), dies at 97
- 2024 Barry John, Welsh rugby union fly-half (25 Tests Wales, 5 British & Irish Lions; Cefneithin RFC, Llanelli RFC, Cardiff RFC, Barbarian FC), dies at 79
- 2024 Giacomo Losi, Italian soccer defender (11 caps; AS Roma 386 games) and manager (Piacenza, ASG Nocerina, SS Juve Stabia), dies at 88
- 2024 John Elford, Australian rugby league winger (4 Tests; Western Suburbs RLFC, NSW), dies at 76
- 2024 Kurt Hamrin, Swedish soccer winger (31 caps; AIK, AC Milan, Fiorentina 289 games), dies at 89
- 2025 Aga Khan IV [Karim Aga Khan] 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims and philanthropist, dies at 88 [1]
- 2025 Maria Teresa Horta, Portuguese writer and poet (New Portuguese Letters, My Lady of Me), dies at 87 [1]
