- 455 Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (425-55), assassinated at 35
- 1021 Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III
- 1037 Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen
- 1072 Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies
- 1322 Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276), dies during Battle of Boroughbridge
- 1410 John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, English nobleman and politician, dies at about 37 (b. circa 1373)
- 1485 Anne Neville, English queen, wife of Richard III of England, dies at 28
- 1520 Martin Waldseemüller, German cartographer (created 1st known map to name the New World America), dies at 49 or 50
- 1536 Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45
- 1559 Anthony St. Leger, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1496)
- 1629 Emilia van Nassau, daughter of William I of Orange and Anna of Saxony, dies at 59
- 1649 Jean de Brébeuf, French Jesuit missionary and martyr who was canonized by Pope Pius XI (1930), killed by Iroquois in New France at 55 [1]
- 1679 John Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616)
- 1720 Pieter van Bloemen [Standaart], Flemish landscape painter, dies at 63
- 1721 James Craggs the Elder, English financier and Whig politician of the House of Commons (1702-13), dies at 63
- 1736 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi [Draghi], Italian Baroque organist, composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo; La serva padrona (The Maid Turned Mistress); Stabat Mater), dies from tuberculosis at 26 [some sources indicate date as 17th]
- 1737 Benjamin Wadsworth, American clergyman, President of Harvard University (1725-37), dies at 67
- 1738 George Bähr, German architect (Frauenkirche, Dresden), dies at 72
- 1747 Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst, German prince and father of Catherine the Great of Russia, dies at 56
- 1804 Francisco marquis Albergati Capacelli, Italian playwright, dies at 75
- 1806 Giuseppe Colla, Italian composer, dies at 74
- 1819 Nicolas Séjan, French organist and composer, dies at 73
- 1835 Charles Farquharson, Scottish-born slave plantation owner in the Bahamas (wrote Farquharson’s Journal - only plantation journal to survive), dies at 74 [1]
- 1838 Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician, astronomer and author (Marine Sextant), dies at 64
- 1841 Félix Savart, French surgeon and physicist (Law of Biot & Savart), dies at 49
- 1843 Anton Reinhard Falck, Dutch statesman and diplomat (advisor to King William I), dies at 65
- 1864 Robert Smith Surtees, British novelist (Jorrocks’s Jaunts and Jollities), dies at 58
- 1867 Benjamin Hanby, composer, dies at 33
- 1878 William Banting, English undertaker, dies
- 1887 Emanuel Kania, Polish composer, dies at 59
- 1888 Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman, dies at 86
- 1890 Zorka of Montenegro, Princess of Serbia, dies in childbirth at 25
- 1892 Samuel F. Miller, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), dies at 64
- 1893 William H. Illingworth, English-American photographer, dies at 48
English illustrator and author (Salome), dies at 25
- 1899 Joseph Medill, Canadian newspaper editor, owner and politician (co-owned Chicago Tribune, Mayor of Chicago 1871-73), dies at 76
- 1900 Frederic William Burton, Irish painter, dies at 83
- 1903 Roy Bean, American jurist
- 1909 George Thorndike Angell, American lawyer and advocate for the humane treatment of animals (ASPCA), dies at 85
- 1914 Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss politician, recipient of the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize, dies at 70
- 1914 Gaston Calmette, editor (Le Figaro), killed by Mme Caillaux at 55
- 1914 John Murray, Canadian-British oceanographer, marine biologist (Challenger Expedition, 1872-76), and writer (The Depths of the Ocean), dies in a car wreck at 73
- 1919 Sigurd von Koch, Swedish composer, dies at 39
- 1923 George Bean, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Sussex CCC), dies from pneumonia at 59
- 1926 Sergeant Stubby, decorated World War I dog
Spanish dictator, Prime Minister of Spain (1923-30) and military officer, dies of fever and diabetes at 60
- 1933 Alfred Haar, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 47
- 1935 Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian-born chess player (b. 1886)
- 1935 John Macleod, Scottish-Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), dies at 58
- 1936 Marguerite Durand, French journalist, feminist, and publisher (La Fronde), dies at 72
- 1937 Austen Chamberlain, British statesman, (Foreign Secretary 1924-29, Nobel Peace Prize 1925 for anti-war Locano Pact), dies at 73
Swedish author and 1st woman to win Nobel Prize for Literature (The Wonderful Adventures of Nils), dies at 81
- 1945 Börries von Münchhausen, German poet and Nazi activist, dies from an intentional overdose of sleeping pills at 70
- 1945 Pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer and poet (Gilles), commits suicide at 52
- 1946 Max Blokzijl, Dutch radio presenter, executed for broadcasting Nazi propagandist during WWII, at 61
- 1949 Thomas Gore, American politician, one of the first two US Oklahoma senators (1907-21, 1931-7), dies at 78
- 1955 Mayhew Lester Lake, American conductor, arranger, orchestrator, and educator, dies at 74
- 1955 Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (b. 1914)
- 1956 Joseph John Richards, American composer, dies at 77
- 1957 Constantin Brancusi, Romanian French sculptor, dies at 81
- 1957 Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavian communist politician who worked with Tito, dies at 67
- 1958 Leon Cadore, American baseball pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game), dies at 65
- 1959 John B. Salling, reputed second to last Civil War veteran, dies at 111 [birth date, age and military service later disputed]
- 1961 Chen Geng, Chinese military leader (b. 1903)
- 1962 John Owen Jones, Welsh organist, violist, and composer, dies at 85
- 1963 Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, "The Red Archduchess" who became a socialist, dies at 79
- 1964 Nicholas Joy, French actor (Gentleman's Agreement; Desk Set; Boss Lady), dies at 80
- 1967 James Friskin, composer, dies at 80
- 1968 June Collyer, American actress (Before Midnight, Charley's Aunt), dies at 61
- 1968 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian composer, dies at 72
- 1970 Arthur Adamov, Russian-French playwright (Paolo Paoli), dies at 61
- 1970 Tammi Terrell [Thomasina Montgomery], American soul singer ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - duet with Marvin Gaye), dies of a brain tumor at 24
- 1971 (Phyllis) "Bebe" Daniels, American silent film, radio, and screen actress (Silver Dollar; My Past), dies at 70
- 1971 Chuck Fleetwood-Smith, Australian cricket wrist-spin bowler (10 Tests), dies from cancer at 62
Governor of NY and Republican presidential candidate (1944, 1948), dies of a heart attack at 68
- 1972 Pie Traynor, American Baseball HOF third baseman (MLB All-Star 1933, 34; World Series 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates) and manager (Pittsburgh Pirates 1934–39), dies at 73
- 1973 Carl Benton Reid, American actor (Pressure Point, In a Lonely Place), dies at 79
- 1974 Daniel Frank Gerber, American manufacturer of baby food, dies at 75
- 1975 Richard W. DeKorte, American politician (b. 1936)
- 1977 Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese politician and founder of the Progressive Socialist Party, assassinated by unknown gunmen at 59
- 1979 Jean Monnet, French political economist and diplomat, dies at 90
American radio and TV host (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scout), dies at 79
- 1983 Fred Rose, Canadian politician (b. 1907)
- 1984 Evencio Castellanos, Venezuelan pianist, and composer, dies at 68
- 1984 John Hoagland, American photographer (b. 1947)
- 1984 Roloff Beny, Canadian painter and photographer (A Time of Gods), dies of a heart attack at 60
- 1985 Jean Purdy, British embryologist and nurse (pioneer in developing IVF), dies from melanoma at 39
American Pulitzer Prize winning composer (Concerto for Orchestra; The Black Maskers), musicologist, and educator (Princeton, 1936-45, 53-65; Berkeley, 1945-53), dies at 88
- 1987 Scott McKay [Carl Chester Gose], American actor (Stage Door, Guest in House, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), dies of kidney failuyre at 71
- 1988 Dorothy Adams Foulger, actress (Laura, Devil Commands), dies at 88
- 1990 Ernst Bacon, American composer, dies at 91
- 1991 7 members of Reba McIntire's band, killed in a plane crash
- 1991 Jan H. van Roijen, Dutch ambassador to the U.S. and Netherlands Foreign Minister, dies at 85
- 1992 Wang Renzhong, Chinese politician (First Secretary Hubei Province), dies at 75
- 1992 Yves Rocard, French physicist (helped develop the atomic bomb for France), dies at 88
- 1993 Chishu Ryu, Japanese actor (Autumn Afternoon), dies of cancer at 86
- 1993 Djilalli Lyabes, Algerian minister of Higher Education, murdered
- 1993 Don Randolph, actor (Harem Girl), dies of pneumonia at 87
- 1993 Giovanni Testori, Italian writer (Arialda), dies at 69
- 1993 Johnny Cymbal [Blair], American pop-rock singer-songwriter ("Mr. Bass Man"), and record producer, dies of a heart attack at 48
- 1993 Mohammed Hussein Nagdi, Iran diplomat/resistance fighter, murdered
- 1994 (Charles) Russell Woolen, American classical keyboardist and composer (In Martyrum Memoriam), dies at 71
- 1994 Nicolas Flagello, American composer (The Judgement of St. Francis; The Passion of Martin Luther King), and conductor (Orchestra da Camera di Roma), dies at 66
- 1995 Albert Hackett, American actor, playwright and screenwriter (It's A Wonderrful Life; The Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 95
- 1995 Simon Fraser [Shimi], Lord Lovat, Scottish 25th head of Clan Fraser, dies at 83
- 1995 Sydney Simone, bandleader, dies at 80
- 1996 Charlie Barnett, American comedian and actor (Miami Vice; D.C. Cab), dies of AIDS at 41
- 1996 Joseph Lee Pope, singer, dies at 62
- 1996 Joseph Pope, American soul singer (The Tams - "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me"; "What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)"), dies at 62
- 1996 Olive Netta Parsons, co-founder (Collet's bookshop), dies at 104
- 1996 Peter Clemoes, Anglo-Saxon scholar, dies at 76
- 1998 Derek Barton, British organic chemist ( Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1969), dies at 79 [1]
- 1998 Esther Bubley, American photographer, dies at 77
- 1999 Eric Norman Stokes, American composer, dies in an auto accident at 68
- 1999 Gratien Gélinas, Quebec playwright and director (b. 1909)
- 1999 Theo Joekes, Dutch journalist, writer, and politician (VVD), dies at 75
- 2000 Herta Bothe, Nazi concentration camp guard, dies at 79
- 2000 Stanley Ralph Ross, American voice actor (Super Friends) and television writer (Wonder Woman), dies of cancer at 64
- 2000 Thomas Ferebee, Enola Gay bombardier over Hiroshima, dies at 81
- 2001 Bob Wollek, French race car driver (b. 1943)
- 2001 Norma MacMillan, Canadian voice actress (Casper the Ghost), dies at 79
- 2003 Rachel Corrie, American political activist, killed while trying to block an Israeli armored bulldozer at 23
- 2003 Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York, dies of cancer at 71
- 2004 Vilém Tauský, Czech conductor (BBC Concert Orchestra, 1956-66), opera director and educator (Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 1966-92), and composer, dies at 93
- 2005 Allan Hendrickse, South African politician (leader of South African Labour Party; House of Representatives, 1984-92), Congregationalist minister, and teacher, dies of a heart attack at 77
- 2005 Anthony George, American actor (Checkmate; Dark Shadows), dies of emphysema at 83
- 2005 Dick Radatz, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1963, 64; AL saves leader 1962, 64; Boston Red Sox), dies after falling down a flight of stairs at 67
- 2005 Ralph Erskine, British architect (Byker Wall; Shopping, the first enclosed shopping mall - Luleå, Sweden), dies at 91
- 2005 William Lehman, American politician, dies at 91
- 2006 David Feintuch, American sci-fi author (b. 1944)
- 2007 Manjural Islam Rana, Bangladeshi cricket all-rounder (6 Tests, 1 x 50, 5 wickets, BB 3/84; Khulna Division), dies in a road accident at 22
- 2008 Bill Brown, Australian cricket batsman (22 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 206no; NSWCA, Queensland), dies at 95
- 2008 G. David Low, American astronaut (b. 1956)
- 2008 Gary Hart, American pro wrestler & manager (WWE HOF 2020), dies from a heart attack at 66
- 2008 Ivan Dixon, American actor, director and civil rights activist (Car Wash, Hogan's Heroes, The Final War of Olly Winter), dies of renal failure at 76
- 2008 John Hewer, English actor famous for portraying Captain Birdseye in British commercials, dies at 86
- 2008 Ola Brunkert, Swedish pop, rock and jazz drummer (ABBA), dies from injuries after a fall at 61
- 2009 Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, American Appalachian moonshiner, bootlegger, and how-to book author (Me and My Likker), takes his own life at 62
- 2011 Richard Wirthlin, American political strategist for Ronald Reagan, dies at 80
- 2012 Estanislao Basora, Spanish footballer (The Monster of Colombes, 22 caps for Spain, 301 matches for Barcelona), dies at 85
- 2012 Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, critic, and philosopher (the New Left), dies at 87
- 2013 Bobby Smith, American pop and R&B singer (The Spinners, 1954-2013 - "Working My Way Back To You"), dies from complications of influenza and pneumonia at 76
- 2013 Frank Thornton, British actor (Are You Being Served?, Last of the Summer Wine), dies from natural causes at 92
- 2014 Mitch Leigh, American musical composer (Man of La Mancha), dies at 86
- 2015 Andy Fraser, English bass guitarist (Free), dies at 62
- 2015 Don Robertson, American pop and country songwriter and pianist, ("The Happy Whistler"), dies at 92
- 2015 Jack Haley, American NBA basketball center, 1988-98 (Chicago Bulls, New Jersey Nets, and 2 other teams), dies of heart disease at 51
- 2016 Cliff Michelmore, English television presenter and producer (Tonight; Day By Day), dies at 96
- 2016 Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer and bandleader, dies at 72
- 2017 James Cotton, American blues vocalist and harmonica player, dies at 81
- 2017 Torgny Lindgren, Swedish writer (The Way of a Serpent), dies at 78
- 2018 Buell Neidlinger, American pop, jazz, and classical session cellist and double bassist (Cecil Taylor; Frank Zappa; Duane Eddy), dies at 82
- 2019 Barbara Hammer, American filmmaker (Dyketactics, A Horse Is Not a Metaphor), dies of cancer at 79
- 2019 Dick Dale [Richard Anthony Mansour], American surf-rock guitarist ("Miserlou"; "Let's Go Trippin'"; "Pipeline"), dies at 81
- 2019 Richard Erdman, American actor (Stalag 17, Anything Goes), dies at 93
- 2020 Stuart Whitman, American actor (Johnny Thunder; The Mark; The Comancheros; Cimarron Strip), dies at 92
- 2021 Erhan Önal, Turkish soccer central defender (12 caps; FC Bayern Munich, Standard Liège, Galatasaray), dies at 63
- 2021 Sabine Schmitz, German professional motor racing driver, and television personality (Top Gear), dies of cancer at 51
- 2022 Bobby Weinstein, American songwriter (with Teddy Randazzo - "I'm on the Outside Looking In", "Goin' Out of My Head", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle"), and music executive, dies at 82
- 2022 Kunimitsu Takahashi, Japanese motorcycle racer (1st Japanese rider to win GP race 1961) and auto racer (4 x All-Japan Sports Prototype C'ship), dies at 82
- 2022 Ralph Terry, American MLB baseball pitcher (All-Star 1962; World Series 1961, 1962 [MVP]; NY Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, NY Mets), dies at 86
- 2022 Slobodan Škrbić, Serbian soccer defender (4 caps Yugoslavia; Red Star Belgrade, Lille), dies at 77
- 2023 Sharon Acker, Canadian character actress (The New Perry Mason - "Della Street"), dies at 87
- 2025 Doug Laughton, English rugby league lock (15 Tests GB; St. Helens, Wigan, Widnes) and coach (Widnes 504 games), dies at 80
- 2025 Émilie Dequenne, Belgian actress (Rosetta, The Bridge of San Luis Rey), dies of cancer at 43
- 2025 Jesse Colin Young [Perry Miller], American folk-rock singer-songwriter (Youngbloods - "Get Together", "Sunlight", "Darkness Darkness"), die at 83 [1]
