- 235 Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered
- 978 Edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78) and saint, murdered at 15
- 1227 Honorius III [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies
- 1314 Jacques de Molay, French last Grand Master of The Knights Templar, dies burned at the stake aged 70 or 71
- 1493 Jean de Lannoy, Flemish Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece, Lord of Lannoy, Lys and Sébourg, dies at about 82
- 1582 Jean Jaurequi, Basque attacker of William of Orange, killed by William's guards
- 1583 King Magnus of Holstein, Danish prince and King of Livonia (1570-78), dies at 42
- 1675 Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Anglo-Irish military soldier and politician, dies at 68
- 1689 John Dixwell, English judge (b. 1607)
- 1690 Charles, Duke of Lutherans, dies
- 1696 Robert Charnock, English conspirator
- 1746 Anna Leopoldovna, regent of Russia (b. 1718)
- 1749 Matthew Decker, 1st Baronet, Dutch-born English merchant and economist, dies at 69
- 1768 Laurence Sterne, Anglo-Irish Anglican cleric, novelist and satirist (Tristram Shandy), dies at 54
- 1768 Lawrence Sterne, Irish writer (Tristram Shandy, Sentimental Journey France & Italy), dies at 54
- 1781 Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, French economist and statesman (First Minister of State 1774-76), dies at 53
- 1799 John Randall, British composer, dies at 82
- 1816 Johann Paul Schulthesius, German composer, dies at 67
- 1817 Johann Jakob Walder, Swiss composer and politician, dies at 67
- 1823 Jean-Baptiste Bréval, French cellist, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 69
- 1826 Alexander McNair, American frontiersman and politician (1st Governor of Missouri, 1820-24), dies of influenza at 50
- 1835 Christian Gunther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian statesman and diplomat, dies at 65
- 1845 Johnny Appleseed [John Chapman], American pioneer nurseryman (introduced apple trees to Pennsylvania, Ontario, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois), dies at 70
- 1867 Wiktor Każyński, Polish composer, dies at 54
- 1870 Joaquin Gaztambide, Spanish composer (Una vieja), dies at 48
- 1871 Augustus De Morgan, Indian-born British mathematician and logician (b. 1806)
- 1875 Ferdinand Laub, Czech composer and violinist, dies at 43
- 1876 Ferdinand Freiligrath, German poet and translator, dies at 65
- 1886 Leopold Zunz, German Jewish scholar (Science of Judaism), dies at 91
- 1889 William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66
- 1898 Matilda Joslyn Gage, American suffragist (b. 1826)
- 1899 Douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails, trains), dies at 76
- 1899 Svetolik Ranković, Serbian writer (Crushed Ideals), dies at 35
- 1900 António Nobre, Portuguese poet (Só), dies of tuberculosis at 32
- 1907 Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (Thomsen–Berthelot principle of thermochemistry), dies at 79
- 1913 George I, king of Greece (1861-1913), assassinated by Schinas at 67
- 1917 William Shalders, South African cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies
- 1918 Willem Coenen, Dutch pianist and composer, dies at 81
- 1924 Frederick Bridge, English organist and composer, dies at 79
- 1928 Paul van Ostaijen, Belgian-Dutch poet and writer (Outlawed), dies of tuberculosis at 32
- 1933 Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Italian navy officer, explorer and mountaineer (Ruwenzori Range, Uganda; Mount Saint Alias, Yukon), dies at 60
- 1936 Egon Friedell, Austrian journalist, actor and writer (Kleine Portratgalerie, Der Partylowe), commits suicide to avoid arrest by the Gestapo at 58
Prime Minister of Greece (1910-15, 1917-20, 1924, 1928-32, 1933), dies of a stroke at 71
- 1937 Charles Haslewood Shannon, English lithographer and painter, dies at 73
- 1938 Cyril Rootham, English composer, dies at 62
- 1939 Henry Lunn, English humanitarian and religious leader, dies at 79
- 1944 Benjamin Delmonte, theater director and actor (Black Haired Whore), dies at 79
- 1945 William Grover-Williams, British racing driver
- 1947 William C. Durant, American automobile pioneer (General Motors), dies at 85
- 1954 Walter Mead, cricketer (one Test for England 1899), dies
- 1956 Friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Hilde-Gudrun), dies at 85
- 1956 Louis Bromfield, American writer (Early Autumn, Pulitzer-1926), dies at 59
- 1958 Sigve Lie, Norwegian sailor (Olympic gold dragon class 1948, 52), dies at 51
- 1962 Walter W. Bacon, American politician (Governor of Delaware, 1941-49), dies at 82
- 1963 Wanda Hawley, American actress (b. 1895)
- 1964 Sigfrid Edström, Swedish sports official (4th President International Olympic Committee 1952-64), dies at 93
- 1965 Farouk I, last King of Egypt (1936-52), dies at 45
- 1967 Jimmy Blaine, singer (Stop the Music), dies at 42
- 1968 Manuel Gómez Carrillo, Argentine composer, dies at 85
- 1969 Barbara Bates, American actress (All About Eve, It's a Great Life), commits suicide at 43
- 1971 George Wood, England cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 6 dismissals; Cambridge University CC, Kent CCC), dies at 77
- 1972 Jimmy Carroll, American pianist (Most Important People), dies at 58
- 1973 Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American baritone tenor (National Symphony), dies at 82
- 1974 David Imboden, American silent film actor (King of Kings), muralist, and theater director, dies at 87
- 1975 Alain Grandbois, French Canadian poet (Né à Québec: Louis Jolliet), dies at 74
- 1976 Giuseppe Genco Russo, Sicilian mafioso, dies at 83
- 1976 James McCartney, father of Paul McCartney, dies at 73
- 1976 Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson [Lucious Johnson], American blues guitarist, singer, and songwrite, dies of cancer at 41
- 1976 Robert de Roos, Dutch composer, dies at 69
- 1977 Carlos Pace, Brazilian auto racer (1 x F1 GP win, 6 x podiums, 58 C'ship points), dies in an aircraft accident at 32
- 1977 Marien Ngouabi, president of Congo-Brazzaville, murdered
- 1978 Faith Baldwin, American author (They Who Love), dies at 84
- 1978 Peggy Wood, actress (One Life to Live, Mama), dies at 86
- 1980 "Grishata" Grigor Vachkov, Bulgarian actor (At Each Kilometer), dies at 47
- 1980 Erich Fromm, German psychologist and psychoanalyst (Sane Society), dies at 79
- 1980 Herman Griffith, West Indian cricket fast bowler (13 Tests; 44 wickets; best 6-103), dies at 86
- 1980 Jessica Dragonette, Italian-American radio singer, and honorary US Army colonel, dies of a heart attack at 80
- 1980 Ludwig Guttmann, German-British neurologist, founder of the Stoke Mandeville Games (now the Paralympics), dies at 80
- 1980 Tamara de Lempicka, Polish Art Deco portrait painter, dies at 85
- 1982 George Lampe, Dutch painter and director (Free Academy), dies at 60
- 1982 Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer and general manager of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (1936-60), dies at 86
- 1983 Franco Giorgetti, Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1920), dies at 80
- 1983 Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist (b. 1910)
- 1983 Robert F. Bradford, American politician (57th Governor of Massachusetts), dies at 80
- 1983 Umberto II of Italy, the last king of Italy (reigned for 24 days in 1946), dies in exile at 78
- 1984 Charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50
- 1984 Paul Frances Webster, lyricist, dies of Parkinson's disease at 76
- 1985 Jack Miller, Ameerican orchestra leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89
- 1986 Bernard Malamud, American novelist (The Fixer, The Natural, Pulitzer 1967), dies at 71
- 1986 Ludvík Aškenazy, Czech writer, journalist, and playwright (Vajíčko / The Egg), dies at 65 [1]
- 1987 Bil Baird, puppeteer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 82
- 1987 Elizabeth Poston, British pianist, composer, broadcaster, and music writer, dies at 81
- 1988 Percy Thrower, British horticulturist, radio host, and television presenter (Gardeners' World), dies at 85
- 1989 Harold Jeffreys, English mathematician (Theory of Probability) and geophysicist, dies at 97
- 1989 Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51
- 1990 Robin Harris, American comedian and actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies of a heart attack at 36
- 1991 Jack McCoy, American radio and TV personality (Live Like a Millionaire), dies at 72
- 1991 Vilma Banky, actress (Eagle, Son of Sheik, Rebel), dies at 93
- 1992 Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager, Dutch writer and poet (Giant of Rotterdam), dies at 56
- 1993 Robert A. Rushworth, American test pilot (X-15), dies at 68
- 1995 Charles Drain, American soul singer, dies at 65
- 1995 Fred Ramsey, American jazz writer, dies at 80
- 1995 Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss opera composer (Romeound Julia; Raskolnikov; Das Flaschenteufel), dies at 84
- 1996 Jacquetta Hawkes, English archaeologist, author, and first woman to study an Archaeology & Anthropology degree at the University of Cambridge, dies at 85
- 1996 Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet (Nobel Prize 1979), dies at 84
- 1999 Elizabeth Huckaby, American educator, dies at 93
- 1999 Lillian McMurry (née Shedd), American blues producer, audio engineer, and record label owner (Trumpet Records - Sonny Boy Williamson II; Elmore James), dies of a heart attack at 77 [1]
- 2000 Eberhard Bethge, German theologian (b. 1909)
- 2001 John Phillips, American singer and guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming), dies at 65
- 2002 Gösta Winbergh, Swedish tenor, dies at 58
- 2002 R. A. Lafferty, American sci-fi writer (Devil is Dead), dies at 87
- 2003 Adam Osborne, British computer pioneer (b. 1939)
- 2003 Karl Kling, German auto racer (11 F1 GP starts, 2 podiums, 17 C'ship points; Mercedes), dies at 92
- 2004 (Huberdina) "Erna" Spoorenberg, Dutch soprano (Vienna State Opera, De Nederlandse Opera), and voice teacher, dies at 78
- 2004 Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman (McCain Foods Limited), dies of kidney failure at 76
- 2006 Bill Beutel, American journalist (b. 1930)
- 2006 Dan Gibson, musician (b. 1922)
- 2006 Michael Attwell, British actor (b. 1943)
- 2007 Alec Wyton, English-born American composer, dies at 85
- 2007 Bob Woolmer, English cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 149, 4 wickets; Kent CCC, Natal, Western Province) and coach (Pakistan, South Africa), dies of diabetes at 58
- 2008 Andrew Britton, Author (b. 1981)
- 2008 Anthony Minghella, English Oscar winning film director (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley), dies at 54
- 2008 Philip Jones Griffiths, Welsh photojournalist known for documenting the Vietnam War (Vietnam Inc), dies of cancer at 72
English actress (Gothic, Handmaid's Tale), dies of a traumatic brain injury at 45
- 2010 Fess Parker, American actor (Davy Crockett; Old Yeller; Daniel Boone), dies at 85
- 2011 (Terrence) "Jet" Harris, English rock bassist (The Shadows), dies of cancer at 71
- 2011 Warren M Christopher, 63rd United States Secretary of State (1993-97), dies at 85
- 2012 George Tupou V, King of Tonga, dies at 63
- 2012 Jalal Zolfonun, Iranian composer (Gol-e Sadbarg), setar (Persian lute) player, and teacher, dies of a heart attack at 74
- 2013 Muhammad Mahmood Alam, Pakistani general and fighter ace, dies at 77
- 2014 Joe Lala, American drummer, percussionist, singer ("Blues Image"), and actor, dies from complications of lung cancer at 66
- 2016 Jan Nemec, Czech film director (Diamonds of the Night), dies at 79
- 2016 Joe Santos, American actor (Rockford files), dies at 84
- 2017 Don Hunstein, American photographer of musicians, dies at 88
- 2017 Trisha Brown, American choreographer and dancer, dies at 80
- 2020 Alfred M. Worden, American Colonel USAF, NASA astronaut (Apollo 15), dies of a stroke at 88
- 2021 Elsa Peretti, Italian jewelry designer, dies at 80
- 2021 Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish philosopher and anthroposophist, dies at 89
- 2021 Richard Gilliland, American actor (Jonesy in The Waltons, Tom in Heartland), dies at 71
- 2022 Alfons Dirnberger, Austrian soccer midfielder (3 caps; FC Austria Wien), dies at 80
- 2022 Don Young, American politician and US Representative from Alaska (Republican: 1973- 2022), dies at 88
- 2022 John Clayton, American sports journalist/reporter (The Pittsburgh Press, The News Tribune; ESPN), dies at 67
- 2022 Murray Day, New Zealand sports administrator (President World Squash Federation 1975-81), dies at 90
- 2023 (Rodolfo) "Fito" Olivares, Mexican-American Tejano saxophonist and songwriter ("Juana La Cubana; "El Colesterol"), dies of cancer at 75
- 2023 Dot Wilkinson, American pro bowler (WIBC Queen's Tournament 1962, WIBC singles title 1963) and softball player (19 x All American), dies at 101
- 2023 Micheline Lannoy, Belgian-Canadian figure skater (Olympic gold - pairs, 1948), dies at 98
- 2023 Neil Shaw, Canadian-British businessman and CEO of sugar company Tate & Lyle, dies at 93 [1]
- 2024 Chris Simon, Canadian NHL and KHL ice hockey player (Colorado Avalanche), commits suicide at 52
- 2024 Evan Stark, American sociologist known for his pioneering work on coercive control (Coercive Control: The Entrapment of Women in Personal Life), dies at 82 [1]
- 2024 Kenjiro Shinozuka, Japanese rally driver who won the Dakar Rally 1997, dies of pancreatic cancer at 75
- 2024 Ron Baynham, English soccer goalkeeper who played 3 internationals and 388 games for Luton Town, dies at 94
- 2024 Thomas P. Stafford, American US Air Force officer and NASA astronaut (Gemini 6 and 9; Apollo 10 and 18), dies at 93 [1]
- 2025 Andrew Cassell, British sailor and Paralympic gold medalist (1996), dies at 82
- 2025 Sonia Garmers, Curaçao writer (Dear Queen), dies at 92
