- 304 Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian
- 809 Liudger, missionary, 1st bishop of Munster and saint, dies at about 66
- 922 Mansur Al-Hallaj, Persian monist philosopher and mystic, beheaded and executed at about 64 on the charge of being a Qarmatian rebel who wished to destroy the Kaaba
- 983 'Adud al-Dawlah, Iranian ruler of the Buyid dynasty (949-83), dies at 46
- 1130 King Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090)
- 1212 Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58
- 1258 Floris de Voogd 'the Guardian', Regent of Holland for Floris V, dies in a tournament
- 1350 Alfonso XI, King of Castile and León (1312-50), dies of bubonic plague at 38
- 1402 David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir apparent to the throne of Scotland, dies in captivity under mysterious circumstances at 23
- 1517 Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer, dies at about 67 [birth date uncertain, c. 1450]
- 1535 Georg Tannstetter, Austrian scientist (b. 1482)
- 1546 Thomas Elyot, English diplomat, scolar, and writer (The Boke Named the Governour), dies at about 50 (born c. 1496)
- 1566 Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish blind organist and composer, dies at 55
- 1638 Palamedes Palamedesz, Dutch painter, dies at about 30
English Puritan lawyer and 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, dies at 61
- 1657 Jacob van Eyck, Dutch blind flautist and carillonneur, dies at 69
- 1679 Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born Swedish humanist and archaeologist, dies at 58
- 1685 Go-Sai [Nagahito], 111th Emperor of Japan (1655-63), dies at 47
- 1697 Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician and murderer involved in a clan feud, executed by Maiden (Scottish guillotine) (b. 1640)
- 1713 Paul Esterhazy, Hungarian prince, composer and patron, dies at 77
- 1726 John Vanbrugh, Dutch-English playwright (The Provoked Wife), dies at 62
- 1736 Georg Balthasar Schott, German composer, dies at 49
- 1772 Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer and historian, dies at 68
- 1776 Samuel Ward, American politician (31st and 33rd Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations), dies at 50
- 1780 Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, dies at 66
- 1793 John Mudge, English physician (telescope mirrors) (b. 1721)
Scottish geologist and father of modern geology, dies at 70
- 1809 Gabriele Mario Piozzi, Italian tenor and composer, dies at 68
- 1814 Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician and freemason who proposed and became the namesake of the guillotine, dies of natural causes at 75
- 1820 Jean-Etienne Despreaux, French ballet dancer and composer, dies at 71
German composer (5th Symphony; Ode to Joy), dies of liver disease at 56
- 1831 Richard Allen, 1st African American ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church, dies at 71
- 1837 Joseph Lincke, German cellist and composer, dies at 53
- 1848 Steen Steensen Blicher, Danish poet and short-story writer (E Binddstouw), dies at 65
- 1850 Samuel Turell Armstrong, American politician and acting Governor of Massachusetts (1833- 36), dies at 65
- 1857 Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar and geographer of Qing Dynasty, dies at 62
- 1858 John Addison Thomas, American soldier and US Assistant Secretary of State, dies at 47
- 1865 Thomas Hancock, English pioneer of the rubber industry (Stoke Newington), dies at 79
- 1877 Kido Takayoshi, Japanese politician, samurai and leader of the Meiji Restoration, dies of ill health at 43
- 1880 Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, Spanish composer, dies at 62
- 1881 Roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat and general, dies at 80
- 1888 Barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar (b. 1837)
- 1892 Anton Wallerstein, German composer, dies at 78
American poet (Leaves of Grass) and volunteer nurse during the Civil War, dies of pneumonia at 72
- 1894 Alfred H. Colquitt, American lawyer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 69
- 1900 Isaac Mayer Wise, American rabbi and founder (American Hebrew Congregations), dies at 80
British businessman, diamond merchant and imperialist politician who was Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (1890-96), dies of heart failure at 48
- 1905 Maurice Barrymore [Herbert Blythe], Indian-born British actor and patriarch of the Barrymore family, dies from syphilis at 55
- 1909 Nikolai Arkas, Ukrainian composer, dies at 56
- 1910 An Jung-geun, Korean independence activist and assassin of Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi, executed by Japanese authorities at 30
- 1910 Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (b. 1864)
- 1918 Caesar A. Cui, Lithuanian fort builder and composer, dies at 83
- 1920 William Chester Minor, American surgeon and contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary (b. 1834)
French actress (Camille, Queen Elizabeth), dies of uremia at 78
- 1924 Augusto (de Oliveira) Machado, Portuguese composer (Lauriane; Camões es os Luziadas), dies at 78
Canadian Hockey HOF goalie after whom the Vezina Trophy is named; Stanley Cup 1916, 24 Montreal Canadiens, dies from tuberculosis at 39
- 1926 Konstantin Fehrenbach, German Chancellor of the Weimar Republic(1920-21), dies at 74
- 1929 Katharine Lee Bates, American poet (b. 1859)
- 1932 Jean Cartan, French composer, dies at 25
- 1933 Eddie Lang [Salvatore Massaro], American jazz guitarist known as the "father of jazz guitar", dies of tonsil surgery complications at 30 [1]
- 1934 Grete Gulbransson, Austrian writer and poet (Geliebte Schatten), dies at 51
- 1937 Albert Relf, English cricket all-rounder (13 Tests, 1 x 50, 25 wickets, BB 5/85; Sussex CCC, Auckland CA), commits suicide at 52
- 1940 Spyridon Louis, Greek athlete who won the 1st modern Olympics marathon in 1896, dies at 67
- 1942 Jimmy Burke, American baseball third baseman Pittsburgh Pirates; coach World Series 1932 NY Yankees; and manager St. Louis Cardinals 1905, Browns 1918-20, dies at 67
- 1943 Ben Lindsey, American judge and social reformer, dies at 73
- 1943 Lillien Jane Martin, American psychologist who founded the world's 1st gerontology clinic in San Francisco, dies at 91
- 1945 Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian military commander, dies at 62
- 1946 Alexandru Zirra, Romanian composer, dies at 62
- 1948 Helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43
- 1951 James F. Hinkle, American politician, sixth Governor of New Mexico, dies at 86
- 1956 Thomas de Hartmann, Russian composer, dies at 70
French politician (served 3 times as Prime Minister of France), dies at 84
- 1957 Max Ophüls [Maximillian Oppenheimer], German-French film director (Letter from an Unknown Woman; La Ronde), dies of from rheumatic heart disease at 54
- 1958 Phil Mead, English cricket batsman (17 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 182no; Hampshire CCC, MCC, Suffolk CCC), dies at 71
- 1959 Raymond Chandler, British-American mystery writer novelist and screenwriter (Farewell My Lovely; The Long Goodbye; The Big Sleep), dies at 71
- 1960 Ian Keith, American actor (Abraham Lincoln, Queen Christina, Cleopatra, 3 Musketeers), dies from a heart attack at 61
- 1962 Augusta Savage (née Fells), African-American sculptor and equal rights advocate, dies of cancer at 72 [1]
- 1962 Marjorie Colton, American inventor of wax paper, dies at 64
- 1964 Hedwig Kohn, German-Jewish physicist and one of the first female physicists in Germany, dies at 77
- 1969 B. Traven, presumed German novelist ("The Death Ship"; "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre") who is cloaked in mystery and whose identity, real name and birthplace is disputed, dies at 87 [dates disputed]
- 1969 Günther Weisenborn, German writer and German Resistance fighter, dies at 66
- 1969 John Kennedy Toole, American novelist known for "A Confederacy of Dunces", commits suicide at 31
- 1970 Fritz Ascher, German Expressionist artist, and poet, persecuted by the Nazi regime, dies at 76 [1]
- 1973 Don Messer, Canadian folk fiddler, and television host (Jubilee, 1959-73), dies of a heart attack at 63
- 1973 George Sisler, American Baseball HOF first baseman (AL MVP 1922; AL batting champion 1920, 22 St. Louis Browns) and manager (St. Louis Browns 1924–26), dies at 80
- 1973 Johnny Drake, American football running back who was First-team All-Pro 1940; 3 × NFL All-Star, Cleveland Rams, dies at 56
- 1973 Safford Cape, American-Belgian conductor, composer and music historian, dies at 67
- 1974 Edward Condon, American nuclear physicist (pioneer in quantum mechanics, involved in Manhattan Project), dies at 72
- 1976 Josef Albers, German-American artist, writer and teacher (Bauhaus professor, Homage to the Square), dies at 88
- 1976 Lin Yutang, Chinese philosopher, translator and author (My Country and My People), dies at 80
- 1978 Alix Combelle, French swing saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (Quintette du Hot Club de France), dies at 65
- 1979 Jean Stafford, American writer (Pulitzer Prize 1970-The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford), dies at 63
- 1980 Jon-Jon Poulos, American drummer (Buckinghams), dies at 32
- 1981 Cyril Dean Darlington, English biologist and geneticist who discovered the mechanics of chromosomal crossover and its role in inheritance and evolution, dies at 77
- 1981 Tim Wall, Australian cricket fast bowler (18 Tests, 56 wickets, BB 5/14; South Australia), dies from Parkinson's disease at 76
- 1982 Agathe Henriette Trip-de Beaufort, Dutch writer (Dolly of Arnhem), dies at 91
- 1983 Anthony Blunt, British art historian and spy for USSR, dies at 75
- 1984 Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician (first President of Guinea, 1958-84), dies of a heart attack at 62
- 1986 Bartlett Robinson, American actor (Wendy & Me, Mona McCluskey), dies at 73
- 1987 Eugen Jochum, German conductor (Hamburg Orchestra), dies at 84
- 1987 Walter Abel, American actor (Fury; Suspicion; Dream Girl), dies at 88
- 1988 Musa Kaleem [Orlando Wright], American jazz saxophonist, dies at 67
- 1990 Halston, American fashion designer (1972 Hall of Fame), dies of AIDS at 68
- 1990 International Chrysis, American Transvestite actor (Q&A), dies of cancer at 38
- 1991 Paul Gayten American R&B pianist, songwriter, bandleader, producer (Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Chuck Berry), and record company executive (Chess Records), dies at 71
- 1992 Barbara Frum, Canadian journalist (b. 1937)
- 1993 Luis Falco, US choreographer (Fame, Angel Heart), dies at 50
- 1994 Constantine Koukouchkine, Russian diplomat, murdered in Algeria at 41
- 1994 Dame Whina Cooper, Māori activist (1975 land march; 680 miles) awarded the Order of New Zealand and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, dies at 98
- 1994 Jan Bor, Dutch violinist and painter, dies at 83
- 1995 Eazy-E [Eric Lynn Wright], American rapper (N.W.A.), dies from AIDS-related illness at 30
- 1995 Vladimir Maksimov, Russian writer and dissident, dies at 64
- 1996 Cissie Charlton, English football matriarch (mother of Bobby Carlton), dies at 83
American electronic engineer, businessman and co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, dies at 83
- 1996 Edmund Muskie, American politician (Sen-D-Me) and US Secretary of State (1980-81), dies at 81
- 1996 Tom Wakefield, British writer, dies at 60
- 1997 Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader (Heaven's Gate), dies leading a mass suicide at 65
- 2000 Alex Comfort, British physician, pacifist and author (The Joy of Sex), dies at 80
- 2002 (Randolpho) Randy Castillo, American rock and mariachi drummer (Ozzy Osbourne; Mötley Crüe; Azul), dies of cancer at 51
- 2002 Joe Schermie [Schermetzler], American bass player (Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"), dies of a heart attack at 56
- 2003 Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American politician (US Senator from New York (D), 1977-2001), and diplomat (US ambassador to UN, 1975-79; US Ambassador to India, 1973-75), dies of complications from a ruptured appendix at 76
- 2004 Jan Berry, American musician (Jan and Dean), dies after a stroke at 62
- 2004 Jan Sterling [Jane Adriance], American actress (Ace in the Hole, The High and the Mighty), dies of diabetes and a stroke at 82
- 2005 Gérard Filion, Quebec businessman and journalist (b. 1909)
- 2005 Marius Russo, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1941; World Series 1941, 43; New York Yankees), dies at 90
- 2005 Paul Hester, Australian drummer (Split Enz and Crowded House) (b. 1959)
- 2006 Anil Biswas, Indian politician (b. 1944)
- 2006 Nikki Sudden, British singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
- 2008 Manuel Marulanda Velez aka Tirofijo, founder and lifelong leader of Colombian rebel group FARC-EP, dies of a heart attack at 77
- 2008 Robert Fagles, American translator and professor (b. 1933)
- 2008 Wally Phillips, American radio personality, known for Chicago's WGN's morning radio show, dies at 82
- 2011 Diana Wynne Jones, British sci-fi author (Drowned Ammet; Witch Week), dies of lung cancer at 76
American politician (US Representative from New York (D), 1979-85), and the 1st female vice-presidential nominee (1984), dies of nulitiple myelomaat 75
- 2011 Harry Coover, American chemist and inventor of Superglue, dies at 94 [1]
- 2011 Paul Baran, Polish-American internet pioneer who helped create the technical underpinnings of Arpanet, dies at 84
- 2011 Roger Abbott, Canadian comedian (Air Farce Live) (b. 1946)
- 2013 Don Payne, American television and screenwriter, dies from bone cancer at 48
- 2013 Michael Gow, British army officer (head of British Army of the Rhine), dies at 88
- 2013 Yury Rudov, Soviet fencer, dies at 82
- 2015 John Renbourn, British jazz and folk guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle; Bert and John), dies of a heart attack at 70
- 2015 Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet (Nobel Prize for Literature - 2011), dies at 83
- 2016 David Baker, American jazz trombonist and cellist, jazz and classical composer (Reflections), and educator (Indiana University), dies at 84
- 2016 Jim Harrison, American poet and novelist (Legends of the Fall), dies at 78
- 2017 Alain Gagnon, Canadian composer (Chansons d'Orient), and music educator (Université Laval, 1967-2008), dies at 78
- 2017 Alessandro Alessandroni, Italian guitarist, whistler, accordionist (Ennio Morricone), and film score composer, dies at 92
- 2017 Brian Oldfield, American shot-putter (credited with making rotational technique popular), dies at 71
- 2017 Darlene Cates, American actress (What's Eating Gilbert Grape), dies at 69
- 2017 Roger Wilkins, American civil rights activist, lawyer and journalist, dies of complications of dementia at 85 [1]
- 2018 Michael Wheeler-Booth, British public servant (Clerk of the Parliaments. 1990-97), dies at 84
- 2019 Heinz Winbeck, German composer, conductor and teacher, dies at 73
- 2019 Ranking Roger [Roger Charlery], British rock vocalist (The Beat, General Public), dies of cancer at 56
- 2020 Curly Neal, American basketball guard (Harlem Globetrotters 1963-85), dies at 77
- 2020 Jimmy Wynn, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1967, 74, 75; Houston Colt 45s/Astros, LA Dodgers), dies at 78
- 2020 John O'Leary, Irish golfer (Irish Open 1982; Ryder Cup 1975; director European Tour 1985-2019), dies at 70
- 2020 Michel Hidalgo, French soccer midfielder (1 cap; Monaco) and manager (France 1976-84; UEFA Euro 1984), dies at 87
- 2020 Satish Gujral, Indian artist (Mourning En-Masse) and architect (Belgian Embassy, New Delhi), dies at 94
- 2021 Haseena Moin, Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright, dies at 79
- 2021 Ursula Happe, German swimmer (Olympic gold 200m backstroke 1956), dies at 94
- 2022 Joan Joyce, American softball Hall of Fame pitcher, 1954-75 (Raybestos Brakettes, Orange Lionettes), LPGA golfer, 1977-95, and softball coach, 1995-2022 (Florida Atlantic), dies at 81
- 2022 Joe Williams, American men's college basketball coach (Jacksonville Uni 1964-70; Furman Uni 1970-78; Florida State Uni 1978-86), dies at 88
- 2023 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam [Yewubdar Guèbrou], Ethiopian nun, pianist, and composer ("The Homeless Wanderer"), dies at 99
- 2023 John Mengatti, American actor (The White Shadow, For Love & Honor), dies at 68
- 2023 Juan Carlos Murúa, Argentine soccer defender (10 caps; Racing Club de Avellaneda, AA Argentinos Juniors, CA Platense), dies at 87
- 2023 Rick Lantz, American football coach (World Bowl XII 2004 Berlin Thunder; NFL Europe Coach of the Year 2004), dies at 85
- 2024 André Van Herpe, Belgian soccer midfielder who played 7 internationals; ARA La Gantoise 1952-62, dies at 90
- 2024 Richard Serra, American sculptor and video artist (Junction), dies of pneumonia at 85 [1]
- 2025 David Childs, American architect who helped design the One World Trade Center, dies of Lewy body dementia at 83
