- 1058 Stephen IX [Frederick of Lorraine], 1st Belgium Pope (1057-58), dies
- 1368 Go-Murakami, 97th Emperor of Japan (1339-68), dies at 39 or 40 (b. 1328)
- 1461 Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English noble and knight, dies of injuries sustained in the Battle of Towtan at 39
- 1552 Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh Guru, dies at 47
- 1578 Arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524)
- 1578 Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal, Bishop of Metz, dies at 50
- 1625 Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549)
- 1628 Tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York (b. 1546)
- 1629 Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565)
- 1650 Cornelis Galle I, Flemish engraver, dies at about 73
- 1655 Valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66
- 1683 Yaoya Oshichi, a young girl burned at the stake for arson in 17th Century Japan (b. 1667)
- 1751 Thomas Coram, English sea captain and philanthropist (Founder of the Foundling Hospital), dies at 83
- 1772 Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher, mathematician, and mystic (The New Church), dies at 84
- 1788 Charles Wesley, British Methodist leader (brother of John Wesley) and hymn writer (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing), dies at 80
King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of septicemia at 46 after being shot by an assassin thirteen days earlier
- 1800 Marc René, Marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer and writer, dies at 85
- 1802 Frederic Thieme, French composer, dies at 51
- 1803 Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch composer (b. 1733)
- 1826 Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet known for his translations of "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad", dies at 75
- 1837 Maria Fitzherbert, English morganatic wife of King George IV, dies at 80
- 1839 Bernardus Johannes Dibbets, Dutch baron and general-major (Maastricht), dies at 56
- 1847 Auguste De Polignac, Premier of France, dies at 66
German-American businessman (first multi-millionaire in the United States), dies at 84
- 1855 Henri Druey, Swiss politician and a founding father of constitutional democracy in Switzerland, dies at 55
- 1866 Baron Floris van Hall, Dutch nobleman and politician (Prime Minister 1853-56, and 1860-61), dies at 74
- 1866 Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, Rabbi/Chassidic leader, dies
- 1873 Francesco Zantedeschi, Italian physicist (b. 1797)
- 1880 Jacob Axel Josephson, Swedish composer, dies at 62
- 1886 John Keble, Anglican priest and founder (Oxford Movement), dies at 73
- 1888 Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer, dies at 74
French post-impressionist painter (Pointillism), dies at 31
- 1892 William Bowman, English anatomist, dies at 75
- 1903 Gustavus Franklin Swift, American founder of the meatpacking firm Swift & Company, dies at 63
- 1904 William Henry Fitzhugh Payne, American lawyer and soldier (Brigadier General in Confederate Army), dies at 74
- 1906 Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter known for her watercolors (Water Lilies, 1898), dies of tuberculosis at 29
- 1910 Thomas Lafayette Rosser, American Major General (Confederate Army), dies at 73
- 1911 Alexandre Guilmant, French organist (La Trinitié, 1871-901), composer and pedagogue (Schola Cantorum, 1894-1911), dies at 74
British explorer and leader of the ill-fated south pole expedition, dies in Antarctica at 43 [date unconfirmed]
- 1917 Fran Gerbič, Slovenian composer, dies at 76
- 1918 James Ritty, American saloon owner and inventor (mechanical cash register), dies at 91 [1]
- 1921 John Burroughs, American writer and nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake), dies at 83
- 1924 Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist, conductor, composer, and music teacher (Royal College of Music, 1882-1924), dies at 71
- 1930 Anton Bettelheim, Austrian writer, dies at 78
- 1933 Alexander Schmuller, Russian-Dutch violinist and conductor, dies at 52
- 1934 Otto Hermann Kahn, German millionaire and benefactor (b. 1867)
- 1937 Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (Symphony No. 3 - Song Of The Night), dies of tuberculosis at 54
- 1940 Alexander Obolensky, Russian prince and English rugby union winger (4 caps; Leicester Tigers RUFC, Oxford Uni RFC), dies in an aircraft training accident for RAF at 24
- 1944 Grace Chisholm Young, British mathematician and first woman to obtain a doctorate in Germany, dies at 76 [1]
- 1945 Ferenc Csik, Hungarian swimmer (Olympics gold medal 100m freestyle 1936), dies of war wounds at 31
- 1945 Karl Sapper, German traveller, explorer, and natural historian, dies at 79
- 1948 Olev Siinmaa, Estonian 'Functionalist' architect (Pärnu Beach Hotel), dies at 66
- 1949 Helen Homans, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1906), dies at 72
- 1951 Jerome Travers, American golfer (US Open 1915), dies at 63
- 1953 Arthur Fields [Abraham Finkelstein], American singer-songwriter (Aba Daba Honeymoon), dies in a fire at his nursing home residence at 68 [1]
- 1955 Everard Verachtert, Flemish linguist (I Speak Civilized Dutch, The Art of Reading Aloud), dies at 81 [1]
- 1955 Zlatko Baloković, Croatian-American concert violinist, dies at 69
- 1956 Infante Alfonso of Spain, younger brother of King Juan Carlos, dies from an accidental gunshot at 14
- 1957 Joyce Cary, English writer (Horse's Mouth), dies at 68
- 1959 Barthélemy Boganda, French-African politician (Central African Republic's 1st President, 1958-59), dies in plane crash at 48
- 1959 Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, Swedish composer, dies at 84
- 1963 Pola Gojawiczynska, Polish author (Stolica), dies at 64
- 1970 Anna Louise Strong, American communist journalist (b. 1885)
- 1970 Lev Kuleshov, Russian filmmaker and film theorist (Po Zakonu, founder of Moscow film school), dies at 71
- 1971 Dhirendranath Datta, Bangladeshi politician, tortured to death at 84
- 1972 J. Arthur Rank, British industrialist and film magnate, dies at 81
- 1973 Melville Cooper, English stage and screen character actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood; Father of the Bride), dies of cancer at 76 [1]
- 1974 Andrea Checchi, Italian actor (The Lady Without Camelias, Two Anonymous Letters), dies of periarthritis at 57
- 1974 Seton I. Miller, Hollywood screenwriter (Pete's Dragon, Istanbul), dies at 71
- 1977 Madeleine Dring, British composer and pianist, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 53
- 1978 Jayasinghrao Ghorpade, Indian cricket batsman (8 Tests @ 15.26; Baroda), dies at 47
- 1979 Ray Ventura, French jazz pianist and big band bandleader ("Tout va très bien, Madame la Marquise"), dies at 69
- 1979 Sultan Yahya Petra, 6th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1975-79), dies at 61
- 1980 Annunzio Mantovani, Italian orchestra leader (Mantovani), dies at 74
- 1981 Eric Williams, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (People's National Movement: 1962-81), dies at 79 [1]
- 1982 "Fatty" George [Pressler], Austrian swing jazz clarinettist, dies of a heart attack at 54
- 1982 Carl Orff, German composer (Carmina Burana; Der Mond; Mozart Prize - 1969), dies of cancer at 86
- 1982 Floyd "Guitar" Smith, American jazz and blues guitarist and record producer, dies at 65
- 1982 Helene Deutsch [Rosenbach], Polish-American psychoanalyst, dies at 97
- 1982 Nathan Farragut Twining, U.S. Air Force general, dies at 84
- 1982 Ray Block, French orchestra leader (Ed Sullivan; Jackie Gleason), dies at 79
- 1982 Rudy Bond, American stage and screen actor (A Streetcar Named Desire), dies of a heart attack at 69
- 1982 Walter Hallstein, West German politician (CDU, H-doctrine, 1st President of the EU 1958-67)), dies at 80
- 1985 Gerhard Stöck, German athlete (Olympic gold javelin, bronze shot put 1936), dies at 73
- 1985 Jeanine Deckers, Belgian singer-songwriter, and Dominican nun known as 'The Singing Nun' ("Dominique"), cities financial difficulties, and commits suicide with barbiturate overdose at 51
- 1985 Luther Terry, 9th Surgeon General of the United States, dies at 73
- 1986 Harry Ritz [Joachim], American vaudevillian, actor and comedian (Ritz Brothers - The Gorilla;, Hi'ya, Chum; Straight, Place and Show, solo cameo - Silent Movie), dies at 78
- 1986 Paul Grimault, French animator (Le Roi et l'oiseau - The King and the Bird), dies at 89
- 1988 Dulcie September, South African teacher and anti-apartheid political activist, assassinated in Paris, France at 62
- 1988 Ted Kluszewski, American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1953-56; NL HR & RBI leader 1954; Cincinnati Reds), dies of a heart attack at 63
- 1989 Bernard Blier, French character actor (Les Miserables; Women & War), dies at 73
- 1991 Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of a brain tumor at 40
- 1991 Matt Bennett, American actor (Hickey & Boggs; The Unholy Rollers), dies of a brain tumor at 57
- 1992 John Spencer, Earl of Spencer, British peer and father of Diana, Princess of Wales, dies at 68
Austrian-American actor (Casablanca, Now, Voyager), dies at 84
- 1994 Bill Travers [William Inge Lindon-Travers], British actor, director, officer and animal rights activist (Born Free, Gorgo), dies at 72
- 1994 Paul Grimault, French animator (Le Roi et l'oiseau), dies at 89
- 1994 William Natcher, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky 1953-94), dies at 84
- 1995 Carl E Jefferson, American record company owner, dies at 74
- 1995 James Eric Storrar, British fighter pilot during WWII (Operation Mosquito), dies at 74
- 1995 Jimmy McShane, Irish singer (Baltimora - "Tarzan Boy"), dies of AIDS at 37
- 1995 John Elliott Terry, British film financier (National Film Finance Corp), dies at 82
- 1995 Terry Moore, American baseball outfielder (World Series 1942, 46; 4 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies 1954), dies at 82
- 1996 Maggie Donnelly, London bag lady depicted in TV show "Bag Lady", dies at 46
- 1996 William I. Martin, American pilot (early testing of all-weather and night flying techniques WWII) and vice-admiral, dies at 85 [1]
- 1997 Eddie Ryder, American actor (General Hospital; Up Yours), dies at 74
- 1997 Ellen Pollock, British actress (Wicked Lady, Fake), dies at 94
- 1998 Dudley Wysong, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1966 runner-up), dies of an aneurysm at 58
- 1999 Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian soccer striker (39 caps; Újpest FC 301 games; A.S. Roma, AC Ancona), dies at 83
- 1999 Joe Williams [Goreed], American jazz singer (Everyday I Have The Blues), dies of natural causes at 80
- 2001 Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer who discovered the Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland from around 1000 AD, dies at 101
- 2001 John Lewis, American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer (Modern Jazz Quartet, 1952-97), dies of prostate cancer at 80
- 2002 Rachel Levy and Ayat al-Akhras, Israeli and Palestinian children
- 2002 Rico Yan, Filipino television and film actor (Gimik), dies of acute pancreatitis at 27
- 2003 Carlo Urbani, Italian physician (SARS) (b. 1956)
- 2004 Joel Feinberg, American moral philosopher, dies at 77
- 2005 Howell Heflin, American politician (Sen-D-Alabama, 1979-97), dies at 83
- 2005 Johnnie Cochran, American attorney (O.J. Simpson defense attorney), dies at 67
- 2005 Miltos Sachtouris, Greek poet, dies at 85 [1]
- 2006 Salvador Elizondo, Mexican writer (Farabeuf; El grafógrafo), dies of cancer at 73
- 2006 Werner Wolf Glaser, German-Swedish composer, dies at 95
- 2007 Calvin Lockhart [Bert Cooper], Bahamian-American actor (Cotton Goes to Harlem), dies from stroke complications at 72
- 2009 Andy Hallett, American singer and television actor (Lorne in "Angel"), dies of congestive heart disease at 33
- 2009 Gerrit Viljoen, South African politician (Chair of the Broederbond), dies at 82
- 2011 Ângelo de Sousa, Portuguese painter and sculptor (b. 1938)
- 2011 Robert Tear, Welsh tenor (Welsh National Opera, 1970-99), conductor, and teacher, dies of pneumonia while fighting esophageal cancer at 72 [1]
- 2012 Bill Jenkins, American engine builder and drag racer (Motorsports Hall of Fame of America), dies of heart failure at 81
- 2014 Billy Mundi [also Tony Schnasse, born Antonio Salas], American session musician and drummer (The Mothers of Invention; Rhinoceros), dies of complications from diabetes at 71
American surf and sailing entrepreneur (created the Hobie Cat catamaran), dies of cancer at 80
- 2016 Jean Lapierre, Canadian politician and television host, dies at 59
American Academy and Emmy awarding actress (The Miracle Worker; The Patty Duke Show), and mental health advocate, mother of Sean Astin, dies of sepsis from a ruptured intestine at 69 [1]
- 2017 Alexei Abrikosov, Russian-born American physicist (Nobel Prize 2003), dies at 88
- 2018 Anita Shreve, American writer (Weight of Water, Past the Island; Drifting), dies of cancer at 71
- 2018 Michael Sahl, American contemporary classical composer (Civilization and its Discontents; Jungles), dies at 83
- 2018 Rusty Staub, American baseball utility (6 x MLB All Star; Houston Colt .45s / Astros; Montreal Expos; NY Mets; Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (Mets games 1986-95), dies from multiple organ failure at 73
- 2019 Agnès Varda, Belgium-born French director “mother of the French New Wave” (Vagabond), dies at 90
- 2020 Alan Merrill [Allan Sachs], American vocalist and songwriter (The Arrows -"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"), dies from COVID-19 complications at 69
- 2020 Jamary Oliveira, Brazilian composer (Sanctus; Piano Pièce), and music professor, dies at 76
- 2020 Jim Lambright, American college football coach (University of Washington 1993-98; 44–25–1 record), dies from complications of dementia at 77
- 2020 Joe Diffie, American country singer and guitarist (Home), dies of COVID-19 complications at 61
- 2020 José Luis Capón, Spanish soccer defender (13 caps; Atlético Madrid, 200 games), dies of COVID-19 at 72
- 2020 Ken Shimura, Japanese comedian and actor (Shimura Ken no Bakatono-sama), dies of COVID-19 at 70
Polish composer ("Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima"), dies at 86
- 2020 Philip W. Anderson, American physicist known for his work on condensed matter (Nobel Prize 1977), dies at 96
- 2020 Yuri Bondarev, Russian writer and screenwriter (Liberation), dies at 96
- 2021 Bibian Mentel-Spee, Dutch para-snowboarding athlete (Winter Paralympics gold snowboard cross 2014, 18; banked slalom 2018; 5 x gold World C'ship), dies from cancer at 48
- 2021 Jerry McGee, American golfer (US Ryder Cup 1977, 4 PGA Tour titles), dies at 77
- 2024 Louis Gossett Jr, American Emmy and Academy Award-winning stage and screen actor (Roots; An Officer and a Gentleman; Diggstown), dies at 87 [1]
- 2024 Péter Juhász, Hungarian soccer left-back (26 caps; Újpesti Dózsa FC, Tatabanyai Banyasz SC), Borsodi Volán SC, dies at 75
- 2024 Trevor Griffiths, British stage and television playwright (Absolute Beginners; Comedians), dies at 88
- 2025 Joan Brown Campbell, American minister and the first ordained woman to lead the National Council of Churches, dies at 93
American stage and screen actor (Dr. Kildare (TV series); Shōgun; The Thorn Birds), dies of complication from a stroke at 90 [1]
