- 306 Adrian of Nicomedia, Roman saint and guard under the Emperor Galerius, beheaded after converting to Christianity at 28
- 480 Saint Landry, French bishop of Sées
- 561 Pelagius I, Italian Pope (556-61), dies
- 1172 Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies; (b. 1147)
1st Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, dies of fever at about 55
- 1238 Joan of England, Queen consort of Scotland as wife of Alexander II and daughter of King John of England, dies at 27
- 1238 Yuri II, Grand Prince of Vladimir, beheaded by his own forces after being caught by Mongolian forces (b. 1189)
- 1303 Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)
- 1484 Saint Casimir, Crown Prince of Poland dies at 25
- 1496 Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (b. 1427)
- 1561 Carlo Carafa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41
- 1583 Bernard Gilpin, English clergyman, "Apostle of the North" (b. 1517)
- 1604 Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian and founder of Socinianism, dies at 64
- 1615 Hans von Aachen, German painter, dies
- 1617 Arcangelo Crivelli, Italian composer, dies at 70
- 1710 Louis III, Prince of Condé and Duke de Bourbon, dies at 41
- 1733 Claude de Forbin, French naval commander, dies at 76
- 1744 John Anstis, English Garter King of Arms, dies at 74
- 1762 Johannes Zick, German fresco painter (b. 1702)
- 1793 Isaac Ouwater, Dutch painter and illustrator who specialized in cityscapes, dies at 44 [1]
- 1794 Henri de La Rochejacquelin, French Royalist Army leader, dies at 21
- 1795 John Collins, American politician, 3rd Governor of Rhode Island (1786-90), dies at 77
- 1804 Carl Leopold Röllig, German composer, glass-harmonica player, composer, and inventor (bowed pianos - orphica and xänorphika), dies at about 65 [birth date uncertain]
- 1805 Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter, dies at 79
- 1807 Abraham Baldwin, American politician (b. 1754)
- 1825 Raphaelle Peale, American painter (After the Rain, 1823), dies at 51
- 1831 Georg Michael Telemann, German composer, and educator, dies at 82
- 1832 Jean-François Champollion, French scholar who deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics with the Rosetta Stone, dies at 41
- 1839 Ignace Antoine Ladurner, Austrian pianist and composer, dies at 72
- 1842 James Forten, African-American abolitionist and businessman who used his wealth to push for civil rights and the abolition of slavery, dies at 75
- 1851 James Richardson, British explorer (Sahara Desert), dies of an illness near Lake Chad at 41
- 1851 Michael Henkel, German composer and organist, dies at 70
- 1852 Nikolai Gogol [Nikolay], Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, humorist, and dramatist (Dead Souls, The Inspector-General), dies at 43
- 1853 Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist and paleontologist, dies at 78
Commodore of the United States Navy who opened Japan to Western influence and trade, dies of rheumatism at 63
- 1864 Thomas Starr King, American Unitarian clergyman and lecturer who advocated for California to remain in the Union (Christianity & Humanity), dies of an illness at 39
- 1866 Alexander Campbell, Irish-American clergyman and Founder of Disciples of Christ, dies at 77
- 1866 Félix Danjou, French church organist, arranger, music teacher, organ builder, and political journalist, dies at 53
- 1868 Jesse Chisholm, American pioneer of the Chisholm Trail (b. 1805)
- 1872 Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)
- 1876 Alfred Holmes, English violinist and composer, dies at 38
- 1877 Hendrik van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42
American Vice President of the Confederate States (1861-65) and Governor of Georgia (1882-83), dies at 71
- 1883 John Graham Chambers, Welsh athlete who wrote the Queensberry rules for boxing, dies at 40
- 1888 Amos Bronson Alcott, American reformer, philosopher and poet (Table Talk), dies at 88
- 1899 Henry Brevard Davidson, American Brigadier General in the Confederate Army (Civil War), dies at 68
- 1903 Joseph Henry Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68
- 1906 John McAllister Schofield, former U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army (b. 1831)
- 1910 Knut Ångström, Swedish physicist (b. 1857)
- 1915 William Willett, British inventor of Daylight Saving Time, dies of influenza at 58
- 1916 Franz Marc, German Expressionist painter (co-founder of journal Blaue Reiter), dies in battle at 36
- 1918 Eugène d'Harcourt, French conductor, and composer, dies at 58
- 1922 Bert Williams, Bahamian-American comedian and vaudeville entertainer, dies at 47
- 1925 James Ward, English psychologist and philosopher (b. 1843)
- 1925 John Montgomery Ward, American Baseball HOF pitcher (perfect game 1880; NL ERA leader 1878; NL strikeout leader & NL wins leader 1879; Providence Grays), dies of pneumonia at 65
- 1925 Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German composer, dies at 70
- 1927 Ira Remsen American chemist, Johns Hopkins first Chemistry professor, dies at 81
- 1933 Willie Walker, American jazz singer and guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36
- 1936 Ruben Liljefors, Swedish conductor (Gothenburg Philharmonic, 1902-11; Gävleborg County Orchestra, 1912-31), and composer, dies at 64
- 1938 George Foster Peabody, American politician (b. 1852)
- 1938 Jack Taylor, American baseball pitcher (MLB record 187 consecutive complete games; World Series 1907, NL ERA leader 1902 Chicago Cubs), dies at 68
- 1940 Hamlin Garland, American writer (Middle Border), dies at 79
- 1941 Edoardo Mascheroni, Italian composer, dies at 81
- 1942 Yuliya Veysberg, Russian composer, dies at 62
- 1943 Nikolaos Politis, Greek foreign minister and diplomat (Greek representative League of Nations), dies at 71
- 1944 Emanuel Weiss, American hitman (b. 1906) (executed)
- 1944 Fannie Barrier Williams, American educator and political activist (b. 1855)
- 1944 Louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed)
- 1945 Lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872)
- 1945 Mark Sandrich [Goldstein], American film director, writer and producer (The Gay Divorcee; Top Hat; Holiday Inn), dies of a heart attack at 44
- 1946 Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (b. 1886)
- 1948 Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51
- 1950 Adam Rainer, Austrian man, only record human to ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant (b. 1899)
British physiologist (Nobel 1932-functions of neurons), dies at 94
- 1954 Georg Göhler, German composer (Rückert), dies at 79
- 1954 Noel Gay [Reginald Moxon Armitage], British composer (Who's Been Polishing the Sun), dies at 55
- 1958 Albert Kuyle [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54
- 1959 Maxie Long, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1900), dies at 80
- 1960 Herbert O'Conor, American politician, 51st Governor of Maryland (b. 1896)
- 1960 Leonard Warren [Warenoff], American baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1939-60), dies of a heart attack during a performance of Verdi's "La forza del destino" at 48 [1]
- 1962 Cairine R. Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77
- 1962 George Mogridge, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1924 Washington Senators; no-hitter 1917 NY Yankees), dies at 73
- 1963 William Carlos Williams, American physician and poet (Pictures from Brueghel, and Other Poems), dies at 79
- 1966 Jānis Mediņš, Latvian composer, dies at 75
- 1967 Michel Plancherel, Swiss mathematician (harmonic analysis), and professor, dies at 82
- 1967 Vladan Desnica, Croatian and Serbian writer, dies at 61
- 1967 Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan, American Baseball HOF pitcher, outfielder, manager (Kansas City Monarchs NgL, 1920-38), dies at 73
- 1968 Alexandre Eugène Cellier, French organist and composer, dies at 84
- 1969 Nicholas Schenck, Russian-born film empresario (b. 1881)
- 1973 (Calvin) "Scotty" Stoneman, American bluegrass fiddler (The Stoneman Family; The Kentucky Colonels), dies of anti-alcoholism medication overdose at 50
- 1973 Samuel Tolansky, British scientist and expert on spectroscopy (b. 1907)
- 1974 Adolph Gottlieb, American abstract expressionist painter, dies at 71
- 1974 Mihail Andricu, Romanian pianist, composer, violinist, and music professor (Bucharest Conservatory, 1926-59), dies at 79
- 1976 Walter H. Schottky, German physicist (Thermodynamik), dies at 89
- 1977 Andrés Caicedo, Colombian writer (b. 1951)
- 1977 Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German politician and former Chancellor of Germany (b. 1887)
- 1977 Toma Caragiu, Romanian actor (b. 1925)
- 1978 Wesley Bolin, American politician (Governor of Arizona, 1977-78; Secretary of State of Arizona, 1949-77), dies of a heart attack at 68
- 1979 Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer (First ascent of the West Ridge of Mount Everest), dies at 52
- 1981 Torin Thatcher, British actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies of cancer at 76
- 1984 Ernest Buckler, Canadian novelist (b. 1908)
- 1984 Geoffrey Lumsden, British actor (b. 1914)
- 1984 Jewel Carmen, American actress (b. 1897)
- 1984 Shalva Mikhailovich Mshvelidze, Russian composer, dies at 79
- 1986 Ding Ling, Chinese writer (The Sun Shines Over the Sanggan River), dies at 81
Canadian author (By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept), dies of a heart attack at 72
- 1986 Henri Knap, Dutch journalist and writer (Per Ongeluk, De Weg naar Peruwelz), dies at 75
- 1986 Howard Greenfield, American song lyricist ("Calendar Girl"; "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"; "Love Will Keep Us Together"; theme to "Bewitched"), dies of a brain tumor at 50
- 1986 Richard Manuel, Canadian rock vocalist and pianist (The Band - "The Shape I'm In"; "Tears Of Rage"), commits suicide at 42
- 1987 Siro Cisilino, Italian composer and musicologist, dies at 83
- 1989 James A. Parsons, American metallurgist and inventor (stainless steel), dies at 88 [1]
- 1989 Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes, American jazz and R&B guitarist (Art Tatum), dies of meningitis at 72
- 1991 Vance Colvig, actor (UHF, Barfly, My Chauffeur), dies at 72
- 1992 Arthur Babbitt, American animator (Mr Magoo; Goofy), dies of heart failure at 84
- 1992 C Meijer, Dutch editor in chief (Typhoon), dies
- 1992 Christian K. Nelson, American inventor of Eskimo Pie (now Edy's Pie)), dies at 98
- 1992 Mary Osborne, American jazz guitarist (Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk), dies of leukemia at 70 [1]
- 1992 Néstor Almendros, Spanish cinematographer (Kramer vs Kramer), dies at 61
- 1993 Art Hodes, Ukrainian-American jazz and blues pianist, editor (Jazz Record), and educator, dies at 88
- 1993 Isaac Kolthoff, Dutch analytical chemist (developed cold process for producing synthetic rubber), dies at 99
- 1993 Nicholas Ridley, Lord Ridley of Liddesdale, English politician, Minister of Finance, dies at 64
- 1993 Richard Sale, American pulp writer and director (Oscar, Torpedo Run), dies at 80
- 1995 Eden Ahbez [George Aberle], American songwriter ("Nature Boy"; "Lonely Island), dies in a car accident at 86
- 1996 Barbara Lewis, British obituarist, dies at 55
- 1996 Minnie Pearl [Sarah Ophelia Colley], American country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry, Hee-Haw), dies at 84
- 1997 Carey Loftin, American actor (Duel, The French Connection), dies at 83
- 1997 Robert H. Dicke, American physicist (b. 1916)
- 1999 Del Close, American actor (b. 1934)
- 1999 Eddie Dean [Glosup], American cowboy singer ("One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)", "Way Out Yonder"), and actor (Harmony Trail), dies of heart and lung disease at 91
American lawyer, jurist and 100th Supreme Court Justice (1970-94) who authored the Court's opinion in Roe v. Wade, dies at 90
- 1999 Karel van het Reve, Dutch writer (b. 1921)
- 2001 Fred Lasswell, American cartoonist (b. 1916)
- 2001 Glenn Hughes, American disco singer (The Village People (Biker)), dies of cancer at 50
- 2001 Harold Stassen, American politician (25th Governor of Minnesota) and perennial presidential candidate, dies at 93
- 2001 Jim Rhodes, American politician, Governor of Ohio (b. 1909)
- 2002 Claire Davenport, English actress (The Elephant Man), dies at 68
- 2002 Elyne Mitchell (née Chauvel) Australian nonfiction and children's literature author (Silver Brumby series), and skier (Canadian Womens Downhill Champion, 1938), dies at 88
- 2002 Eric Flynn, British actor and singer (b. 1939)
- 2002 Velibor Vasović, Serbian soccer sweeper (32 caps Yugoslavia; Partizan Belgrade, Ajax) and manager (Partizan, PSG, Red Star Belgrade), dies at 62
- 2003 Jaba Ioseliani, Georgian bank robber (b. 1926)
- 2003 Sébastien Japrisot, French author, screenwriter and film director (b. 1931)
- 2004 Claude Nougaro, French singer (b. 1929)
- 2004 George Pake, American physicist (b. 1924)
- 2004 John McGeoch, Scottish rock guitarist (Magazine: Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Spellbound"; Visage; Public Image Ltd.), dies at 48
- 2004 Stephen Sprouse, American fashion designer (b. 1953)
- 2005 Carlos Sherman, Uruguayan-born writer (b. 1934)
- 2005 Nicola Calipari, Italian secret service agent (b. 1953)
- 2005 Robert Consoli, American actor and musician (b. 1964)
- 2005 Una Hale, Australian soprano (b. 1922)
- 2005 Yuriy Kravchenko, Ukrainian statesman (b. 1951)
- 2006 Dave Rose, American artist (b. 1910)
- 2006 Edgar Valter, Estonian illustrator/cartoonist (b. 1929)
- 2006 Jan Felderhof, Dutch violinist and composer, dies at 98
- 2006 John Reynolds Gardiner, American engineer (b. 1944)
- 2006 Roman Ogaza, Polish soccer striker (21 caps; Szombierki Bytom, GKS Tychy, Szombierki Bytom, RC Lens), dies at 53
- 2007 Bob Hattoy, American gay rights, AIDS, and environmental activist, dies from AIDS-related causes at 56
- 2007 Ian Wooldridge, British sports journalist (Daily Mail; British Sportswriter of the Year 1972, 74, 81, 89) and broadcaster (BBC), dies of cancer at 75
- 2007 Jorge Kolle Cueto, Bolivian Commmunist Party politician
- 2007 Natalie Bodanya [Bodanskaya], American soprano, dies at 98
- 2007 Richard Joseph, British computer and video game soundtrack composer, dies of lung cancer at 53
- 2007 Sunil Kumar Mahato, Indian parliamentarian, assassinated by Communist rebels at 41
- 2007 Tadeusz Nalepa, Polish rock and blues composer, guitar player, vocalist and lyricist, dies at 63
- 2007 Thomas Eagleton, American politician (38th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri), dies at 77
- 2008 Elena Nathanael, Greek film actress (b. 1941)
- 2008 Gary Gygax, American fantasy author and role-playing games creator (Dungeons & Dragons), dies at 69
- 2008 George Walter, former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (b. 1928)
- 2008 Leonard Rosenman, American Academy and Emmy Award-winning film and television composer (Rebel Without A Cause; Star Trek IV; Bound for Glory; Sybill), dies of a heart attack at 83
- 2008 Semka Sokolovic-Bertok, Yugoslavian-born Croatian actress (b. 1935)
- 2009 George McAfee, American College-Pro Football HOF utility (Duke University; NFL C'ship 1940, 41, 46; First-team All-Pro & NFL All-Star 1941; Chicago Bears), dies at 90
- 2009 Harry Parkes, English soccer fullback (Aston Villa 320 games), dies at 89
- 2009 Horton Foote, American screenwriter (To Kill a Mockingbird; Tender Mercies), and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (The Young Man from Atlanta), dies at 92
- 2009 John Cephas, American Piedmont blues guitarist (Cephas & Wiggins), dies of pulmonary at 78
- 2009 Joseph Bloch, American concert pianist and professor of piano literature (b. 1917)
- 2009 Patricia De Martelaere, Flemish writer (b. 1957)
- 2009 Salvatore Samperi, Italian film director (b 1944)
- 2009 Triztán Vindtorn, Norwegian poet and performance artist (b. 1942)
- 2010 Angelo Poffo, American professional wrestler (b. 1925)
- 2010 Etta Cameron, Danish singer and actor (b. 1939)
- 2010 Fred Wedlock, British folk musician (b. 1942)
- 2010 Hilario Chávez Joya, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1928)
- 2010 Joanne Simpson, American meteorologist (b. 1923)
- 2010 Joaquim Fiúza, Portuguese sailor (b. 1908)
- 2010 Johnny Alf, Brazilian singer and composer (b. 1929)
- 2010 Lolly Vegas [Candido Vasquez], American rock singer (Redbone - "Come And Get Your Love"), dies of cancer at 70
- 2010 Nan Martin, American actress (b. 1927)
- 2010 Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect (b. 1933)
- 2010 Roger Newman, British-born American actor and television writer (b. 1940)
- 2010 Samuel J. Eldersveld, U.S. academic, political scientist, and Democratic politician (b. 1917)
- 2010 Tetsuo Kondo, Japanese politician (b. 1929)
- 2010 Vladislav Ardzinba, Abkhazian politician (b. 1945)
- 2011 Alenush Terian, Iranian astronomer and physicist (b. 1920)
- 2011 Arjun Singh, Indian politician (b. 1930)
- 2011 Charles Jarrott, British film and television director (b. 1927)
- 2011 Frank Chirkinian, American producer (b.c. 1926)
- 2011 Johnny Preston, American pop singer (Running Bear), dies at 71
- 2011 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Indian politician and former Nepali Prime Minister (b. 1924)
- 2011 Mikhail Simonov, Russian aircraft designer (b. 1920)
- 2011 Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist who won the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics with Carlo Rubbia, dies at 85
- 2011 Vivienne Harris, British businesswoman and newspaper publisher (b.c. 1921)
- 2012 Runako Morton, West Indian cricket batsman (15 Tests, 4 x 50, HS 70no; Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago), dies in a traffic collision at 33
- 2013 Fran Warren [Wolff], American big band and pop singer ("A Sunday Kind of Love"; "I Said My Pajamas (and Put On My Pray'rs)"), dies on her 87th birthday
- 2016 P.A. Sangma, Indian politician (4th Chief Minister of Meghalaya), dies at 68
- 2016 Pat Conroy, American writer (The Great Santini, Prince of Tides), dies at 70
- 2016 Zhou Xiaoyan, Chinese operatic soprano and pedagogue (Shanghai Conservatory, 1949-65 and 1970-78), dies at 98
- 2017 Clayton Yeutter, American trade negotiator and Republican National chairman, dies at 86
- 2017 Mother Divine [Edna Rose Ritchings], American cult leader of the International Peace Mission Movement, dies at 91
- 2017 Thomas Starzl, American surgeon, performed 1st successful liver transplant, dies at 90
- 2017 Valerie Carter, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, and session vocalist (Linda Ronstadt; Little Feat; Jackson Browne), dies of a heart attack at 64
- 2018 Davide Astori, Italian soccer centre-back (14 caps; AC Milan, Cagliari, Fiorentina), dies from cardiac arrest at 31
- 2018 Javed Abidi, Indian disability rights activist, director (NCPEDP), and founder of the Disability Rights Group, dies of a chest infection at 53
- 2019 Juan Corona, Mexican born American serial killer, dies in prison at 85
- 2019 King Kong Bundy [Christopher Pallies], American pro wrestler (WWF), dies at 61
American actor (Beverly Hills 90210, Riverdale), dies after a stroke at 52
Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame left wing (Art Ross Trophy 1950, NHL Players Association pioneer), dies at 93
- 2020 Alan Cartwright, British rock bass player (Procol Harum, 1972-77), dies at 75
- 2020 Amo Houghton, American politician (Rep-R-New York, 1987-2005), dies at 93
- 2020 Robert Shavlakadze, Georgian athlete (Olympic gold USSR high jump 1960), dies at 86
- 2021 Chris Schultz, Canadian football offensive tackle (Grey Cup 1991; CFL All Star 1987, 88; Toronto Argonauts) and sportscaster (The Sports Network), dies from a heart attack at 61
- 2021 Mark Pavelich, American ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1980 'Miracle on Ice'; NY Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks), dies at 63
- 2021 Walter Gretzky, Canadian philanthropist and father of Wayne Gretzky, dies at 82
- 2022 Maryan Wisniewski, French soccer striker (33 caps; Lens, Sampdoria, Saint-Étienne, Sochaux, Grenoble), dies at 85
- 2022 Mitchell Ryan, American actor (Dark Shadows; Lethal Weapon; Dharma & Greg; Executive Suite), dies at 88
- 2022 Rod Marsh, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (96 Tests, 355 dismissals, 3 x 100; coach Australian & England Academies) and broadcaster (9 Network), dies following heart attack at 74
Australian cricket spin bowler and broadcaster (145 Tests, 708 wickets, BB 8/71; 194 ODIs; Victoria CA, Hampshire CCC), dies from a heart attack at 52
- 2023 Christos Zanteroglou, Greek soccer defender (13 caps; Olympiacos, Egaleo), dies at 82
- 2023 Judy Heumann, American disability rights activist, and author, dies at 75 [1]
- 2023 Michael Rhodes, American country, rock, and jazz session and touring bass player, dies at 69
- 2023 Romualdo Arppi Filho, Brazilian football referee (FIFA-listed 1963–89; FIFA World Cup Final 1986), dies at 84
- 2024 Kees Rijvers, Dutch soccer midfielder (33 caps; NAC Breda, Saint-Étienne, Feyenoord) and manager (FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), dies at 97
- 2024 Lewis Jones, Welsh rugby union outside back (10 Tests Wales, 3 British Lions; Neath, Llanelli) and rugby league utility (2 Tests Wales, 17 Great Britain; Leeds, Wentworthville), dies at 92
- 2024 Philip Batt, American politician (Governor of Idaho, 1995-99), dies at 96 on his birthday
- 2025 Oleg Gordievsky, Soviet KGB officer who worked as a double agent for Britain during the Cold War, is found dead at 86 [1]
- 2025 Robert G. Clark Jr, American politician and Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker after the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 96 [1]
- 2025 Roy Ayers, American jazz, funk, and world music vibraphonist, composer (Ubiquity; "Everybody Loves the Sunshine"), and record producer, dies at 84 [1]
