- 1085 Emperor Shenzong of China, 6th emperor of the Song dynasty in China, dies at 36
- 1132 St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)
wife of King Louis VII of France and King Henry II of England, mother to Richard the Lionheart, Henry the Young King and King John, dies at around 81
- 1205 Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies
- 1528 Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer
- 1548 Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-48), dies at 81
- 1580 Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer, composed the first music for the guitar, dies at about 70
- 1611 Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72
- 1621 Cristofano Allori, Italian Mannerist painter (Judith), dies at 43
- 1682 Franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian Catholic archbishop (b. 1625)
- 1734 Louis Lully, French musician and son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, dies at 69
- 1787 Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)
- 1799 Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52
- 1807 Louis François Chambray, French composer, dies at 69
- 1807 Vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer, dies at 61
- 1814 Jozef de Ferraris, French-Austrian general and cartographer, dies at 87
- 1830 Carl Borromaus Neuner, German composer, dies at 51
- 1832 Robert the Hermit, American former enslaved worker and hermit in Massachusetts, dies
- 1839 Benjamin Pierce, American politician and governor for New Hampshire (1827-28; 1829-30), dies at 81
- 1865 Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano, dies at 67
- 1866 Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98
- 1866 Johannes C H de Meijere, Dutch zoologist, dies
- 1870 Patrick Gass, American soldier and sergeant of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, dies at 98
- 1872 Frederick Maurice, English theologian (Church of England), dies at 66
- 1872 William Frederick Horry, English convicted murderer, dies at 28
- 1878 Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56
- 1878 John Corry Wilson Daly, English-Canadian politician and 1st Mayor of Stratford, Ontario, dies at 82
- 1890 David Wilber, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), dies at 69
- 1901 François-Marie Raoult, French physicist and chemist (Law of Raoult), dies at 70
- 1901 John R. Jones, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and Virginia educator, dies at 74
- 1904 Guy Wetmore Carryl, American humorist and poet (Fables for the Frivolous, When the Great Gray Ships Come In), dies at 31
- 1910 Andreas Aschenbach, German painter/engraver, dies at 94
- 1914 Rube Waddell, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Triple Crown, AL wins leader 1905; ERA leader 1900, 05; strikeout leader 1902–07; Philadelphia A's), dies from tuberculosis at 37
- 1915 Johann Joseph Abert, German composer, dies at 82
- 1916 Gabrielle Petit, Belgian resistance fighter, executed
American ragtime composer (The Entertainer, Maple Leaf Rag), dies at 48
- 1918 Karl Valentin, Swedish composer, dies at 64
- 1922 Charles I, last ruler of Austria-Hungary (1916-18), dies of the effects of pneumonia at 34
- 1922 Jane Bunford, Britain's tallest-ever person measuring 2.41 metres (7 ft 11 in) at the time of her death, dies at 26
- 1924 Stan Rowley, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m team, bronze 60m, 100m, 200m 1900), dies at 47
- 1925 Francis William Davenport, English composer, dies at 77
- 1930 Cosima Liszt, Austrian wife of composer Richard Wagner (founded Bayreuth Festival together), daughter of Franz Liszt and Marie d'Agoult, dies at 92
- 1930 Zawditu, 1st reigning female monarch of Ethiopia, dies
- 1933 Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, 22nd Governor of New South Wales (1908-13) and Viceroy of British India (1916-21), dies at 64
- 1936 Mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky, composer, dies at 61
- 1941 Hippolyte Delehaye, Flemish historian and hagiographer, dies at 81
- 1946 Noah Beery, American character actor (Story of Esther, The Mark of Zorro), dies at 64
- 1947 George II, King of Greece (192-24 and 1935-47), dies of arteriosclerosis at 56
American physician and surgeon who pioneered blood plasma research and developed the blood bank concept, dies in a car crash at 45
- 1951 Clement D'Hooghe, Belgian composer, dies at 51
- 1952 Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian American playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) and novelist (The Paul Street Boys), dies at 74
- 1955 Robert R. McCormick, American editor and publisher (Chicago Tribune), dies at 74
- 1955 Silvio D'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68
- 1960 Piet Bakker, Dutch journalist and novelist (Ciske the Rat), dies at 62
- 1964 Božidar Kunc, Croatian concert pianist and composer, dies of a heart attack backstage after a performance with the Detroit Symphony at 60
Canadian WWI and WWII general (First Canadian Army), dies at 76
- 1965 Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born American cosmetics manufacturer and art collector, dies at 92
- 1966 Flann O'Brien [Brian O'Nolan], Irish novelist (At Swim-Two-Birds; The Third Policeman), playwright, and satirist, dies of a heart attack at 54
- 1966 Karl Adam, German theologist (Jesus Christ), dies at 89
- 1968 Lev Landau, Russian physicist (1962 Nobel Prize for Physics for superfluidity theory), dies from injuries from an earlier car accident at 60
- 1971 Baby Face Willette [Roosevelt Willet], American hard bop and soul-jazz Hammond organ player, dies of bronchial pneumonia at 37
- 1971 Kathleen Lonsdale, Irish-British pacifist and crystallographer (one of 1st two women elected to Royal Society), dies of cancer at 68
- 1973 Arthur Wood, English cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests, 11 dismissals), dies at 74
- 1973 Gus Aiken, American jazz and blues trumpeter (Jenkins Orphanage Band), dies at 70
- 1974 Alfred Ernest Whitehead, English-Canadian composer, dies at 86
- 1975 Eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher and glass painter, dies at 95
- 1976 Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63
- 1976 Max Ernst, German-French surrealist painter and sculptor (founded surrealism), dies at 85
- 1976 Miroslav Ponc, Czech composer, dies at 73
- 1979 Bruno Coquatrix, French songwriter, music impresario (Olympia Hall, Paris), and politician, dies at 68
- 1981 D[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65
- 1981 Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer, composer and bandleader, dies of cancer at 71
- 1983 Ken Kersey, Canadian jazz pianist, and composer ("Boogie Woogie Cocktail"), dies at 66
- 1983 Marc Vaubourgoin, French composer, conductor, and musicologist, dies at 76
- 1984 Chepín [Electo Rosell], Cuban violinist, bandleader, and composer (Orquesta Chepín-Chovén), dies at 76
American soul singer-songwriter ("It Takes Two"; What's Going On"; "Let's Get It On"), shot to death by his father Marvin Gay Sr., during a domestic dispute in Los Angeles at 44
- 1985 Douglass Wallop, American novelist and playwright (b. 1920)
- 1985 Herman Roelstraete, Belgium composer, dies at 59
- 1986 Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer (National Ballet of Canada), dies at 57
French tennis player (French Open 1926, 28, 30, 32; Wimbledon 1927, 29; US Open 1928), dies at 85
- 1988 Jim Jordan, American actor and radio comedian (Fibber McGee), dies from a blood clot at 91
- 1988 Marius Holtrop, Dutch economist and President of Netherlands Bank (DNB), 1946-67, dies at 85
- 1989 Henk Gortzak [Hendricus Gortzak], Dutch carpenter and politician (CPN/PSP), dies at 57
- 1990 Russell Vis, American Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold freestyle lightweight 1924), dies at 89
- 1991 Frankie Gustine, American Major baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1946, 47, 48; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 71
- 1991 Jaime Guzmán, Chilean politician (President of the Independent Democratic Union), dies at 44
- 1991 Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (Appalachian Spring), dies at 96
- 1991 Paulo Muwanga, chief of Uganda (1980), dies
- 1992 Konstantin Sergeyev, Russian ballet dancer and director of the Kirov Ballet (Swan Lake), dies at 82 [1]
- 1992 Nigel Preston, British drummer (The Cult), dies of a drug overdose at 28
- 1992 Walter Andreas Schwarz, German writer, singer, and first German participant at the Eurovision Song Contest (1956), dies at 78
- 1993 Alan Kulwicki, American auto racer and owner (NASCAR Winston Cup drivers' and owners' champion 1992), dies in plane crash at 38
- 1993 Ihsan Mohamed Salem [Yunis Awad], Palestinian Al-Fatah leader, killed
- 1993 Juan of Borbon y Battemberg, father of king Juan Carlos I, dies
- 1993 Nicanor Zabaleta, Spanish harpist, dies at 86
- 1993 Wayne Mack, American sportscaster (New Orleans Saints, Tulane University) and actor (Storyville), dies of cancer at 68
- 1994 Robert Doisneau, French photographer (The Kiss), dies at 81
- 1994 Rosalind Laura Burke, British aviator and aircraft factory manager during WWII, dies at 86
- 1994 Stuart Sloan, war hero/test pilot, dies at 72
- 1995 Cheryl Waltz, author/film producer, dies at 50
- 1995 Francisco Moncion, American dancer, dies at 73
- 1995 H. Adams Carter, American mountaineer (Alpine Club President 1954-58; editor American Alpine Journal 1960-95), dies at 80
- 1995 Lucie Rie, Austrian-born British potter, dies at 93
- 1995 Sampson DeBrier, actor (Inauguration of Pleasure Dome), dies at 86
- 1996 Alfredo Nobre da Costa, Portuguese politician (Prime Minister of Portugal, three months in 1978), and engineer, dies at 72
- 1996 Edwin H. "Buddy" Morris, American music publisher (Edwin H. Morris & Company), dies at 89
- 1996 Florence Buchsbaum, French theater director (b. 1926)
- 1996 John Alwyne Kitching, British zoologist, dies at 87
- 1996 John McSherry, American MLB baseball umpire, 1971-96 (World Series - 1977, 87; All-Star Game - 1975, 82, 91), dies of a heart attack behind the plate on Opening Day in Cincinnati, Ohio at 51
- 1996 Mário Viegas, Portuguese actor (The Jew, Divine Comedy, Funeral of Patrao), dies at 47
- 1997 Jolie Gabor [Janka Tilleman], Hungarian-American jeweler and mother of Magda, Zsa Zsa, & Eva, dies at 100 (birth date disputed)
- 1997 Nancy Woodhull, news editor (USA Today), dies of cancer at 52
- 1997 Norman Carr, British conservationist working in Central and Southern Africa, dies at 84
- 1998 Eugene "Gene" Evans, American actor (My Friend Flicka, Johnny Ringo, Alamo), dies of heart failure at 75
- 1998 Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death), dies at 34
- 1998 Theodore Bloomfield, American conductor (Oregon Symphony 1955-59; Rochester Philharmonic, 1959-63), pianist, and broadcaster, dies of a heart attack at 74
- 1999 Jesse Stone, American R&B pianist, songwriter (Shake, Rattle and Roll), arranger, and record producer, dies at 97
- 1999 Red Flaherty, American baseball umpire (World Series 1955, 58, 65, 70; MLB All-Star games 1956, 61, 69), dies from stroke-related complications at 81
- 2000 Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart, Scottish jurist, dies at 75
- 2001 Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball left fielder (MLB All Star 1934–38, 40; World Series 1933; NY Giants), dies at 92
- 2001 Olivia Barclay, British astrologer (revival of traditional forms of astrology in the late 20th century), dies at 81
- 2001 Trinh Công Son, Vietnamese poet and songwriter, dies at 64
- 2002 Simo Hayha, Finnish sniper known as 'The White Death' who killed 500 soldiers during WWII, dies at 96
- 2003 Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor, singer and composer (Farewell My Concubine), commits suicide at 46
- 2004 Aaron Bank, American OSS officer and founder of the US Army Special Forces, dies at 101
- 2004 Carrie Snodgress, American actress (Diary of Mad Housewife), dies at 58
- 2004 Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek soccer midfielder (46 caps; Olympiacos; Panathinaikos) and manager (Panathinaikos), dies from septicaemia at 51
- 2004 Nilo Soruco, Bolivian singer-songwriter ("Ya la pagarán"; "Caraqueña"), dies at 76
- 2004 Paul Atkinson, British rock guitarist and record company executive (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; "Time Of The Season"), dies of liver and kidney disease at 58
- 2005 Alexander Brott, Canadian violinist, conductor, educator, and composer (McGill Chamber Orchestra), dies at 90
- 2005 Harald Juhnke, German actor, comedian and entertainer (Guitars of Love; Schtonk), dies at 75
- 2005 Jack Keller, American songwriter, and record producer ("Run To Him"; "Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart"; theme to Bewitched), dies of leukemia at 68
- 2005 Robert Coldwell Wood, American educator MIT, University of Massachusetts), and government administrator (US Housing and Urban Development; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority), dies of stomach cancer at 81
- 2006 In Tam, Cambodian politician (b. 1916)
- 2007 Danny Barcelona, Filipino-American jazz drummer (Louis Armstrong's All-Stars), dies of cancer at 77
- 2007 Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan author (Le passé simple), dies at 80
- 2007 Hans Filbinger, German politician (CDU), dies at 93
- 2007 Herb Carneal, American sports broadcaster (Minnesota Twins 1962-2006; Ford C. Frick Award 1996), dies of congestive heart failure at 83
American actor (Charlie's Angels, Dynasty), dies at 92
- 2011 Lou Gorman, American baseball executive (general manager Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox), dies at 82
- 2012 Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian soccer striker (14 caps; Lazio, NY Cosmos), dies from heart attack at 65
- 2012 Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican President, dies from complications of pulmonary emphysema at 77
- 2013 Basia Johnson (née Barbara Piasecka), Polish-American domestic servant, philanthropist, humanitarian, art collector, and heir to Johnson & Johnson fortune, dies at 76
- 2013 Jack Pardee, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker (Texas A&M; NFL: LA Rams, Washington Redskins) and coach (Houston Oilers), dies at gallbladder cancer at 76
- 2013 Nicolae Martinescu, Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold 100kg 1972), dies at 73
- 2014 Joe "Speedo" Frazier, American doo-wop vocalist (Impalas - "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"), dies at 70
- 2015 Cynthia Lennon (née Powell), first wife of Beatle John Lennon (1962-68), and mother of singer, photographer, activist Julian Lennon, dies of cancer at 75
- 2015 Dave Ball, English rock guitarist (Procul Harum - "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"), dies of cancer at 65
- 2015 Eddie LeBaron, American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 1955, 57, 58, 62; Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys), dies at 85
- 2015 John Paul Hammerschmidt, American politician (Rep-R-AR, 1967-93), dies at 92
- 2017 Lonnie Brooks [Lee Baker, Jr.], American electric blues guitarist and singer ("Broke 'n' Hungry"), dies at 83
- 2017 Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet (Bratsk Station), dies at 83
- 2018 Edward Digby, 12th Baron Digby, British Army (Coldstream Guards) officer, dies at 93
Guatemalan general and dictator (1982-83) convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, dies of a heart attack at 91
- 2018 Steven Bochco, American TV producer and co-creator of Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue, dies at 74
- 2019 Michel Sénéchal, French operatic tenor, and educator, dies at 91
- 2020 (John) "Bucky" Pizzarelli, American jazz guitarist, dies of COVID-19 at 94
- 2020 Adam Schlesinger, American rock musician (Fountains Of Wayne) and songwriter (That Thing You Do), dies of COVID-19 complications at 52
- 2020 Bruce Dawe, Australian poet (Sometimes Gladness), dies at 90
- 2020 David Driskell, American artist and champion of African American art, dies of COVID-19 complications at 88
- 2020 Ed Farmer, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1980; Chicago WS) and radio broadcaster (Chicago White Sox, 1991-2005), dies of kidney disease at 70
- 2020 Edward L. Feightner, American rear-admiral and WWII flying ace (Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands), dies at 100
- 2020 Ellis Marsalis Jr., American jazz pianist, and educator, dies of COVID-19 complications at 85 [1] [2]
- 2020 Nur Hassan Hussein [Nur Adde], Somalian politician, Prime Minister of Somalia (2007-09), dies from COVID-19 at 82
- 2022 C. W. McCall [William Dale Fries, Jr.], American country singer (Convoy), dies of cancer at 93
- 2022 Neil Stevens, Canadian Hockey HOF, Lacrosse HOF sportswriter (The Canadian Press), dies from cancer at 74
- 2022 Roland White [LeBlanc], American bluegrass mandolin player and vocalist (Kentucky Colonels; Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass), dies after a heart attack at 83
- 2023 Hans "Buffy" Ettmayer, Austrian soccer midfielder (30 caps; FC Wacker Innsbruck, VfB Stuttgart, Hamburger SV, Freiburger FC), dies at 76
- 2023 Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer (undisputed world lightweight champion 1971), dies from dementia at 77
- 2024 Joe Flaherty, American-Canadian Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and actor (SCTV; Freaks and Geeks), dies at 82 [1]
- 2024 Michael Ward, American rock guitarist (John Hiatt, 1993-94; The Wallflowers, 1996-2001 - "One Headlight"; Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, 2007-16), dies at 57
- 2024 Vontae Davis, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 2014, 15; Indianapolis Colts), dies at 35
- 2025 Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter ("It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"; "Poetry In Motion"), dies of complications of Parkinson's disease at 86
- 2025 Michael Hurley, American folk singer-songwriter ("The Tea Song"), dies at 83 [1]
- 2025 Star VII, Alaskan reindeer and a mascot of Anchorage, Alaska, euthanized after probably being poisoned at 8 [1]
American actor (Iceman in "Top Gun"; Batman in "Batman Forever"), dies from pneumonia at 65
