- 1164 Victor IV [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies
- 1176 Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Anglo-Norman nobleman and soldier, dies at about 46 (b. 1130)
- 1314 Clement V [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) moved papacy to Avignon, dies
- 1317 Agnes of Montepulciano, Italian prioress, mystic and saint, dies at 49
- 1521 Zhengde, 10th Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, dies at 29
- 1534 Elizabeth Barton [St Magd of Kent], English nun, prophet and only woman whose head was on a spike on London Bridge, hanged for treason
- 1558 Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer, dies at 72
- 1632 Nicolas Antoine, French Protestant theologian who attempted to convert to Judaism, burned at the stake for heresy aged about 30 in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1643 Christoph Demantius, German composer, dies at 75
- 1662 Gerard Terborch, the elder, Dutch painter, dies
- 1695 Georg Caspar Weckler, German Baroque organist and composer, dies at 63
- 1703 Lancelot Addison, English royal chaplain (b. 1632)
- 1707 Johann Christoph Denner, German musician and inventor (clarinet), dies at 51
- 1765 Abigail Williams, American accuser in the Salem witch trials, dies at 17
- 1769 Pontiac, Ottawa Indian leader, murdered by a Peoria warrior at 48 or 49
- 1786 John Goodricke, English deaf astronomer (first to notice that some variable stars were periodic), dies at 21
- 1820 Arthur Young, English writer on agriculture (Annals of Agriculture), dies at 78
- 1820 James Morris III, American army officer in the American Revolutionary War (Siege of Yorktown), dies at 68
- 1821 Franz Karl Achard, German physicist and chemist, dies at 67
- 1831 John Abernethy, English surgeon, dies at 67
- 1836 Johan I Jozef, Monarch of Liechtenstein and fieldmarshal, dies at 75
- 1839 Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, dies
- 1869 Carl Loewe, German composer, dies at 72
- 1869 Piotr Studzinski, Polish conductor and composer, dies at 42
- 1872 Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer and poet of the Illyrian movement (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62
- 1873 William Tite, English architect (The Royal Exchange), dies at 75
- 1874 Alexander H. Bailey, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), dies at 56
- 1885 Gustav Nachtigal, German physician and explorer (consul in Tunis, secured protectorates for Germany in central Africa), dies at sea at 51
- 1887 Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Egyptian statesman (b. 1826)
- 1899 Joseph Wolf, German-English painter and illustrator of animals, dies at 79
- 1900 Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter, dies at 68
- 1906 Australian wombat; oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26 (London, England)
- 1908 Henry Chadwick, English-American Baseball HOF pioneer (1st rule book; created game stats eg. BA, ERA; box scores), dies at 85
- 1910 Samuel Gibbs French, American Major General (Confederate Army), dies at 91
Irish theater manager and author (Dracula), dies at 64
- 1918 Karl Ferdinand Braun, German inventor, co-developed wireless telegraphy (Nobel 1909), dies at 67
- 1918 Reginald Harry Mybirgh Hands, cricketer (1 Test for SA), dies
- 1921 Tony Jackson, American ragtime pianist and singer-songwriter ("Pretty Baby"), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 38 [1]
- 1924 Caroline Ingalls, mother of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie), dies at 84
- 1925 Herbert Lawford, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1887; first exponent of topspin), dies at 73
- 1932 Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and glottologist, dies at 73
- 1935 Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter, dies at 92
- 1935 Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer, dies at 71
- 1940 Charles Sumner Tainter, American inventor of sound-recording instruments (graphophone, dictaphone), dies at 85 [1]
- 1941 Barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer. Indonesian Adat justice, and educator, dies in Buchenwald concentration camp at 49
- 1943 John Henry Wigmore, American lawyer, legal scholar and expert in law of evidence, dies at 80
- 1945 Erwin Bumke, German jurist, lead German Supreme Court under the Nazis, commits suicide at 70
- 1947 Christian X, King of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76
- 1951 Ivanoe Bonomi, Prime Minister of Italy (1921-22, 1944-45), dies at 77
- 1953 Erich Weinert, German communist writer, dies at 62
- 1956 Jaap Vranken, Dutch organist and composer (Stabat mater), dies at 59
- 1956 Lieven Duvosel, Flemish composer (De Leiecyclus - The Lys-cycle), dies at 78
- 1960 Paul Fort, French poet (founder of Vers et Prose), dies at 88
- 1962 Artúr Harmat, Hungarian composer, dies at 76
- 1962 Jesse G. Vincent, American engineer (designed 1st V-12 engine, Packard automobiles), dies at 82
- 1964 Eddie Dyer, American baseball player, dies at 64
- 1965 Dick Wessel, American actor (Dick Tracy vs Cueball, Beware of Blondie), dies of heart attack on 52nd birthday
- 1965 Percy Coleman, New Zealand motorcycle racer, aviator, and first New Zealand competitor at the Isle of Man, dies at 68
- 1968 Mabel Stark, American tiger trainer "crazy Mabel", found dead after her suicide at 79
- 1968 Marion Weeks, American silent film actress, and Ziegfield Follies singer and dancer, dies of stroke at 81
- 1968 Martin Melcher, American film and television producer (Doris Day projects), and record company executive, dies from complications of an enlarged heart at 52
- 1969 William "Benny" Benjamin, American session drummer (Motown's Funk Brothers), dies of a stroke at 43 [1]
- 1970 Paul Celan [Antschell], German-Romanian poet (Collected Prose), drowns himself at 49
- 1970 Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and lyricist, dies at 53
- 1971 Cecil Parker, British actor (The Lady Vanishes, Indiscreet, Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 73
- 1973 Elisabeth Hauptmann, German writer (co-author of The Threepenny Opera), dies at 75
- 1973 Hans Kelsen, Austrian legal philosopher and political philosopher, dies at 91
- 1973 Robert Armstrong, American actor (Mighty Joe Young, King Kong), dies at 82
- 1974 Mohammed Ayub Khan, Pakistani general and politician (1958 coup, President of Pakistan 1958-69), dies at 66
- 1974 Richard Huelsenbeck, German Dada writer, dies at 81
- 1977 Bryan Foy, director/writer, dies at 80
- 1977 Len Johnson, Australian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 6 wickets, BB 3/8; Queensland), dies at 58
- 1977 Wilmer Allison, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1935), dies at 72
- 1979 Peter Donald, British-born American actor and radio host dubbed "one of radio's great dialecticians" (Masquerade Party), dies at 60
- 1980 Ronnie Boykins, American jazz bassist (Sun Ra Arkestra; Mary Lou Williams; Melodic Art-Tet), dies at 44
- 1982 Andy Sandham, English cricket batsman (14 Tests; 1st triple centurion 325 v WI 1930), dies at 91
- 1982 Mimi Boesnach, actress (Wedding of Kloris & Roses), dies at 82
- 1984 Hristo Prodanov, Bulgarian mountaineer, 13th person and 1st Bulgarian to climb Mt Everest, dies during his descent at 41 (b. 1943)
- 1984 Mabel Mercer, British jazz and cabaret singer whose style and phrasing influenced Frank Sinatra ("Fly Me to the Moon"), dies at 84
- 1986 Sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist, journalist and writer, dies at 73
- 1987 Antony Tudor, British dancer and choreographer (American Ballet Theater), dies at 78
- 1989 H.B. "Toby" Halicki, American filmmaker, stunt driver, and actor (Gone In 60 Seconds), killed by felled telephone pole while filming a stunt at 48
- 1990 Alex McCrindle, Scottish actor (Star Wars, Eye of the Needle), dies at 78
- 1990 Horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies
- 1990 Philip Werner Amram, American lawyer, legal scholar, and educator, dies at 90
- 1991 Don Siegel, American film director (Coogan's Bluff, Dirty Harry), dies at 78
- 1991 Sean O'Faolain [J Whelan], Irish writer (Nest of Simple), dies at 91
- 1991 Steve Marriott, British rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Small Faces, 1965-68, 75-78); Humble Pie, 1969-75, 79-83 - Eat It), dies in a house fire at 44
- 1991 Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Mongolian politician (Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural (President), 1974-84; Prime Minister, 1952-74; General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party, 1940-54), dies at 74
- 1992 Johnny Shines, American delta blues singer and guitarist, dies at 76
- 1992 Marjorie Gestring, American diver (Olympic gold 3m springboard 1936; International Swimming HOF), dies at 69
- 1994 Jean Carmet, French actor (Cache Cash, Miss Mona, Night Magic), dies of a heart attack at 72
Yugoslavian politician and writer (The New Class), dies at 83
- 1995 R E S Wyatt, cricketer (England captain 16 times), dies
- 1995 Sunil Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan wicketkeeper (1979 World Cup), suicide
- 1995 Tessie O'Shea, Welsh stage and screen entertainer, dies at 81
- 1996 Cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, Executive (BBC), dies at 88
- 1996 Christopher Robin Milne, bookseller, dies at 75
- 1996 Trần Văn Trà [Nguyễn Chấn], North Vietnamese military leader, dies at 77 or 78
- 1998 Trevor Huddleston, English Anglican bishop in South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (wrote Naught for Your Comfort), dies at 84
- 1999 "Ravishing" Rick Rude, American professional wrestler, dies at 40
- 1999 Eric Harris, American mass murderer (Columbine High School shooter), dies at 18
- 1999 Rachel Scott, American murder victim in the Columbine High School massacre, dies from shooting at 17
- 1999 Señor Wences, Spanish ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) and comedian, dies at 103
- 1999 Victims and shooters of the Columbine High School massacre
- 2001 Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand cricket batsman (42 Tests, 5 x 100s, TS 230no; Otago CA), dies at 77
- 2001 Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (Sunnyata; Lou Salomé), dies while conducting Verdi's "Aida" of a heart attack at 54
- 2001 Maria Karnilova, American dancer and actress (Fiddler on the Roof, Ivan the Terrible), dies at 80
- 2002 Alan Dale [Aldo Sigismondi], American pop singer ("Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"), dies at 76
- 2003 Bernard Katz, German-born Australian biophysicist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1970), dies at 92
- 2003 Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (b. 1976)
- 2003 Ruth Hale, American playwright and actress (b. 1908)
- 2005 Fumio Niwa, Japanese novelist (b. 1904)
- 2006 Anna Svidersky, Russian-American fast food restaurant worker murdered at random by a schizophrenic customer at 17
- 2007 Andrew Hill, American jazz pianist, composer, and educator, dies of lung cancer at 75
- 2007 Michael Fu Tieshan, Chinese bishop (b. 1931).
- 2007 Robert Rosenthal, American lawyer, WWII Army officer (B-17 commander of the Eighth Air Force), and Purple Heart, Silver Star, and Distinguished Service Cross recipient, dies at 89
- 2008 Bebe Barron (née Charlotte Wind), American composer and electronic music pioneer (with her husband Louis - Forbidden Planet), dies at 82
- 2008 Frank Michael Beyer, German composer, organist, and educator, dies at 80
- 2008 Monica Lovinescu, Romanian essayist, literary critic and journalist (b. 1923)
- 2008 VL Mike [Michael Allen], American rapper, shot to death by unknown assailant at 32
- 2011 Chris Hondros, American photographer (b. 1970)
- 2011 Madelyn Pugh, American television writer (I Love Lucy), dies at 90
- 2011 Tim Hetherington, British-American photojournalist (b. 1970)
- 2011 Zoltán Sztáray, Hungarian writer, dies at 92
- 2012 Bert Weedon, British jazz, pop, and blues guitar player ("Guitar Boogie Shuffle"), dies at 91
- 2012 Peter Carsten, German actor and film producer actor (A Study in Terror, Mr Super Invisible), dies at 83
- 2013 Howard Phillips, American politician, dies from dementia and Alzheimer's disease at 72
- 2013 Nosher Powell, English actor and boxer, dies at 84
- 2013 Struther Arnott, Scottish molecular biologist and chemist (cancer research), dies at 78
- 2014 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, American boxer (famous murder conviction overturned after 19 years imprisonment), dies of prostate cancer at 76
- 2015 Aharon Lichtenstein, Orthodox Jewish rabbi, dies at 81
- 2015 Bob St. Clair, American NFL football player, 1953-63 (San Francisco 49ers), known as "The Geek", dies at 84
- 2015 Raymond Carr, English historian and warden (St Antony's College Oxford), dies at 96
- 2016 Guy Hamilton, British film director (Goldfinger, Live and Let Die), dies at 93
- 2016 Victoria Wood, British comedian and actress, dies of cancer at 62
- 2017 Cuba Gooding, Sr., American pop and soul singer (The Main Ingredient - "Everybody Plays the Fool"), dies at 72
- 2017 Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish fiber artist and sculptor, dies at 86
- 2018 Allan B. Swift, American broadcast journalist and politician (US Representative for Washington (D), 1979-95), dies at 82
- 2020 Mike Curtis, American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 1971; Pro Bowl 1968, 1970, 1971, 1974; First-team All-Pro 1968, 1969; Baltimore Colts), dies at 77
American television actor (Green Acres - "Eb"), dies at 81 from complications related to Parkinson’s disease
- 2021 Atli Heimir Sveinsson, Icelandic composer (Time and Water), dies at 80
Chadian politician and military officer (President of Chad, 1990–2021), dies of injuries inflicted on a battlefield at 68
- 2021 Leslie McKeown, Scottish pop vocalist (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"), dies at 65
- 2021 Mary Beth Edelson, American feminist artist (Some Living American Women Artists/Last Supper), dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 88
- 2021 Monte Hellman, American film director (Two-Lane Blacktop, The Shooting), dies at 91
- 2021 Tempest Storm [Annie Blanche Banks], American burlesque and film performer, dies at 93
- 2022 Bob Krueger, American Democrat politician and diplomat (U.S. ambassador to Botswana & Burundi), dies at 86
- 2022 Guitar Shorty [David William Kearney], American blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter ("You Don't Treat Me Right"), dies at 87
- 2022 Robert Morse, American Tony and Emmy Award-winning stage and screen singer and actor (Mad Men; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), dies at 90 [1]
- 2023 Josep Maria Fusté, Spanish soccer midfielder (8 caps; FC Barcelona), dies at 82
- 2024 Andrew Davis, British conductor (Toronto Symphony, 1975-88; BBC Symphony, 1989-2000; Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2000-21), dies of leukemia at 80 [1]
- 2024 David Pryor, American politician (US Senator from Arkansas (D), 1979-97), dies at 89
- 2024 Roman Gabriel, American College Football HOF and NFL quarterback (NC State Uni; NFL MVP & First-team All-Pro 1969; 4 x Pro Bowl; LA Rams, Philadelphia Eagles), dies at 83
- 2025 Bob Filner, American politician (Rep-D-California 1992-2012; Mayor of San Diego, 2012-13), dies at 82
- 2025 Hugo Gatti, Argentine soccer goalkeeper (18 caps; Gimnasia La Plata 224 games, Boca Juniors 381 games), dies from sepsis at 80
- 2025 Mariya Shubina, Russian canoeist (Olympic gold USSR K-2 500m 1960; World C'ship gold x 4), dies at 94
- 2025 Mick McGrath, Irish soccer midfielder (22 caps Republic of Ireland; Blackburn Rovers 269 games), dies at 89
- 2025 Mike Patrick [Michael Carduff], American sportscaster and voice of ESPN's Sunday Night Football (1987-2005), dies at 80
