- 586 Liuvigild, Visigothic King of Hispania and Septimania (568-586), dies
- 1073 Alexander II [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies
- 1109 Anselm, Italian philosopher, theologian and Archbishop of Canterbury, dies (b c. 1033)
- 1142 Peter Abélard, French scholar and lover of Heloise (b. 1079)
- 1329 Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)
- 1551 Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)
- 1552 Petrus Apianus [Peter Apian], German mathematician, astronomer and cartographer of "Astronomicum Caesareum", dies at 57
- 1574 Cosimo de Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54
- 1652 Pietro Della Valle, Italian composer, dies at 66
- 1696 Andrés de Sola, Spanish organist and composer, dies at 61
- 1701 Asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (daimyō), dies at 33
- 1718 Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer, known for his work on conic sections, dies at 78 [1]
- 1720 Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646)
- 1722 Robert Beverley, Jr., historian of Colonial Virginia (b. 1673)
- 1730 Jan Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps), dies at 79
French-born Austrian field marshal in the Holy Roman Empire and for the Habsburg Monarchy against the Ottomans and the French, dies at 72 [1]
- 1780 Ferdinand Zellbell the younger, Swedish composer and co-founder of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, dies at 60
Brazilian revolutionary and independence fighter (Inconfidência Mineira) considered a national hero, hanged, drawn and quartered in Rio de Janeiro at 45
- 1793 John Michell, English seismologist (b. 1724)
- 1815 Joseph Winston, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina (b. 1746)
- 1821 Thursday October Christian, son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the historical mutiny on the Bounty), dies at 40
- 1825 Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathemattician (b. 1765)
- 1836 Samuel Slater, English-American industrialist who brought the textile industrial revolution to America, dies at 67
- 1852 Ivan Nabokov, Russian general during the Napoleonic Wars, dies at 65
- 1868 Henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
- 1871 Elisabeth Grube, writer, dies
- 1878 Temistocle Solera, Italian opera composer, dies at 62
- 1898 Louis Théodore Gouvy, French-German composer, dies at 78
- 1899 Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer and geographer (1st modern maps of classical world and Ottoman Empire), dies at 80
- 1900 Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55
American author (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer), dies at 74
- 1920 Maria Stanford, American pioneering educator and professor, dies at 83
- 1922 Alessandro Moreschi, Italian castrato (b. 1858)
- 1924 Eleanora Duse, Italian actress (La Gioconda, La Locandiera), dies at 64
- 1930 Alex Smith, Scottish-American golfer (US Open 1906, 10), dies at 56
- 1930 Robert Bridges, English poet (Testament of beauty) and British Poet Laureate (1913-30), dies at 85
- 1938 Muhammad Iqbal, British East Indies lawyer and Pakistan national hero, dies at 65
- 1939 Herman Finck, British conductor (Palace Theatre (London), 1900-20), theater and light classical composer (In The Shadows), dies at 66
- 1945 John Poston, British major/Montgomery's ADC, dies in battle at 25
English economist whose ideas changed the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, dies of a heart attack at 62
- 1946 Robert Graham, cricketer (3 wkts for South Africa in 2 Tests 1898-99), dies
- 1947 Gustave van de Woestijne, Belgian expressionist painter.(Azure; The Liquer Drinkers), dies at 65
- 1948 Carlos Lopez Buchardo, Argentine composer, dies at 66
- 1952 Leslie Banks, English actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61
- 1952 Stafford Cripps, British Labour politician, dies at 62
- 1956 Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter (The Scoundrel), dies at 60
- 1958 Manuel Infante, Spanish composer and conductor, dies at 74
- 1961 James Melton, American pop (1920-30's) and operatic tenor (Metropolitan Opera, 1942-50), dies at 57
- 1962 Frederick Handley Page, designer of 1st big airplane (40 seats), dies
- 1965 Edward Victor Appleton, English physicist (Nobel Prize 1947), dies at 72
- 1967 André-Louis Danjon, French astronomer (invented Danjon astrolabe), dies at 77
- 1968 Norman Demuth, British composer and musicologist specializing in French works, dies at 69
- 1970 Earl Hooker, American blues slide guitar player ("Blue Guitar"), dies of tuberculosis at 40
- 1971 Edmund Lowe, American actor (Black Sheep, Good Sam, Dillinger, Hot Pepper), dies at 81
- 1973 Arthur Fadden, 13th Prime Minister of Australia, dies at 79
American film director and producer (King Kong) and aviator (Kościuszko Squadron, Director-Pan American Airways), dies of cancer at 79
- 1973 Ursula Jeans, British actress (Cavalcade, Over the Moon, I Lived With You), dies of cancer at 66
- 1974 Charles "Chic" Harley, American College Football HOF back (Ohio State Uni; Consensus All-American 1916, 17, 19), dies of pneumonia at 78
- 1975 Jack Westrup, English composer, dies at 70
- 1977 Milton "Gummo" Marx, American comic (Marx Brothers), dies at 84
- 1978 Sandy Denny, English singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention - "If You Gotta Go"), dies of traumatic mid-brain hemorrhage and blunt force trauma to her head after a series of falls at 31
- 1980 Aleksandr Oparin, Russian biochemist (b. 1894)
- 1980 Sohrab Sepehri, Persian poet and painter (b. 1928)
- 1981 Eddie Sauter, American big band and theatrical arranger, bandleader (Sauter-Finegan Orchestra), and jazz composer (Stan Getz -"Focus"), dies of a heart attack at 66
- 1982 Joe Sawyer [Sauers], Canadian actor (Adventures of Rin Tin Tin - "Sgt. Biff O'Hara"), dies of liver cancer at 75
- 1983 Walter Slezak, Austrian-American stage and screen actor (Bedtime for Bonzo; Lifeboat; The Inspector General), commits suicide at 80
- 1985 Foster Hewitt, Canadian radio broadcaster (Hockey Night in Canada), dies at 82
- 1985 Irving Mills [Isadore Minsky], American jazz music publisher, manager (Duke Ellington, 1926-48), singer and lyricist, dies at 91
- 1985 Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer (monokini, miniskirt), dies of cancer at 62
- 1985 Tancredo Neves, president-elect of Brazil, dies at 75
- 1986 Salah Jaheen, Egyptian poet and cartoonist, dies at 55
- 1987 Edith Green, American politician (Rep-D-Oregon 1955-74), dies at 77
- 1988 I. A. L. Diamond, Hollywood screenwriter (1960 Acad Award-Apartment), dies at 67
- 1989 James Kirkwood, American actor, author and playwright (A Chorus Line, P. S. Your Cat Is Dead!), dies of cancer at 64
- 1989 Princess Deokhye of Korea, last princess of the Korean Empire, dies at 76
- 1990 Erté [Romain de Tirtoff], Russian-French artist and designer, dies at 97
- 1990 Johnny Beazley, American MLB baseball pitcher (1941-42 & 1946-49 (St. Louis Cardinals - winner of two 1942 World Series games; Boston Braves), and WWII veteran, dies of cancer at 71
- 1991 Richard Bolling, American politician (Rep-D-Missouri 1949-83), dies at 74
- 1991 Willi Boskovsky, Austrian violinist and conductor (Vienna New Year's Concert, 1955-79), dies at 81
- 1992 Robert Harris, American criminal and murderer, executed in a gas chamber at 39 in San Quentin State Prison, California
- 1992 Vladimir K Romanov, Grand Duke/Rus pretender to the throne, dies at 74
- 1993 Hal Schumacher, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1933; MLB All-Star 1933, 35; New York Giants), dies at 82
- 1994 Clement Merk, animal trainer, dies at 93
- 1995 Bob Wyatt, English cricket all-rounder and captain (40 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 149, 18 wickets; Warwickshire CCC, Worcestershire CCC), dies at 93
- 1995 Stafford Heginbotham, British toymaker (Tebro Toys) and Bradford City AFC Chairman during time of the fire, dies at 61
- 1996 Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer and politician (captained Pakistan's 1st Test, prev played for India), dies at 71
- 1996 Alceo Galliera, Italian conductor (Victoria Symphony; La Scala), and composer (The Wise Virgins and the Foolish Virgins), dies at 85
- 1996 Dzhokhar Dudayev, separatist leader and President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1991), dies at 52
- 1996 Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, sportscaster, LV bookmaker (The NFL Today; fired for racist remarks), dies of a heart attack at 77
- 1996 Robert Hersant, French newspaper press baron, dies at 76
- 1996 Rodney Meredith Thomas, English architect and painter, dies at 93
- 1996 Zora Arkus-Duntov,Belgian-American automotive engineer, known as "the Father of the Corevette", dies at 86
- 1997 Andres Rodriguez, Paraguayan president (1989-93), dies
- 1997 Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines (1961-65), dies at 86
- 1998 Helen Ward [Wiltschek], American jazz singer (Benny Goodman Orchestra, 1934-36; Bob Crosby; Harry James), dies at 84
- 1998 Jean Francois Lyotard, French philosopher and sociologist (b. 1924)
- 1998 Peter Lind Hayes, American comedian and singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show), dies at 82
- 1999 Charles "Buddy" Rogers, American film actor (Wings), singer, and dance bandleader, dies at 94
- 2000 Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires), dies at 70
- 2001 David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone singer (Dutch Radio Chorus), dies at 84
- 2001 Jack Haley Jr., American director, producer (Movin' with Nancy, That's Hollywood!), and husband of Liza Minnelli, dies of respiratory failure at 67
American jazz pianist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and civil rights activist (“Mississippi Goddam”; “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black”, “Feeling Good”; “Wild Is The Wind”), dies of breast cancer at 70
- 2004 Lorraine "Tui" St. George Tucker, American recorder player and composer (Catawba), dies at 79
- 2004 Mary McGrory, American journalist and columnist, dies at 85
- 2005 Gerry Marshall, British auto racer (625 x overall and class saloon wins), dies from heart failure at 63
- 2005 Heinz Kluncker, German trade union leader (ÖTV (Öffentliche Dienste, Transport und Verkehr - Public service, transport and traffic) president, 1964-82), dies at 80
Chinese politician and writer (member of the Gang of Four), dies at 88
- 2006 T.K. Ramakrishnan, Indian politician (b. 1922)
- 2006 Telê Santana, Brazilian soccer winger (Fluminense FC 557 games) and manager (Brazil, Flamengo, Fluminense, Palmeiras, São Paulo), dies from an abdominal infection at 74
- 2007 Lobby Loyde [John Lyde], Australian rock guitarist and songwriter (The Purple Heart; Wild Cherries; Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs), dies at 65
- 2007 Parry O'Brien, American athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1952, 1956; silver 1960), dies of a heart attack during a swimming competition at 75
- 2008 Al Wilson, American soul singer ("Show and Tell"; "The Snake"), dies of kidney failure at 68
- 2009 Jack Jones, British trade unionist (General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union. 1968-78), and Spanish Civil War veteran, dies at 96
- 2009 Vivian Maier, American street photographer unknown until her death, dies at 83
- 2010 Idwal Pugh, Welsh-born British civil servant (UK Ombudsman 1976-78), dies at 92
- 2010 Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish sports administrator (7th President International Olympic Committee 1980-2001), dies of cardio-respiratory failure at 89
- 2010 Ludvigsen [Gustav Lorentzen], Norwegian pop and bilhdren;s music singer-songwriter (Knutsen & Ludvigsen), musical therapist, and UNCEF ambassador, dies of cardiac arrest at 63
- 2012 Charles Colson, Nixon adviser (Watergate), dies from a brain hemorrhage at 80
- 2013 Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer- songwriter (Divinyls - "I Touch Myself"), dies of breast cancer at 53
- 2013 Jean-Michel Damase, French pianist and composer, dies at 85
- 2013 Leopold Engleitner, Austrian Holocaust survivor, dies at 107
Indian writer and mental calculator known as the "Human Computer", stops calculating at 83 due to complications from severe respiratory problems
- 2013 Swami Kriyananda [J. Donald Walters], American Hindu guru, yoga teacher, and author, dies at 86
- 2014 Arlene McQuade, American stage, radio and screen actress (The Goldbergs - "Rosalie"), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 77
- 2014 George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (helped invent LCD displays), dies at 77
- 2014 U Win Tin, Burmese journalist, co-founder of the National League for Democracy and a political prisoner for 14 years, dies of multiorgan failure at 85
- 2015 Betsy von Furstenberg, German-American actress (Machine Calls it Murder), dies at 83
- 2015 Duncan Watson, British solicitor and disability activist (President of World Blind Union, 1988-92), dies at 88
- 2015 Ian Todd, English surgeon, President of the Royal College of Surgeons (1986-89), dies at 94
- 2016 John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant, British neuroscientist and member of the House of Lords, dies at 93
- 2016 Lonnie Mack, American rocker ("Baby What's Wrong"), dies at 74
- 2016 Michelle McNamara, American true crime author whose novel "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" was adapted into an HBO documentary, dies from the effects of multiple prescription drugs at 46
- 2016 Peter Ruckman, American Baptist minister and founder of Pensacola Bible Institute in Pensacola, dies at 94
American funk, rock, R&B singer-songwriter and musician ("1999"; "Purple Rain"), dies from an accidental overdose of painkillers at 57
- 2017 Ugo Ehiogu, English soccer defender (4 caps; Aston Villa, Middlesborough), dies from cardiac arrest at 44
- 2018 Nabi Tajima, 2nd oldest Japanese supercentenarian and the last living person certified to have been born in the 19th century, dies at 117 years, 260 days
- 2018 Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian movie director (Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês, Vidas Secas), dies at 89
- 2018 Verne Troyer, American actor (Mini-Me in Austin Powers movies), dies at 49
- 2019 Ken Kercheval, American actor (Cliff Barnes-Dallas), dies at 83
- 2020 Craig Shergold, British internet folklore subject, received record number of greeting cards, dies of COVID complications at 40
- 2020 Florian Schneider, German experimental and electronic music multi-instrumeentalist (Kraftwerk, 1970-2008), dies of cancer at 73
- 2020 Milt Sunde, American football guard (Pro Bowl 1966; NFL C'ship 1969; Minnesota Vikings), dies from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease at 78
- 2020 Teruyuki Okazaki, Japanese karate master (10th degree black belt Shotokan Karate; founder International Shotokan Karate Federation), dies from COVID-19 at 88
- 2021 Håkon Brusveen, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 15 km, silver 4 × 10 km relay 1960), dies at 93
- 2022 Daryle Lamonica, American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 1970, 72; AFL MVP 1967, 69; Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills), dies at 80
- 2022 Jacques Perrin, French filmmaker, producer and actor (Cinema Paradiso, The 317th Platoon), dies at 80
- 2023 Maria Charles [Schneider], British stage and screen actress (The Boy Friend at Wyndham’s theatre, Agony), dies at 93
- 2024 Alex Hassilev, Russian-American folk singer, guitarist, banjo player (The Limeliters), actor, and record producer, dis of cancer at 91
- 2024 Terry Anderson, American journalist, US hostage held in Lebanon (1985-91), dies at 76 [1]
- 2025 Clarence O. Smith, American media executive and co-founder of Essence magazine, dies at 92 after a short illness
- 2025 Ed Smylie [Robert Smylie], American NASA engineer who led the team that saved the Apollo 13 mission, dies at 95 [1]
- 2025 Herbert J. Gans, German-American sociologist (The Levittowners; The War Against the Poor), dies of Parkinson’s disease at 97
- 2025 Hisashi Shinma, Japanese pro wrestling executive (WWF President 1978-84), dies of pneumonia at 90
Catholic Pope (2013-25), 1st Jesuit pope, 1st from the Americas and 1st non-European pope since Syrian Gregory III in 741, dies at 88 [1]
- 2025 Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, Congolese philosopher, historian and writer (The Invention of Africa, Between the Waters), dies at 83 [1]
- 2025 Walter Frankenstein, German-Swedish engineer and Holocaust survivor who spent 25 months hiding in Berlin, dies at 100 [1]
- 2025 Will Hutchins [Marshall Hutchason], American actor (Sugarfoot; Spinout; Clambake), dies of respiratory failure at 94
