- 34 Jesus Christ is crucified, according to Isaac Newton
- 303 Saint George, Greek officer in the Roman army, beheaded. Patron saint of many lands including England
- 711 Childebert III, King of the Franks, dies at 32 or 33 (b. 678 or 679)
- 725 Wihtred, King of Kent (c. 690-725), dies at 54 or 55
- 871 Ethelred I, King of Wessex and brother of Alfred the Great, dies aged around 24
- 990 Ekkehard II [Palatinus], Swiss monk at the Abbey of Saint Gall known for his poetry, dies
- 997 Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 (b. 956)
- 1014 Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, dies in battle at Clontarf at 72 or 73
- 1016 Æthelred II "the Unready", king of England (978-1013), dies at bout 50
- 1124 Alexander I, King of Alba (Scotland) from 1107-24, dies at 45
- 1151 Adeliza of Louvain, Queen of England (1121-35), 2nd wife of Henry I, dies at about 48 (b. 1103)
- 1217 Inge II Bårdsson, King of Norway (1204-17), dies at 31 oe 32 (b. 1185)
- 1407 Olivier V de Clisson, "The Butcher", French-Breton military commander (Hundred Years' War), dies at 71
- 1416 Blasius of Parma [Biagio Pelacani da Parma], Italian astrologist, philosopher and algebra scholar, dies at about 66 (b. 1350)
- 1611 Martin Ruland the Younger, German physician and alchemist, dies at 41
- 1616 Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Peruvian writer and historian, dies at 77
English poet and playwright (Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet), dies at about 52
- 1625 Maurice of Nassau, Dutch nobleman (Prince of Orange, 1618-25), and military leader in rebellion against Spain, dies at 57
- 1670 Loreto Vittori, Italian composer and mezzo-soprano singer, dies at 69
- 1691 Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, French harpsichordist, organist, and composer, dies at 62
- 1695 Henry Vaughan, English poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72
- 1702 Margaret Fell, English founder of the Religious Society of Friends known as the "mother of Quakerism," dies at about 87
- 1728 Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, Spanish organist, composer (La púrpura de la rosa), and maestro de capilla (Catedral de Lima, Peru, 1676-1707), dies at 83
- 1732 Cajetan Kolberer, German composer, dies at 63
- 1740 Thomas Tickell, English writer and poet, dies at 54
- 1742 Mihael Omerza, Slovenian composer, dies at 62
- 1762 Johann Samuel Endler, German composer, musician, and conductor, dies at 67
- 1774 Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter, dies at 61
- 1781 James Abercrombie, British general (Commander-in-Chief of forces in North America during French and Indian wars) (b. 1706)
- 1786 Alexander Cozens, Russian-British watercolor landscape painter, dies at about 68 (b. 1717)
- 1792 Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and adventurer, dies at 50
- 1794 Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and statesman, executed at 72
- 1812 Franz Sebastian Haindl, German composer and violinist, dies at 85
- 1823 Joseph Nollekens, English sculptor (portrait busts, patronized by George III), dies at 85
- 1827 Johanna Cornelia Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth), dies at 65
- 1839 Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer, dies at 70
- 1847 Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish writer, composer and Swedish nationalist, dies at 64
English Romantic poet (The Prelude), dies at 80
- 1853 Auguste Laurent, French chemist who laid the foundations of organic chemistry, dies of tuberculosis at 45
- 1865 James Dearing, U.S. Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 24
- 1875 Cornelis Outshoorn, Dutch architect (Amstel Hotel), dies at 64
- 1878 Friedrich Preller the elder, German landscape painter, dies at 73
- 1880 Raden Saleh [Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman], Indonesian romantic painter, dies at about 69
- 1885 William Henry Holmes, English composer, dies at 73
- 1889 Jules-Amédée Barbey d’Aurevilly, French writer and critic, dies at 80
- 1895 Carl Ludwig, German physiologist and physician (1884 Copley medal), dies at 78
- 1897 Clement Harris, British pianist and composer, killed fighting in the Greco-Turkish war at 25
- 1899 Dandridge McRae, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 69
- 1905 Gédéon Ouimet, French Canadian lawyer, politician, and second Premier of Quebec, dies at 81 [1]
- 1905 Karel Komzák II, Bohemian-Viennese violinist, and composer of marches and dances (Bad’ner Mad’ln), dies when he falls under train at 54 [1]
- 1907 Alfred Packer, American prospector 'The Colorado Cannibal', dies at 65
British WW I poet (Lithuania, The Soldier), dies at 27
- 1926 Joseph Pennell, American artist and author, dies at 68
- 1929 Rudolf Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies of tuberculosis at 28
- 1933 Blair Fairchild, American composer and diplomat, dies at 55
American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Triple Crown 1888; MLB record 0.86 ERA, single season 1880; NY Giants), dies at 76
- 1936 Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (Memorias de Mamá Blanca), dies at 46
- 1945 Albrecht Haushofer, German geographer, writer and member of the German Resistance to Nazism, shot by Nazi SS troopers at 42
- 1946 Jesús Castillo, Guatemalan composer (Quiché Vinak), dies at 68
- 1951 Charles G. Dawes, 30th Vice President of the United States, banker and 1925 Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 85
- 1952 Elisabeth Schumann, German soprano, dies at 63
- 1952 Julius Freed [Fried], American namesake and co-founder of Orange Julius fast food chain, dies at 64
- 1952 Minus van Looi [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer, dies at 60
- 1953 Peter DeRose, American pianist, and early radio performer ("The Sweethearts of the Air" with May Singhi Breen) and jazz and pop composer ("Deep Purple", "Autumn Serenade", "A Marshmallow World"), dies at 57
- 1955 Robert Herman Woltjer, Dutch academic and politician (Member of Senate, 1937-52; Minister of Education), dies at 76
- 1957 William Orlamond, Danish actor (Flesh and the Devil, The Wind), dies at 89
- 1960 Cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch nuclear physicist (Director of CERN), dies in a plane crash at 56
- 1960 Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese Christian social reformer and writer, dies at 71
- 1963 Itzhak Ben-Zvi, longest-serving President of Israel (1952-63), dies at 78
Austro-Hungarian economic anthropologist (The Great Transformation), dies at 77
- 1965 Josephina Johanna "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Theatre De la Mar), dies at 67
- 1966 Georges Ohsawa, Japanese founder of Macrobiotics, dies at 72
- 1969 Krzysztof Komeda, Polish jazz pianist and film composer (Rosemary's Baby), dies of head injuries as the result of a fall at 37
- 1970 Herb Shriner, American humorist & TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51
- 1971 William V. S. Tubman, Liberian politician (President of Liberia 1944-71), dies at 76
- 1973 Otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85
- 1974 Cy Williams, American baseball outfielder (4 x NL HR leader; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 86
- 1975 Rolf Dieter Brinkmann, German writer, poet and forerunner of Pop-Literature, dies at 35
- 1975 William Hartnell, English actor (First Doctor in "Doctor Who"; 134 episodes), dies at 67
- 1976 James Flavin, American actor (King Kong, In Cold Blood, Man With a Camera), dies from a ruptured aorta at 69
- 1976 Karl Schäfer, Austrian figure skater (Olympic gold 1932, 36), dies at 66
- 1976 Ronald Radd, British actor (King Lear, Up Jumped a Swagman), dies at 47
- 1976 Shimen Ruskin, Polish actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time), dies at 69
- 1979 Blair Peach, New Zealand teacher, activist and anti-fascist, killed during anti-racism protest at 33 in London
- 1979 Doug Rauch, American rock and jazz-fusion bassist (Santana, 1972-74), dies from heroin overdose at 28
- 1981 Josep Pla, Spanish journalist and author, dies at 84
- 1983 Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1932) and actor (Tarzan the Fearless, Flash Gordon), dies of a heart attack at 75
- 1983 Selena Royale, American actress (Date With Judy; Robot Monster), dies at 78
- 1984 (William) "Red" Garland, American jazz pianist (Miles Davis Quintet), dies of a heart attack at 60
- 1984 Guus Oster, Dutch stage and screen actor and director (Voorbij, Voorbij; Kiss Me Kate), dies at 68
- 1984 Juan Tizol, Puerto Rican jazz trombonist (Duke Ellington), and composer ("Caravan"; "Perdido"), dies at 84
- 1985 Kent Smith, American actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies from heart disease at 78
- 1985 Sam Ervin, American politician (U.S. Senator from North Carolina) and Watergate committee chairman, dies at 88
American popular song composer ("Over the Rainbow"; "It's Only A Paper Moon"; "Stormy Weather"), dies of cancer at 81
- 1986 Jim Laker, English cricket spin bowler (46 Tests; 193 wickets; world best 19-90 4th Test v Australia 1956), dies from complications of gall bladder surgery at 64
- 1986 Otto Preminger, Austro-Hungarian-American theatre and film director, producer (Laura; Advise & Consent; Anatomy of A Murder), and actor (Stalag 17), dies of lung cancer at 80
- 1988 Arthur Michael Ramsey, British Anglican bishop and 100th Archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 83
- 1990 Paulette Goddard, American actress (Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Hazard), dies at 79
- 1991 Johnny Thunders [Genzale], American punk rock guitarist (New York Dolls), dies from a combination of leukemia and drug abuse at 38
- 1991 Peter Bailey, American graphic designer and calligrapher, dies at 67
- 1992 Deron Johnson, American professional baseball player and coach, dies of cancer at 53
- 1992 Satyajit Ray, Indian director (Distant Thunder, Agantuk), dies at 70
- 1993 Daniel Jones, Welsh composer, dies at 80
- 1993 Lalith Athulathmudali, Sri Lankan United National Party politician (Member of Parliament, 1977-91; various ministerial offices), assassinated at 59
- 1994 Cecile Dreesmann, Dutch textile artist and son of Anton Dreesmann, dies at 74
- 1994 Trevor Clay, English nurse and former Royal College of Nursing General Secretary, dies at 57
- 1995 Howard Cosell, American sports journalist (Monday Night Football), dies at 77
- 1995 John Stennis, American politician (Sen-D-MS), dies at 93
- 1995 Lonesome Sundown [Cornelius Green III], American blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66
- 1995 Pier Tania (Meinte Piet), Dutch radio/TV host (ANP, De Bezetting), dies at 70
- 1996 Jean Victor Allard, Canadian army general, dies at 82
Australian-English writer who created Mary Poppins, dies at 96
- 1997 Dennis Compton, England cricket batsman and footballer (5,807 Test runs, Arsenal 1950 FA Cup), dies at 78
American assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., dies while still under detention of complications related to kidney disease and liver failure caused by hepatitis C at 70
- 1998 Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek politician, President of Greece (1980-85), dies at 91
- 1998 Thanassis Skordalos, Greek traditiaonal Cretan lyra player and composer, dies at 77
- 1999 Melba Liston, American jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer, dies at 73
- 1999 Tullio Pandolfini, Italian water polo athlete (Olympic gold, 1948), dies at 84
- 2002 Gopal Baratham, Singaporean author known for "A Candle or the Sun" and neurosurgeon, dies of pneumonia at 66
- 2002 Manfred Bieler, German writer (The Rabbit is Me), dies at 67
- 2003 Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer, dies at 92
- 2003 James H. Critchfield, American C.I.A. officer, dies at 86
- 2005 Al Grassby, Australian immigration minister, dies at 78
- 2005 Earl Wilson, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1959-70, (Boston Red Sox (no-hitter 1962), Detroit Tigers (AL wins co-leader, 1967), dies from a heart attack at 70
- 2005 Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, Australian politician, Premier of Queensland (1968-87), dies at 94
- 2005 Robert Farnon, Canadian-British classical and light music composer (The Road to Hing Kong), arranger, and conductor, dies at 87
- 2005 Romano Scarpa, Italian-born comic artist, dies at 77
- 2005 Sir John Mills, British actor (Ryan's Daughter, Big Sleep, King Rat, War & Peace), dies from a chest infection at 97
- 2006 Johnnie Checketts, New Zealand fighter pilot, dies at 94
- 2006 Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and sports executive (owner Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors) and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder (Knob Hill Stable, Newmarket Ontario), dies at
- 2006 Susan Browning, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Pat"), dies at 65
- 2007 David Halberstam, American journalist, historian and author (Pulitzer Prize, 1964), dies at 73
- 2007 Paul Erdman, Canadian-American economist and author, dies at 74
- 2008 William H. Stewart, 10th US Surgeon General (1965-69), dies at 86
- 2009 Brian Corby, British businessman and president of the Confederation of British Industry (1990-92), dies at 79
- 2009 Ivan Madray, West Indian cricket leg-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 3 runs 0-108), dies at 76
- 2010 Norman Wright, American doo-wop tenor vocalist (Del-Vikings - “Come Go With Me”), dies at 72
- 2010 Peter Porter, Australian-British author and poet (Chair of Babel), dies at 81
- 2011 John Sullivan, British television scriptwriter and creator of "Only Fools and Horses", dies at 64
- 2011 Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs (PvdA), dies at 86
- 2011 Peter Lieberson, American composer, dies of cancer at 64
- 2011 Tom King, American rock guitarist, songwriter, guitarist, and arranger (The Outsiders - "Time Won't Let Me"), dies of congestive heart failure at 68
- 2012 Chris Ethridge, American country rock bass guitarist (International Submarine Band; The Flying Burrito Brothers), dies from pancreatic cancer at 65
- 2012 LeRoy T. Walker, American sports executive (first black president US Olympic Committee 1992-96), dies at 93
- 2012 Tommy Marth, American rock saxophone player (the Killers, 2008-2010), dies of self-inflicted gunshot at 33
- 2013 Bob Brozman, American world music guitarist, ethnomusicologist, and educator, commits suicide at 59
- 2013 Robert W. Edgar, American businessman and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district), dies from a heart attack at 69
- 2013 Shamshad Begum, Indian playback singer, dies at 94
- 2014 Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan jazz saxophonist, arranger and teacher, dies of stomach cancer at 67
- 2014 Patric Standford [né John Gledhill], British composer (Taikayoku; Christus Requiem; Toward Paradise), and educator, dies of a heart attack at 75 [1]
- 2014 Volker Wangenheim, German conductor and composer (Sinfonia Notturna), dies at 85
- 2015 Sawyer Sweeten, American actor (Everyone Loves Raymond), commits suicide at 19
- 2016 Banharn Silpa-archa, Prime Minister of Thailand (1995-96), dies at 83
- 2016 Madeleine Sherwood, Canadian stage and screen actress (Reverend Mother Placido in "The Flying Nun"), dies at 93
- 2017 Johnny Roe, Irish jockey (9 x Irish flat racing Champion Jockey; National Stakes 1971; 1000 Guineas Stakes 1975), dies at 79
- 2017 Kenny Sears, American NBA player (NY Knicks), dies at 83
- 2018 Béla Magyari, Hungarian pilot and cosmonaut, dies at 68
- 2018 Bob Dorough, American jazz vocalist, pianist, composer, songwriter, arranger, and producer (Schoolhouse Rock!; Too Much Coffee Man), dies at 94
- 2018 Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseman nicknamed Tetsujin, meaning "Iron Man", dies of colon cancer at 71
- 2019 David Winters, American actor (West Side Story), choreographer (Viva Las Vegas), and director (Welcome to My Nightmare), dies of congestive heart failure at 80
- 2019 Henry W. Bloch, American businessman (co-founder of H&R Block) and philanthropist, dies at 96
- 2019 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000), dies at 98
- 2019 Johan Witteveen, Dutch economist, Minister of Finance (1963–65; 1967–71) and managing director of the IMF (1973-78), dies at 97
- 2019 Mark Medoff, American Tony Award-winning playwright (Children of a Lesser God), theater director, actor, and professor, dies at 79 [1]
- 2019 Terry Rawlings, British film editor (Chariots of Fire; Blade Runner), dies of heart failure at 85
- 2020 Bernardino Lombao, Spanish handballer (Atlético de Madrid 1967-69), coach (Nat basketball teams) and TV presenter (De Olimpia a Los Ángeles, Objetivo 92), dies at 81
- 2020 Norbert Blüm, German politician, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, dies at 84
- 2021 Bill Whittington, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1979), dies in a plane crash at 71
- 2021 Charlie Black, American country music songwriter (Anne Murray - "Shadows in the Moonlight"; K.T. Oslin - "Come Next Monday"), dies at 71
- 2022 Arno [Arnold Hintjens], Belgian rock singer-songwriter (TC Matic), pancreatic cancer at 72
- 2022 Dawie de Villiers, South African rugby union captain and halfback (25 Tests; Western Province), dies at 81
- 2022 Johnnie Jones, American attorney, civil rights activist (1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott), and US Army veteran (Normandy Invasion - Purple Heart; Battle of the Bulge), dies at 102 [1]
- 2022 Justin Green, American cartoonist (Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary), dies of cancer at 76
- 2022 Orrin Hatch, American politician (US Senator from Utah (R), 1977-2019) longest-serving Utah US Senator, dies at 88
- 2023 Alton Maddox, American attorney involved in the Tawana Brawley case, dies at 77
- 2023 Dick Towers, American college football coach (Southern Illinois University 1967-73) and executive (AD Kansas State University 1981-85), dies from multiple myeloma at 92
- 2024 Francisco Rodríguez, Venezuelan boxer (Olympic gold men's light flyweight 1968), dies at 78
- 2024 Yukio Kasaya, Japanese ski jumper (Olympic gold 1972), dies at 80
- 2025 David Thomas, American punk rock and new wave singer and songwriter (Pere Ubu), dies of kidney disease at 71 [1]
- 2025 Jonnie Boer, Dutch chef with three Michelin Stars and a pioneer of the New Nordic food movement, dies of a pulmonary embolism at 60 [1]
- 2025 Lulu Roman [Bertha Louise Hable], American gospel singer and comedian on the variety show "Hee Haw", dies of heart failure at 78 [1]
- 2025 Peter Taaffe, British political activist and strategist for the Militant Tendency Trotskyist group, dies at 83
- 2025 Steve McMichael, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (University of Texas; Super Bowl XX; First-team All-Pro 1985, 87; Pro Bowl 1986, 87; Chicago Bears), dies of ALS at 67 [1]
- 2025 Tom Brown, American football player (Green Bay Packers) known for his game-winning interception in the 1966 NFL title game, dies at 84
- 2025 Tony Bechara [Antonio Jose Bechara], Puerto Rican grid artist and chairman of the board of El Museo del Barrio (2000-15), dies of heart failure at 83 [1]
