- 624 Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury (619-24), dies
- 709 Wilfrid, English bishop and saint, dies at about 76
- 729 Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89
- 1077 Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies
- 1185 Antoku, 81st Emperor of Japan (1180-85) whose death marks the end of the Heian period, drowns at 6
- 1338 Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)
- 1521 Juan López de Padilla, Spanish Hidalgo and revolutionary leader in the Castilian War of the Communities, executed and beheaded at 31
- 1530 Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies at 74
- 1617 Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered
- 1622 Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint, dies at 44
- 1656 Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)
English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70
- 1758 Florian Wrastill, Austrian composer of sacred music, choir master, and Benedictine monk, dies at 41
- 1776 Carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84
- 1776 Giuseppe Paolucci, Italian composer, dies at 49
- 1779 Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College, dies at 68
- 1783 Grigori Orlov, Russian military officer and favorite of Catherine the Great (helped her overthrow Peter III), dies at 48 [NS]
- 1824 Herman Muntinghe, Dutch theologian and writer (History of Mankind), dies at 71
- 1827 Pierre-Joseph Candeille, French composer, dies at 82
- 1843 George Macfarren, British playwright, dies at 54
- 1848 Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69
- 1850 Louis Alexandre Piccinni, Italian-French composer, dies at 70
- 1852 Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and leading figure in Russian literature, dies at 69
- 1855 Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75
- 1875 Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, Spanish composer (Father of the modern Sardana), dies at 58
- 1891 Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian general and fieldmarshal, dies at 90
- 1900 Andrew Smith Hallidie, American inventor and cable car pioneer, dies at 64
- 1900 George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll and Secretary of State for India (1868-74, 1880-85), dies at 76
- 1904 Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist, dies at 77
- 1912 Justin M'Carthy, Irish politician and novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81
- 1917 Oskar Blumenthal, German playwright and critic, dies at 65
- 1922 Richard Batka, Austrian music critic and composer, dies at 53
- 1924 George Street, English cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test, 1 dismissal; Surrey CCC, MCC), dies in a road accident at 34
- 1924 Granville Stanley Hall, American pioneering psychologist, dies at 78
- 1928 Ferdinand Hummel, German composer, dies at 72
- 1930 Henry Ernest Dudeney, British mathematician and puzzle maker, dies at 73
- 1933 Felix Adler, German-American educator of political and social ethics, dies at 81
- 1935 Paul Klengel, German pianist, violinist, composer and educator, dies at 80
- 1936 Bernard van Dieren, Dutch composer (Diaphony; Chinese Symphony), critic, and music writer, dies at 48
- 1936 Finley Peter Dunne, American journalist and humorist (Mr Dooley), dies at 68
- 1938 George Grey Barnard, American sculptor, dies at 74
- 1941 Karin Boye, Swedish writer (Kallocain), commits suicide at 40
- 1942 Leonid Kulik, Russian mineralogist who led the first research expedition to study the Tunguska meteor site, the largest impact event in recorded history, dies of typhus in a Nazi prison camp at 58
Canadian author (Anne of Green Gables), dies at 67
- 1944 William Stephens, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and 24th Governor of California, dies at 84 [1] [2]
- 1945 Anton de Kom, Surinamese resistance fighter, dies of tuberculosis in a Nazi concentration camp at 47
- 1945 Antoon Schweigmann, Dutch religious poet and resistance fighter, dies at 51
- 1945 Hubert Bath, British film score and light music composer (Cornish Rhapsody), and music director, dies at 61 [1]
- 1947 Willa Cather, American Pulitzer-Prize winning author (One of Ours; My Ántonia), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage while battling cancer at 73
- 1948 Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer, dies at 84
- 1948 Manuel Ponce, Mexican composer (Ferial), dies at 65
- 1948 Rosita Marstini, actress (I Cover Waterfront, Big Parade), dies at 54
- 1955 Alfred Polgar, Austrian writer and theater critic (Yes & No!), dies at 79
- 1956 Albrecht Alt, German theologist (Small Schriften), dies at 72
- 1956 Henry Stephenson, British actor (Conquest, Little Old NY, Mr Lucky), dies at 85
- 1957 Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff, Dutch politician (Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1926-31), dies at 84
- 1959 Jef van Hoof, Flemish composer, dies at 72
- 1960 Johannes "Jan" Musch, Dutch actor (Dead Water), dies at 84
- 1960 Max von Laue, German physicist who discovered the diffraction of X-rays by crystals, dies at 80
- 1961 (Joseph) Rosario Bourdon, French Canadian-American cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and musical director (Victor Talking Machine Company, 1905-31; Symphonique de Montréal, 1935-44), dies at 76
- 1961 Hans Friedrich Blunck, German writer and poet, dies at 72
- 1961 Lee Moran, American actor (Circus Clown), dies of heart ailment at 72 (b. 1888)
- 1962 Emilio Prados, Spanish poet and editor, part of Generation of '27, dies at 63
- 1964 Gerhard Domagk, German bacteriologist (Nobel Prize 1939 in Physiology or Medicine - first commercially available antibiotic and marketed under the brand name Prontosil), dies at 68
- 1965 Louise Dresser, actress (State Fair, Ship Comes In, Mammy), dies at 86
- 1967 Frank Overton, American actor (Fail Safe; 12 O'Clock High (TV series, not film)), dies of a heart attack at 49
- 1967 Vladimir Komarov, Soviet cosmonaut (Voshkod I, Soyuz 1) and the 1st human to die in a space flight, dies in Soyuz 1 at 40
- 1968 Norman McKaye, actor (Untamed Fury, Frogman), dies at 62
- 1968 Tommy Noonan, American actor, screenwriter and producer (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Promises Promises), dies of a brain tumor at 46
- 1970 Otis Spann, American blues pianist and singer (The Blues Never Die!), dies of liver cancer at 40 [or perhaps, 46; birth date disputed]
- 1971 Lennie Hayton, American pianist, composer, conductor and arranger (Paul Whiteman; Bing Crosby; MGM), dies at of heart attack at 63
- 1972 Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art", dies at 79
- 1974 Bud Abbott, American comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies of cancer at 78
- 1975 Pete Ham, Welsh rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Badfinger - "Without You"; "No Matter What"; Day After Day"), takes his own life at 27
- 1976 Mark Tobey, American abstract painter (Broadway Norm), dies at 85
- 1979 John Carroll [Julian LaFaye], American actor (Flying Tigers, Go West), dies from leukemia at 72
- 1980 Alenjo Carpentier, Cuban-French writer (Guerra del Tiempo), dies at 75
- 1983 Rolf Stommelen, German auto racer (24 Hours of Daytona 1968, 78, 80, 82; 61 x F1 GP), dies in a racing accident at 39
- 1985 Sergei Yutkevich, Russian film director, (Otello, Banya), dies at 80
- 1986 Bill Edrich, English cricket all-rounder (39 Tests, 6 x 100, HS 219no, 41 wickets; MCC, Middlesex CCC), dies following a fall at 70
American divorcee whom British King Edward VIII abdicated his throne to marry, dies at 89
- 1988 Bob Newson, South African cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 4 wickets; Transvaal; Rhodesia), dies at 87
- 1989 Franz Binder, Austrian soccer striker and manager (19 caps Austria, 9 caps Germany; Rapid Vienna), dies at 77
- 1990 Joseph Leberman, entertainer, dies
- 1990 Tom Rolfing, actor (He Knows You're Alone, Cliff-Another World), dies
- 1991 J. de Graaf, Dutch ethicist, president church & peace, dies at 79
South African lawyer, anti-apartheid politician and co-founder (African National Congress), dies of a stroke at 75
- 1996 Donald Cammell, Scottish film director (Performance; Wild Side), and painter, takes his own life at 62
- 1996 Preston Lockwood [Reginald], British actor (Time Bandits, Jeeves and Wooster), dies of natural causes at 83
American firearms designer and inventor of the M16, dies of cancer at 74
- 1997 Pat Paulsen, American comedian (The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour), actor, and frequent presidential candidate, dies of kidney failure while being treated for cancer at 69
- 1997 Robert Erickson, American composer, dies at 80
- 1998 Leifur Thórarinsson, Icelandic composer, dies at 63 [1]
- 1998 Mel Powell [Epstein], American composer (Duplicates: A Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra - Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1990), dies from liver cancer at 75
- 2000 Alma Heflin, American commercial airplane test pilot and child psychologist, dies at 89
- 2000 Derek Allhusen, English equestrian rider (Olympic gold team, silver Individual eventing 1968), dies at 86
- 2000 John Beck, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests; 3 x 50; top score 99; Wellington), dies at 65
- 2001 Al Hibbler, American singer ("Unchained Melody"), dies at 85
- 2001 Leon Sullivan, African-American civil rights leader and pastor (b. 1922)
American entrepreneur (Estée Lauder cosmetics), dies of cardiopulmonary arrest at 97
- 2004 Willie Watson, English cricket batsman (23 Tests, 2 x 100s) and soccer midfielder (4 caps; Sunderland), dies at 84
- 2004 Winson Hudson, American civil rights activist (rural Mississippi), dies at 87
- 2005 Ezer Weizman, 7th President of Israel (1993-2000), dies at 80 [1]
- 2005 Fei Xiaotong, Chinese sociologist (b. 1910)
- 2006 Brian Labone, English soccer defender (26 caps; Everton FC 451 games), dies at 66
- 2006 Moshe Teitelbaum, Hassidic rabbi (b. 1914)
- 2009 John Michell, British writer, (b. 1933)
- 2009 Rev. Timothy Wright, American gospel singer (Been There Done That), and pastor, dies from injuries sustained in a car crash at 61
- 2011 Marie-France Pisier, French actress, screenwriter and director (Nelly in "Barocco", Karine in "Cousin, Cousine"), dies at 66 [1]
- 2011 Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru, spiritual figure, dies at 84
- 2012 Nel Ginjaar-Maas, Dutch under-secretary of Education (VVD), dies at 80
- 2013 Larry Felser, American sports columnist (Buffalo Courier-Express, The Buffalo Evening News, The Sporting News), dies at 80
- 2014 Konstantin Orbelyan, Armenian pianist, jazz and classical composer, and orchestra leader (State Estrada (Pops) Orchestra), dies at 85
- 2015 Lord Michael Mustill, British barrister and judge (Lord Justice of Appeal. 1992-97), dies at 83
- 2016 Billy Paul [Paul Williams], American soul singer ("Me & Mrs Jones"), dies of pancreatic cancer at 81
- 2016 Jan Henrik Kayser, Norwegian concert pianist (Grieg Prize, 1978), dies at 83
- 2016 Papa Wemba [Wembadio Kikumba], Congolese singer, known as the "King of Rumba Rock", dies after collapsing on stage at 66
- 2016 Tommy Kono, American weightlifter (Olympic gold 67.5kg 1952, 82.5kg 1956; silver 75kg 1960; World C'ship gold x 6), dies at 85
- 2017 Agustín Edwards, Chilean media tycoon (El Mercurio), dies at 89
- 2017 Benjamin Barber, American political theorist (Jihad vs. McWorld), dies at 77
- 2017 Don Gordon [Donald Guadagno], American actor (Bullitt, Papillon), dies at 90
- 2017 Robert M. Pirsig, American author and philosopher (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; Lila), dies at 88
- 2019 Dick Rivers [Hervé Forneri], French rock and roll singer and actor, dies from cancer on his 74th birthday
- 2019 Martin Kilson Jr., American scholar and the first African American tenured professor at Harvard, dies of congestive heart failure at 88
- 2020 (Hamilton) Bohannon, American R&B and disco percussionist, bandleader, songwriter, and record producer ("Save Their Souls"), dies at 78
- 2020 Alma Graham, American lexicographer, dies of Covid-19 at 83
- 2020 Graeme Watson, Australian cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 1 x 50, 6 wickets; 2 ODIs; Victoria CA, WA CA, NSW CA), dies from cancer at 75
- 2020 Harold Reid, American country bass vocalist (Statler Brothers - "Bed Of Rose's"), dies of kidney failure at 80 [1]
- 2020 Lynn Faulds Wood, Scottish television presenter (Watchdog), dies of a stroke at 72
- 2020 Richard Hake, American reporter and radio host (WNYC 1991-2020), dies at 51
- 2021 Christa Ludwig, German soprano (Vienna State Opera, 1955-94; Metropolitan Opera, 1959-93), dies at 93
- 2021 John T. Ward Jr., American racehorse trainer (Kentucky Derby 2001 Monarchos; Breeders' Cup Distaff 1999 Beautiful Pleasure), dies at 75
- 2021 József Soproni, Hungarian composer and educator, dies at 90
- 2021 Sarolta Monspart, Hungarian orienteering competitor (first non-Scandinavian female to win World C'ship 1972; 14 x national titles), dies at 76
- 2022 (Wilhelm) "Willi" Resetarits, Austrian singer and human rights activist, dies at 73
- 2022 Richie Moran, American Lacrosse HOF midfielder (Uni of Maryland) and coach (NCAA National C'ship 1971, 76, 77; Coach of the Year 1971, 77, 87; Cornell), dies at 85
- 2023 Bronwen Booth, British actress (One Life to Live, Eternal Evil), dies of cancer at 59
- 2024 Bob Cole, Canadian sports broadcaster (CBC - Hockey Night in Canada), dies at 90
- 2024 Donald Petersen, American businessman (Ford Motor Company - CEO, 1985-90, COO. 1980-85), dies at 97
- 2024 John O'Shea, Welsh rugby union prop (5 Tests Wales, 1 British & Irish Lions; Cardiff RFC 213 games), dies at 83
- 2024 Terry Hill, Australian rugby league utility (9 Tests; NSW 14 games; Manly 126 games), dies from a heart attack at 52
- 2025 Jack Katz, American comic book artist and graphic novel pioneer (The First Kingdom), dies at 97
- 2025 Steve Kiner, American College Football HOF linebacker (SEC Defensive Player of the Year 1969; First-team All-SEC 1968, 69 Uni of Tennessee; Houston Oilers), dies at 77
