- 757 Stephen II, Catholic Pope (752-757), dies at 43
- 1192 Go-Shirakawa, 77th Emperor of Japan (1155-58) and de facto last true emperor before the shōgun rule, dies at 64
- 1196 Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies at 39
- 1444 Robert Campin, first great master of Flemish and Early Netherlandish painting, dies at ~65
- 1476 Simonetta Vespucci, Italian noblewoman & inspiration of Botticelli, dies at 23
- 1478 Giuliano de' Medici, Italian co-ruler of Florence with his brother Lorenzo, murdered in the Pazzi Conspiracy in Duomo of Florence at 24
- 1489 Ashikaga Yoshihisa, 9th Japanese shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1474-89), dies at 23
- 1558 Jean Fernel, French physician (coined the term "physiology"), dies at 61
- 1648 Christophe Thomas Walliser, French composer, dies at 79
- 1660 Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, German princess & consort of Brandenburg as the wife of George William, dies at 62
- 1703 Georg Christoph Leuttner, German ecclesiastical composer, dies at 58
- 1716 John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England, dies at 65
- 1717 John King, youngest known pirate (joined crew of pirate Samuel Bellamy), lost in a shipwreck at sea aged 10 or 11
- 1717 Samuel Bellamy "Black Sam", English pirate (ship Whydah Gally) lost in a storm at sea at 28
- 1726 Jeremy Collier, British bishop and leader of the Non-jurors (Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage), dies at 75 [1] [2]
- 1784 (Honora) "Nano" Nagle, Irish Catholic educator and religious order founder (Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, aka Presentation Sisters), dies of tuberculosis at about 66.
- 1785 Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, German composer, dies at 40
- 1789 Peter Ivanovich Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at ~67
- 1827 Bernardo Ottani, Italian composer, dies at 90
- 1865 Charles J Sax, Belgian musician, instrument maker, and father of Adolphe Sax - inventor of the saxophone, dies at 74
American stage actor and assassin of US President Abraham Lincoln, shot and killed at 26 by Union soldier Boston Corbett
- 1881 Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, Bavarian general, dies at 65
- 1892 Provo Wallis, British Royal Navy officer, dies at 100
- 1899 Alfred E. Hunt, founder of Alcoa (1888), the world's largest producer of aluminium, dies from malaria complications at 44
- 1907 Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., Austrian composer, violinist, and conductor, dies of kidney failure at 52
- 1907 Pietro Platania, Italian composer, dies at 79
- 1910 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian author "Pa Guds Veje" and Nobel laureate 1903, dies at 77
- 1918 Cecil Coles, Scottish organist and composer (Behind the Lines), killed during WWI by sniper fire while recovering casualties on the Western Front at 29
- 1920 Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (number theory), dies of illness at 32
- 1922 Hans Sommer, German theatre composer, dies at 84
- 1924 Josef Labor, Austrian composer, dies at 82
- 1932 Bill Lockwood, English cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 43 wickets, BB 7/71, 1 x 50; Surrey CCC), dies at 64
- 1936 Tammany Young, American actor, dies at 49
- 1938 Edmund Husserl, German philosopher (founded School of Phenomenology), dies at 79
- 1940 Carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65
- 1941 Jean Demoor, Belgian physician and physiologist, dies at 74
- 1944 Violette Morris, French athlete & spy for Nazi Germany, dies at 51
- 1945 Pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian politician and general, dies at 71
- 1945 Sigmund Rascher, Nazi doctor, dies at 36
- 1946 Hermann von Keyserling, Baltic German philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65
- 1946 Jim Larkin White, American cave explorer and guide (Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico), dies at 63
- 1950 George Murray Hulbert, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (NY Representative), dies at 68
- 1951 Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist, dies at 82
- 1951 John Alden Carpenter, American composer (Sea Drift), dies at 75
- 1956 Edward Arnold, American actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 66
- 1957 Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist, Father of Japanese Shotokan Karatedo, dies at 88
- 1958 Joan Collette, Dutch graphic artist and painter (New Church, Delft), dies at 68
- 1958 Joe Small, West Indian cricketer (WI all-rounder in 1928 series), dies at 65
- 1960 Wander Johannes de Haas, Dutch physicist (Einstein-De Haas effect), dies at 82
- 1964 E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet (Towards the Last Spike, The Cachalot) and Modernist writer, dies at 81
- 1964 Pieter van der Lijn, Dutch geologist (Boulder Book), dies at 93
- 1965 Aaron Avshalomov, Russian-Jewish-American composer (Kuan Yin; The Great Wall), conductor (Shanghai Municipal Orchestra, 1943-46), and librarian, dies at 70
- 1969 Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist and founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido, dies at 85
- 1970 "Gypsy" Rose Lee [Hovick], American burlesque actress (Gypsy), dies of lung cancer at 59
- 1970 Erik Bergman, Swedish Lutheran pastor, father of Ingmar Bergman, dies at 83
- 1970 John Knittel, Swiss writer, dies at 79
- 1970 Paul Celan, Romanian-born writer, dies at 49
- 1972 Margaret Bonds, American composer (The Ballad of the Brown King), pianist, arranger, and teacher, dies at 59
- 1973 Irene Ryan [Noblitt], American actress (Beverly Hillbillies - "Granny"; Pippin), dies of an inoperable brain tumor at 70
- 1976 Allan Jackson, American newscaster (Youth Takes a Stand), dies at 60
- 1976 Neil McCallum, British-Canadian actor (Pete-Saber of London), dies at 45
- 1976 Sid James [Solomon Joel Cohen], South African-born British character & comedy actor (Hancock's Half Hour, Carry On), dies from a heart attack at 62
- 1980 Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-born British actress (Double Exposure), dies at 87
- 1981 Jim Davis, American actor (Dallas - "Jack Ewing"), dies at 65
- 1981 Madge Evans, American TV panelist (Masquerade Party), dies at 71
- 1982 Ville Ritola, Finnish 5/10km runner (Olympic gold 1924, 28), dies at 86
- 1983 Bronislaw Kaper, Polish-American Academy Award-winning film composer (Green Dolphin Street; Lili; The Brothers Karamazov), dies at 81
- 1983 Vaughn Taylor, American character actor (Jailhouse Rock; Johnny Jupiter; Psycho), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 73
- 1984 Barry Gray [John Livesey Eccles], British pianist, ondist, Hammond organ player, film and television composer (Thunderbirds; Space:1999), dies at 75
- 1984 Henry Rowland, American actor (Rogue's Regiment), dies at 70
- 1984 May McAvoy, American actress (Ben Hur), dies from heart attack at 84
- 1986 Bessie Love, American actress (Broadway Melody, Isadora), dies at 87
American actor (All the King's Men, Highway Patrol), dies after a series of strokes at 74
- 1986 Dechko Uzunov, Bulgarian painter, dies at 87
- 1987 John Ernest Silkin, British politician, dies at 64
American comedienne and actress (I Love Lucy; Mame), dies of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm at 77
- 1990 Carlos Pizarro Leongomez, Colombian presidential candidate, assassinated at 38
- 1991 A. B. Guthrie Jr., American western novelist ("The Way West", "Shane"), dies at 90
- 1991 Carmine Coppola, American composer and conductor (The Godfather Part II), and father of Francis Ford Coppola, dies at 80
- 1991 Emily McLaughlin, American actress (Jessie Brewer in "General Hospital"), dies of cancer at 62
- 1991 Hans Holewa, Austrian-born Swedish composer, dies at 85
- 1991 Lars Hall, Swedish pentathlete (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 63
- 1991 Leo Arnaud, French-American composer (Bugler's Dream), dies at 86
- 1991 Richard Hatfield, Canadian politician (26th Premier of New Brunswick), dies at 60
- 1992 Alberta Vaughn, American actress (Wild Horse, Silver Devil), dies at 87
- 1992 Clyde Hartley, American entertainer, dies at 68
- 1994 Manuel Enríquez, Mexican composer, dies at 67
- 1994 Masutatsu Oyama, Founder of Japanese Kyokushin Karate, dies at 70
- 1995 Alexander Knox, Canadian actor and author (Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind), dies of bone cancer at 88
- 1995 Hugh Morton, Baron Morton of Shuna, Scottish lawyer and judge, dies at 65
- 1996 Burton Stein, American historian, dies at 69
- 1996 John Norrie McArthur, Scottish malariologist and microscopist who invented a handheld field microscope, dies at 94 [1]
- 1996 Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter (In the Heat of the Night, Perry Mason), dies at 78
- 1997 Gene Ames, American singer (Ames Brothers), dies of cancer at 73
- 1997 Joey Faye, American comedian (Joey Faye's Follies), dies at 86
- 1997 John Beal [James Andrew Bliedung], American actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Les Misérables), dies at 87
- 1997 Peng Zhen, mayor of Beijing China (1951-66), dies at 94
- 1998 Dominique Aury, French author (The Story of O, Literary Landfalls), dies at 90 [1]
- 1998 Juan José Gerardi [Conedera], Guatemalan Roman Catholic bishop and human rights activist (Guatemala: Never Again), assassinated at 75
- 1999 Adrian Borland, English musician (The Sound), dies at 41
- 1999 Jill Dando, British television presenter (Crimewatch), shot and killed outside her house at 37
- 2002 Del Sharbutt, American radio and TV announcer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 90
- 2002 Robert Steinhäuser, German perpetrator of the Erfurt massacre (2002), dies of a self-inflicted gunshot at 19
- 2003 Max Nicholson, Irish environmentalist, dies at 98
- 2003 Peter Stone, American screenwriter (Charade) and playwright, dies at 73
- 2003 Rosemary Brown, Canadian politician, dies at 85
- 2004 Claude "Fiddler" Williams, American jazz violinist and guitarist (Twelve Clouds of Joy; Count Basie), dies at 96
- 2004 Hubert Selby Jr., American author (Last Exit to Brooklyn), dies at 75
- 2005 Augusto Roa Bastos, Paraguayan author, dies at 87
- 2005 Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss star of German cinema (The Last Bridge, Gervaise), dies at 79
- 2005 Mason Adams, American actor (Lou Grant, Deadliest Season), dies at 86
- 2007 Edward Seidensticker, American historian and translator of Japanese and classical works, dies at 86
- 2007 Jack Valenti, American political advisor & film executive, dies at 85
- 2008 Henry Brant, American composer (Great American Goot), dies at 94
- 2010 Joseph W. Sarno, American film director (Sin in the Suburbs, Inga), dies at 89
- 2011 Phoebe Snow [Laub], American singer-songwriter ("Poetry Man"), dies at 60
- 2013 George Jones, American country singer-songwriter ("Golden Rings"; "Oh Lonesome Me"), dies from hypoxic respiratory failure at 81
- 2013 Jacqueline Brookes, American actress (Jack & Mike, Another World), dies at 82
- 2013 Len Rempt-Halmmans de Jongh, Dutch politician (House of Representatives, 1975-79, 1982–94), dies at 85
- 2014 Sandro Lopopolo Italian lightweight boxer (Olympic-Silver-1960), dies at 74
- 2015 Amelia Boynton Robinson, American civil rights activist and one of the organizers of the march in Selma for voting rights, dies at 104 [1]
- 2015 Jayne Meadows, American actress (Dark Delusion; David and Bathsheba) & wife of Steve Allen, dies of natural causes at 95
- 2015 Marcel Pronovost, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (11 x NHL All Star games; Stanley Cup 1950, 52, 54, 55 Detroit RWs, 1967 Toronto MLs), dies at 84
- 2017 Jonathan Demme, American film director (Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia), dies at 73
- 2017 Raj Bagri, Indian-British businessman, Chairman of London Metals Exchange (1993-2002), and politician (House of Lords, 1997-2010), dies at 86
- 2018 Charles Neville, American vocalist & saxophonist (Neville Brothers), dies of pancreatic cancer at 79
- 2019 David McNee, Scottish law enforcement officer (City of Glasgow/Strathclyde Police Chief Constable, 1971-77; Metropolitan Police Commissioner, 1977-82), dies at 94
- 2020 Ron Marlenee, American politician (Rep-R-MT, 1977-93), dies at 84
- 2021 Al Schmitt, American Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and record producer (Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand), dies at 91 [1] [2]
- 2021 Arthur Staats, American behavioral psychologist credited with popularizing "time out" as a disciplinary technique, dies of heart failure at 97
- 2021 Dick Mann, American motorcycle racer (A.M.A. Grand National C'ship 1963, 71; Motorcycle Hall of Fame 1998), dies at 86
- 2021 Manzoor Ahtesham, Indian novelist (The Tale of the Missing Man, A Dying Banyan), dies of COVID-19 at 73
- 2021 Tamara Press, Soviet athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1960, 64; discus 1960, 64), dies at 83
- 2022 Inge Bernstein (née Schwartz), British judge, dies at 91
- 2022 İsmail Ogan, Turkish freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 78kg 1964, silver 1960), dies at 89
- 2022 Klaus Schulze, German electronic music composer (Cyborg; Audentity; The Dark Side of the Moog), dies at 74
- 2024 Dave O'Sullivan, New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse trainer (Japan Cup 1989; Cox Plate 1990; NZ Derby 1990, 93; NZ Racing HOF), dies at 90
- 2025 Andy Bey, American jazz singer and pianist (Horace Silver; Gary Bartz), dies at 85 [1] [2]
- 2025 Dick Barnett, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1968; NBA C'ship 1970, 73 NY Knicks), dies at 88
- 2025 J. C. Snead, American golfer (8 PGA Tour titles; Masters 1973 runner-up), dies at 84
- 2025 José Carlos, Portuguese soccer central defender (36 caps; Sporting CP 248 games), dies at 83
- 2025 Walt Jocketty, American baseball executive (GM St. Louis Cardinals 1994-2007; GM Cincinnati Reds 2008–15), dies at 74
