- 37 Antonia Minor, daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, mother of Emperor Claudius, dies at 72
- 408 Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (383-406 AD) (b. 337 or 338)
- 1118 Matilda of Scotland [Edith], first wife of Henry I of England, dies at 38
- 1171 Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies
- 1240 Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals
- 1277 Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies
- 1308 Albert I, King of Germany (1298-1308), murdered by his nephew at 52
- 1447 Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria (1413-43), dies at around 79
- 1456 Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies
- 1471 Thomas a Kempis, German Dutch spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at 91
- 1539 Isabella of Portugal, Queen consort of Spain, Queen of the Romans, and Lady of the Netherlands (1526-39), and Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Italy (1530-39), dies at 35
- 1555 Marcellus II [Marcello Cervini], Italian humanist and Pope (1555, 22 days), dies at 53
Italian Pope (1566-72) who excommunicated Elizabeth I of England and arranged the formation of the Holy League (Battle of Lepanto), dies at 68
- 1679 Esaias Reusner, German lutenist and composer, dies at 43
English poet ("Absalom and Achitophel"), satirist ("Mac Flecknoe"; "The Medall") and playwright who was the first English Poet Laureate (1668-1700), dies at 68 [1]
- 1731 Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer, dies at 54
- 1733 Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix), dies at 75
- 1738 Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English statesman (b. c. 1669)
- 1772 Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer, pioneering statistician and economist, dies at 52
- 1813 Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French marshal (killed in combat) (b. 1768)
- 1831 Antonius van Alphen, Dutch apostolic vicar and founder of a Roman Catholic seminary in 's-Hertogenbosch, dies at 82 [1]
- 1854 Jean Coralli, French ballet producer and choreographer (Giselle), dies at 75
- 1863 Edward D. Tracy, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in battle at 29
- 1864 William David Porter, American Naval Commander, commanded USS Essex on the Mississippi for the Union, dies at 55
- 1868 Tom Dula, American folk character controversially executed for murder (subject of folk song Tom Dooley), executed at 23
- 1872 Amalia of Saxen-Weimar-Eisenach, Dutch princess and wife of Prince Henry of the Netherlands, dies at 42
Scottish explorer who was famously found by Henry Morton Stanley in Africa, dies allegedly of malaria and internal bleeding caused by dysentery at 60
- 1874 Vilém Blodek [Plodek], Czech pianist, flautist, and composer, dies at 39
- 1881 John S. Preston, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 72
- 1886 Conrad Busken Huet, Dutch literary critic (Literary Fantasies and Criticisms, The Country of Rembrandt), dies at 59 [1]
- 1886 Heinrich Stiehl, German organist and composer, dies at 56
- 1888 William Wirt Adams, American banker, state legislator, and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in duel at 69
- 1892 Willem Albert Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer at Eureka factury, dies at 89
- 1896 Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65
- 1898 Alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian and archivist (Brussels), dies at 81
- 1899 Ludwig Büchner, German philosopher and physician, dies at 75
- 1901 Lewis Waterman, American insurance agent and inventor of an improved fountain pen, dies at 63
- 1902 John Glover, British chemist (sulfuric acid), dies at 85
- 1903 Arthur Haygarth, English cricket batsman (Middlesex & Surrey, cricket historian), dies at 77
- 1903 Luigi Arditi, Italian violinist and composer, dies at 80
Czech composer (Slavonic Dances; New World Symphony; Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104), dies at 62
- 1906 Carlos Calvo, Argentine historian, diplomat and human rights scholar (Calvo Clause), dies at 82
- 1913 John Barclay Armstrong, Texas Ranger and U.S. Marshal (b. 1850)
- 1917 Jose E Rodo, Uruguayan writer (Motivos de proteo), dies
- 1918 Grove Karl Gilbert, American geologist (investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah), dies at 74
- 1921 Louis Campbell-Tipton, American composer, dies at 43
- 1924 August Cuppens, Flemish author (Limburgs Driemanschap), dies at 62
- 1926 Nicolaus Adriani, Dutch translator (Middle-Celebes Language), dies at 60
- 1928 Ebenezer Howard, English founder of the garden city movement and author (To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform), dies at 78
- 1932 Paul Doumer, French politician (Governor-General of French Indochina 1897-1902, President of France 1931-32), assassinated by Russian Paul Gorguloff at 75
- 1934 Alexander Davidenko, Soviet composer, and music educator, dies at 35
- 1935 Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (Tour de France 1923), dies of a gunshot wound at 46
- 1937 Snitz Edwards [Edward Neumann], Hungarian-American stage and silent film actor ("Phantom of the Opera"; "College"), dies at 69
- 1941 Howard Johnson, American lyricist ("When the Moon Comes over the Mountain", "M-O-T-H-E-R"), dies at 53
- 1941 John R Locksmith de Brown, vicar/CHU-politician, dies at 71
- 1943 Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian Christian leader who founded the evangelical Brunstad Christian Church, dies at 71
- 1945 Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist and composer, dies at 59
German Nazi Minister of Propaganda, commits suicide aged 47 with his wife (43) and arranges the death of their 6 children, Heidrun (4), Hedwig (6), Holdine (8), Helmut (9), Hildegard (11), and Helga (12)
- 1945 Magda Goebbels, German wife of Nazi Germany's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, commits suicide at 43
- 1945 René Lalique, French jeweller (“the inventor of modern jewellery”) and glass designer, dies at 85 [1]
- 1946 Bill Johnston, American tennis player (US Open 1915, 1919; Wimbledon 1923), dies of tuberculosis at 51
- 1946 Edward Bairstow, English composer, dies at 71
- 1946 Percy Whitlock, English composer and organist, dies at 42
- 1947 Sanner, leader of Norger blood bath, executed
- 1948 Christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered
- 1954 Tom Tyler [Vincent Markowski], American actor (Stagecoach; She Wore a Yellow Ribbon), dies from heart failure at 50
- 1957 Grant Mitchell, American actor (Great Lie, Laura, Cairo, Conflict), dies at 82
- 1959 Oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies
- 1963 Lope K. Santos, Filipino writer and Father of the Philippine National Language and Grammar, dies at 83
- 1965 Leo Spies, Russian-born German composer, dies at 65
- 1965 Spike Jones [Lindley Armstrong Jones], American bandleader (Der Fueher's Face, Cocktails For Two), dies from emphysema at 53
- 1968 Harold Nicolson, British diplomat, politician (Member of Parliament, 1935-45), and author (Public Faces; Good Behaviour), dies at 71
- 1968 Jack Adams, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup 1918 Toronto Arenas, 1927 Ottawa Senators) and coach (Stanley Cup x 7 Detroit Red Wings), dies at 72 [1]
- 1969 Ella Logan [Ina Allan], Scottish actress (52nd Street, Woman Chases Man, Top of the Town), dies from cancer at 56
- 1970 Yi Un, last Crown Prince of Korea, dies at 72
- 1971 Edith Day, American actress (A Romance of the Air), dies at 75
- 1971 Glenda Farrell, American actress (Golddiggers of 1935: Grand Slam; Exposed), dies of lung cancer at 66
- 1972 Fernand Ansseau, Belgian opera singer (Orfeo), dies at 82
- 1976 Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician who fought the military junta in Greece, dies in a car accident at 36
- 1976 Rex O'Malley, British actor (Camille, Zara, Midnight, Thief), dies at 75
- 1976 T.R.M. Howard, civil rights leader, entrepreneur, surgeon (b. 1908)
- 1978 Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (Masquerade Suite, Gayane), dies at 74
- 1979 Taisto Mäki, Finnish athlete (WR 2 miles, 5,000m and 10,000m simultaneously 1939-42), dies at 68
- 1981 Clarence A Bacote, historian/political scientist, dies at 75
- 1982 Gene Sheldon, American actor (Zorro - "Bernardo"), mime artist, and banjo player, dies of a heart attack at 74
- 1982 William Primrose, Scottish violist (Method for Violin & Viola), dies at 77
- 1984 Gordon Jenkins, American arranger and orchestra leader (Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra), dies of Lou Gehrig's disease at 73
- 1984 Jüri Lossmann, Estonian athlete (Olympic silver marathon 1920), dies at 93
- 1985 Denise Robins (née Klein), British romantic novelist (The First Long Kiss; Stranger Than Fiction), dies at 88
- 1985 George Pravda, Czech actor, dies at 68
- 1986 Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer, dies at 69
- 1986 Hylda Baker, British comic actress, and music hall performer, dies from bronchial pneumonia while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, at 81
- 1987 Bobo Holloman, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter on MLB debut 1953; St. Louis Browns), dies of a heart attack at 64
- 1988 Ben Lexcen, Australian yacht designer (Australia II 1983 America's Cup), dies of heart disease at 52
- 1988 Carroll Righter, American columnist and astrologer to the stars, dies prostate cancer at 88
- 1988 Paolo Stoppa, actor (Garibaldi, Visit, Freedom Fighters), dies
- 1989 Antonio Janigro, Italian cellist (Zagreb Soloists), dies at 71
- 1989 David Webster, South African white anti-apartheids activist, murdered
- 1989 Douglass Watson, American actor (Satan Murders, Another World), dies at 68
- 1989 Marion Mack, actress (General), dies
- 1989 Sally Kirkland, American fashion editor (Vogue magazine) and manager (Lord & Taylor), dies at 76
- 1990 Sergio Franchi {Galli], Italian-American pop tenor ("I Should Care"), dies of a brain tumor at 64
- 1990 Sunset Carson [Michael Harrison], American western actor (Cal of the Rockies; The El Paso Kid; Oregon Trail), dies at 69
- 1991 Richard Thorpe, American director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies at 95
- 1992 Sharon Redd, American house music and urban contemporary singer (b. 1945)
- 1993 Hans [Henri EA] Tuynman, provo (Full-time Provo), dies at 50
- 1993 Ranasinghe Premadasa, President of Sri Lanka (1989-93), assassinated by the Tamil Tigers at 68
Brazilian auto racer (World F1 champion 1988, 90, 91), dies in a crash at San Marino GP at 34
- 1994 Imre Gyöngyössy, Hungarian filmmaker (The Revolt of Job), dies of a heart attack at 64
- 1996 Asher Wallfish, journalist, dies at 67
- 1996 Billy Byers, American jazz trombonist and arranger, dies on his 79th birthday
- 1996 Ivo Rudolph Jarosy, German-British film scholar and exhibitor, dies at 74
- 1997 Bebe, AKA Flipper, dolphin, dies at 40
- 1998 Eldridge Cleaver, American activist, Black Panther leader turned Republican, dies at 62
- 1999 Eddie Chamblee, American jazz and R&B saxophonist, bandleader, and occasional vocalist, dies at 79
- 1999 Jos LeDuc [Michel Pigeon], Canadian professional wrestler, dies of an illness at 54
- 2000 Steve Reeves, American professional bodybuilder, actor (Hercules; Goliath; Sandokan), and philanthropist, dies from a blood clot at 74
- 2003 Miss Elizabeth [Hulette], pro wrestling valet (Randy Savage), dies of overdose at 42
- 2003 Wim van Est, Dutch road cyclist (3 x stage winner Tour de France), dies at 80
- 2006 Big Hawk, American rapper (b.1969)
- 2006 Bruce Peterson, American aeronautical engineer, and NASA test pilot (M2, HL-10), dies at 72
- 2006 Ed Casey, Australian politician and leader of the Labor Party in Queensland (1978-82), dies at 73
- 2006 George Haines, American swimming coach (7 x US Olympic teams), dies of a stroke at 82
- 2006 Johnny Paris, American saxophonist (Johnny and the Hurricanes) (b. 1940)
- 2006 Rob Lacey, Christian Author. (b. 1962)
- 2008 Anthony Mamo, Malta's first President (b. 1909)
- 2008 Buzzie Bavasi, American MLB executive (Brooklyn & LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres, California Angels), dies at 93
- 2008 Deborah Jeane Palfrey, American escort company owner, commits suicide at 52
- 2009 Danny Gans, Canadian-born Las Vegas entertainer (b. 1956)
- 2010 Antonio Mastrogiovanni, Uruguayan composer, dies at 73
- 2010 Danny Aiello III, American film and television stunt performer, stunt coordinator, and actor, dies of pancreatic cancer at 53
- 2010 Helen Wagner, American actress (Mister Peepers; As The World Turns), dies of natural causes at 91
- 2010 Rob McConnell, Canadian jazz composer, arranger, valve trombonist, and band leader (The Boss Brass), dies of liver cancer at 75
- 2011 Henry Cooper, English boxer (British, European, C'wealth heavyweight champion; famous defeats to Muhammad Ali 1963, 66), dies of heart failure at 76
- 2011 Ted Lowe, English snooker commentator (Pot Black, BBC), dies at 90
- 2012 Charles "skip" Pitts, American soul and blues guitarist, dies from lung cancer at 65
- 2014 Assaf Dayan, Israeli actor (He Walked Through the Fields), dies at 68
- 2014 Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican soccer coach (Copa Centroamericana 2011 Honduras; El Salvador), dies of skin cancer at 63
- 2015 (Alexander) "Bobby" Kok, Boer-British classical and session cellist (BBC Symphony; George Harrison - "When We Was Fab"), dies at 89
- 2015 Dan Farley, American racing journalist (President National Turf Writer's Association), dies at 72
- 2015 Geoff Duke, English motorcycle racer (world 500cc champion 1951, 1953-55), dies at 92
- 2015 Grace Lee Whitney, American singer and actress (Yeoman Rand-Star Trek), dies at 85
- 2015 Pete Brown, American golfer (first African-American to win on PGA Tour, Waco 1964), dies at 80
- 2017 Janet Pilgrim, American early playmate model for Playboy (July 1955, Dec 1955, Oct 1956), dies at 82
- 2017 Mike Lowry, American politician (Rep-D-WA, 1979-89, Governor of Washington 1993-97), dies at 78
- 2017 Sam Mele, American MLB outfielder/manager (Minnesota Twins record 102 wins 1965), dies at 95
- 2017 Stan Weston, US toy licensing agent, developer of concept for G.I. Joe doll, dies at 84
- 2018 Andrés Reyes [Universo 2000], Mexican pro wrestler (3 x CMLL World Heavyweight Championship), dies from a heart attack at 55
- 2018 Ashok Mitra, Indian economist and politician, dies at 90
- 2018 Bob Woffinden, British journalist and author, dies of mesothelioma at 89
- 2018 Carl W. Duckworth, American politician (Utah House of Representatives, 1955–1958), dies of bone cancer at 53
- 2018 Chuck Missler, American evangelist and author, dies at 83
- 2018 Elmar Altvater, German political scientist, dies at 79
- 2018 Javier Aller, Spanish actor (The Biggest Robbery Never Told), dies at 46 of complications from diabetes
- 2018 John "Jabo" Starks, American drummer (James Brown, The J.B.'s), dies at 79
- 2018 Max Berrú, Ecuadorian-Chilean musician, dies at 74
- 2018 Ninalee Craig, American-born Canadian teacher and photograph subject, dies at 90 of complications from lung cancer
- 2018 Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris, British politician and life peer (MP for Leominster, 1974–2001), dies at 80
- 2018 Phil Gowan, American historian (RMS Titanic), dies of cancer at 65
- 2018 Raymond D. Dzendzel, American politician (Michigan House of Representatives, 1955–1958; Senate, 1959–1970), dies at 96
- 2018 Reg Gadney, British author, dies at 77
- 2018 Robert B. Kennedy, American politician (Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1975–1979), dies at 78
- 2018 Sun Yueh, Chinese-born Taiwanese actor (Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing), dies of sepsis at 87
- 2018 Wanda Wiłkomirska, Polish violinist and teacher, dies at 89
- 2020 Chung Hae-Won, South Korean soccer striker (58 caps; Daewoo Royals), dies from liver cancer at 60
- 2020 Georgios Zaimis, Greek sailor (Olympic gold dragon class 1960), dies at 82
- 2020 Matt Keough, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1978; AL Comeback Player of the Year 1980; Oakland A's), dies at 64
- 2021 Al Jamison, American football offensive lineman (AFL All Star 1961, 62; AFL C'ship 1960, 61; Houston Oilers), dies at 83
- 2021 Helen Murray Free, American chemist, co-developer of the dip-and-read diabetes test and National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipient (2009), dies at 98
- 2021 Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American stage and screen, Obie, Oscar, and Golden Globe award-winning actress (Man Equals Man; Moonstruck; Steel Magnolias), dies at 89 [1]
- 2022 Charles Siebert, American television actor (One Day at A Time; Trapper John, M.D. - "Stanley"), and director, dies at 84
- 2022 Ivan Osim, Bosnian soccer midfielder (19 caps Yugoslavia; FK Željezničar, RC Strasbourg, CS Sedan) and manager (Yugoslavia, Sturm Graz, Japan), dies at 80
- 2022 Régine [Zylberberg], French singer and nightclub owner, dies at 92
- 2022 Ric Parnell, British rock drummer (Atomic Rooster; Spinal Tap), dies at 70 [1]
Canadian folk singer ("Sundown"; "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald"), dies at 84 [1]
- 2024 Austin Savage, Welsh field hockey goaltender player (1972 Olympics), dies at 84
- 2024 Richard Tandy, British rock bassist and keyboard player (ELO), dies at 76 [1]
- 2024 Terry Medwin, Welsh soccer forward (30 caps; Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur), dies at 91
- 2025 Jill Sobule, American singer-songwriter ("I Kissed a Girl"), dies in a house fire at 66 [1]
- 2025 Ruth Buzzi, American comedienne and actress (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Margie in "That Girl"), dies of complications from Alzheimer's disease at 88 [1]
