- 392 Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21
- 884 Marinus I [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies
- 913 Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz
- 1036 Go-Ichijō, 68th Emperor of Japan (1016-36), dies at 27
- 1157 Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince
- 1174 Nur al-Din, Muslim ruler of Aleppo (1146-1174) who united Syria and Egypt and fought during the Second Crusade, dies at 56
- 1381 Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron who famously escaped being hung at Nuremberg Castle, finally dies executed by breaking wheel
- 1482 Paolo Toscanelli, Italian physician and mapmaker, dies
- 1585 Niwa Nagahide, Japanese samurai for the Oda clan, dies at 49
- 1591 Dmitry Ivanovitch [Dmitry of Uglich], Russian Tsarevich and youngest son of Russian Tsar Ivan IV, murdered at 8
- 1609 Giovanni Croce, Italian composer (b. 1557)
- 1621 Henrick de Keyser, Dutch architect and sculptor (master builder of Amsterdam, Zuiderkerk church), dies at 56
- 1622 Peter Plancius, Flemish-Dutch vicar and cartographer for the Dutch East India Company, dies at about 69
- 1634 Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter, specialized in winter landscapes, dies at 49
- 1685 Henri Otto, Spanish marquis of Caretto/Savona/Grana, dies
- 1698 Marie Champmeslé, French actress (Fête de Vénus), dies at 56
- 1699 Edward Petre, English Jesuit and privy councilor (b. 1631)
- 1714 Roger Elliott, British general and Governor of Gibraltar
- 1740 Ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680)
- 1746 Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, Italian composer and castrato singer dies at 67
- 1760 Alaungpaya, King of Burma (b. 1711)
- 1761 Jacob Mossel, Dutch administrator (Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1750-61), dies at 56
- 1773 Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer, dies at 62
- 1782 Richard Wilson, Welsh landscape painter, dies at 67
- 1785 Karel Blazej Kopriva, Czech organist and composer, dies at 29
- 1801 Louis di Belgioioso, Austrian count, diplomat and field marshal under the Habsburgs dies at 73
- 1821 John Wall Calcott, English composer, dies at 54
- 1822 Christian Ludwig Dieter, German composer, dies at 64
- 1823 Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer, dies at 69
- 1824 Alexander Campbell, Scottish composer and writer (associate of Walter Scott), dies at 60
- 1832 Carl Friedrich Zelter, German composer, dies at 73
- 1833 Edmund Kean, British Shakespearean actor (Edmund Kean's Masonic Career), dies at 46
- 1842 Emanuel A D M J count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76
- 1845 Samuel Wiselius, Dutch lawyer patriot and writer (helped dismantle Dutch East India Co), dies at 76
- 1847 Daniel O'Connell, Irish lawyer, and nationalist politician (Mayor of Dublin,1841-42; Member of Parliament, 1828-47), dies at 71
- 1852 Louisa Adams, US First Lady (1825-29), dies at 77
- 1855 Jan Mazereeuw, Frisian farmer/sect leader, dies at 75
- 1872 Thomas Hastings, American composer, dies at 87
- 1873 Alexandru Ioan Cuza, 1st Prince of united Romania (land reform, emancipated peasants), dies in exile at 53
- 1879 Gottfried Semper, German architect (b. 1803)
American poet (Collected Poems) and one of the most important figures in American poetry, dies of nephritis at 55
- 1889 Alfred Potocki, Austrian politician (Prime Minister, Governor, Viceroy of Galicia), dies
- 1892 Arthur Hodister, British ivory seller (Heart of Darkness), murdered at 44
- 1895 Joseph Whitaker, British publisher (Whitaker's Almanack), dies at 75
- 1899 Francisque Sarcey, French writer (Le Temps), dies at 70
- 1924 Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and pacifist (Nobel 1909), dies at 71
- 1932 Inukai Tsuyoshi, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1931-32), assassinated by Navy officers at 76
- 1932 Ki Inukai, premier Japan (1931-32), murdered
- 1933 Ernest Torrence, Scottish actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Hunchback of Notre Dame), dies from complications following surgery for gall stones at 54
- 1935 Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian avant-garde painter and art theorist, dies of cancer at 56
- 1937 Phillip Snowden, British politician first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer, dies at 72
- 1940 Joseph Limburg, Dutch lawyer and politician, dies at 73
- 1940 Willem Adriaan Bonger, Dutch criminologist (Race & Crime), suicide at 63
- 1945 Charles Williams, British poet and writer, dies at 58
- 1945 Major Courtney, US medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf
- 1948 Edward Flanagan, Irish-American Catholic priest and founder of Boys Town, dies of a heart attack at 61
- 1952 Albert Bassermann, German actor (Foreign Correspondent, Madame Curie), dies at 84
- 1952 Italo Montemezzi, Italian composer (L'amore dei tre re), dies at 76
- 1954 William March, American writer (Company K), dies at 60
- 1956 Austin Osman Spare, English magician (b. 1886)
- 1958 Michael G the Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam), dies at 91
- 1964 Cornelis Hendrik Edelman, Dutch geologist, dies at 61
- 1964 Vladko Maček, Kingdom of Yugoslavia deputy prime minister (b. 1879)
- 1965 Adrian Schoevers, Dutch director (Schoevers Institution), dies
- 1966 Kathryn Forbes, American short story writer (mama's bank account), dies at 58
- 1967 Edward Hopper, American painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84
- 1967 Jaromír Fiala, Czech composer, dies at 74
- 1969 Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (Flyweight World Champion, 1916-23), referee, and columnist (News of the World), dies of complications of diabetes and dementia at 76
Canadian Hockey HOF center (only player in NHL history to score 7 goals in a single game 1920; Stanley Cup 1912, 13 Quebec Bulldogs; 1924 Montreal Canadiens), dies at 79
- 1971 Donald F. Duncan Sr., American entrepreneur (Duncan Toys Company), dies at 78
- 1971 Goose Goslin, American Baseball HOF left fielder (World Series 1924 Washington Sens, 1935 Detroit Tigers; AL batting champion 1928; MLB All Star 1936), dies at 70
- 1971 Sir Tyrone Guthrie, British actor, producer, writer and director, dies at 70
- 1972 Nigel Green, South African-born British character actor (Zulu, Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), dies of an accidental barbiturate overdose at 47
- 1973 Willem Huibert Rassers, Dutch cultural anthropologist (Pandji), dies at 95
- 1974 Guy Simonds, Canadian army, youngest General officer, dies at 71
- 1976 Samuel Eliot Morison, American historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea), dies at 88
- 1977 Modibo Keïta, 1st President of Mali (1960-68), dies at 61
- 1979 Curtis Stevens, American bobsledder (Olympic gold 2-man [with brother Hubert] 1932), dies at 80
- 1983 James Van Der Zee, African-American photographer, dies at 96
- 1984 Francis Schaeffer, American theologian, philosopher, and pastor (b. 1912)
- 1984 Lionel Charles Robbins, British economist, dies at 85
- 1985 Jackie Curtis, actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38
- 1986 Elio de Angelis, Italian race car driver (b. 1958)
- 1986 Theodore H. White, American journalist (Making of President, Pulitzer Prize1962), dies at 71
- 1987 John Baur, American museum director and author (American Paintings in 19th Century), dies at 78
- 1987 Wynne Gibson, American actress (Night After Night, Aggie Appleby), dies at 88
- 1988 Andrew Duggan, American character actor (Secret War of Harry Frigg, Winds of War), dies of cancer at 64
- 1988 Greta Nissen, Norwegian-American ballet dancer and silent film actress (Ambassador Bill; The King on Main Street), dies of Parkinson's disease at 82
- 1989 Johnny Green, American singer (Body and Soul) and film score composer who won 5 Academy Awards, dies at 80
- 1990 Doug Young, Canadian NHL defenceman (Stanley Cup 1936-37, Detroit Red Wings captain), dies at 81
- 1991 (Lawrence) "Bud" Freeman, American jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and composer ("The Eel"; "Zen Is When"), dies of cancer at 84
- 1991 Andreas Floer, German mathematician (Floer homology), dies at 34
- 1991 Reno Browne, American Western actress, dies at 70
- 1991 Ronald Lacey, actor (Raiders of Lost Ark, Next Victim), dies at 55
- 1992 Barbara Lee, American pop singer (Chiffons - He's So Fine; Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?), dies at 44
- 1992 Bruce Hopkins, American cabaret performer and stage director (La Gran Scena Opera Company), dies of complications of diabetes at 44
- 1992 Jovy Marcelo, Filipino race car driver, killed during a practice run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 27
- 1992 Robert Morris Page, American physicist who helped develop and refine radar technology, dies of heart failure at 88 [1]
- 1993 Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese writer, poet, and diplomat, dies at 59
- 1994 Frederik von Pallandt, Danish-Dutch pop singer and guitarist (Nina & Frederik), murdered in the Philippines at 60
- 1994 Gilbert Roland [Luis Alonso], Mexican actor (Juarez, Barbarosa), dies from cancer at 88
- 1994 Jan Bakker, Dutch WWII resistance fighter and journalist (Parool), dies at 79
- 1994 Ronnie Potsdammer, Dutch singer, songwriter and programmer, dies at 71
- 1994 Royal Dano, American actor (Red Badge of Courage, Cocaine Wars, House II), dies of a heart attack at 71
- 1995 Edouard Dermithe, Italian actor (Orpheus; Thomas the Impostor), dies at 70
- 1995 Eric Porter, British stage and BAFTA Award-winning screen actor (The Royal Shakespeare Company; The Forsyte Saga; Antony & Cleopatra, The Thirty Nine Steps), dies of colon cancer at 67
- 1995 Johnny Van Derrick, British jazz violinist (Pink Panther Theme), dies at 68
- 1995 Perry Lederman, American folk and blues singer and guitarist, dies at 52
- 1996 Charles B. Fulton, American jurist chief judge of the Southern District of Florida (1966-77), dies of cancer at 86
- 1996 Claus Bremer, German dramatist, dies at 71
- 1996 George Tindley, American soul singer and songwriter, dies at 58
- 1998 Earl Manigault, American basketball player (b. 1944)
- 1998 John Hawkes, American writer (2nd Skin), dies at 72
- 2000 Alfred H. Free, American biochemist and co-developer of the dip-and-read diabetes test, dies at 87
- 2000 Ziki Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton (née Myrtle Arbuthnot), British model and photographer (as Ziki Arnot), and politician (House of Lords, 1990-200), dies of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) - a rare brain disorder at 66
- 2003 Desmond Dreyer, British admiral (battle of the River Plate), dies at 93 [1]
- 2003 George Francis, British gangster (b. 1940)
American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Carter Family; Johnny Cash Show), songwriter ("Ring of Fire"), and actress, dies from complications after heart valve replacement surgery at 73
- 2003 Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist and youngest winner of the Tour of Flanders, dies at 78 [1]
- 2004 Clint Warwick [Albert Eccles], English bassist (Moody Blues), dies at 63
- 2005 Alan B. Gold, Quebec Chief Justice (b. 1917)
- 2006 Chic Hecht, American Republican politician and Senator from Nevada (1983-89), dies of prostate cancer at 77
- 2007 Jerry Falwell, American TV evangelist, founder of Liberty University, dies at 73
- 2007 Yolanda King, American actress and activist, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. (b. 1955)
- 2008 Alexander Courage, American composer of original Star Trek theme, dies at 88
- 2008 Ray Wilson, English footballer (1966 World Cup team), dies at 83
- 2008 Robert Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer, younger brother of Joey Dunlop, dies after a crash at 47
- 2008 Tommy Burns, Scottish soccer midfielder (8 caps; Celtic, Kilmarnock) and manager (Scotland, Celtic, Kilmarnock, Reading), dies of melanoma at 51
- 2008 Walt Dickerson, American jazz vibraphone player, and composer ("To My Queen"), dies of cardiac arrest at 80 [1]
- 2008 Willis Lamb, American physicist (Nobel 1955), dies at 94
- 2009 Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Australian actor, pilot and radio announcer, dies at 86
- 2009 Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and smooth jazz bassist, dies from the effects of cancer at 44
- 2010 Besian Idrizaj, Footballer (b. 1987)
- 2010 Diether de la Motte, German composer and music theorist, dies at 82
- 2010 Moshe Greenberg, American-Israeli Bible scholar, dies at 81
- 2011 Bob Flannigan, American jazz singer (The Four Freshmen), dies at 84
- 2012 Carlos Fuentes, Mexican author (The Death of Artemio Cruz), dies from a haemorrhage at 83
- 2012 Jean Craighead George, American writer (Julie of the Wolves), dies at 92
- 2014 Jean-Luc Dehaene, Belgian Prime Minister (1992-99), dies from a fall at 73
- 2015 Bob Hopkins, American basketball forward and coach (Syracuse Nationals; Seattle SuperSonics), dies of heart and kidney failure at 80
- 2015 Flora MacNeil, Scottish traditional Gaelic folksong singer, dies at 86
- 2015 Garo Yepremian, American NFL place kicker (Miami Dolphins), dies at 70
- 2017 Ian Brady [Ian Duncan Stewart], British serial killer (Moors Murders), dies in prison at 79
- 2018 Ian Denholm, Scottish shipping CEO (Murray Investment Trust), dies at 91
- 2020 Fred Willard, American comedian and character actor (Fernwood 2-Night; Best In Show: Everyone Loves Raymond; Modern Family), dies at 86
- 2020 Lynn Shelton, American independent film director (Sword of Trust, Laggies), dies at 54
- 2020 Phil May, English rocker (Pretty Things), dies at 75
- 2021 Fred Martinelli, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Ashland University 1959-93), dies at 92
- 2022 Ricky Gardiner, Scottish rock guitarist (David Bowie - Low; Iggy Pop - Lust for Life), and composer, dies at 73
- 2022 Stevan Ostojić, Serbian soccer striker (2 caps Yugoslavia; Red Star Belgrade) and manager (RS Belgrade), dies at 80
- 2023 Robert Lucas, Jr., American economist (Nobel Prize for Economics - 1995, for rational expectations theory), dies at 85 [1]
- 2023 Ron Northcott, Canadian curler (World C'ship gold 1966, 68, 69), dies at 87
- 2023 Sharon Farrell, American actress (Hawaii 5-0, The Young and the Restless), dies at 82
- 2023 Zbigniew Kaczmarek, Polish weightlifter (World C'ship gold lightweight 1970, 71; disqualified Olympic gold 1976), dies at 76
- 2024 Tates Locke, American basketball coach (Army, Clemson University, Indiana State Uni), dies at 87
American composer (Bye Bye Birdie; Annie), dies at 96 [1]
- 2025 Conrad Shinn, American pilot and the first person to land a plane at the South Pole, dies at 102 [1]
- 2025 Orien McNeill, American DIY artist known for creating art using waterways, dies at 45 [1]
- 2025 Ronald Ribman, American playwright (Cold Storage; Harry, Noon and Night), dies at 92 [1]
- 2025 Taina Elg, Finnish-American stage and screen dancer and actress (Les Girls; Hercules in New York; Where's Charley?; One Life to Live, 1980-82), dies at 95
