- 604 Augustine of Canterbury, 1st Archbishop of Canterbury and apostle to England, dies (or 605)
- 735 Bede (Beda Venerabilis), English historian and monk, (b. circa 672 or 673)
- 818 Ali al-Rida [Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī], 8th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam and descendant of the prophet Muhammad, dies at 52 [approximate death date]
- 1055 Margrave Adalbert of Austria
- 1421 Mehmed I, Ottoman Sultan (1413-21). B. 1389.
- 1512 Bayezid II, Ottoman Sultan (1481-1512), dies at 62
- 1595 Philippus Nerius [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79
- 1609 Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried
- 1631 Enrico Caterino Davila, Italian writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia), dies at 54
- 1648 Vincent Voiture, French poet (L’Amour d’Uranie avec Philis) and writer known for his witty letters, dies at 51
- 1653 Robert Filmer, English writer (b. 1588)
- 1679 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (1651-79), dies at 42
- 1685 Charles II, Elector Palatine (b. 1651)
English navy administrator and Member of Parliament famous for his Diary of the English Restoration period, dies at 70
- 1742 Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina and diplomat, dies at 69
- 1753 Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau and governor of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies at 73
French smuggler considered the French Robin Hood, tortured and executed at 30 in front of 6,000 onlookers by being broken on the wheel for 8 minutes and then strangled
- 1762 Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher (b. 1714)
- 1799 James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish judge (b. 1714)
- 1818 Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian fieldmarshal (Minister of War during Napoleonic invasion), dies at 56
- 1824 Capel Lofft, English lawyer and writer, dies at 72
- 1831 Ciro Menotti, Italian patriot (b. 1798)
- 1831 Georg Hermes, German philosopher and theologist (Hermenianen), dies
- 1832 François-Louis Perne, French composer, dies at 59
- 1840 Sidney Smith, British admiral, dies at 75
- 1848 Vissarion Belinsky, Russian literary critic (Sovremennik) and influential Westernizer, dies of consumption at 36
- 1864 Charles Sealsfield, Austrian-American writer, dies at 71
- 1868 Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution
- 1871 Aimé Maillart, French opera composer (Les Dragons de Villars), dies at 54
- 1873 August Conradi, German organist and composer, dies at 51
- 1876 František Palacký, "Father of the Nation", Czech historian and politician (led Czech National Revival), dies at 77
- 1880 John Curwen, English Congregationalist minister and founder of Tonic sol-fa music system, dies at 63
- 1881 Jakob Bernays, German philologist (b. 1824)
- 1883 Abdelkader El Djezairi, Algerian leader, scholar and national hero (b.1808)
- 1883 Edward Sabine, Irish astronomer (b. 1788)
- 1891 Frederick Bowen Jewson, Scottish composer, dies at 67
- 1902 Almon Brown Strowger, American undertaker and inventor (automatic telephone-dialing system), dies at 62 [1]
- 1905 Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker, dies at 78
- 1907 Ida McKinley, US First Lady (1897-1901) and wife of the 25th US President William McKinley, dies at 59
- 1908 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indian religious leader, founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, dies at 69
- 1912 Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Bride of the Sea), dies at 61
- 1914 Jacob Riis, Danish-American social reformer and "muck raking" reporter (NY Tribune, NY Evening Sun), dies at 65
- 1924 Johann Heinrich Beck, American composer, dies at 67
- 1924 Victor Herbert, American cellist, composer, and conductor (Babes in Toyland; Eileen), dies of a heart attack at 65
- 1926 S V Petlura, Ukrainian ataman, assassinated by Shalom Schwarzbard
- 1933 Horatio Bottomley, British financier and politician (b. 1860)
American country singer and singing brakeman, dies of a pulmonary hemorrhage at 35
- 1938 John Jacob Abel, American pharmacologist (endocrine glands), dies at 81
- 1939 Charles Horace Mayo, American surgeon and co-founder (Mayo Clinic), dies at 74
- 1939 Cornelis Jacobus Snijders, Dutch military leader - Supreme Commander of Dutch Navy (1910-18), dies at 86
- 1943 Alice Tegnér (née Sandström), Swedish organist, poet, and composer of children's songs, dies at 79
- 1943 Edsel Ford, American President of Ford Motor Company (1919-1943) and son of Henry Ford, dies of stomach cancer aged 49
- 1944 Barend Busnac, Dutch office clerk and resistance fighter, executed by Nazi police in Haaren, Nethrlands at 22
- 1944 Cyril Francois, South African cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 252 runs, 6 wickets), dies in a motor accident at 46
- 1944 Henricus Verbunt, Dutch civil servant and resistance fighter, executed by German forces at 34
- 1944 Jacob J. Hage, Dutch farmer and WW II resistance fighter, executed at 23
- 1944 Robert van Spaendonck, Dutch resistance fighter, dies at 27
- 1946 Friedrich German prince, last ruler of Waldeck and Pyrmont, dies at 81
- 1946 Marcel Petiot, French serial killer known as 'Doctor Satan' who murdered Jews for money during WWII, guillotined for 26 murders at 49
- 1947 Nellie Neilson, PhD, American historian, first woman published in the American Historical Review, and the first female president of the American Historical Association, dies at 74
- 1948 Theodore Morell, German doctor, Hitler's personal physician, dies at 61
- 1950 Antonina Nezhdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies at 77
- 1951 Lincoln Ellsworth, Arctic explorer, dies at 71
- 1952 Dámaso Alonso, Spanish linguist and poet (Hombrey Dios), dies at 55
- 1953 Albert Spalding, American violinist and composer, dies at 64
- 1954 Franz Pfemfert, German journalist and writer, dies at 74
- 1954 Lionel Conacher, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (Stanley Cup 1934 Chicago Black Hawks, 1935 Montreal Maroons) and politician (MP Trinity), dies from a heart attack at 54
Italian auto racer (World F1 champion 1952, 53), dies in a testing accident at 36
- 1956 Al Simmons, American Baseball HOF outfielder (career BA .334; 3 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1929, 30; AL batting champion 1930, 31; Philadelphia A's), dies of a heart attack at 54
American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1906; no-hitter 1911; MLB record 1.82 career ERA; Chicago White Sox) and manager (Chicago WS 1924), dies at 78
- 1959 Joe Kelly, American radio and television host (Quiz Kids, 1949-53), dies at 57
- 1962 Jules Van de Leene, Belgian painter, dies at 75
- 1962 Wilfrid Wilson, British Georgian poet (Flannan Isle), dies at 73
- 1963 Sharon Lynn [D'Auvergne Sharon Lindsay], American silent and sound screen (Way Out West; The Big Broadcast), dies of multiple sclerosis at 62
- 1966 Don Castle, American actor (Born to Speed; The Invisible Wall), and television producer (Lassie), dies of accidental pain medication overdose at 48
- 1966 Neal Dodd, actor (Only Women, You Belong to Me), dies at 86
- 1967 Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60
- 1967 George E Stone, Polish actor (Viva Villa, Last Mile, 5 Star Final, Front Page), dies at 64
- 1968 William "Little Willie" John, American R&B singer ("Fever"; "Leave My Kitten Alone"), dies in prison while serving a sentence for manslaughter at 30
- 1969 Allan Lockheed [Allan Haines Loughead], American aviator engineer and executive (Lockheed Corporation), dies at 80
- 1969 Kathryn Minner (née White), American character actress (Little Old Lady from Pasadena), dies of a heart attack at 77
- 1969 Paul Hawkins, Australian racing driver (b. 1937)
- 1971 John Longden, British actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70
- 1973 Jacques Lipchitz, Polish-French-American painter and cubist sculptor, dies at 81
- 1974 Kitty Gordon, English entertainer, dies at 96
- 1974 Silvio Moser, Swiss racing driver (b. 1941)
- 1976 Edgar Moon, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ships 1930), dies at 71
- 1976 Juan Maino, Chilean leader of MAPU, "disappeared"
- 1977 Jim Boles, American actor (The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, One Man's Family), dies of cardiac arrest at 63
- 1977 William Powell, American R&B singer (O'Jays - "Love Train"; "Backstabbers"), dies of cancer at 35
- 1978 Cybele, Greek actress (b. 1887)
- 1979 George Brent, American actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75
- 1982 Nanny Larsén-Todsen, Swedish opera singer, dies at 97
- 1984 Onie Wheeler, American rockabilly, gospel, country and bluegrass music guitarist, harmonica player, and songwriter ("Run 'Em Off, "John's Been Shucking My Corn"; Go Home"), dies of a heart attack on stage at the Grand Ole Opry at 62
- 1987 Arthur Sackler, American philanthropist, psychiatrist and patron of the arts, dies of a heart attack at 73
- 1987 Emiliana de Zubeldía, Spanish-Mexican concert pianist, composer - chiefly for guitar (Landscape Basko), and educator (Academy of Music at the University of Sonora, 1947-87), dies at 98
- 1988 José Muñoz Molleda, Spanish composer and politician, dies at 83
- 1989 Don Revie, English soccer forward (6 caps; Leicester City, Hull City, Manchester City, Sunderland, Leeds) and manager (Leeds, England, UAE), dies from MND at 61
- 1991 Tom Cassidy, American TV news anchor (CNN), dies of AIDS at 41
- 1991 Tom Eyen, American Tony Award winning playwright and lyricist (Dreamgirls), dies of complications from AIDS at 50
- 1992 George Morrow, American jazz double-bassist (Max Roach and Clifford Brown; Sonny Rollins), dies at 66
- 1993 Carleton Morse, American radio dramatist (One Man's Family), dies at 91
- 1993 Cor de Groot, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer (Vernissage), dies at 78
- 1993 Marvin Young, American producer and silent film child actor (Player), dies at 90
- 1994 George Ball, American politician and diplomat (US Ambassador to the UN, Under Secretary of State), dies at 84
- 1994 Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, American jazz guitarist (Last Exit), dies of a heart attack at 53
- 1995 Friz Freleng, American animator for Warner Bros cartoons (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies), dies at 89
- 1995 Ron Weatherburn, British jazz pianist, dies at 61
- 1995 Severn Darden, American actor (Luv; The President's Analyst; Saturday the 14th), dies at 65
- 1996 Halka Grossman, Israeli resistance fighter and politician, dies at 76
- 1996 Mbuta Matima [Mpiosso], Concolese rumba and rock guitarist and songwriter (Zaika Langa-Langa), dies at 45
- 1996 Mike Sharperson, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1992; World Series 1988, 95), dies in a car crash at 34
- 1997 Erik Pausin, Austrian figure skater (Olympic silver pairs 1936; World C'ship silver x 5 [with sister Ilse Pausin]), dies at 77
- 1997 Jack Jersey [de Nijs], Dutch pop singer (The Four Sweeters; Jack & Woody; The Losers), songwriter, and record producer, dies of cancer at 55
- 1997 Manfred Von Ardenne, German scientific pioneer, dies at 90
- 1998 (Emmanuel) "Emil" Braginsky, Soviet Russian screenwriter (The Irony of Fate), dies at 77
- 1998 Charlie White American professional baseball catcher (Philadelphia Stars; Milwaukee Braves), dies at 70
- 1998 Linda Hayes [Bertha Williams], American R&B singer ("Yes! I Know", "Take Me Back"), dies at 74
- 1998 Sergey Yablonsky, Soviet and Russian mathematician and one of the founders of the Soviet school of mathematical cybernetics and discrete mathematics, dies at 73
- 1999 Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and entrepreneur, dies at 93
- 1999 Waldo Semon, American chemist and inventor (polyvinyl chloride/PVC), dies at 100 [1]
- 2001 Anne Haney, American actress (Mrs. Sellner in "Mrs. Doubtfire"; Greta in "Liar Liar"), dies of congestive heart failure at 67
- 2001 Moven Enock Mahachi, Defence Minister of Zimbabwe (b. 1952)
- 2001 Vittorio Brambilla, Italian racing driver (b. 1937)
- 2002 Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian marathoner (Olympic gold 1968), dies at 69
- 2003 Gerald S. Hawkins, English-American astronomer (archaeoastronomy), dies at 75
- 2003 Kathleen Winsor, American writer known for "Forever Amber", dies at 83
- 2004 Dullah Omar, South African attorney and UDF-leader, dies at 69
- 2004 Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh, Russian astronomer (b. 1931)
- 2005 Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1928)
- 2006 Édouard Michelin, CEO of tire manufacturer Michelin (b. 1963)
- 2006 Johann von Kielmansegg, German general (Commander-in-Chief of NATOs forces), dies at 99
- 2006 Kevin O'Flanagan, Irish rugby union winger (1 Test; London Irish RFC), soccer striker (FAI 10 caps; Ireland 3 caps) and administrator (International Olympic Committee 1976-94), dies at 86
- 2006 Ted Schroeder, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1942, Wimbledon 1949), dies of cancer at 84
- 2007 J Edward Oliver, British cartoonist (Record Mirror; Buster & Master's Mind), dies of cancer at 64
- 2008 Earle Hagen, American big band trombonist (Isham Jones; Tommy Dorsey; Benny Goodman), and Emmy Award-winning television composer (The Dick Van Dyke Show; The Andy Griffith Show; I Spy; The Mod Squad; "Harlem Nocturne"), dies at 88
- 2008 Harding Lemay, American writer (head writer for soap "Another World"), dies at 96
American Academy and Emmy Award-winning director, producer (Tootsie; Out of Africa), and occasional actor, dies of cancer at 73
- 2009 Peter Zezel, Canadian professional ice hockey player (15 seasons), dies from haemolytic anaemia at 44
- 2010 Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television personality (People are Funny), dies at 97
- 2010 Christopher Moran, British Air Chief Marshal (b. 1956)
- 2010 Jean Constantin, Romanian actor (b. 1928)
- 2010 Kieran Phelan, Irish senator (b. 1949)
- 2011 Arisen Ahubudu, Sri Lankan scholar, author and playwright (b. 1920)
- 2011 Ben Roberts, British industrial relations expert (London School of Economics), dies at 93
- 2013 Jack Vance, American sci-fi author, dies at 96
- 2014 Didymos I, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (2005-10), dies at 92
- 2014 Manuel Uribe Garza, Mexican man who suffered from morbid obesity (peak weight of 600 kg), dies at 48
American Baseball HOF pitcher (9 x MLB All-Star; perfect game 1964; no-hitter 1958; Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies) and politician (US Senator Kentucky 1999-2011; US Representative 1987-99), dies of a stroke at 85
- 2017 John Severson, founder of 'Surfer' magazine and artist (known for his depictions of surf culture), dies of cancer at 83
- 2017 Laura Biagiotti, Italian fashion designer known as the "Queen of Cashmere", dies of complications of a heart attack at 73
- 2017 Zbigniew Brzezinski, Polish-American national security advisor to President Carter (1977-1981), dies at 89
- 2018 Alan Bean, American Naval captain and astronaut (Ap 12, Skylab 3, 4th to walk on the moon), dies at 86
- 2018 Ted [Samuel Frederick] Dabney, American electrical engineer and founder of Atari (Pong), dies at 81
- 2019 Bart Starr, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (Super Bowl MVP I, II; 5 × NFL C'ship; NFL MVP 1966; GB Packers), dies of effects of stroke at 85
- 2020 Richard Herd, American actor (V: The Final Battle), dies of cancer at 87
- 2020 Stanley Ho, Chinese casino tycoon who transformed Macao, dies at 98
- 2021 Kay Tobin Lahusen, American photographer, gay rights activist and member of the Daughters of Bilitis, dies at 91
- 2021 Patrick Sky [Linch], American musician, folk singer, songwriter, record producer, and uilleann bagpiper (Songs That Made America Famous), dies of cancer at 80 [1]
- 2021 Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian soccer defender (66 caps; Internazionale 358 games) and manager (Como, Genoa), dies at 82
- 2022 Alan White, British rock drummer (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band; Yes, 1972-2022; solo - Ramshackled), dies at 72
- 2022 Andy Fletcher, British synthesizer and bass player (Depeche Mode - "Just Can't Get Enough"), dies of an aortic dissection at 60
- 2022 Arnold Burgen, British physician and founding President of Academia Europaea, dies at 100
- 2022 Ciriaco De Mita, Italian politician (Prime Minister of Italy, 1988-89; Member of European Parliament, 1984-88, 1999-2004 & 2009-14), dies at 94
American actor (Goodfellas; Field of Dreams: Cop Land), dies of heart failure at 67
- 2023 J. J. Bittenbinder, American police officer (Chicago P.D., 1971-94), author, and television host (Tough Target), dies at 80
- 2023 Jack Lee, American rock singer and songwriter (Blondie - "Hanging on the Telephone"; Paul Young - "Come Back and Stay"), dies of colon cancer at 71
- 2023 Meco [Domenico Monardo], American musician and record producer (Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk), dies at 83
- 2023 Reuben Wilson, American jazz organist ("Got to Get Your Own"), dies of lung cancer at 88
- 2024 Chip Kell, American College Football HOF center (University of Tennessee; CFL Edmonton Eskimos), dies of pneumonia at 75
- 2025 Charles Rangel, American politician (US Representative from New York, 1971-2017), dies at 94 [1]
- 2025 Co Hoedeman, Dutch-Canadian animator and director (The Sand Castle, Oddball), dies at 84 [1]
- 2025 Paul Marantz, American lighting designer known for his work on the "Tribute in Light" 9/11 memorial, dies of complications of a stroke at 87 [1]
- 2025 Rick Derringer [Zehringer], American guitarist, songwriter (The McCoys - "Hang On Sloopy"; solo - "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo"), and producer (Edgar Winter; Johnny Winter; Weird Al Yankovic), dies at 77 [1]
- 2025 Robert Jarvik, American scientist and researcher who developed the Jarvik-7 artificial heart, dies of complications of Parkinson’s disease at 79 [1]
