- 1259 Christopher I, King of Denmark (1252-59), dies at about 40 (b. 1219)
King of Castile and León (1369-79), dies at 45
- 1405 Philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France
- 1425 Hongxi Emperor [Zhu Gaochi], fourth Emperor of Ming Dynasty of China, dies at 46
- 1453 Constantine XI Palaeologus, last Byzantine Emperor (1449-53), dies in final defense of Constantinople against the Ottoman Turks at 49
Portuguese explorer (1st European to round Cape of Good Hope), drowns at 48 or 49
- 1511 Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, Spanish Governor of the Indies (1501-09), dies at 50 or 51
- 1544 Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68
- 1546 Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered in St Andrews Castle at 52
- 1593 John Penry, Welsh protestant martyr (Marprelate tracts), executed for sedition at about 30
- 1629 Arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer and member of Great Council, dies at about 74
- 1660 Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician (b. 1615)
- 1660 Gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transylvania, dies in battle
- 1680 Abraham Megerle, Austrian organist, composer, and Kapellmeister, dies at 73
- 1691 Cornelis Tromp, Dutch naval officer and son of Maarten Tromp, dies at 61
- 1750 Giuseppe Porsile, Neapolitan composer, dies at 70
- 1788 Jacques Aliamet, French etcher and engraver, dies at 61
- 1790 Israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (Battle of Bunker Hill), dies at 72 [1]
- 1796 Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician who is thought to have organized assassination of King Gustav III, dies in prison at 75
Empress of France (1804-14) and Queen of Italy (1805-10) as the first wife of Napoleon I, dies of pneumonia at 50
- 1815 Cornelis de Gijselaar, Dutch politician and patriot during the Dutch Republic, dies at 64
- 1816 Madame Louverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint Louverture, dies
- 1829 Humphry Davy, English chemist, studied electro-chemistry, invented the Davy lamp), dies at 50
- 1833 William Marshall, Scottish fiddle composer (strathspeys The Marchioness of Huntly), dies at 84
- 1847 Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French general and marshal, dies at 80
- 1862 Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, Polish composer, conductor and pedagogue, dies at 71
- 1866 Henry Darwin Rogers, American Geologist (theory of mountain building, first geological mapping of Pennsylvania), dies at 57
- 1866 Winfield Scott, American army general (Union) and presidential candidate, dies at 79
- 1868 Levi Lincoln, Jr., American lawyer and 13th Governor of Massachusetts (1825-34), dies at 85
- 1868 Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)
- 1869 Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel de Geographie) and globe maker, dies at 73
- 1872 John Gill Shorter, American politician (17th Governor of Alabama), dies at 54
- 1877 John Lothrop Motley, American historian and author (The Rise of the Dutch Republic), dies at 63
- 1882 Vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833)
- 1883 Marianne, Princess of the Netherlands, wife of Prince Albert of Prussia (dissolved 1849), Dutch unconventional princess who left her marriage, dies at 73
- 1885 Alfred Meissner, Austrian poet (Ziska), dies at 62
- 1892 Bahá'u'lláh, Iranian religious leader, prophet founder of the Baha'i Faith, dies at 74
- 1896 Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist, dies at 81
- 1897 Julius von Sachs, German botanist and naturalist, dies at 64
- 1899 Frantz Jehin-Prume, Canadian violinist and composer, dies at 60
- 1903 Bruce Price, American architect (Château Frontenac), dies at 57
- 1905 Leon Francis Victor Caron, French-Australian composer (Caron Opera Company), dies at 55
- 1910 Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist and composer (Islamej; Tamara), dies at 73
English dramatist, poet librettist remembered for his comic operas with Arthur Sullivan (The Pirates of Penzance; H.M.S. Pinafore; The Mikado), dies of a heart attack at 74
- 1914 Paul von Mauser, German weapon designer, dies at 75
- 1919 Robert Bacon, American politician (39th United States Secretary of State), dies at 58
- 1921 Abbott Handerson Thayer, American painter and naturalist (paintings of angels), dies at 71 [1]
- 1921 Horace Porter, American Brigadier General (Union Army), dies at 84
- 1922 Yevgeny Vakhtangov, Armenian-Russian theatrical director of the Moscow Art Theatre (Vakhtangov Theatre), dies of cancer at 39
- 1924 Johann Baptist Singenberger, Swiss composer, music teacher, editor and publisher of liturgical music, dies at 76
- 1924 Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (negotiated Entente Cordiale), dies at 81
- 1934 Eugenie Besserer, American actress (Anna Christie, Madame X), dies at 65
- 1935 Josef Suk, Czech violinist (Bohemian String Quartet, 1891-1933), composer (Asrael Symphony; Ripening; Serenade for Strings), and educator, dies at 61
- 1939 Ursula Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic saint and foundress of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, dies of a carcinoma at 74
- 1942 Akiko Yosano, Japanese poet (Tangled Hair), dies at 63
- 1943 Hermann Hans Wetzler, German-American composer, dies at 72
- 1946 Martin Gottfried Weiss, German commandant of the Dachau concentration camp known as "The Demon of Dachau", executed for war crimes at 40
- 1948 May Whitty, English actress (Gaslight, Mrs Miniver, Suspicion), dies at 82
- 1951 Dimitrios Levidis, Greek composer, dies at 66
- 1951 Josef Bohuslav Foerster, Czech organist and composer, dies at 91
- 1951 Robert Kahn, German composer, dies at 85
- 1953 Man Mountain Dean [Frank Simmons Leavitt], American professional wrestler, dies at 61
- 1955 Daniël George van Beuningen, Dutch coal merchant (Rotterdam) and art collector, dies at 78
- 1956 Albert H. Edelkoort, Dutch theologist (Christusverwachting), dies at 65
- 1956 Hermann Abendroth, German conductor (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, 1934-45), dies at 73
- 1957 George Bacovia [Vasiliu], Romanian poet and composer (Plumb), dies at 75
- 1957 James Whale, English stage actor and Hollywood film director (Frankenstein; The Invisible Man; Show Boat), commits suicide by drowning in his Pacific Palisades, California pool at 67
- 1958 Juan Ramon Jiménez, Spanish poet (Distant Gardeens; Nobel Prize for Literature, 1956), dies at 76 [1]
- 1961 Uuno Klami, Finnish composer (Psalmus; Kalevala Suite), dies of a heart attack while sailing at 60
- 1967 Georg Wilhelm Pabst, German film director (The Threepenny Opera, Kameradschaft), dies at 81
- 1967 Geronimo Baqueiro Foster, Mexican composer, dies at 69
- 1968 Jacques Chardonne [Boutelleau], French writer (l'Epithalame), dies at 84
- 1970 Eve Hesse, German born Jewish American sculptor dies of a brain tumor aged 34
- 1970 John Gunther, American author and host (John Gunther's High Road), dies at 68
- 1971 Max Trapp, German composer, dies at 83
- 1972 Margaret Ruthven Lang, American composer (Irish Love Song), dies at 104
- 1972 Moe Berg, American Major League Baseball catcher, coach, and spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II, dies at 70
- 1972 Stephen Timoshenko [Stepan Tymoshenko], Ukrainian-American mechanical engineer (elasticity; strength of materials), and pedagogue, dies at 93
- 1973 Eric Applewhite, American actor (Dial M for Murder,), dies at 76
- 1973 P. Ramlee [Teuku Puteh], Malaysian actor, filmmaker, pop singer and musician, dies of a heart attack at 44
- 1973 P. Ramlee, Malaysian film actor, director, singer and songwriter, dies of a heart attack at 44
- 1973 Voltaire "Volly" De Faut; American jazz reed player (New Orleans Rhythm Kings; Jean Goldkette), dies at 69
- 1974 Rudall Hayward, New Zealand filmmaker (Rewi’s Last Stand, To Love a Māori), dies of pneumonia at 73
- 1977 Ba Maw, Burmese politician, lawyer, and first Burma Premier (1937-9), dies at 84
- 1977 Goddard Lieberson, British composer and record label executive (President of Columbia Records, 1957-71 & 73-75), dies at 66
- 1978 Carl Reynolds, American baseball outfielder, 1927-39 (Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and 3 other tems) who was 2nd player in MLB history to hit HRs in 3 consecutive innings (1930), dies at 75
- 1979 John H. Wood, Jr., American federal judge (US Western District of Texas, 1970-79), assassinated on orders of a drug lord awaiting trial at 63
Canadian-American silent film actress (Poor Little Rich Girl; Suds; Coquette), producer, and studio founder, known as "America's Sweetheart", dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 87
- 1982 Romy Schneider, German-French actress (That Most Important Thing: Love; Death Watch), dies of cardiac arrest at 43
- 1983 Arvīds Pelše, Soviet Latvian leader (First Secretary of the Latvian SSR, CPSU Politburo member), dies at 84
- 1985 39 people die in a confrontation at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium when Juventus and Italian fans are crushed against a wall escaping a breach by Liverpool fans
- 1985 Madge West, American actress (McLean Stevenson Show), dies at 93
- 1987 Alain Vincx, Belgian stuntman, dies in an accident at 40
- 1987 Charan Singh, Indian politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (1979-80), dies at 84
- 1987 Phyllis Tate, British composer, dies at 76
- 1989 John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), dies from a longterm lung disease at 45
- 1991 Coral Browne, Australian actress (Ruling Class, Time Express), dies of cancer at 77
- 1992 Bill Beyers, American actor (Capitol - "Wally McCandless"), dies of AIDS at 37
- 1992 Mavis Rivers, Samoan-New Zealand jazz singer, dies from a stroke suffered after a performance at 63 [1]
- 1992 Ollie Halsall, British rock guitarist and vibraphone player (Patto; The Rutles; Kevin Ayers), dies of a heart attack at 43
- 1992 Pippa Steel, British actress (Vampire Lovers), dies of cancer at 44
- 1992 Ruby Middleton Forsythe, African-American teacher who taught for 50 years in one-room schoolhouse in South Carolina, dies at 86
- 1992 Rudolf Alberth, German conductor, and composer, dies at 74
American boxer (World Light Heavyweight Champion 1939-40), dies of pneumonia at 75
- 1993 Tiny Hofman, Amsterdam activist (Nieuwmarkt), dies at 68
German politician and Head of State of East Germany (1971-89), dies of liver cancer in Chile at 81
- 1994 Harry Levin, American literary scholar, dies at 81
- 1994 Jose Bohr, actor (El Traidor, Sueno de Amor), dies at 92
- 1994 Joseph Janni, producer, dies at 78
- 1994 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, American jazz drummer, dies at 61
- 1995 Margaret Chase Smith, American politician (U.S. Senator from Maine), dies at 97
- 1996 Jeremy Sinden, English actor (Chariots of Fire, Ascendancy, Harem), dies at 45
- 1996 Tamara Toumanova, Georgian-American prima ballerina (Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo), dies at 77
- 1997 George Fenneman, American radio and TV announcer (You Bet Your Life), dies at 77
- 1997 Jeff Buckley, American musician and singer ("Hallelujah"), drowns at 30
- 1997 John H. Sengstacke, American newspaper publisher (Chicago Defender) and owner of the largest chain of African-American oriented newspapers in the US, dies at 84
- 1998 Barry Goldwater, American politician (U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1953-65, 1969-87; Republican presidential candidate, 1964), dies at 89
- 1998 Eric Atkinson, West Indian cricket fast bowler (8 Tests, 25 wickets, BB 5/42; Barbados), dies at 70
- 1999 Richard Belmont Ray, American politician (Rep-D-GA, 1983-93), dies at 72
- 2002 Mildred Benson (née Augustine), American journalist and children's literature and mystery novelist (Nancy Drew; Penny Parker), dies at 96
- 2004 Archibald Cox, American lawyer and special prosecutor (Watergate), dies at 92
- 2004 Gordon Wolstenholme, British physician (Ciba Foundation), dies at 91 [1]
- 2004 Samuel Dash, American lawyer, chief counsel for the Senate Watergate Committee, dies at 79
- 2005 Frederick Page, English aircraft designer and executive (CEO British Aerospace Aircraft Group), dies at 88
- 2005 George Rochberg, American composer (Concord Quartet), dies at 86
- 2005 María de los Ángeles Alvariño González, Spanish marine biologist and oceanographer, dies at 88
- 2005 Oscar Brown, American singer, songwriter ("Brown Baby"; "Forbidden Fruit"), playwright, and poet, dies from complications of osteomyelitis at 78
- 2006 Jacques Bouchard, Canadian French language advertising executive, dies of cancer at 75
- 2006 Steve Mizerak, American pool player, dies of complications from gall bladder surgery at 61
- 2007 Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey left wing (4 x NHL All Star; Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, NY Rangers), dies from multiple sclerosis at 68
- 2007 Lois Browne-Evans, Bermudian Politician (stroke) (b. 1927)
- 2007 Posteal Laskey, American convicted murderer widely believed to be the Cincinnati Strangler, dies of natural causes (b. 1938)
- 2008 Dianne Odell, American medical figure (b. 1947)
- 2008 Harvey Korman, American actor (The Carol Burnett Show; Blazing Saddles; High Anxiety), dies of complications from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm at 81
- 2009 Karine Ruby, French snowboarder (Olympic gold Giant slalom 1998, silver Parallel giant slalom 2002), dies in a climbing accident at 31
American actor and director (True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider), dies at 74
- 2010 Randolph Stow, Australian author and poet (Suburbs of Hell), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 74
- 2011 Bill Clements, American politician, Governor of Texas (1987-91), dies at 94
- 2011 Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian (Olympic gold team event 1960, bronze 1968, 76), dies at 96
- 2011 Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian politician, President of Hungary (b. 1931)
- 2011 Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazian president (b. 1949)
- 2011 Simon Brint, British comic actor, musician, and television composer (French and Saunders; A Bit of Fry & Laurie; Monarch of the Glen), takes his own life at 60
- 2012 (Arthel) "Doc" Watson, American Grammy Award-winning bluegrass, folk, and blues guitarist, songwriter, and singer, dies from complications following surgery at 89
- 2012 Mark Minkov, Russian Soviet theater and film score composer, dies at 67
- 2013 Andrew M Greeley, American Catholic priest, journalist (Chicago Sun-Times), author (The Cardinal Sins), and sociologist, dies at 85
- 2013 Françoise Blanchard, French actress, dies at 58
- 2013 Henekh "Henry" Morgentaler, Polish-Canadian gynecologist, abortion rights advocate, and Holocaust survivor, dies at 90
- 2013 Marvin Junior, American singer (The Dells - Oh What a Nite), dies at 77
- 2013 Mulgrew Miller, American jazz pianist (Duke Ellington; Betty Carter; Artie Shaw; Art Blakey), composer, and educator (William Patterson University), dies of a stroke at 57
- 2014 Karlheinz Böhm, Austrian actor, dies at 86
- 2014 Stefans Grové, South African composer (Nonyana, The Ceremonial Dancer; Cyclops; Glimpses), dies at 91
- 2015 Betsy Palmer [Patricia Betsy Hrunek], American actress (Mr Roberts, Friday the 13th), dies at 88
American tennis player (6 x Grand Slam singles titles; 29 x GS doubles titles), dies at 89
- 2015 Henry Carr, American athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 4x400m 1964) and football safety (NY Giants), dies at 72
- 2015 Peter Cropper, British violinist (Lindsay Quartet, 1965-2005), dies of a heart attack at 59
- 2017 Constantine Mitsotakis [Konstantinos Mitsotakis], Prime Minister of Greece (1990 –1993), dies at 98
- 2017 William J.L. Sladen, Welsh-American ecologist and Antarctic explorer whose work led to a ban on pesticide DDT, dies at 96 [1]
- 2018 Rosa Briceño, Venezuelan conductor, and educator, dies of leukemia at 61
- 2020 Alfred Kolleritsch, Austrian poet and literary journalist, dies at 89
- 2020 Curtis Cokes, American boxer (WBA/WBC world welterweight champion 1966-69), dies of heart failure at 82
- 2020 Jeanie Lambe, Scottish jazz singer, dies at 79
- 2020 Ron Johnston, British geographer (electoral geography), dies at 79
- 2020 Roosevelt Taylor, American football safety (Pro Bowl 1963, 68; First Team All-Pro 1963; Chicago Bears, SF 49ers, Washington Redskins), dies at 82
- 2021 B.J. Thomas, American singer ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"; "Hooked On A Feeling"; "Growing Pains Theme"), dies of lung cancer at 78
- 2021 Gavin MacLeod [Allan See], American actor (Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Murray"; The Love Boat - "Captain Stubing"; McHale's Navy - "Happy"), dies at 90
- 2021 Keith Mullings, American boxer (WBC and lineal light middleweight titles 1998), dies at 53
- 2022 Lester Piggott, English jockey (11 x British flat racing C'ship Jockey; record 9 x Epsom Derby; 30 x British Classic Race wins), dies at 86
- 2022 Ronnie Hawkins, American-Canadian rock musician, dies at 87
- 2023 Shaw Clifton, British 18th General of The Salvation Army, dies at 77
- 2023 Vítězslav Mácha, Czech Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold welterweight 1972, silver 1976; World C'ship gold 1974, 77), dies at 75
- 2024 Manfred Wolke, German boxer (Olympic gold GDR welterweight 1968), dies at 81
- 2024 Margot Benacerraf, Venezuelan documentary filmmaker (Araya, Reverón), dies at 97
- 2025 Alf Clausen, American orchestra leader and Emmy Award-winning film and television score composer (The Simpsons; Donny & Marie; ALF), dies from complications of Parkinson's disease at 84
- 2025 Beans Morocco [Daniel Barrows], American character actor, dies at 90 [1]
- 2025 Bernard Kerik, American law enforcement officer (New York City Police Commissioner, 2000-01), dies at 69 [1]
- 2025 Vicki Goldberg, American photography critic and author (The Power of Photography), dies of cancer at 88
