- 455 Petronius Maximus, Roman senator, Emperor of Rome (455), lynched by an angry mob trying to escape Rome at 58 or 59
- 1076 Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria and the last Anglo-Saxon earl, beheaded after rebelling against William the Conquorer
- 1091 Hendrik van Verdun, Bishop of Liège (1075-91), dies
- 1198 Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies
- 1246 Isabella of Angouleme, queen consort of King John of England (1200-16) and Countess of La Marche, dies at about 58
- 1349 Thomas Wake, English politician and baron (b. 1297)
- 1408 Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, 3rd Japanese shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1368-94), dies at 49
- 1410 King Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)
- 1495 Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, dies at 80
- 1504 Engelbert II, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz and viceroy of Luxembourg, dies at 53
- 1551 Basiano da Sangallo, Italian sculptor and painter, dies
- 1558 Philip Hoby, English politician (b. 1505)
- 1567 Guido de Bres, Belgian theologian (b. 1522)
- 1567 Pereguin de la Grange, French minister, martyr of Reform, dies
- 1594 Tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter and notable exponent of the Renaissance school, dies at 75
- 1620 William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and military commander (cousin to Maurice Prince of Orange), dies at 59
- 1665 Pieter Janz Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67
- 1680 Joachim Neander, German clergyman (b. 1650)
- 1696 Heinrich Schwemmer, German composer, dies at 75
- 1740 Frederik Willem I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51
- 1747 Andrei Osterman, Russian statesman (b. 1686)
- 1799 Pierre Lemonnier, French astronomer (b. 1715)
- 1809 Ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer who led rebellion against the French, dies at the Battle of Stralsund at 33
Austrian composer of the classical period (The Creation; Trumpet Concerto), dies at 77
- 1809 Jean Lannes, French military commander (Marshal of the Empire and friend of Napoleon Bonaparte), dies of his wounds from the Battle of Aspern-Essling at 40
- 1831 Samuel Bentham, British mechanical engineer and naval architect, dies at 74
- 1832 Évariste Galois, French mathematician (Group theory), dies at 20
English pantomimist and the "greatest clown in history", dies at 58
- 1846 Philip Marheineke, German clergyman (b. 1780)
- 1847 Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47), dies at 67
- 1848 Eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805)
- 1849 Leonard du Bus de Gisignies, Dutch Governor-general of Dutch East Indies (1826-30), dies at 69
- 1854 Vatroslav Lisinski [Ignatius Fuchs], Croatian composer (Love and Malice), dies of tuberculosis at 34
- 1860 Peter Vivian Daniel, American jurist, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1841-60), dies at 76
- 1862 Robert Hopkins Hatton, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in battle at 35
- 1880 Hippolyte Mège-Mouriés, French chemist and inventor of margarine, dies at 62
- 1891 Antoine-Aimé Dorion, Canadian politician and jurist (joint premier of Canada 1858, 1863-64), dies at 73
- 1900 James Loudon, Dutch politician, Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1872-75), dies at 75
- 1900 John Power, Irish baronet and whiskey manufacturer (Powers Whiskey), dies in battle
- 1906 Hermann Schell, German theologist and philodopher (Gott und Geist), dies of a heart attack at 56
- 1908 Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian poet, dies at 68
British-American physician who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, dies at 89
- 1914 Angelo Moriondo, Italian inventor (patented earliest known espresso machine, 1884), dies at 62
- 1916 British Rear Admiral Horace Hood, dies in Battle of Jutland on board HMS Invincible, at 45
- 1918 Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist and son of Eilhard Mitscherlich, dies at 82
- 1928 Ludwig Enneccerus, German politician and legal scholar, dies at 85
- 1928 Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian, dies at 60
- 1931 Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, French Canadian cardinal, archbishop of Quebec (b. 1866)
- 1940 Victor Neuberg, British poet and publisher (discovered Dylan Thomas), dies of tuberculosis at 57
- 1947 Adrienne Ames [McClure], American actress (Black Sheep; 24 Hours), dies of cancer at 39
- 1947 Henri Casadesus, French violist, viola d'amour player, and composer (Preludes for Viola d'amour), dies at 67
- 1948 José Vianna da Motta, Portuguese composer, dies at 80
- 1952 Walter Schellenberg, German lawyer/headed spy (Venlo), dies
- 1955 Bill Vukovich, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1953-4), dies in a car crash at 36 while competing in the Indianapolis 500
- 1955 Jacob Clay, Dutch philosopher and physicist (cosmic rays as charged particles), dies at 63
- 1955 Raoul Gunsbourg, French composer, impresario and opera director (Opéra de Monte-Carlo, 1892-1951), dies at 95
- 1957 John Kilbane, American featherweight boxer and World Featherweight Champion (1912-23), dies at 68
- 1957 Leopold Staff, Polish Modernist poet , dies at 78
- 1960 Walther Funk, German economist and Nazi politician, dies at 69
- 1960 Willem Elsschot [Alfons Josephus de Ridder], Flemish writer (Kas), dies at 78
- 1961 Walter Little, Canadian politician and MP representing Timiskaming (1935-53), dies at 84 [1] [2]
- 1962 Eduardo Toldrà, Spanish Catalan composer and conductor, dies at 67
- 1962 Henry F. Ashurst, American Democratic politician (U.S. Senator from Arizona), dies at 87
- 1963 Carel C. van Essen, Dutch archaeologist (Art of Ancient Rome), dies at 63
- 1963 Edith Hamilton, American classicist (Mythology), dies at 95
- 1967 Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer ("Take The 'A' Train"), dies of esophageal cancer at 51
Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs) who was a 4-time Vezina Trophy winner (Stanley Cup: 1952, 54, 55, 67), dies from liver injuries at 40
- 1971 Bert Ironmonger, Australian cricket spin bowler (14 Tests; 74 wickets @ 17.97; Queensland, Victoria), dies at 89
- 1971 Massimo Campigli, Italian painter and illustrator, dies at 75
- 1972 Walter Jackson Freeman II, American physician (developer and practitioner of psychiatric surgery transorbital lobotomy), dies at 76
- 1973 Albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist, dies at 89
- 1974 Adelle Davis, American nutritionist and author (Let's Stay Healthy), dies of cancer at 70
- 1976 Jacques Monod, French biochemist (1966 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine - genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis), dies at 66
- 1976 Martha Mitchell [nee Beall], American wife of US Attorney General John Mitchell (who was kidnapped so she wouldn't talk), dies of multiple myeloma at 57
- 1977 William Castle, American film director, producer, and actor (Rosemary's Baby, House on Haunted Hill, 13 Ghosts), dies at 63
- 1978 József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (Budapest Honvéd), dies at 52 due to heart failure
- 1979 Nigel Howard, English cricket batsman and captain (4 Tests; Lancashire CCC, MCC), dies at 54
- 1981 Barbara Ward, Britsh economist and writer (Only One Earth), dies at 67
- 1981 Giuseppe Pella, 31st Prime Minister of Italy, dies at 79
- 1986 James Rainwater, American physicist (Nobel 1975-determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei), dies at 68
- 1986 Jane Frank, American artist, dies at 67
- 1987 Dorothy Patrick, Canadian-American actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies at 65
- 1987 Roy Winsor, American producer (Search for Tomorrow, Love of Life), dies at 75
- 1989 C. L. R. James [Cyril Lionel Robert James], Trinidadian historian (The Black Jacobins), journalist, intellectual and socialist, dies at 88 [1]
- 1989 Charles A. Hufnagel, American surgeon (artificial heart valve pioneer), dies at 72
- 1989 Terry Drinkwater, American CBS news correspondent, dies at 53 of cancer
- 1991 Angus Wilson, English novelist and short story writer ("Anglo-Saxon Attitudes"; "The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot"), dies at 77
- 1991 H. N. "Swanie" Swanson, American Hollywood literary agent, dies at 91 of a stroke
- 1992 Karl-Erik Welin, Swedish composer, dies at 58
- 1992 Lutz Stavenhagen, German politician, top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies of pneumonia at 52
- 1993 John Granger, American actor (Advise & Consent), dies at 69
- 1993 Spuds Mackenzie [real name Honey Tree Evil Eye "Evie"], American advertisement dog for Bud Light beer, dies at 9
- 1994 Doug Freeman, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Wellington), dies at 79
- 1994 Herva Nelli, Italian-American soprano, dies at 85
- 1994 Sidney Gilliat, English screenwriter (Night Train to Munich) and director, dies at 86
- 1994 [Emmanuel] "Mannie" Klein, American swing jazz and session trumpeter (Frank Trumbauer; NBC Orchestra), dies at 86
- 1995 Pavel Sivic, Slovenian composer, dies at 87
- 1995 Stanley Elkin, American novelist (George Mills; The MacGuffin; The Living End), satirist, and college professor (Washington University, 1960-95), dies of a heart attack at 65
- 1996 Colin Morris, British playwright and documentary filmmaker, dies at 80
- 1996 Elsbeary Hobbs, American rocker (Drifters), dies at 59
- 1996 Paul Peter Piech, American-British print artist, dies at 76
- 1996 Timothy Leary, American psychologist & advocate for psychedelic drug use, dies of cancer at 75
- 1996 Ton de Leeuw, Dutch composer, dies at 69
- 1997 Anton Zischka, Austrian writer (Lebendiges Europa), dies at 92
- 1997 James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist, dies at 92
- 1997 Rosie Will Monroe, American WW II icon (Rosie the riveter), dies at 76
- 1998 Aart Verstegen, Dutch ballet dancer and choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke), dies at 77
- 1998 Charles Van Acker, Belgian racing driver (b. 1912)
- 1998 Frank Motley, American R&B and jazz double-trumpeter and bandleader (The Motley Crew), dies at 74
- 1998 Stanislaw Wislocki, Polish conductor of classical music, dies at 76
- 1998 William Baddeley, English church minister (restored St James's Piccadilly, Bishop of Brisbane), dies at 94
- 2000 Joe Puma, American session and jazz guitarist (Herbie Mann; Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five; Chuck Wayne), dies at 72
- 2000 Johnnie Taylor, American R&B and multi-genre singer ("Disco Lady"; "I Believe In You"), dies at 66
- 2000 Tito Puente, American mambo and Latin jazz bandleader ("Oye Como Va"), dies at 77
- 2001 Arlene Francis, American actress and radio and television personality (What's My Line?), dies at 93
- 2002 Eric Boyland, English biochemist (cancer research), dies at 97
- 2002 Subhash "Fergie" Gupte, Indian cricket leg-spin bowler (36 Tests, 149 wickets, BB 9/102; Bombay, Bengal), dies at 72
- 2003 Billy Wade, South African cricket wicketkeeper (11 Tests, 1 x 100, 17 dismissals; Natal), dies at 88
- 2004 Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter, dies at 62
- 2004 Robert Quine, American rock guitarist (Lou Reed; Matthew Sweet; John Zorn), dies of an intentional heroin overdose at 61
- 2005 Emily Blatch, British politician (Minister of State for Education), dies at 67
- 2005 Jaime Mendoza-Nava, Bolivian-American composer and conductor, dies at 79
- 2006 Lula Mae Hardaway, American songwriter ("I Was Made to Love Her"; "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"), and mother of singer Stevie Wonder, dies at 76
- 2006 Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish abstract and figurative sculptor, dies at 72
- 2006 Raymond Davis Jr., American chemist and physicist (2002 Nobel Prize for Physics - detection of neutrinos), dies at 91
- 2006 Ryan Bennett, American sports journalist (MMA), dies after a car crash at 36
- 2007 Janice Romary, American fencer (first woman to compete in six Olympics), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 79
- 2009 Danny La Rue, Irish drag entertainer, dies at 81
- 2009 George Tiller, American pro-abortion physician, murdered while in church at 67
- 2009 Millvina Dean, British civil servant who was the last living survivor of the RMS Titanic and also the youngest aboard, dies of pneumonia at 97
- 2010 Benjamin Lees [Lisniansky], American composer (Kalmar Nyckel; Memorial Candles), dies at 86
- 2010 Brian Duffy, British photographer and film producer (b. 1933)
Canadian journalist who created the board game "Trivial Pursuit", dies at 59
- 2010 Louise Bourgeois, French-born American sculptor, painter and print maker, dies at 98
- 2010 Merata Mita, New Zealander filmmaker (Mauri, Patu!), dies at 67
- 2010 Rubén Juárez, Argentine bandoneonist, dies of cancer at 62
- 2010 William A. Fraker, American cinematographer (b. 1923)
- 2011 Andy Robustelli, American NFL defensive end (LA Rams, NY Giants), dies at 85
- 2011 Pauline Betz Addie, American tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 91
- 2012 Christopher Challis, British cinematographer (worked with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger), dies at 93
- 2013 Jean Stapleton, American actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family), dies at 90
- 2013 Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress (La Divina Infiel; The Shadow of the Bat), and singer ("Es tarde ya" (It's Too Late Now)), dies at 85
- 2013 Tim Samaras, American tornado chaser, dies from tornado injuries at 55
- 2014 Marilyn Beck, American newspaper columnist and entertainment reporter, dies at 85
- 2014 Martha Hyer, American actress (Day of the Wolves, Night of the Grizzly), dies at 89
- 2016 Corry Brokken, Dutch pop singer (Eurovision, 1957), dies at 83
- 2017 Fred A. Kummerow, German-American biochemist and advocate against the use of trans-fatty acids in food, dies at 102
- 2017 Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech conductor (Czech Philharmonic, 1990-92 & 2012-17; Prague Philharmonia, 1993-2005; BBC Symphony, 2006-12), dies of cancer at 71
- 2019 Niara Sudarkasa [Gloria Albertha Marshall], American educator and anthropologist (Lincoln College), dies at 80
- 2019 Roky Erickson [Roger Kynard], American musician (The 13th Floor Elevators - "Starry Eyes"; "Don't Slander Me"), dies at 71
- 2020 Bob Bennett, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Fresno State 1970-2002; record 1,302-759-4), dies at 86
- 2020 Brother Ah [Robert Northern], American jazz and world music French hornist, band leader (Gil Evans, John Coltrane, Sun Ra, World Music Ensemble), educator, and radio deejay, dies of respiratory failure at 86
- 2020 Christo [Javacheff], Bulgarian artist and wrapper (Running Fence), dies at 84
- 2021 Arlene Golonka, American actress (The Andy Griffith Show - "Millie Hutchins"; Mayberry R.F.D. - "Millie Swanson"), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 85
- 2021 Colin Appleton, English soccer midfielder (Leicester City 277 games) and manager (Hull City, Swansea City, Exeter City), dies at 85
- 2021 Leon Burtnett, American college football coach (Purdue University 1982-86; Big Ten Coach of the Year 1984), dies at 78
- 2021 Mike Marshall, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1974, 75; NL Cy Young Award 1974; Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves), dies at 78
- 2021 Phil Johnstone, British songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer (Robert Plant), dies at 63
- 2022 Dave "Baby" Cortez [Clowney], American pop keyboardist ("The Happy Organ"; "Rinky Dink"), dies at 83 [1]
Colombian drug lord and leader of the Cali Cartel, dies of lymphoma at 83
- 2022 Jim Parks, English cricket wicketkeeper (46 Tests, 114 dismissals, 2 x 100, 9 x 50, HS 108no; Sussex CCC, Somerset CCC), dies at 90
- 2023 Amitai W Etzioni, Israeli-American sociologist (Active Society), dies at 94
- 2023 Theodoros Pangalos, Greek politician (Deputy Prime Minister), dies at 84
- 2024 Amaral, Brazilian soccer defender (40 caps; Guarani, Corinthians, Leones Negros UdG), dies from cancer at 69
- 2024 Marian Robinson (née Shields), American 'First Grandma" of the Obama White House, dies at 86 [1]
- 2025 Annie Stainer, British mime and dancer (The Legend of Lilith, The Looking Glass Murders), dies of pneumonia at 79
- 2025 Betsy Jochum, American baseball player and original member of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, dies at 104 [1]
- 2025 John Brenkus, American television personality and co-creator of "Sport Science", dies at 53 [1]
- 2025 Mike McCallum, Jamaican boxer (WBA super welterweight title 1984-88, WBA middleweight 1989-91, WBC light heavyweight 1994-95), dies at 68
- 2025 Stanley Fischer, American macroeconomist and deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (1994-2001), dies of complications of Alzheimer’s disease at 81 [1]
