- 758 Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74
- 1018 Henry I, Margrave of Austria (994-1018) known as "Henry the Strong", dies "in his armour" at an unknown age
- 1075 Theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies
- 1137 Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies
- 1139 Andreas van Cuijk, Bishop of Utrecht (1128-39), dies
- 1314 Sir Henry de Bohun, English knight, is killed on the first day of the Battle of Bannockburn by Robert the Bruce, King of Scots
- 1444 Marcus [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies
- 1555 Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)
- 1582 Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese military leader (b. 1537)
English explorer Henry Hudson, his son John, and seven other crew members are set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship 'Discovery' and never seen again
- 1615 Mashita Nagamori, Japanese warlord (b. 1545)
- 1677 Wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg, dies of a heart attack at 30
- 1686 William Coventry, English statesman (Commissioner of the Navy and Speaker of the House under Charles II), dies at about 60
- 1707 John Mill, English theologian
- 1728 Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit, historian and historiographer of France, appointed by King Louis XIV (History of France), dies at 79 [1]
- 1733 Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar, dies at 60
- 1770 Mark Akenside, English poet and physician, dies at 48
- 1771 Jean-Claude Trial, French composer, dies at 38
- 1775 Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (b. 1692)
- 1779 Ras Mikael Sehul, warlord of Ethiopia (b. about 1691)
- 1801 [Benedikt] Bendix Friedrich Zinck, Danish violinist, keyboardist, and composer, dies at 58
- 1806 Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and naturalist (Ornithologie), dies at 83
- 1817 Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, Prussian composer, dies at 63
- 1832 James Hall, Scottish geologist, dies at 70
- 1833 Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer, dies at 73
- 1836 James Mill, Scottish philosopher and historian, dies at 63
- 1839 Hester Stanhope, English aristocrat, traveller and archaeologist, dies at 63
- 1856 Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher, dies at 50
- 1865 Samuel Francis DuPont, American Rear Admiral (Union Navy), dies at 61
- 1866 Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam physician pharmacist and social activist in Amsterdam, dies at 53
- 1878 George Back, English sea officer and explorer (Back River), dies at 81
- 1888 Emil Naumann, German composer, dies at 60
- 1891 Francis Henry Brown, American teacher and composer (popular pre civil war composer), dies at 73
- 1891 George Parr, English cricket batsman (captain first England touring team [North America 1859], second tour [Australia & NZ 1864]), dies at 65
- 1891 Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist, dies at 86
- 1893 Sir Theophilus Shepstone, British-born South African statesman (b. 1817)
- 1895 Joseph Paul Skelly, Irish-American composer ("Keep The Horseshoe Over The Door"), dies at 44
- 1901 Charles Kensington Salaman, British pianist and synagogue music composer, dies at 87
- 1908 Doppo Kunikida, Japanese novelist and romantic poet (Kyushi / A Poor man's Death; Musashino / The Musashi Plain), dies of tuberculosis at 36 [1]
- 1910 John McGraw, 2nd Governor of Washington (1893-97), dies at 59
- 1919 Amy Gaston Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist, dies at 75
- 1924 Cecil Sharp, British collector of English folk music and dance, dies at 64
- 1926 Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter, considered co-founder of Russian folklorist and romantic nationalistic painting, dies at 78
- 1928 Thomas H. Rollinson, American composer, conductor and bandleader, dies at 84
- 1940 René Georges Hermann-Paul, French artist and illustrator (Calendar of the War, The Dance with Death), dies at 75 [1]
- 1945 Lt Gen Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa
- 1946 William S. Hart, American silent film actor (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds), dies at 81
- 1951 Armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70
- 1956 Michael Arlen [Dikran Kouyoumdjian], British author and scriptwriter (An American Verdict), dies at 60
- 1956 Reinhold Glière, Russian-Soviet composer, dies at 81
- 1958 Edvard Armas Jarnefeldt, composer, dies at 88
- 1959 Boris Vian, French writer and musician (b. 1920)
- 1959 Jean Gallon, French composer, dies at 80
- 1961 Franz de Backer, Belgian writer (White Enemy; Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70
- 1965 Mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83
- 1969 Chuck Taylor, American Basketball Hall of Fame promoter (Converse All Star shoes), dies of a heart attack at 67
- 1969 Stanley Andrews, American actor (Mr. Deeds Goes to Town), dies at 77
- 1969 Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 3,000m steeplechase 1936), dies at 62
- 1970 Roscoe Turner, American aviator, air racer and founder of Turner airlines, dies at 74
- 1971 George Blagoi, entertainer, dies
- 1971 Walter Schulthess, Swiss composer, dies at 76
- 1972 Elton Britt, American country singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Saturday Night Jamboree), dies of a heart attack at 58
- 1973 Fay Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at 77
- 1975 William Hansen, American actor (1776, Pinky, Side Street, Homebodies), dies at 64
- 1976 Dehart Hubbard, American athlete (Olympic gold -long jump,1924; first African American to win individual event; WR 7.89m 1925), dies at 72
- 1976 Imogen Cunningham, American photographer (1965 ASMP award), dies at 93
- 1980 Clyfford Still, American abstract painter and leading figure of the Abstract Expressionists, dies at 75
- 1980 John Laurie, Scottish actor (Hamlet, The 39 Steps, Jericho, Island of Desire), dies at 83
- 1980 Odile Versois, actress (Nude in a White Car, Young Lovers), dies
- 1980 Sanjay Gandhi, Indian politician, dies in a plane crash at 33
- 1980 V.V. [Varahagiri Venkata] Giri, Fourth President of India (1969-74), dies at 85
- 1980 Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political activist (The Groundings with My Brothers), assassinated at 38
- 1981 Zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79
- 1982 Vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955)
- 1983 Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, Cuban communist politician and 14th President of Cuba (1959-76), commits suicide by shooting himself at 64
- 1986 Nigel Stock, British actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies at 66
- 1988 Evert Werkman, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 73
- 1988 M Gregor-Dellin, writer, dies
- 1989 Werner Best, German Nazi leader, jurist and convicted war criminal, dies at 85
- 1991 Antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66
- 1991 Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies
- 1992 Fred Robbins, American broadcaster (Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest), dies at 72
- 1994 Alan Frank, English composer and music publisher, dies at 83
- 1994 Piet van Elk, cartoonist, dies at 74
- 1994 Stanley Gebler Davies, Irish journalist and infamous drinker, dies of cancer at 50
- 1995 Anatoly Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (considered as the father of Russian ice hockey), dies at 76
- 1995 Jack Schroer, American rock saxophonist (Van Morrison's The Caledonia Soul Orchestra), dies at 51
- 1996 Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician (Prime Minister of Greece, 1981-89, 1993-96), dies at 76
- 1996 Angelo John Novarese, American record company founder (Hi Tunes), dies at 72
- 1996 Elbert Parr Tuttle, American lawyer, judge and civil rights champion (one of the Fifth Circuit Four), dies at 98 [1]
- 1996 Pasqualino de Santis, Italian cinematographer, dies at 69
- 1996 Ray Lindwall, Australian cricket fast bowler (61 Tests, 228 wickets @ 23.03), dies from a stroke at 74
- 1996 Rex Collings, British publisher of books about Africa and children's books (Watership Down), dies at 71 [1]
- 1996 Salah Abou Seif [Salah Abu Saif], Egyptian film director (Bidaya wa Nihaya), dies at 81
- 1997 "Wino" Willie Forkner, American biker (Wild One), dies of a heart attack at 77
American educator and civil rights activist who was the widow of Malcolm X, dies from burns suffered in a fire started by her young grandson at 63
- 1998 Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (Tarzan, Pride & Prejudice, Hannah and Her Sisters), dies at 87
- 1998 Paul O'Dwyer, Irish-American politician and President of City Council (D-NYC), dies at 90
- 1999 Buster Merryfield, British actor (Only Fools and Horses), dies of a brain tumor at 78
- 2000 Jerome Richardson, an American jazz saxophonist, flute, clarinet, and piccolo player (Quincy Jones; Charles Mingus; Earl Hines), dies of heart failure at 79
- 2001 Corinne Calvet [Corinne Dibos], French-American actress (What Price Glory; The Phantom of Hollywood; Apache Uprising), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 76
- 2001 Yvonne Dionne, one of the Canadian Dionne quintuplets, dies of cancer at 67
- 2002 Pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975)
- 2003 Doug Ring, Australian cricketer (Australian leggie of the late 40's early 50's), dies at 84
- 2003 Maynard Jackson, American lawyer and the first African American mayor of Atlanta (1974-82; 1990-94), dies of a heart attack at 65
- 2005 Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek critic and poet (The Target, Winter 1942), dies at 80
- 2005 Shana Alexander, American journalist (Life magazine, 60 Minutes), dies of cancer at 79
- 2006 Aaron Spelling, American television producer (Charlie's Angels, Dynasty), dies at 83
- 2006 Budhi Kunderan, Indian cricket wicketkeeper and batsman (18 Tests; 2 x 100s), dies of lung cancer at 66
- 2006 Dave Webster, American football player (led his football team to a National Championship in 1958), dies at 68
- 2006 Harriet, Galápagos tortoise (b. 1830)
- 2006 Luke Graham, American wrestler, dies at 66
- 2007 Rod Beck, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1993, 94, 97; San Francisco Giants), dies from a drug overdose at 38
- 2009 Ed McMahon, American TV host (Johnny Carson Show, Star Search), dies at 86
- 2010 Allyn Ferguson, American orchestra leader (The Andy Williams Show), and TV theme composer (Barney Miller; Charlie's Angels), dies at 85
- 2010 Pete Quaife, British rock bassist (The Kinks, 1963-69 - "Sunny Afternoon"), and cartoonist, dies of kidney failure at 66
American actor (Colombo, Scared Straight), dies at 83
- 2012 Alan McDonald, Northern Irish soccer defender (52 caps; QPR 476 games), dies from a heart attack at 48
- 2013 "Little" Willie Littlefield, American boogie-woogie and R&B pianist and singer ("It's Midnight"), dies at 81
- 2013 Bobby "Blue" Bland, American blues an soul singer ("Call on the Drummer"), dies at 83
- 2013 Elis Juliana, Curaçao writer and poet (Lady of the Night: A flower), dies at 85
- 2013 Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter known for "I Am Legend", dies at 87
- 2013 Sharon Stouder, American swimmer, dies at 64
- 2015 Helmuth Lohner, Austrian stage and screen actor and stage director (Mrs. Warren's Profession), dies at 82
- 2015 Magali Noël [Guiffray], French actress and singer, dies at 83
- 2015 Richard "Dick" Van Patten, American actor, businessman, and animal welfare advocate (Tom Bradford in 8 is Enough), dies at 86
- 2016 Michael Herr, American war correspondent for Esquire and author (Dispatches), dies at 76 [1]
- 2016 Ralph Stanley, American bluegrass musician, dies at 89
- 2017 Gabe Pressman, American television journalist (WNBC-TV, 1956-72; 1980-2017) and 11x Emmy Award winner, dies at 93
- 2018 Donald Hall, American writer, literary critic and Poet Laureate of the United States, dies at 89
- 2018 Kim Jong-pil, South Korean Prime Minister (1971-75, 1998-2000) and founder of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (now the National Intelligence Service), dies at 92
- 2019 Dave Bartholomew, American R&B, rock, and jazz musician, composer, producer, and songwriter ("I Hear You Knocking"; "Ain't That A Shame"; "Walkin' To New Orleans"), dies at 100
- 2020 Liam Treadwell, English National Hunt jockey (Grand National 2009; 300+ race wins), dies at 34
- 2020 Margarita Pracatan [Figueroa], Cuban-American novelty singer (BBC's Saturday Night Clive), dies at 89
- 2020 Nikos Alefantos, Greek soccer midfielder and manager (Olympiacos), dies from a heart attack at 81
- 2020 Ryan Anthony, American trumpet player (Canadian Brass, 2000-03; Dallas Symphony, 2006-20), dies of cancer at 51
- 2021 Eldon Danenhauer, American football offensive tackle (AFL All Star 1962, 65; Denver Broncos 1960-65), dies at 85
- 2021 Ellen McIlwaine, American blues singer-songwriter, and slide guitarist ("Honky Tonky Angel"; “In My Time of Dying"), dies of esophageal cancer at 75
- 2021 John McAfee, British-American computer programmer, businessman, and founder of McAfee Corp., commits suicide at 75
- 2021 Tran Thien Khiem, Vietnamese General and politician (Premier of South Vietnam, 1969-75), dies at 95 [1]
- 2022 Alain Plantefol, French rugby union second rower (11 Tests; Racing CF, SU Agen), dies at 79
- 2022 Christina Bass-Kaiser, Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 3000m 1972; World C'ship gold allround 1967, 68; 9 x WR's), dies at 84
- 2022 Tommy Morgan [Edwards], American session harmonic player (Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations"; Mike Post - "The Rockford Files"; Quincy Jones - "The Streetbeater", aka theme to 'Sanford and Son'; Neil Diamond, dies at 89 [1]
- 2023 Betta St John [Betty Jean Striegler], American-English stage and screen actress, singer and dancer (Dream Wife; Carousel; Corridors of Blood), dies at 93
- 2023 Frederic Forrest, American character actor (The Rose; Apocalypse Now; Lonesome Dove; One from the Heart), dies at 86 [1]
- 2023 Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 93 [1]
- 2023 Jimmy Kim, American taekwondo practitioner (Olympic gold heavyweight 1988; World Cup gold 1987), dies at 56
American musical theater lyricist (Fiorello; Fiddler on the Roof), dies at 99 [1]
- 2023 Willem Nijholt, Dutch actor (De Nietsnut, Respect, Op Afbetaling), dies at 88
- 2024 David Tunley, Australian composer, educator (University of Western Australia , 1958-94), and musicologist, dies at 94
- 2024 Hugo Villanueva, Chilean soccer defender (21 caps; Universidad de Chile 133 games), dies at 85
- 2025 Adolfo Olivares, Chilean soccer striker (15 caps; Ferrobádminton, Universidad de Chile, Huachipato, Santiago Morning), dies at 84
- 2025 Dilip Doshi, Indian cricket spin bowler (33 Tests, 114 wickets, BB 6/102; Bengal, East Zone, Nottinghamshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), dies at 77
- 2025 James B. Maas, American social psychologist and sleep expert (Power Sleep), dies of heart failure at 86
- 2025 Jane Stanton Hitchcock, American heiress and crime novelist (Trick of the Eye, Bluff), dies of cancer at 78 [1]
- 2025 John Martin, American independent publisher and founder of Black Sparrow Press, dies at 94
- 2025 Lea Massari [Anna Maria Massatani], Italian actress (L'avventura; Murmurs of the Heart; Christ Stopped at Eboli), dies at 91
- 2025 Mick Ralphs, British rock guitarist and songwriter (Mott the Hoople - "All The Young Dudes"; Bad Company - "Can't Get Enough"), dies of complications eight years after a stroke at 81
- 2025 Peter Phillips, British Pop artist (For Men Only — Starring MM and BB; The Entertainment Machine), dies at 86
- 2025 Rebekah Del Rio [Coronado], American singer-songwriter (“Llorando"), dies of cancer at 57 [1]
- 2025 Rosalind Fox Solomon, American photographer known for her black-and-white portraits (Girl Rising, Mississippi), dies at 95 [1]
- 2025 Susan Beth Pfeffer, American young adult author (The Dead and the Gone; Life as We Knew It), dies of cancer at 77
