- 756 Shōmu, 45th Emperor of Japan (724-49) during the Nara period, dies at 54
Holy Roman Emperor (1027-39), King of Germany, Italy and Burgundy, founder of the Salian dynasty, dies of gout at 49
- 1135 Huizong, Chinese Emperor, 8th Emperor of the Song Dynasty (1100-26), dies in remote northern Heilongjiang at 53
- 1206 Adèle of Champagne, wife of Louis VII of France, dies at around 66
- 1257 Duke Przemysl I of Poland
- 1267 Hendrik of Vianden, bishop of Utrecht (1252-67), dies
- 1394 Mary de Bohun, wife of Henry IV of England and mother of Henry V, dies at about 26
- 1463 Flavio Biondi, Italian writer (Rome instaurata), dies at about 65
- 1558 Maximilian of Burgundy, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht, dies at 43
- 1585 Marc Antoine de Muret, French humanist, dies at 59
- 1608 Francesco Caracciolo, Italian priest and saint (Caracciolini), dies at 44
- 1663 William Juxon, archbishop of Canterbury (1660-63), dies
- 1674 John Lievens, Dutch painter, etcher and wood carver, dies at 66
- 1680 Tokugawa Ietsuna, 4th Japanese shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1651-80), dies at 38
- 1792 John Burgoyne, British general (surrendered at Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War), dies at 70
- 1793 Jan Ekels de Young, Dutch painter, dies at 34
Italian writer, adventurer and famous lover, dies at 73
- 1801 Frederick Muhlenberg, American politician and first speaker of the US House of Representatives (1789-91, 1793-95), dies at 51 [1]
- 1809 Nicolai Arbraham Abildgaard, Danish painter/architect, dies at 65
- 1818 John van Well, choreographer/mime (Pierrot), dies at 44
- 1830 Antonio José de Sucre, Great Marshall of Ayacucho (b. 1795)
- 1850 Maurice, Prince of the Netherlands, second son of King William III, dies from meningitis at 6
- 1858 J. Pinckney Henderson, American lawyer and politician (1st Governor of Texas, 1846-47; US Senator from Texas, 1857-58), dies at 50
- 1864 Nassau William Senior, British economist (New Poor Law 1834), dies at 73
- 1872 Johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies
- 1872 Stanisław Moniuszko, Polish conductor, composer (Straszny dwór - The Haunted Manor), and teacher, dies at 53
- 1875 Eduard Friedrich Mörike, German poet, dies at 70
- 1880 Eugen Adam, painter, dies
- 1887 William A. Wheeler, American politician (19th Vice President of the United States), dies at 67
- 1905 Carl Albert Löschhorn, German composer, dies at 85
- 1907 Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Norwegian pianist, composer, and teacher, dies at 59
- 1915 William Denis Browne, British composer, dies at 26
- 1918 Charles W. Fairbanks, 26th Vice President of the United States (Republican: 1905-09) and Senator, dies of nephritis at 66
- 1921 Heinrich Albers-Schoenberg, German physician, educator, and x-ray experimenter, dies at 56
- 1922 W. H. R. Rivers, English psychiatrist, anthropologist, and neurologist, dies from strangulated hernia at 58
- 1925 Gheorghe Dima, Romanian composer, dies at 77
- 1925 Pierre Louÿs, French writer (Aphrodite), dies at 54
- 1926 Eugeen van Oye, Flemish writer and poet (Sparks & Radiates), dies at 86
Australian cricket fast bowler ("The Demon" - 18 Tests, 94 wickets @ 18.41), dies of chronic colitis at 72
- 1931 Ibn Ali Hussein, King of Hejaz, dies
- 1937 Keke Geladze, Russian seamstress who was the mother of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, dies at 78 or 81
- 1939 Tommy Ladnier, American jazz trumpeter (Lovie Austin; King Oliver; New Orleans Feetwarmers; Noble Sissle; Sidney Bechet), dies of a heart attack at 39
German Emperor and King of Prussia (1888-1918), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 82
German Nazi leader (head of Bohemia and Moravia and the Reich Main Security Office), dies a from an infection while recovering from injuries a week after an assassination attempt at 38
- 1945 Georg Kaiser, German playwright (The Burghers of Calais), dies at 66
- 1950 Sam Staples, English cricket medium pace bowler (3 Tests, 15 wickets; Nottinghamshire), dies at 57
- 1951 Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49), dies at 76
- 1954 Harold Hoffman, American politician (Governor of New Jersey 1935-38), dies at 58
- 1956 Katherine MacDonald, American actress (b. 1881)
- 1956 Max Kowalski, German singer, composer, singing teacher, and concentration camp survivor, dies at 73
- 1958 Mechtilde Lichnowsky, German writer, dies at 79
- 1959 Charles Vidor, Hungarian director (Gilda, Farewell to Arms), dies at 58
- 1960 Lucien Littlefield, American actor (Blondie), dies at 64
- 1961 William Astbury, English physicist and chemist (pioneer in molecular biology), dies at 63
- 1962 Clem McCarthy, American sportscaster (NBC Radio; RKO newsreels), dies at 79
- 1962 William Beebe, American biologist and explorer, dies at 84
- 1964 Samuil Marshak, Russian-Soviet writer, translator and children's poem poet, dies at 76
- 1965 Bernard Verhoeven, Dutch poet (Pleidooi near een non), dies at 68
- 1966 Blanche Knopf, American publisher, president of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and wife of publisher Alfred A. Knopf Sr., dies at 71
- 1968 Dorothy Gish [de Guiche], actress (Home Sweet Home), dies at 70
- 1969 Rafael Osuna, Mexican tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1963), dies in an airline crash at 30
- 1970 Emmett J. Culligan, American entrepreneur (founder of water treatment organization Culligan Inc.), dies at 77
- 1970 Hjalmar Schcacht [Horace Greeley], Nazi minister, dies
- 1970 Jopie [Johan A] Pengel, premier Suriname, dies
- 1970 Menasha Skulnik, comedian (Menasha the Magnificent), dies at 78
- 1970 Sonny Tufts [Bowen Charleton Tufts III], American actor (The Seven Year Itch, Variety Girl), dies from pneumonia at 58
- 1971 Georg Lukács, Hungarian philosopher and literary critic, dies at 86
- 1972 A.C. Bilbrew (née Harris), American poet, composer ("The Death of Emmett Till"), singer, choral conductor, and radio personality, dies at 81
- 1972 Godfried Devreese, Belgian violist, conductor, and composer (Elf Dance; Gothic Symphony), dies at 79
American poet and novelist (Black Thunder) who was part of the Harlem Renaissance, dies of a heart attack at 70 [1]
- 1973 Emma "Grandma" Gatewood, American ultra-light hiking pioneer and 1st woman to hike the Appalachian Trail alone, dies of an apparent heart attack at 85
- 1973 Murray Wilson, father of the Beach Boys: Brian, Carl, and Dennis, dies at 55
- 1975 Evelyn Brent, American actress (Nitwits, Last Command, Spy Train), dies at 75
- 1978 Jorge de Sena, Portuguese novelist and poet (Reino da Estupidez), dies at 58
- 1979 Edward Dawson, cricketer (England batsman in 5 Tests 1927-30), dies
- 1979 Herman Shumlin, American Broadway producer, director and actor (Watch on the Rhine), dies at 80
- 1980 Charles Miller, American rock-funk flutist, saxophonist, and singer (War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"; "Low Rider"), stabbed to death during a mugging in Los Angeles at 41
- 1983 Ivan Tors, Hungarian TV producer (Sea Hunt, Flipper), dies at 66
- 1985 John Ringling North, American circus director (Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1937-43), dies at 81
- 1988 Allan Reuss, American jazz, big band, and session guitarist (Benny Goodman; Glenn Miller; Mildred Bailey), dies at 72
- 1989 Andor Kovács, Hungarian classical guitarist, and composer, dies at 60
- 1989 Dik Browne, American cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible), dies at 71
- 1989 Václav Kašlík, Czech opera composer (Krakatit), conductor, and director, dies at 71
- 1990 Jack Gilford, American comedic actor (Save the Tiger, Cocoon, Arthur 2), dies at 81 of stomach cancer
- 1992 Carl Stotz, founder (baseball's little league), dies at 82
- 1993 June Smaney, actress (Sainted Sister), dies of apparent suicide at 71
- 1994 Derek Leckenby, English rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits, 1963-94), dies of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at 48 [1]
- 1994 Earle Warren, American jazz alto sax player, dies at 79
- 1994 Jean Daetwyler, Swiss composer, chiefly of music for the alpenhorn, and music educator, dies at 87
- 1994 Massimo Troisi, Italian actor and director (Ricomincio da tre), dies at 41
- 1994 Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian landscape gardener, dies at 84
- 1994 Sophie Winter, actress (She's a Good Fighter), dies at 33
- 1994 Thomas Stuart Willan, English economic historian, dies at 84
- 1994 Toto Bissainthe, voodoo poet, dies at 59
- 1994 [Horace] Stephen McNally, American attorney and actor (Split Second, 30 Seconds Over Tokyo; Criss Cross), dies of heart failure at 82
- 1995 Ernest Borneman, German sexual researcher, psychotherapist, musician and writer (Bang, You're Dead), dies at 80
- 1995 Paul WIlliams, British climber, dies in a climbing accident at 49
- 1996 Kudirat Abiola, wife of Moshood Abiola, is assassinated
- 1996 Tito Okello, president of Uganda (1985-86), dies
- 1997 Johnny "Hammond" Smith, American jazz and bop organist (Wild Horses Rock Steady), dies of cancer at 63
- 1997 Kurt Alfred Adler, Austrian therapist and writer, dies at 92
- 1997 Ronnie Lane, British rock bassist (Small Faces), dies of multiple sclerosis at 51
- 1998 Miguel Montuori, Argentine soccer forward (12 caps Italy; Fiorentina 162 games), dies at 65
- 2001 Dipendra of Nepal, Nepal prince who shot his parent and seven other family members, dies from a self-inflicted wound in a coma while technically king at 29
- 2001 Joan Vohs, American model and actress (Fort Ti, Vice Squad, Sabrina), dies at 73
- 2001 John Hartford [Harford], American folk and bluegrass fiddler, banjo player, and songwrite ("Gentle On My Mind"), dies at 63
- 2002 Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian politician, President of Peru (1963–1968,1980–1985), dies at 89
- 2004 Lodewijk Boer, Dutch violist, librettist, actor, stage director, and playwright (The Bald Head Listens; The Family), dies at 67
- 2004 Roger Matton, Canadian composer (Mouvement symphonique II), ethno-musicologist, and educator, dies at 75
- 2004 Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi, Italian actor (Between Miracles), dies at 83
- 2004 Steve Lacy [Lackritz], American jazz soprano saxophonist (Thelonious Monk), dies of liver cancer at 69
- 2005 Jean O'Leary, American gay and lesbian rights activist and politician, co-founded National Coming Out Day, dies of cancer at 57
- 2006 Eric Molobi, South African activist (ANC, Kagiso Trust), dies at 58
- 2007 Bill France, Jr., NASCAR pioneer, dies of lung cancer at 74
- 2007 Craig L. Thomas, American politician (Senator-R-Wyoming 1995-2007, Rep-R-Wyoming 1989-95), dies of Leukemia at 74
- 2007 Freddie Scott, American singer and songwriter ("Cry To Me"), dies at 74
- 2007 Jim Clark, American sheriff and segregationist (b. 1922)
- 2007 Sotiris Moustakas, Greek actor (Zorba the Greek), dies at 66
- 2008 Bill Finegan, American pianist and big band arranger (Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey), composer and bandleader (Sauter-Finegan Orchestra), dies of pneumonia at 91
- 2008 Nikos Sergianopoulos, Greek actor (b. 1952)
- 2010 John Wooden, American basketball coach (UCLA-10 national championships), dies at 99
- 2011 Andreas P. Nielsen, Danish author and composer, dies at 58
- 2011 Claudio Bravo Camus, Chilean born painter, dies at 74
- 2011 David “Frankie” Toler, American drummer and percussionist (Allman Brothers), dies at 59 [1]
- 2011 Juan Francisco Luis, U.S. Virgin Islander governor (b. 1940)
- 2011 Kevin Kavanaugh, American rock keyboard player (Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, 1975-90), dies at 59
- 2011 Martin Rushent, British sound engineer (Gentle Giant; Shirley Bassey), and record producer (Buzzcocks; The Human League), dies at 62
- 2012 Eduard Khil, Russian baritone pop singer ("I Am Very Glad, As I Am Finally Returning Back Home"), sometimes known as "Mr. Trololo", dies from complications of a stroke at 77
- 2012 George Marino, American Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer (Guns N' Roses; Bon Jovi; Stevie Wonder; John Lennon & Yoko Ono), dies of lung cancer at 65
- 2012 Herb Reed, American pop singer (The Platters - "Only You"; "The Great Pretender"), dies from multiple medical complications at 83
- 2012 Pedro Borbón, Dominican baseball pitcher (World Series 1975, 76; Cincinnati Reds), dies from cancer at 65
- 2013 Cornelius "Nini" Harp, American doo-wop singer (The Marcels - "Blue Moon"), dies at 73
- 2013 Joey Covington [Michno], American drummer (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, and Jefferson Starship), dies in a single vehicle car crash at 67
- 2014 Don Zimmer, American baseball infielder (2 × All-Star, Chicago Cubs; World Series 1955, 59 LA Dodgers) and manager (NL Manager of the Year 1989 Chicago Cubs), dies from heart failure at 83
- 2014 Richard Mellon Scaife, American billionaire, principal heir to the Mellon banking, oil, and aluminum fortune, and owner of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, dies of cancer at 82
- 2015 Albert West [Albertus Westelaken], Dutch pop singer (The Shuffles - "Cha-La-La, I Need You"; Stars on 45), dies at 65
- 2015 Dame Anne Warburton, 1st British female ambassador (1976) and President of Lucy Cavendish College (Cambridge), dies at 87
- 2015 Hermann Zapf, German typeface designer (Palatino and Optima), dies at 96
- 2017 Juan Goytisolo Gay, Spanish novelist and essayist (Marks of Identity, Count Julian), dies at 86
- 2018 Dwight Clark, American football wide receiver ("The Catch" 1981 Super Bowl SF 49ers; First team All-Pro 1982; 2 × Pro Bowl) and executive (SF 49ers, Cleveland Browns), dies of ALS at 61
- 2018 Georgann Johnson, American actress (Marge-Mr Peepers, Star Trek, Midnight Cowboy), dies at 91
- 2019 Jiggs Kalra, Indian food writer "Czar of Indian cuisine", dies at 72
- 2019 Lennart Johansson, Swedish soccer administrator (President Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 1990–2007), dies at 89
- 2020 Basu Chatterjee, Indian film director (Rajanigandha, Chhoti Si Baat), dies at 94
- 2020 Marcello Abbado, Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher, dies at 93
- 2020 Pete Rademacher, American boxer (Olympic gold +81kg 1956; first challenger for world heavyweight title in first pro bout; lost), dies at 91
- 2020 Steve Priest, English rock bassist and vocalist (Sweet - "Ballroom Blitz"), dies at 72
- 2021 Clarence Williams III, American actor (The Mod Squad - "Linc"; 52 Pick Up; Purple Rain), dies of colon cancer at 81 [1]
- 2021 Friederike Mayröcker, Austrian poet and author (Death by Muses, Requiem for Ernst Jandl), dies at 96
- 2021 Richard R. Ernst, Swiss physical chemist (Nobel Prize - 1991, techniques for high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy), dies at 87
- 2022 Isaac Berger, American weightlifter (Olympic gold 60kg 1956, silver 1960, 64; World C'ship gold 1958, 61), dies at 85
- 2022 Tony Pajaczkowski, Canadian Football Hall of Fame offensive guard (CFL All-Star 1962–65; Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes), dies at 86
- 2023 George Winston, American pop-instrumental-folk pianist and composer (Autumn; December; Winter Into Spring), dies of cancer at 74 [1]
- 2023 Roger Craig, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1955, 59 - Brooklyn/LA Dodgers, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (SD Padres, 1978-79; SF Giants, 1985-92), dies at 93
- 2024 John Todd, Australian Football HOF coach (6 × WAFL Premierships; AFL: West Coast Eagles) and half-forward (Sandover Medal 1955), dies at 86
- 2024 Parnelli Jones, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1963) and team owner (Indy 500 1970, 71; USAC National C'ships 1970, 71, 72), dies at 90
- 2024 Ria Lubbers (née Maria Hoogeweegen), Dutch wife of Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers, and disability advocate, dies at 83
- 2025 Enzo Staiola, Italian actor (Bruno Ricci in "Bicycle Thieves"), dies at 84 [1]
- 2025 Jane Larkworthy, American journalist and beauty editor of W magazine (2000-16), dies of cancer at 62
- 2025 Jean Robinson, British health activist and president of Association for Improvements in Maternity Services (2010-18), dies at 95
Canadian astronaut (STS 13, 77) and the first Canadian to enter space, dies at 76 [1]
- 2025 Niède Guidon, Brazilian archeologist known for her work on red ocher cave paintings, dies of a heart attack at 92 [1]
- 2025 Raymond Warren, British composer (Cello Requiem; Variations on a Gloucester Chime), and educator (Queen's University - Belfast, 1955-72), dies at 96
- 2025 William Cran, Australian-British documentarian (The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover, The Story of English), dies of complications of Parkinson’s disease at 79
