- 530 Dioscorus, Deacon of the Church of Alexandria and the Roman Catholic Church and posthumous antipope (530), dies
Last crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England (1066), dies at the Battle of Hastings aged about 44
- 1092 Aboe Ali Hasan ibn Nizam al-Moelk, writer (Sijasetname), assassinated
- 1256 Kujō Yoritsugu, 5th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan (1244-52), dies at 16
- 1536 Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish poet and diplomat, dies in battle (b. 1498-1503)
- 1552 Oswald Myconius, Swiss Protestant reformer (b. 1488)
- 1565 Thomas Chaloner, English statesman and poet (b. 1521)
- 1568 Jacques Arcadelt, Flemish composer
- 1570 Floris of Montmorency, baron of Montigny, dies straggled on orders of Philip II of Spain during the Spanish Inquisition at 43
- 1610 Amago Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1540)
- 1619 Samuel Daniel, English poet (b. 1562)
- 1631 Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen of Denmark and Norway, dies at 74
- 1637 Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet, dies at 86
- 1660 Francesco Albana, Italian painter (tales of Venus), dies at 72
- 1660 Thomas Harrison, English Puritan soldier (b. 1606)
- 1669 Antonio Cesti, Italian composer, singer and musician, dies at 46
- 1703 Thomas Hansen Kingo, Danish poet (b. 1634)
- 1711 Tewoflos, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1708)
- 1719 Arnold Houbraken, Dutch painter and writer, dies at 59
- 1746 François Fagel, Dutch statesman and collector (coins and medals), dies at 86
- 1758 Francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal, dies at 62
- 1771 František "Franz" Xaver Brixi, Czech classical composer and kapellmeister, dies at 39
- 1790 William Hooper, American attorney and signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence, dies at 48
- 1831 Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (b. 1761)
- 1847 William Michael Rooke, composer, dies at 53
- 1857 Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, Polish composer, dies of tuberculosis at 33
- 1872 Prince Albert of Prussia, Prussian colonel general, dies at 63
- 1877 Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, French composer, dies at 68
- 1880 Victorio, Apache chief/murderer, killed by Mexican army
- 1895 Elisha P. Ferry, American politician (Governor of Washington, 1872-80, 1889-93), dies at 70
- 1900 Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter and etcher, dies at 56
- 1900 Sandor Erkel, Hungarian composer and son of Ferenc Erkel, dies at 54
- 1909 Gottfred Matthison-Hansen, Danish composer, dies at 76
- 1911 John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1877-1911), dies at 78
- 1919 Wilhelm von Siemens, German industrial/son of Werner, dies
- 1923 George Elbridge Whiting, American composer, dies at 83
- 1923 Marcellus Emants, Dutch writer and poet (Refrained from Confession), dies at 75
- 1925 Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer, dies at 58
- 1930 Samuel van Houten, Dutch politician and philosopher (Child labor laws), dies at 93
- 1943 Jimmy Matthews, Australian cricket spin bowler (8 Tests, 16 wickets; Victoria; only player to take 2 hat-tricks in same Test 1912), dies at 59
German World War II Field Marshal (North African campaign, Battle of Normandy) known as the Desert Fox, commits suicide at by taking a cyanide pill at 52 after being implicated in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler
English businessman who founded Aston Martin, dies at 67
- 1957 [Carl] Natanael Berg, Swedish composer, dies at 78
- 1958 Douglas Mawson, Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and educator, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 76
- 1960 Abram F. Joffe, Russian physicist (crystal), dies at 79
- 1961 Harriet Shaw Weaver, English political activist, and magazine editor (The Egoist), dies at 85
- 1961 Paul Ramadier, French politician and lawyer (Prime Minister 1947), dies at 73
- 1966 Arcady Dubensky, Russian composer, dies at 75
- 1967 Marcel Aymé, French novelist and playwright, dies at 65
- 1969 Arnie Herber, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL C'ship 1930, 31, 36, 39; First-team All-Pro 1932, 35, 36; Green Bay Packers, NY Giants), dies at 59
- 1971 Norman Steenrod, American mathematician (algebraic topology), dies at 61
- 1972 Joseph Kaminski, Polish violinist and composer, dies at 68
- 1973 Edmund A. Chester, American journalist, broadcaster, and network executive (CBS, 1940-52), dies at 76
- 1976 Edith Evans, English actress (Tom Jones, Scrooge, Chalk Garden), dies at 88
American singer ("White Christmas", "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy") and actor ("Going My Way"), dies of a heart attack at 74
- 1980 Oscar Alemán, Argentine jazz and swing guitarist, and singer ("Rosa Madreselva"), dies at 71
- 1980 S N Banerjee, cricketer (one Test for India), dies
- 1981 Ingemar Liljefors, Swedish composer, pianist, pedagogue, and music theorist, dies at 74
- 1983 Paul Fix, American actor (Rifleman), dies of kidney failure at 82
- 1983 Willard Price, Canadian author and naturalist
- 1984 Martin Ryle, English radio astronomer (Astronomer Royal 1972-82, Nobel Prize for Physics 1974), dies at 66 [1]
- 1985 Emil Gilels, Soviet concert pianist (Brussels Competition - 1st prize, 1938), dies at 68
- 1986 Keenan Wynn, American actor (Dr Strangelove, Absent Minded Professor), dies at 70
- 1986 Mary Lund, American women first to receive an artificial heart, dies at 40
- 1987 Rodolfo Halffter, Spanish composer, and music critic, dies at 86
- 1988 Mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies
- 1988 Vic Raschi, American baseball pitcher (4 × MLB All-Star; 6 × World Series; AL strikeout leader 1951; NY Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 69
- 1989 Michael Carmine, American actor (Batteries Not Included; Leviathan; Long Time Companion), dies of AIDS at 30
American Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning conductor (New York Philharmonic, 1958-69; Israel Philharmonic; London Symphony), and composer (West Side Story; Chichester Psalms), dies of a heart attack at 72
- 1993 Bertie Clarke, West Indian cricket spin bowler (3 Tests, 6 wickets; Barbados, Northamptonshire CCC, Essex CCC), dies at 75
- 1993 Guy Malary, Haitian lawyer/minister of Justice, murdered at 50
- 1993 Mustafa Abada, Algerian TV director, murdered
- 1993 Walter Brown Newman, American screenwriter (Cat Ballou), dies at 77
- 1994 Gioconda de Vito, Italian-British violinist, dies at 87
- 1995 Edith Pargeter, English author (wrote Brother Cadfael mysteries as Ellis Peters), dies of a stroke at 82
- 1995 Helen Vlachos, Greek newspaper publisher (closed her newspapers in protest at military junta), dies at 83
- 1996 Laura La Plante, American actress (Show Boat, Scandal) known for her work in the silent film era, dies at 91
- 1996 William John Raff Hooper, British cartoonist (Percy Prune), dies at 80
American author (Moneychangers, Carpetbaggers, Betsy), dies at 81
- 1998 Cleveland Amory, American animal rights activist and TV critic (TV Guide), dies at 81
- 1998 Frankie Yankovic, American accordionist known as 'America's Polka King' and winner of 1st Grammy Award for Best Polka Recording, dies of heart failure at 83
- 1999 Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian politician and 1st President of Tanzania (1964-1985), dies at 77
- 1999 Richard B Shull, American character actor (Diana, Holmes & Yoyo), dies at 70
- 2002 Bill Green, American politician (Rep-R-NY, 1978-93), dies of cancer at 72
- 2002 Norbert Schultze, German songwriter (Lili Marleen), opera and film score composer and reformed propagandist, dies at 91
- 2003 Mokta Ould Daddah, Mauritanian politician, President Mauritania (1961-78), dies at 78
- 2003 Patrick Dalzel-Job, English soldier and inspiration for James Bond (b. 1913)
- 2004 Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell, British historian, dies at 67
- 2004 Vlassis Bonatsos, Greek actor, singer, actor, and TV game show host (Kontres - Greek Family Feud), dies of obstructive laryngitis at 54
- 2005 Jody Dobrowski, English murder victim (b. 1981)
- 2006 Freddy Fender [Baldemar Huerta], American rock, country and Tejano singer ("Wasted Days And Wasted Nights"; "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"; Texas Tornados - "A Man Can Cry"), dies of lung cancer at 69
- 2006 Gerry Studds, American politician (Rep-D-MA, 1973-97), first openly gay member of US Congress, dies at 69
- 2006 Jared Anderson, American heavy metal bassist and vocalist (Morbid Angel; Hate Eternal), dies at 31
- 2006 Maurice Grosse, British paranormal investigator known for the 'Enfield Haunting' case, dies at 87
- 2006 Nancy Lynn, American aviator (b. 1956)
- 2007 Big Moe [Kenneth Doniell Moore], American rapper (Screwed Up Click), dies of a heart attack at 33
- 2007 Frank Hauser, British theatrical director (Oxford Playhouse), dies at 85
- 2007 Raymond Pellegrin, French actor (Woman of Rome), dies at 82
- 2007 Robert Braunwart, American editor who added thousands of dates to this database, dies of melanoma at 59 [1]
- 2007 Sir Oliver Chesterton, British businessman (Chestertons Estate Agency), dies at 94
- 2008 Barrington J. Bayley, English sci-fi author (Collision Course), dies at 71
- 2008 Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, British peer, businessman and conservative MP for North Leeds (1929-56), dies at 82
- 2008 Richard Cooey, American murderer and rapist (executed) (b. 1967)
- 2009 "Captain" Lou Albano, American professional wrestler, 1953-69, wrestler manager (1969-95), and actor (Cyndi Lauper music videos; Super Mario Brothers), dies of a heart attack at 76
- 2010 Benoît Mandelbrot, Polish-French-American mathematician (proved Zipf's law, discovered the Mandelbrot set), dies at 85
- 2010 Carla Del Poggio [Maria Luisa Attanasio], Italian stage and screen actress (Variety Lights; Immortal Melodies), dies at 84
- 2010 Simon MacCorkindale, English actor (Falcon Crest, Manimal), dies of bowel cancer at 58
- 2011 Chuck Ruff, American rock drummer (Edgar Winter Group - "Frankenstein"), dies after a long illness at 60
- 2011 Ntare VI of Ankole [John Patrick Barigye], Omugabe of Ankole (Bantu Kingdom in Uganda), dies at 71
- 2011 Reg Alcock, Canadian politician (b. 1948)
- 2012 Arlen Specter, American Senator (Republican-PA, 1981- 2011), dies at 82
- 2012 Kyle Bennett, American BMX racer, dies in a traffic accident at 33
- 2014 Elizabeth Peña, American actress, dies from cirrhosis at 55
- 2014 Ikey Owens, American keyboardist (The Mars Volta; Jack White), and producer, dies of a heart attack at 39
- 2015 Mathieu Kérékou, Dictator and President of Benin (1973-91, 1996-2006), dies at 82
- 2016 Jean Alexander, British actress (Hilda Ogden in "Coronation Street"), dies at 90
- 2017 Richard Wilbur, 2nd US Poet Laureate (Ceremony, Walking to Sleep), dies at 96
- 2018 Al Fann, American actor (Alvin-He's the Mayor), dies at 93
American literary critic, 'the most notorious literary critic in America' dies at 89
- 2019 Sulli [Choi Jin-ri], South Korean K-pop singer (f(x)) and actress (Fashion King), takes her own life at 25
- 2020 Fred Dean, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Pro Bowl 1979–81, 83; First-team All-Pro 1980, 81; Super Bowl 1981, 84; SD Chargers, SF 49ers), dies from COVID-19 at 68
- 2020 Herbert Kretzmer, South African-British lyricist of Lithuanian heritage (Les Misérables), dies at 95 [1]
- 2020 John Reid, New Zealand cricket all-rounder and captain (58 Tests; 6 x 100s; 85 wickets) and ICC Match Referee (50 Tests 1993-2002), dies at 92
- 2020 Rhonda Fleming [Marilyn Louis], American actress and singer nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" (Spellbound), dies at 97
- 2020 Steve York, British session and touring rock bassist (Vinegar Joe; Marianne Faithful; Dr. John), dies of cancer at 72
- 2022 Stanislav Kropilák, Slovak basketball power forward-center (4 × FIBA European Selection; 5 × Czech Player of the Year; BK Inter Bratislava), dies at 67
- 2023 Andy Bean, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1980, 89 runner-up; British Open 1983 runner-up; 11 x PGA Tour titles), dies from complications of double lung transplant surgery at 70
- 2023 Piper Laurie [Rosetta Jacobs], American Emmy Award-winning actress (The Torn Birds; Twin Peaks; Carrie; The Hustler), dies at 91
- 2024 Philip Zimbardo, American psychologist known for the Stanford prison experiment and author (The Lucifer Effect; Shyness: What It is, What to Do About It), dies at 91 [1]
- 2024 Whit Tucker, Canadian Football HOF wide receiver (Grey Cup 1968, 69 Ottawa Rough Riders; CFL All-Star 1967), dies at 83
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