- 217 Pope Zephyrinus, Bishop of Rome (199-217)
- 639 Chintila, Visigothic King of Hispania (636-639), dies at about 33
- 860 King Ethelbald of Wessex
- 910 Alfonso III the Great, King of Leon, Galicia and Asturias, dies
- 1022 Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)
- 1073 Dominic of Silos, Spanish Benedictine monk and Roman Catholic saint, dies at 73 [exact birthdate uncertain]
- 1355 Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies
- 1524 Thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician
- 1539 Johannes Lupi, Flemish composer dies at 33
- 1590 Ambroise Paré, French physician (b. 1510)
- 1676 Joannes Galle, Flemish engraver and printer, dies at 76
- 1679 Johan Maurits, Dutch nobleman, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1964-79), Governor of Dutch Brazil (1637-43), and military leader (Eighty Years War; Dutch-Portuguese War), dies at 75
- 1708 Willem van Bemmel, Dutch painter and etcher, dies at 78
- 1722 Kangxi Emperor of China, 4th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, dies at 68
- 1723 Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist, dies at 71
- 1740 Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English military officer and statesman (b. 1675)
- 1749 Pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies
- 1768 Carlo Innocenzo Fragoni, Italian poet, dies at 76
- 1783 Antonio Soler, Spanish Catalan composer (Fandango), dies at 54
- 1786 Hannah Ocuish, at 12 is hanged for murder in New London Connecticut; the youngest ever executed in US
- 1793 Joseph Legros, French singer and composer who was the most prominent haute-contres (operatic tenor) of his generation, dies at 54
- 1798 Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver and art collector, dies at 72 [1]
- 1799 David Traugott Nicolai, German composer, dies at 66
- 1815 Giovanni Meli, Sicilian poet (Buccolica), dies at 75
- 1819 Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, French composer, dies at 50
- 1821 Gian Francesco Fortunati, Italian opera composer and maestro di cappella of Parma, dies at 75
- 1856 Francesco Bentivegna, Italian revolutionary who led revolts in Sicily against the Bourbon rulers, executed by firing squad at 36
- 1862 Robert Knox, Scottish surgeon and anatomist, dies at 71 [1]
- 1875 Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75
- 1903 Gavriil Musicescu, Romanian composer of choral music, conductor, and musicologist, dies at 56
- 1909 Benjamin Ipavec, Slovene composer (Tičnik), dies at 79
- 1916 Manuel Giro, Spanish composer, dies at 68
- 1916 William Wallace Gilchrist, American composer, dies at 70
- 1917 Lucien Petit-Breton, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1907-8), dies in a road accident at 35
- 1921 Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German Colonel General, dies at 71
- 1921 Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist generally credited with inventing the device known as the Petri dish, dies at 69
- 1929 Emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90
- 1935 Martin O'Meara, Australian WWI soldier and Victoria Cross honoree, dies at 50
- 1936 Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid
- 1936 Elsa Einstein, German second wife and cousin of Albert Einstein, dies at 60
- 1938 Annie Armstrong, American missionary leader, dies at 88
- 1939 Hans Langsdorff, German Kriegsmarine (navy) captain commits suicide after scuttling his ship, the 'Admiral Graf Spee,' due to damage from the Battle of the River Plat (near Argentina)
- 1941 Igor Severyanin, Russian poet (b. 1887)
- 1942 Dan Ahearn, Irish-American athlete (men's triple jump WR 15.52m 1911-24), dies at 54
- 1942 Jean Gilbert [Max Winterfeld], German composer, dies at 63
- 1944 Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70
- 1944 JW Ummels, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Sachsenhausen concentration camp at unknown age
- 1945 Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies
- 1948 C Aubrey Smith [Charles], British actor (The Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85
- 1948 Ladha Ramji, cricketer (bro of Amar Singh, Test Ind 1933-34), dies
- 1953 Henry Horatio Dixon, Irish Biologist who originated the cohesion-tension theory of water and mineral movement in plants, dies at 84
- 1954 Emilis Melngailis, Latvian choral composer, folklorist, and conductor (Latvian Song and Dance Festival), dies at 80
- 1954 James Hilton, English novelist and screenwriter (Goodbye Mr Chips, Lost Horizon), dies at 54
- 1956 Ramon Carrillo, Argentine neuroscientist and Public Health minister (b. 1906)
- 1957 Walter Page, American jazz double bassist, baritone saxophonist, tuba player, and bandleader (Blue Devils; Count Basie Orchestra), dies at 57
- 1961 Earle Page, Australian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (1939), dies at 81
- 1961 Luis Abraham Delgadillo, Nicaraguan composer, conductor, and educator, dies at 75
- 1962 Erik William Gustav Leidzen, Swedish American composer, dies at 68
- 1963 Paul Constantinescu, Romanian composer (Ballad of the Outlaw for cello and orchestra), and pedagogue, dies at 54
- 1965 Charlie Burse, American blues ukulele-banjo player and guitarist, dies of heart disease at 65
- 1965 Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist (classified human into races), dies at 73
- 1966 Lloyd Spooner, American sports shooter (4 x Olympic gold, 1 x silver, 2 x bronze 1920), dies at 82
American author (Grapes of Wrath, Nobel Prize 1940, 1962), dies at 66
- 1968 Max Brod, Czech-Israeli composer, writer and biographer of Franz Kafka, dies at 84
- 1970 M. Lincoln Schuster, Austrian-born American book publisher and co-founder of Simon & Schuster, dies at 73
- 1971 Roy O. Disney, American businessman and co-founder of the Walt Disney Company with brother Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78
- 1972 Gabby Hartnett, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (MLB All Star 1933–38; NL MVP 1935; Chicago Cubs) and manager (Chicago Cubs), dies of cirrhosis on his 72nd birthday
- 1973 Bobby Darin [Walden Robert Cassotto], American singer ("Mack the Knife"; "Splish-Splash"; "Beyond the Sea"), and actor, dies of a heart attack at 37
- 1973 Luis Carrero Blanco, Prime Minister of Spain (1973), assassinated by ETA
- 1974 André Jolivet, French composer (Jeune France, Mana), dies at 69
- 1975 William Lundigan, American actor (Climax, Pinky, They Asked for It), dies of lung and heart congestion at 61
- 1976 Richard J Daley, American politician (38th Mayor-Chicago-D:1955-76), dies of a heart attack at 74
- 1976 Walter Fitzgerald, actor (Adv of Sadie, Fallen Idol), dies at 80
- 1981 Dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899)
- 1982 Artur Rubinstein, Polish-American concert pianist, dies in Geneva at 95
- 1982 Milan Ristić, Serbian composer, dies at 76
- 1983 John Vivyan, American actor (Mr Lucky, Wrong Man, Imitation of Life), dies at 68
- 1986 Joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959)
- 1988 Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian television pioneer and president of the CBC, dies at 80
1st African American network TV anchor (ABC), dies of AIDS at 49
- 1989 Audrey Christie, American actress (Splendor in the Grass, Fair Exchange), dies at 77
- 1989 Kurt Böhme, German bass, dies at 81
- 1990 (William) Elmo Tanner, American big band singer, whistler (Ted Weems Orchestra - "Heartaches"), bandleader, and DJ, dies at 86
- 1991 Andries Dirj Copier, Dutch glass designer (the Guild glass), dies at 90
- 1991 Fop I Brouwer, Dutch biologist, radio presenter, and writer (Everything That Lives and Grows), dies at 79
- 1991 Helene Heigh, American actress (Undercover Woman; Teen Age Thunder; 9 to 5), dies at 86
- 1991 Sam Rabin [Rabinowitz], British sculptor, artist, actor and freestyle wrestler (Olympic bronze middleweight 1928), dies at 88
- 1991 Simone Beck, French chef, teacher, and cookbook author (with Julia Child - Mastering the Art of French Cooking), dies at 87
- 1991 Stephen Birnbaum, American tourism writer, dies at 54
- 1991 Walter Chiari [Annicchiarico], Italian actor (Bellissima; The Little Hut), dies of a heart attack at 67
- 1992 Peter Brocco, American actor blacklisted in the 1950's (Spartacus: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest), dies of a heart attack at 89
- 1992 Steven J. Ross [Rechnitz], American businessman and creator of Time Warner Inc., dies of complications of cancer at 65
- 1993 W Edwards Deming, US economist (helped Japan after WW II), dies at 93
- 1994 Dean Rusk, US Secretary of State (1961-69), dies at 85
- 1994 J C "Jody" Bateman, fiddler, dies at 75
- 1995 Adone Zecchi, Italian composer and conductor (Corale Euridice; Orchestra Bolognese de Camera), dies at 91
- 1995 John Henry Jacques, English co-operative retailer, and politician, dies at 90
- 1995 Madge Sinclair (née Walters), Jamaican-American actress (Conrack; Roots - "Bell"; Trapper John, M.D. - "Ernestine"; The Lion King), dies of leukemia at 55
- 1996 Amata Kabua, President of Marshall Islands (1979-96), dies
American scientist, astronomer and author (Broca's Brain, Cosmos, Contact) known for his research on extraterrestrial life, dies of pneumonia after suffering from myelodysplasia at 62
- 1996 Roger Peacock, English writer (Thursday is missing, dies at 76
- 1997 Dawn Steel, American filmmaker, 1st woman to head Hollywood studio, dies of cancer at 51
- 1997 Denise Levertov, American poet and essayist (Joy Beneath the Skin), dies at 74
- 1997 Dick Spooner, English cricket wicket-keeper (7 Tests; 12 dismissals), dies at 77
- 1997 Vincent Ciccone, inventor (Blow-Pops candy), dies at 81
- 1998 Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, British biophysicist (Nobel 1963), dies at 84
- 1998 Chester P. Lyons, Canadian naturalist and author (b. 1915)
- 1998 Irene Hervey, American actress (b. 1910)
- 1999 Irving Rapper, English-American film director known for "Now Voyager", dies at 101
- 1999 Riccardo Freda, Italian film director and screenwriter (Theodora, Slave Empress), dies at 90
- 1999 [Clarence] Hank Snow, Canadian country singer ("I'm Moving On"; "I Went To Your Wedding"), dies of heart failure at 85
- 2000 Adrian Henri, British poet and founder of poetry-rock group (Liverpool Scene), dies at 68
- 2000 Mirza Ghulam Hafiz, Bangladesh statesman, politician, and philanthropist (b. 1920)
- 2001 Foster Brooks, American comedian and actor (The Villain, Oddballs, Mork & Mindy), dies of natural causes at 89
Senegalese poet and 1st President of Senegal (1960-80), dies at 95
- 2002 Grote Reber, American radio astronomer (1st parabolic radio telescope), dies at 90
- 2004 (Frank) "Son" Seals, American blues musician ("Nothing But the Truth"), dies from diabetes complications at 62
- 2005 Maniam Moorthy, Malaysian climber
- 2006 Shi Yuejun, Chinese serial killer
- 2007 Nataline Sarkisyan, American leukemia patient dies after Cigna HealthCare denied coverage for a medically recommended liver transplant at 17
- 2007 Tommy Byrne, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1950; World Series 1949, 56; NY Yankees), dies at 87
- 2008 Dorothy Sarnoff, American operatic soprano, Broadway actress (Rosalinda), author and pioneer of the self-help movement (Speech Can Change Your Life, Speech Dynamics), dies at 94
- 2009 (Amada) "Amy" Santos Ocampo, Filipina pianist and composer, dies at 84
- 2009 Arnold Stang, American comedian and actor (Broadside, Milton Berle, Top Cat), dies at 91
- 2009 Brittany Murphy, American actress (Drop Dead Gorgeous), dies at 32
- 2009 James Gurley, American rock lead guitarist (Big Brother and the Holding Company), dies of a heart attack at 69
- 2009 Mairoon Ali, Trinidadian comedienne and actress (b. 1954)
- 2009 Tony Ayre, Northern Irish rock bass player (The Adventures - "Broken Land", "Drowning in the Sea of Love"), dies at 51
- 2010 Brian Hanrahan, British journalist and television newsman (BBC), dies of cancer at 61
- 2010 Jacqueline Courtney, American actress (Another World, One Life to Live), dies of cancer at 64
- 2010 James R. Mann, American attorney and politician (b. 1920)
- 2010 Jean-Louis Martinet, French composer, dies at 98
- 2010 John Alldis, English choral master, and conductor (Duke Ellington’s Third Sacred Concert), dies at 81
- 2010 Steve Landesberg, American comedian and actor (Barney Miller - "Dietrich"), from colon cancer on at 74
- 2011 (Thomas) "Sean" Bonniwell, American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Music Machine - "Talk, Talk"), dies of lung cancer at 71
- 2011 Barry Reckord, Jamaican playwright (Skyvers, You in Your Small Corner), dies at 85
- 2012 Eagle Keys, American Canadian Football Hall of Fame linebacker and coach (Grey Cup champion 1949, 54-56, 66; Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan R'riders), dies at 89
- 2012 Jimmy McCracklin, American pianist, dies from diabetes and hypertension at 91
- 2014 Chip Young [Jerry Stembridge], American thumb-style picking guitarist, and record producer, primarily active in Nashville, dies at 76
- 2014 Hubert Booi, Bonairian-Aruban civil servant, poet (Golgotha; Muchila), playwright, and lyricist (Bonaire and Aruba state anthems), dies at 95
- 2014 John Freeman, British politician (Labour), ambassador, TV host and executive (London Weekend Television, dies at 99
- 2015 Patricia Elliott, American actress (Renee-Empire, One Life to Live), dies at 77
- 2016 Michèle Morgan, French actress (Passage to Marseille), dies at 96
- 2017 Bernard Francis Law, Disgraced American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1982-2002), dies at 86
- 2018 Donald Moffat, British actor (Logan's Run), dies at 87
- 2019 Eduard Krieger, Austrian soccer defensive midfielder (25 caps; Austria Wien, Club Brugge K.V., LASK Linz), dies at 73
- 2019 Frank Foster, English rugby league lock (1 Test GB; Workington Town, Hull Kingston Rovers, Bradford Northern) and coach (Barrow, Whitehaven), dies at 79
- 2019 Junior Johnson, American auto racer and team owner (Daytona 500 1960; NASCAR Hall of Fame), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 88
- 2019 Roland Matthes, German swimmer (Olympic gold 100, 200m backstroke 1968, 72; WR x 19), dies at 69
- 2019 Yuri Pshenichnikov, Soviet soccer goalkeeper and coach (19 caps; FC Pakhtakor Tashkent, CSKA Moscow), dies at 79
- 2020 Alan Canfora, American activist and one of the students wounded during the Kent State shootings, dies of a pulmonary embolism at 71 [1]
- 2020 Chad Stuart [David Stuart Chadwick], English pop-rock vocalist and guitarist (Chad & Jeremy), songwriter, and producer, dies of pneumonia at 79
- 2020 Dietrich Weise, German soccer forward (Eintracht Frankfurt, FSV Mainz) and manager (FC Kaiserslautern, E Frankfurt, F Düsseldorf, Egypt, Liechtenstein), dies at 86
- 2020 Fanny Waterman, English concert pianist and teacher (Leeds International Piano Competition), dies at 100 [1]
- 2021 Kimera Bartee, American MLB outfielder.1996-2001 (Detroit Tigers, and 2 other teams), and coach, 2017-21 (Pittsburgh Pirates, and 2 other teams), dies of an undiagnosed brain tumor at 49
- 2022 Denny Doyle, American MLB baseball second baseman, 1970-77 (Philadelphia Phillies, and 1 other team), dies at 78
- 2022 Franco Harris, American Pro Football HOF running back (Super Bowl 74, 75, 78, 79; 9 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1977; Pittsburgh Steelers), dies at 72 [1]
- 2022 Quinn Redeker, American actor (Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless), dies at 86
- 2023 Torben Ulrich, Danish tennis player, musician, writer, filmmaker, and father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, dies at 95
- 2024 George Eastham, English soccer midfielder (19 caps; Newcastle United, Arsenal, Stoke City) and manager (Stoke City 1977-78), dies at 88
- 2024 Rey Misterio Sr. [Miguel Ángel López Días], Mexican professional wrestler (Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide), dies at 66
American Baseball HOF outfielder, 1979-2003 (10 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1989 Oakland A's, 1993 Toronto Blue Jays; AL MVP 1990; MLB stolen bases record 1,406), dies from pneumonia at 65 [1]
- 2024 Sugar Pie DeSanto [Umpeylia Balinton], Filipino-American R&B singer-songwriter ("Soulful Dress", "In the Basement"), and dancer, dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure at 89 [1] [2]
- 2024 Thierry Jacob, French boxer (WBC super bantamweight champion 1992), dies at 59
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