- 689 Benedict Biscop, Anglo-Saxon abbot, monastery founder, bibliophile, and Christian saint, dies at about 62 [exact birth date uncertain]
- 1049 Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr, Persian mystic and poet, dies at 81
- 1167 Aelred of Rievaulx, English Cistercian monk, Catholic Saint, and writer (On Spiritual Friendship), dies at about 56 (d. 1110)
- 1322 Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III and Queen consort of France (1274-85), dies at 67
- 1390 Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist and church historian, dies at 67
- 1537 Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies
- 1550 Andrea Alciato, Italian jurist, humanist and writer, dies at 57
French mathematician who needed wider margins (Fermat's Last Theorem), dies at 57
- 1674 Giacomo Carissimi, Italian organist, choral director, composer (Jephta), and priest, dies at 68-ish
French nun and Canada's first female saint who founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal, dies at 79 [1]
- 1705 Luca Giordano, Italian painter and printmaker, dies at 70
- 1732 John Horsley, British archaeologist (Britannia Romana), dies (b. 1685)
- 1735 John Eccles, English composer (Master of the King's Musick for four monarchs), dies (b. 1668)
- 1759 Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, dies at 49
- 1765 Johann Melchior Molter, German Baroque composer and violinist, dies at 68
- 1777 Hugh Mercer, Scottish military officer (fought in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War), dies of his wounds at the Battle of Princeton at 50
- 1781 Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)
- 1798 Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester, English politician in the House of Commons (1741-62), dies at 79
- 1807 Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian and scholar, dies at 71
- 1807 Jean Luzac, Dutch journalist, newspaper editor (Gazette de Leyde), and Patriot, dies in a gunpowder barge explosion at 60
- 1817 Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)
- 1829 Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher and poet (Lucinde), dies at 56
- 1829 Michael Gotthard Fischer, German composer, dies at 55
- 1833 Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
- 1839 Joseph A. Koch, Austrian painter, cartoonist, etcher and illustrator, dies at 70
- 1851 Johan Herman Koekkoek, Dutch painter, dies at 72
- 1855 Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of Sardinia (1831-49), dies at 53
- 1856 Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician and author of Slovak language, dies at 40
- 1860 Martinus Niewindt, Dutch Bishop of Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63
- 1867 Victor Cousin, French philosopher and educational reformer, dies at 74
- 1883 Clark Mills, American sculptor (Freedom, equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson), dies at 67
English teacher and inventor of Pitman shorthand (Stenographic Soundhand), dies at 84
- 1899 Hiram Walker, American entrepreneur and founder of the Hiram Walker and Sons Ltd. distillery, dies at 82
- 1909 Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (work on relativity - Minkowski spacetime), dies of appendicitis at 44
- 1910 Harry Staley, American baseball pitcher (MLB record 9 RBI 1893; record lasts 70+ years), dies at 43
- 1921 Gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866)
- 1925 Oskar Brefeld, German botanist and founder of modern mycology, dies at 85
- 1926 Sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (Member of Parliament, 1901-26), dies at 61
- 1928 Ruth Snyder, American murderer, dies by the electric chair at Sing Sing prison at 32
- 1933 Václav Suk, Czech-born Russian composer and violinist, dies at 71
- 1934 Pawel Kochanski, Polish violinist, composer, arranger, and pedagogue (Juilliard School, 1924-34), dies of cancer at 46
- 1934 Surya Sen "Master Da", Indian activist for independence (Chittagong armoury raid), hanged at 39
- 1938 Gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890)
- 1940 Erich R. Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56
- 1942 George Francis, West Indian cricketer (WI Test fast-bowler, 23 wkts in 10), dies at 44
- 1943 Frank Alvord Perret, American volcanologist renowned for his research at Vesuvius, Etna, Stromboli and Kilauea dies at 75
- 1943 Jan Campert, Dutch resistance fighter and poet (18 Dead), dies at 40
- 1944 Juliette Atkinson, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1895, 97-98), dies at 70
- 1944 Lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915)
- 1947 Jonas Cohn, German philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77
- 1950 Koos van de Griend, Dutch composer, dies at 44
- 1953 Simeon Roncal, Bolivian composer, dies at 82
- 1956 John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70
- 1956 Norman Kerry [Kaiser], American silent and sound screen actor (A Little Princess; The Phantom of the Opera; Air Eagles), dies of a liver ailment at 61
- 1958 Arthur Shepherd, American composer, conductor, and educator, dies from surgery complications at 77
- 1958 Charles Mallory Hatfield, U.S. rainmaker (b. 1875)
- 1959 Edvard Eriksen, Danish-Icelandic sculptor, dies at 82
- 1960 Nevil Shute [Norway], English-Australian novelist (On the Beach, Town like Alice), dies at 60
- 1962 Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian politician, writer, and feminist, dies at 92
- 1962 Richard de Guide, Belgian composer, dies at 52
- 1964 Snuffy Browne, West Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, 1 x 50, 6 wickets; British Guiana, Barbados), dies at 73
- 1965 Lorraine Hansberry, American playwright (A Raisin in the Sun), and writer (To Be Young Gifted And Black), dies in NYC, dies of pancreatic cancer at 34
- 1965 Porcupine, in the National Zoo, dies at 27; oldest known rodent (Washington, DC)
- 1967 Holland Smith, American US Marine Corps general, considered the "father" of modern U.S. amphibious warfare, dies at 84
- 1968 Rezső Seress, Hungarian pianist and songwriter ("Gloomy Sunday"), commits suicide at 68
- 1970 Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84
- 1972 Padraic Colum, Irish novelist and poet (Collected Poems), dies at 90
- 1973 Glen "Turk" Edwards, American College-Pro Football HOF tackle (Washington State Uni; NFL C'ship 1937; 3 × First-team All-Pro; NFL All-Star 1939; Washington Redskins) and coach (Washington Redskins 1946-48), dies at 65
- 1974 Patricia of Connaught, British princess, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, dies at 87
- 1975 Caryn Campbell, Bundy victim, disappears from Snowmass, Colo
English crime writer (Murder on the Orient Express, Mousetrap), dies at 85
- 1976 Johnny Dio [John Dioguardi], American labor racketeer and organized crime leader, dies at 64
- 1977 Henri-Georges Clouzot, French director (Les Diaboliques, Truth), dies at 69
- 1981 Isobel Elsom, British actress (My Fair Lady, Love From a Stranger), dies at 87
- 1983 (Anthony) "Rebop" Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (traffic, 1971-74), dies of cerebral hemorrhage during a performance in Stockholm, Sweden at 38
- 1986 Lars Leksell, Swedish physician, professor of neurosurgery, and inventor of radio surgery, dies at 78
- 1986 Marcel Arland, French author (L'ordre, Lumière du Soir), dies at 86
- 1988 Connie Mulder, South African politician (b. 1925)
- 1988 Willem Hendrik van de Pol, Dutch theologist (Christian Dilemma), dies at 90
- 1990 Laurence J. Peter, Canadian author (Peter Principle), dies of a stroke at 70
- 1990 Paul Amadeus Pisk, Austrian-American composer, musicologist, and educator, dies at 96
- 1991 Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor (Across the Pacific, Charlie Chan's No 1 Son), dies after a stroke at 86
- 1991 Vasco Pratolini, Italian writer (Le Ragazze di San Frediano), dies at 77
- 1992 Walt Morey, US children's book writer (Gentle Ben), dies at 84
- 1993 Carles Mira, Spanish director (Que Nos Quiten Lo Bailao), dies at 45
- 1994 Robert Horen, American stage and screen actor, dies of cancer at 68
- 1994 Samuel Bronston, Romanian-American film producer (El Cid), dies at 85
- 1995 George Price, American cartoonist (New Yorker), dies at 93
- 1995 Marion Herbst, German-Dutch visual artist and jewelry designer, dies at 50
- 1996 Edmund Happold, British structural engineer (founder of Buro Happold), dies at 65
- 1996 Joachim Nitsche, German mathematician (b. 1926)
- 1996 John Howard Purnell, Welsh chemist (Royal Society of Chemistry), dies at 70
- 1996 Peggy Braithwaite, lighthouse-keeper, dies at 76
- 1997 Charles Huggins, American-Canadian physician and cancer researcher (1966 Nobel Prize), dies at 95
- 1997 Jean-Edern Hallier, French writer and editor (L'Idiot International), dies at 60
- 1997 Jill Summers, British actress (Agatha, Coronation Street), dies at 86
- 1998 Edgar Palm, Curaçaoan pianist and composer (Padu), dies at 92
- 1998 Peter Jona Korn, German composer, dies at 75
- 1999 Betty Lou Gerson, American voice actress (101 Dalmatians; Cinderella), dies of a stroke at 84
- 1999 Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1961)
- 1999 Leo Cherne, American economist and commentator (All Star News), dies at 86
- 2000 Bobby Phills, American basketball player (b. 1969)
- 2000 Marc Davis, American animator (b. 1913)
- 2001 Adhemar da Silva, Brazilian triple jumper (Olympic golds 1952, 56), dies at 73
- 2001 Affirmed, American racehorse (b. 1975)
- 2001 Kyra Vayne [Knopmuss], English stage and opera soprano, dies at 84
- 2001 Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (Black Orpheus), dies of pancreatic cancer at 78
- 2002 Cyrus Vance, 57th U.S. Secretary of State (1977-80), dies at 84
- 2002 Edward Staempfli, Swiss pianist, conductor, and composer, dies at 93
- 2002 Stanley Unwin, South African comedian (b. 1911)
- 2003 Allan Nunn May, English physicist and Soviet spy (b. 1911)
- 2003 Dean Amadon, American ornithologist, dies at 90
- 2003 Kinji Fukasaku, Japanese director (b. 1930)
Argentine general, dictator and President of Argentina (1981-82) who invaded the Falkland Islands, dies of a heart attack at 76 [1]
English rock-pop-disco singer-songwriter and bassist (Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever), dies of cardiac arrest at 53
- 2003 Paul Pender, American boxer (World Middleweight Champion 1960–61; The Ring Middleweight Champion 1962–63 Retired; Lineal Middleweight Champion 1962–63 Retired), dies at 72
- 2004 Olga Aleksandrovna Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician (fluid dynamics), dies at 81
- 2004 Randy VanWarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Just When I Needed You Most"), dies of leukemia at 48
- 2005 Alessia di Matteo, first survivor of eight transplants in one operation (b. 2003)
- 2005 Amrish Puri, Indian actor (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom- Mola Ram, Mr. India), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 72
- 2005 Edmund S. Valtman, Estonian-born cartoonist (b. 1914)
- 2007 Alice Coltrane [née McLeod], American jazz harp, piano, and organ player (Journey in Satchidananda), dies of respiratory failure at 69
- 2007 Sir James Killen, Australian politician (b. 1925)
- 2009 Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher (b. 1912)
- 2009 Claude Berri, French actor, director and screenwriter, dies at 74
- 2009 Russ Conway, Canadian-American character actor (Richard Diamond Private Eye), dies at 95
- 2010 Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and a leader of the Trotskyist movement in France, dies of cancer caused by the side effects of drugs used to treat AIDS at 63
- 2010 Hasib Sabbagh, Palestinian businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Consolidated Contractors Company (b. 1920)
- 2011 Paul Picerni, American actor (The Untouchables), dies at 88
- 2012 Bill Janklow, American politician and four-term Governor of South Dakota (Republican: 1979-87, 1995-2003), dies of brain cancer at 72
- 2012 Charles Price, American businessman and diplomat, dies at 80
- 2012 Reginald Hill, British crime author (Andrew Dalziel and Peter Pascoe novels), dies of brain cancer at 75
- 2012 Sadao Bekku, Japanese classical and film composer (Matango), dies at 89
- 2013 Anthony Cavendish, British MI 6 officer and banker, dies at 85
- 2013 Guy De Alwis, Sri Lankan cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 23 dismissals; Sinhalese SC), dies at 52
- 2014 Gyula Torok, Hungarian Olympic Champion Boxer, dies at 75
- 2014 Michael L. Strang, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado), dies at 84
- 2015 Clifford Adams, American trombone player, dies at 62
- 2015 Elena Obraztsova, Soviet Russian mezzo-soprano, dies at 75
- 2015 John Bayley, English academic and writer (Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch), dies at 89
- 2018 Bella Emberg [Sybil Dyke], British comic actress (The Russ Abbott Show), dies of alcohol toxicity at 80
- 2018 Danny Woods, American soul singer (Chairmen of the Board - "Give Me Just a Little More Time"), dies at 75
- 2018 John V Tunney, American politician (US Senator from California, 1971-77; US Representative from California, 1965-71), dies of prostate cancer at 83
- 2018 Keith Jackson, American sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Football, college football), dies at 89
- 2018 Pierre Pincemaille, French organist, composer, and pedagogue, dies of lung cancer at 61
- 2019 Bob Kuechenberg, American football guard (6 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 1972, 73 Miami Dolphins; First-team All-Pro 1975, 78), dies of a heart attack at 71
- 2019 Bonnie Guitar [Buckingham], American guitarist, singer and record executive (Dark Moon), dies at 95
- 2020 Paulo Gonçalves, Portuguese rally racing motorcycle rider (FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship 2013), dies in motorcycle crash during Dakar Rally at 40
- 2021 Álvaro Mejía, Colombian athlete (Boston Marathon 1971 2:18:45), dies at 80
- 2021 Frank Arok, Yugoslavian-Australian soccer coach (Australia 1983-89), dies at 88
- 2021 John Ward, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests; 17 dismissals; Canterbury), dies at 83
- 2021 Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud, Saudi thoroughbred racing owner and breeder (Juddmonte Farms; Dancing Brave, Enable, Frankel, Arrogate), dies at 84
- 2022 Everett Lee, American violinist, and theater and classical conductor (Cosmopolitan Little Symphony, 1947-55; Norrkoping Symphony, 1962-72), dies at 105
- 2022 Jouko Linjama, Finnish organist and composer (Suomalainen sielunmessu (Finnish Mass for the Dead)), dies at 87
- 2022 Ronnie Spector [Veronica Bennett], American pop singer (The Ronettes -"Be My Baby"), dies of cancer at 78 [1]
- 2022 Stjepan Lamza, Croatian soccer midfielder (7 caps Yugoslavia; GNK Dinamo Zagreb), dies at 81
- 2022 Taffy Thomas, Welsh thoroughbred jockey (Singapore Gold Cup 1977, Vernons Sprint Cup 1978, King's Stand Stakes 1983), dies at 76
- 2023 Frene Ginwala, South African politician and ANC activist (1st post-apartheid Speaker of the National Assembly), dies at 90 [1]
- 2023 Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer (WBA heavyweight title 1983-84), dies from cancer at 67
American singer-songwriter ("Lights Out"), and daughter of Elvis, dies of cardiac arrest predicated by a small bowel obstruction at 54 [1]
- 2023 Paul Johnson, English journalist, author and historian, dies at 94
- 2023 Robin "Robbie" Bachman, Canadian drummer (Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"; "Takin' Care Of Business"), dies at 69 [1]
- 2024 Bev Dovey, English rugby union prop (2 Tests; Bristol RFC 184 games; Western Counties, Gloucestershire), dies at 85
- 2024 Bill Hayes, American singer (Your Show of Shows; The Ballad of Davy Crockett"), and actor (Days of Our Lives. 1970-2023 - "Doug"), dies at 98
- 2024 David Lumsdaine, Australian composer (Annotations of Auschwitz), dies at 92
- 2024 Gonzalo Lira, Chilean-American novelist and filmmaker convicted of issuing pro-Russian disinformation during the Ukrainian-Russia War, dies in prison at 55
- 2025 Claude Jarman Jr, American actor (The Yearling; Rio Grande; Inside Straight), dies at 90
- 2025 James McEachin, American actor (Perry Mason, 1986-95 - "Lt. Brock"; Tenafly), and author (Farewell to the Mockingbirds), dies at 94
- 2025 Leslie Charleson, American actress (General Hospital, 1977-2023 - "Monica Quartermaine"), dies at 79 [1]
- 2025 Peter Brown, Scottish rugby union back-rower and captain (27 Tests; Glasgow District RFC), dies at 83
- 2025 Robert Machray, American stage and screen character actor, dies of complications from dementia at 79
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