Roman general and politician (held the office of consul seven times), dies at 70
- 533 Remigius of Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533) and saint, converted Frankish king Clovis I, dies at about 96
- 703 Jitō, 41st Empress of Japan (686-97) and 3rd woman to rule Japan, dies at 57 or 58 (b. 645)
- 858 Aethelwolf, king of Wessex, won Battle of Aclea against the Vikings, father of Alfred the Great, dies
- 888 Charles III, The Fat [Charles Le Gros], Carolingian Emperor (King of West Francia and Acquitaine, 884-887), dies at about 49
- 1001 Fujiwara no Teishi, Japanese Empress who appears in "The Pillow Book", dies as the result of childbirth at 23 or 24
- 1049 Derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle
- 1139 Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1076)
- 1151 Abbot Suger, French abbot who built St Denis, statesman and historian (b. 1081)
- 1177 Hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies. (b. 1107)
- 1330 Frederick I (III), the Fair, Duke of Austrian German anti-king, dies (b. 1286)
- 1363 Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol (b. 1344)
- 1488 Hermann Vischer, "the Old", German brass sculptor, buried
- 1599 Edmund Spenser, English poet (The Faerie Queene), dies at about 46
- 1625 Jan Brueghel the Elder, Dutch-Flemish painter, draughtsman, and son of Pieter Bruegel, dies at about 56 (b. 1568)
- 1630 Yuan Chonghuan, Chinese military commander, executed at 46
- 1651 Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch painter, cartoonist, printmaker, and engraver, dies at 86
- 1658 Edward Sexby, English Puritan soldier (b. 1616)
- 1691 George Fox, English dissenter, founder of the Quakers, dies in London at 66
- 1702 Pieter Rabus, Dutch poet and translator (De Boekzaal van Europe / The Book Room of Europe), dies at 41 [1]
- 1735 Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Queen consort of Sardinia, dies at 28
- 1762 Leonhard Trautsch, German composer, dies at 68
- 1775 Johann Georg Walch, German theologian, dies at 81
- 1790 Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral, dies at 77
- 1795 Frans Krafft, Belgian composer and organist (Ghent Cathedral), dies at 73
- 1796 John H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726)
- 1797 Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Queen of Prussia as wife of Frederik II the Great, dies at 81
- 1828 Abbé Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, French composer and painter, dies at 80
- 1832 Thomas Lord, English cricket batsman (founder of Lord's cricket ground; Middlesex CCC), dies at 76
- 1838 Ferdinand Ries, German pianist, composer, and Beethoven's secretary and copyist, dies at 53
- 1853 Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest, humanist and revolutionary (b. 1783)
- 1860 William Mason, American politician, dies at 73
American composer (Oh! Susanna; Swanee River; Beautiful Dreamer), dies in New York City at 37 [reports vary as to fever, accident, suicide, or some combination]
- 1879 Henry, Prince of the Netherlands (Governor of Luxembourg, 1850-79), third son of King William II of the Netherlands, dies at 58
- 1882 Wilhelm Mauser, German weapon designer and manufacturer (b. 1834)
- 1885 Schuyler Colfax, American politician (17th US Vice President 1869-73), dies at 61
- 1889 Solomon Bundy, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st district), dies at 65
- 1892 Charles Albert White, American composer, dies at 62
- 1894 Nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, dies of tuberculosis at 62
- 1901 Carlo Angeloni, Italian composer, dies at 66
- 1905 George Thorn, Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
- 1906 Alexander Popov, Russian physicist and one of the first inventors of a radio receiving device, dies at 46
- 1913 Thomas P. Krag, Norwegian author and novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44
- 1914 Bernardus Hermanus Heldt, Dutch trade union leader and politician, dies at 72
- 1914 Valentin Zubiaurre Spanish composer (Ferdinand Set), and educator, dies at 76
- 1915 Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848)
- 1923 Alexandre Ribot, French statesman, Prime Minister of France (1892-3, 1895, 1914, 1917), dies at 80
- 1924 Georg Hermann Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89
- 1928 Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer and explorer, dies at 57
- 1929 H. B. Higgins, Australian politician and judge (b. 1851)
American frontiersman and marshal who participated in the gunfight at the OK Corral, dies at 80
- 1930 Auguste Rateau, French mining engineer and inventor (Rateau steam turbine), dies at 66
- 1930 Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, English electrical engineer and inventor, dies at 65
- 1932 Sophia of Prussia, Queen consort of Constantine I of Greece, dies at 61
- 1934 Jean-Baptiste Marchand, French soldier and explorer (Sudan), dies at 70
- 1934 Paul Ulrich Villard, French chemist and physicist who discovered gamma rays, dies at 73
- 1937 Martin Elmer Johnson, American adventurer and filmmaker, dies at 52
- 1937 Walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies
- 1939 Jacob Ruppert Jr., American Baseball HOF executive (owner New York Yankees 1915-39; signed Babe Ruth; built Yankee Stadium), dies from phlebitis at 71
Irish novelist and poet (Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake), dies in Zurich Switzerland, at 58
- 1943 Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss artist and dancer, dies of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning at 53
- 1947 Veit Valentin, German-American controversial historian (German People), dies at 61
- 1948 Solomon Mikhoels [Shloyme Vovsi], Soviet actor and chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (1941-48), assassinated at 58
- 1953 Paul Niggli, Swiss mineralogist (crystal structures), dies at 64
- 1954 Roland Diggle, English-American composer, organist and choirmaster (St. John's Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, California), dies at 69
- 1956 Lyonel Feininger, German-American cartoonist and painter, dies at 84
- 1957 Alfred Edgar Coppard, English short story writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories), dies at 79
- 1958 Edna Purviance, American actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61
- 1958 Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer (The Dictator, The Squaw Man), dies at 77
- 1960 Sibilla Aleramo [Rina Faccio], Italian feminist and poet (Una Donna), dies at 83
- 1961 Blanche Ring, American singer ("In The Good Old Summer Time"), and stage and screen actress, dies at 89
- 1962 Ernie Kovacs, American comedian (The Ernie Kovacs Show), dies in a car crash at 42
- 1963 (Conrad) "Sonny" Clark, American hard pop jazz and session pianist, composer, and group leader (Sonny's Crib), dies of a heart attack, exacerbated by heroin use, at 31
- 1969 Fred Price, English cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test, 2 dismissals; Middlesex CCC), dies at 66
- 1969 Wilton Graff, American actor (Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn), dies at 65
- 1971 Bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, German SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65
- 1971 Henri Tomasi, French conductor, classical and film music composer (Requiem for Peace; The Silence of the Sea), dies at 69
- 1971 Robert Still, English composer, dies at 60
- 1974 Raoul Jobin, French-Canadian operatic tenor (1930-58), and educator (Conservatoire de musique du Québec, 1960-71), dies at 69
- 1974 Salvador Novo, Mexican writer and poet, dies at 69
- 1976 Margaret Leighton, British actress (The Go-Between, The Night of the Iguana), dies of multiple sclerosis at 53
American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (Chicago Cubs; New York Yankees - World Series 1932, 36–39, 41, 43; Boston Red Sox), dies of pneumonia at 90
- 1979 Donny Hathaway, American gospel and soul singer-songwriter, and keyboardist ("The Ghetto"; "Where is the Love?"), commits suicide at 33
- 1979 Marjorie Lawrence, Australian operatic soprano who specialized in Wagnerian roles, dies of heart failure at 71
- 1980 Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American orchestral-pop music conductor (Lincoln Portrarit), dies of pneumonia at 78
- 1981 Emiel van Hemeldonck, Belgian writer (Mary, My Child), dies at 83
- 1982 Marcel Camus, French film director (Orfeu Negro), dies at 69
- 1983 Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74
- 1983 Barry Galbraith, American jazz and studio guitarist (Claude Thornhill, Coleman Hawkins, Gil Evans), and educator, dies of cancer at 63
- 1983 D Mack Reynolds, American writer (Amazon Planet, Once Departed), dies
- 1983 John McHugh, actor (Unspeakable), dies of a heart attack at 69
- 1985 Adam Walsh, American College Football Hall of Fame center and coach (Notre Dame; Bowdoin), dies at 83
- 1985 Carol Wayne, American television and film actress (The Tonight Show, Celebrity Sweepstakes, Heartbreakers), dies at 42 after being found in a shallow bay
- 1986 Mike Garcia, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1952, 53, 54; AL ERA leader 1949, 54; World Series 1948 Cleveland Indians), dies from kidney disease at 62
- 1988 Chiang Ching-huo, Chinese politician (son of Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek, President of Taiwan 1978-88), dies at 69
- 1989 Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51
- 1992 Josef Neckermann, German equestrian rider (Olympic gold dressage 1964, 68), dies at 79
- 1992 Yvonne Bryceland, South African stage actress (Road to Mecca), dies of cancer at 66
- 1993 (Mozart) Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer, pedagogue, and conductor, dies at 85
- 1993 Rene Pleven, Prime Minister of France (1950-51, 51-52), dies at 91
- 1994 Frederick William Sternfield, musicologist, dies at 79
- 1994 Johan Jørgen Holst, Norwegian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (worked on the Oslo Peace Accords), dies at 56
- 1995 Arnold Smith, painter (Vigelius Prize 1935), dies at 89
- 1995 Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, Anglican bishop (Southwark England), dies at 81
- 1995 Maxwell Henley Harris, Australian poet and publisher (Critics), dies at 73
- 1996 Denise Grey [Edouardine Verthuy], actress (Julietta), dies at 99
- 1996 Willian Myuon Bany Guerrilla leader, dies
- 1997 William Mills, English painter, dies at 74
- 1998 Andrew Rutherford, Scottish scholar and Vice-Chancellor of the University of London (1994-97), dies at 68
- 1998 Mihovil Logar, Serbian composer (A Would-be Lady), dies at 95
- 2000 Alfred Nzo, South African General Secretary of the ANC (1969-91), dies at 75
- 2001 Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor, singer (2gether), and cancer research fundraiser, dies of respiratory failure at 16
- 2002 Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian (Wayne and Shuster), dies at 85
- 2002 Gregorio Fuentes, Cuban fisherman, reputed model for Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea (b. 1897)
- 2002 Kurt Brüggemann, German composer, conductor, and music educator, dies at 93
- 2002 Ted Demme, American film director, dies at 38
- 2003 Geoffrey Tucker, British political consultant who helped Macmillan, Heath and Thatcher into office, dies at 77
- 2003 Norman Panama, American screenwriter best known for his collaborations with Melvin Frank (Road to Utopia, The Court Jester), dies from Parkinson’s disease at 88
- 2004 Arne Næss Jr., Norwegian mountain climber and businessman, dies at 66
- 2004 Harold Shipman, British general practitioner and prolific serial killer, commits suicide at 57
- 2005 Earl Cameron, Canadian broadcaster (b. 1915)
- 2005 Nell Rankin, American operatic mezzo-soprano (Carmen; Metropolitan Opera, 1951-76), dies at 81
- 2006 Frank Fixaris, American sportscaster (b. 1934)
- 2007 Danny Oakes, racecar driver (b. 1911)
- 2007 Doyle Holly, American comedian and musician (Buckaroos), dies at 70
- 2007 Michael Brecker, American jazz saxophonist (Brecker Brothers), dies at 57
- 2008 Johnny Podres, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1955 MVP, 59, 63, 65; 4 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), dies at 75
- 2008 Sergei Larin, Lithuanian operatic tenor, dies at 51
- 2009 Doña Mary Ejercito, Filipino supercentarian, mother of Philippine President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, dies at 102
- 2009 Hortense Calisher, American novelist (President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters), dies at 97
- 2009 Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese composer, lyricist, and poet, dies of pneumonia at 83
- 2009 Nancy Bird Walton, Australian aviator, dies at 93
- 2009 Patrick McGoohan, American-born Irish actor, writer, and director (The Prisoner; Secret Agent/ Danger Man), dies at 80
- 2009 William D.W. Snodgrass, American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet (Heart's Needle), also wrote using pseudonym S. S. Gardons, dies at 83
- 2010 Jay Reatard [James Lindsey] American punk rock musician (Reatards; Lost Sounds), dies of cocaine toxicity at 29
- 2010 Jay Reatard [James Lindsey], American garage rock-punk musician and songwriter, dies of cocaine toxicity at 29
- 2010 Kalifa Tillisi, Libyan writer and linguist
- 2010 Theodore "Teddy" Pendergrass, American soul singer (Turn Off the Lights), dies of respiratory failure at 59
- 2011 Ellen Stewart, American actress, director and founder of La Mama Theatre Group, dies at 91
- 2012 Gianpiero Moretti, steering wheel designer, dies from cancer at 71
- 2012 Rauf Denktaş, Turkish-Cypriot politician, founding President of North Cyprus (1983-2005), dies of multiple organ failure at 87
- 2012 Richard Threlkeld, American newscaster (CBS News), dies at 74
- 2013 Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright (Royal Shakespeare Company), dies of cancer at 61
- 2013 Rusi Surti, Indian cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), dies from complications from a stroke at 76
- 2014 Bobby Collins, Scottish soccer midfielder (31 caps; Celtic, Everton, Leeds), dies at 82
- 2015 Dozy [Trevor Ward-Davies], British rock bassist (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich), dies of liver cancer at 70
- 2015 Frank Glazer, American pianist (Satie), composer and teacher (Eastman School of Music, 1965-80), dies at 99
- 2015 Jack Hayward, British financier (owner Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1990-2007), dies at 91
- 2015 Ronnie Ronalde [Ronald Charles Waldron], British entertainer and world-famous whistler, dies at 91
- 2016 Brian Bedford, English actor (Anthony-Coronet Blue), dies at 80
- 2016 Lawrence Phillips, American football running back (Grey Cup, CFL All-Star 2002 Montreal Alouettes; St Louis Rams 1996-97), dies of suicide at 40
- 2016 Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher, 1955-63 (2 x All-Star; 2 x World Series Champion; St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), dies at 88
- 2017 Alexis Mardas, Greek electronics engineer, entrepreneur, and Beatles hanger-on also known as "Magic Alex", dies of pneumonia at 74
- 2017 Antony Armstrong-Jones [Lord Snowdon], British photographer and ex-husband of Princess Margaret, dies at 86
- 2017 Dick Gautier, American stage and screen actor (Get Smart - "Hymie"; Bye Bye Birdie; When Things Were Rotten), dies at 85
- 2018 Doug Harvey, American Baseball HOF umpire (NL 1962-92; 5 x World Series; 7 x MLB All-Star games; career total 4,673 games), dies at 87
- 2018 Jack Nel, South African cricket batsman (6 Tests, Western Province), dies at 89
- 2018 Tzimis Panousis, Greek musician, stand-up comedian, and radio presenter, dies of a heart attack at 63
American baseball pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; NY Yankees) and coach (5 x World Series; NY Mets, NY Yankees), dies of cancer at 77
- 2021 Bernd Kannenber, German race walker (Olympic gold FRG 50k 1972), dies at 78
- 2021 Bruce Pasternack, American executive (President and CEO Special Olympics International 2005-07), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 73
- 2021 Duke Bootee (Edward Fletcher), American hip-hop rapper and record producer ("The Message"), dies of congestive heart disease at 69
- 2021 Hannes Viljoen, South African rugby union winger (3 caps; Natal), dies at 77
- 2021 Joël Robert, Belgian motocross racer (Motocross World C'ships 250cc 1964, 68–72), dies from COVID-19 at 77
- 2021 Robert Cohan, American-British dancer (Martha Grahame Dance Company, 1946-57, 1962-69), choreographer, and artistic director (London Contemporary Dance Theatre, 1969-89), dies at 95
- 2021 Siegfried Fischbacher, German American entertainer and magician (Siegfried and Roy), dies at 81 [1]
- 2021 Sylvain Sylvain [Mizrahi], Egyptian-American rock guitarist (New York Dolls), dies of cancer at 69
- 2021 Tim Bogert, American rock bassist (Vanilla Fudge; Jeff Beck), dies of cancer at 76
- 2022 Fred Parris, American doo-wop singer and songwriter (The Five Satins - "In The Still Of The Night"), dies at 85
- 2022 Sonny Turner, American singer (The Platters, 1959-70 - "With This Ring", The Metrotones), dies of cancer at 82
- 2023 Klas Lestander, Swedish biathlete (Olympic gold 20k 1960), dies at 91
- 2023 Robbie Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil, son of Evel, dies of pancreatic cancer at 60
- 2024 Jo-El Sonnier, American country and Cajun accordionist and singer-songwriter ("Tear-Stained Letter"), dies of a heart attack just after a performance at 77
- 2024 Joyce Randolph (née Sirola), American actress (The Honeymooners - "Trixie Norton"), dies at 99 [1]
- 2024 Romuald Twardowski, Polish pianist, and composer (Sorcerer's Sculptures; Lord Jim), dies at 93
- 2024 Stephen Laybutt, Australian soccer defender (15 caps; Brisbane Strikers, Excelsior Mouscron, KAA Gent), dies from suicide at 46
- 2024 Tom Shales, American Pulitzer Prize-winning television critic (Washington Post, 1977-2010), and author (Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live), dies of COVID-19 complicated kidney failure at 79 [1]
- 2025 Bernd Cullmann, German athlete (Olympic gold FRG 4×100m relay 1960 WR 39.5s), dies at 85
- 2025 Elgar Howarth, British conductor and composer, dies from complications of dementia at 89
- 2025 Nathalie Dupree, American cookbook author (Southern Biscuits) and television personality (New Southern Cooking With Nathalie Dupree), dies at 85
- 2025 Oliviero Toscani, Italian photographer and art director known for his controversial Benetton ad campaigns, dies at 82 [1]
- 2025 Tony Book, English soccer right-back (Manchester City 244 games) and manager (Manchester City 1974-79, 89, 93), dies at 90
- 2025 Vicente Vega, Venezuelan soccer goalkeeper (15 caps; Deportivo Táchira, Portuguesa, Deportivo Italia), dies from diabetes complications at 69
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