- 250 Fabian, Pope (236-50), Bishop of Rome and saint, dies a martyr during persecutions by the Emperor Decius
- 288 St. Sebastian, early Christian martyr (commemorated as his feast day)
- 820 Muslim jurist Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, dies
- 842 Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies
- 882 Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies
- 1156 Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland
- 1189 Shizong of Jin [Wulu], 5th Chinese Emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty (1161-89), dies at 65
- 1191 Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)
- 1479 John II of Aragon, King of Aragon (1458-79), King of Navarre (1425-79) and King of Sicily (1458-68), dies at 81
- 1569 Miles Coverdale, English bishop and translator of the Great Bible (the first authorized English translation of the Bible), dies at about 80
- 1612 Rudolf II von Habsburg, Emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59
- 1639 Mustafa I 'Mustafa the Mad', Ottoman sultan (1617-18, 22-23), dies at 38 or 39
- 1666 Anna of Austria, Spanish princess, Austrian archduchess, Queen of France as wife of Louis XIII and regent of France (1643-51) for her son Louis XIV, dies of breast cancer at 64
- 1691 Christiaan de Placker, Flemish poet and composer, dies at 77
- 1707 Humphrey Hody, English theologian (b. 1659)
- 1709 François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France, dies at 84
- 1713 Pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies
- 1727 John van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies
- 1739 Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect and designer, dies at 80
- 1745 Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1742-45), Prince Elector of Bavaria (1726-45), dies at 47
- 1751 John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician, dies at 85
- 1770 Charles Yorke, British politician and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, dies by suicide at 47 [1]
- 1779 David Garrick, English actor, producer and writer (Aboan-Oroonoko), dies at 61
- 1789 Johann Christoph Oley, German composer, dies at 50
- 1798 Christian Cannabich, German violinist, composer and royal chaplain master, dies at 66
- 1800 Thomas Mifflin, American merchant, military officer (Continental Army), and politician (1st Governor of Pennsylvania. 1790-99), dies at 56
- 1810 Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania, dies at 87
- 1813 Christoph Martin Wieland, German poet and writer (Oberon), dies at 79
- 1819 Carlos IV [English: Charles], King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70
- 1830 Michal Bogdanowicz, Polish composer, dies at 49
- 1837 John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs, Soane Museum), dies at 84
- 1838 Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, French composer and cellist, dies at 64
- 1841 Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer and adventurer (attempted to rule Iceland), dies at 60
- 1848 Christian VIII, King of Denmark (1839-1848) and King of Norway (1814), dies of blood poisoning at 61
- 1850 Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet who wrote nation anthem "Der er et yndigt land", dies at 70
- 1857 Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, English composer, dies at 32
- 1859 Bettina von Arnim, German writer and composer of the Romantic era (This Book Belongs to the King), dies at 73
- 1873 Basil Moreau, French priest and founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, dies at 73
- 1875 Jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814)
- 1882 John Linnell, English artist and engraver, dies at 89
- 1890 Franz Paul Lachner, German composer, dies at 86
- 1896 Graciano López Jaena, Filipino journalist (La Solidaridad), orator, social reformist, and national hero, dies of tuberculosis at 39
- 1896 Henry von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Queen Victoria, dies at 37
- 1900 John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81
- 1900 R. D. Blackmore, English novelist (Norie, Lorna Doone), dies at 74
- 1901 Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer (Gramme dynamo), dies at 74
- 1905 Stanislaw Pilinski, French pianist and composer, dies at 65
- 1907 Charles Miller Shelley, brigadier general in the Confederate Army and member of U.S. House of Representatives, dies at 73 [1]
- 1914 (Henry Southwick) H.S. Perkins, American hymn composer, lyricist, conductor, and teacher, dies at 80
- 1914 Emil Liebling, German-American composer, dies at 62
- 1914 Henry Southwick Perkins, American composer, educator, and founder of Music Teachers' National Association, dies at 80
- 1920 Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century, dies of typhoid fever at 43
King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1910-36), dies at 70 after being euthanized by his doctor
- 1940 Omar Bundy, U.S. Army general (Spanish–American War in Cuba), dies at 78
- 1943 Giacomo Benvenuti, Italian composer, dies at 57
- 1944 James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist, dies at 83
American Baseball HOF catcher (Negro World Series 1943, 44; 12 × NL All-Star; Triple Crown 1936, 37; batting average .466 1943), dies of a brain tumor at 35
- 1949 Joseph Cuypers, architect Dutch (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87
- 1952 Arthur Farwell, American composer, dies at 74
- 1954 Warren Bardsley, Australian cricket batsman (41 Tests, 6 x 100, 14 x 50, HS 193no; NSWCA), dies at 71
- 1955 Robert P.T. Coffin, American poet ("Strange Holiness", Pulitzer Prize, 1936), writer, and editor (Yankee Magazine), dies of a heart attack at 62
- 1957 Dudley Benjafield, British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1927; President BRDC 1928-29), dies at 69
- 1957 James B. Connolly, American athlete (Olympic gold Triple jump, silver High jump, bronze Long jump 1896; silver High jump 1900) and author, dies at 88
- 1960 Matt Moore, Irish-American actor and director (Coquette, Deluge), dies at 72
- 1962 Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75
- 1964 Jan Rychlik, Czech percussionist, and composer of orchestral, jazz, and film music, dies at 47
- 1965 (Albert) "Alan" Freed, American disc jockey and concert promoter who popularized the term "rock-n-roll", and payola scandal figure, dies of from uremia and cirrhosis at 43
- 1971 Antonio Bacci, Italian cardinal, dies at 85
- 1971 Broncho Billy Anderson [Maxwell Aronson], American silent and sound screen actor, the 1st cowboy in a movie (The Great Train Robbery; A Lucky Dog), and studio executive, dies at 90 [1]
- 1972 Jean Casadesus, French concert pianist, killed in a car crash near Renfrew, Ontario. Canada, at 44
- 1973 Amilcar Cabral, Bissau-Guinean nationalist leader, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered at 51
- 1973 Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician (b. 1885)
- 1974 Edmund Blunden, English poet and critic (Undertones of War), dies at 77
- 1975 Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81
- 1978 Dit Clapper, Canadian Hockey HOF right-wing (Stanley Cup 1929, 39, 41 Boston Bruins) and coach (Boston Bruins 1945-49), dies at 70
- 1979 Gustav Winckler, Danish pop singer ("Skibet skal sejle i nat"- "The Ship Is Leaving Tonight"), dies in a car crash at 53
- 1983 Garrincha, Brazilian soccer right wing (50 caps; World Cup winner 1958, 62; Botafogo 238 games), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 49
American actor (Tarzan, Jungle Jim) and swimmer (Olympic gold 100/400m, 4x200m 1924; 100/4x200m 1928), dies of pulmonary edema at 79
- 1985 Jo Juda, Dutch musician (1st concertmaster of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra), dies at 75
- 1986 Franz Kemser, German bobsledder (Olympic gold Four man 1952), dies at 75
- 1988 Dora Stratou, Greek choreographer and folklorist (b. 1903)
- 1988 Philippe de Rothschild, French auto racer (Burgundy Grand Prix 1929) and wine grower (Château Mouton Rothschild), dies at 86
- 1989 Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi filmmaker (Dhire Bohe Meghna, Simana Periye), dies in a car crash at 50
- 1989 Beatrice Lillie, Canadian comedian and actress (Around World in 80 Daysl Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 94
- 1989 Halsey Stevens, American composer (Triskelion), dies at 80
- 1989 Józef Cyrankiewicz, Polish socialist, and later communist, politician, (Premier of Polish People's Republic, 1947-52 & 1954-70), dies at 87
- 1990 Barbara Stanwyck [Ruby Stevens], actress (Big Valley), dies at 82
- 1990 Hayedeh [Ma'soumeh Dadehbala], Persian classical, pop, and folk singer, dies of a heart attack at 47
- 1990 Naruhiko Higashikuni, Japanese Imperial Prince and 30th Prime Minister of Japan for 54 days (1945), dies at 102
- 1991 Bill Riordan, American tennis promotor (manager Jimmy Connors, Ilie Nastase), dies from heart disease at 71
- 1991 Louis Seigner, actor (Eclipse, Special Section), dies in a fire at 87
- 1992 Fitzhugh Lee, American vice-admiral (WW II - Navy Cross x2), dies at 86
- 1992 Muhammad Abd al-Khaliq Hassuna, Secretary-General of Arab League (1952-72), dies
British actress (Roman Holiday; Breakfast at Tiffany's; My Fair Lady), dies of colon cancer at 63
- 1993 Joseph Anthony [Deuster], American playwright, actor, and director (Matchmaker, Tomorrow), dies at 80
- 1993 Mercer McCleod, entertainer, dies of heart failure at 86
- 1994 Aar van de Werfhorst [pseudonym for Pieter Gerhardus Jansen], Dutch writer, dies at 87
- 1994 Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan politician (Vice President, 1963-66), dies at about 81
- 1994 Matt Busby, Scottish soccer forward (Manchester City, Liverpool) and manager (Manchester United 1945-69, 70–71; Scotland 1958), dies from cancer at 84
- 1995 Mehdi Bazargan, director Iranian oil corp/premier (1979), dies at 86
- 1996 Arley "Buster" Benton, American blues singer and guitarist, dies at 63
- 1996 David Greville, 8th Earl of Warwick who sold his castle to Madame Tussauds, dies of heart failure at 61 [1]
- 1996 David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick, dies at 61
- 1996 Ellis Hillman, British Labour party politician, lecturer, and writer (London Under London), dies during heart surgery at 68
- 1996 Gerry Mulligan, American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (Jazz on a Summer Day), dies of complications from a knee infection at 68
- 1996 Liesbeth Askonas, Austrian concert agent, dies at 82
- 1996 Peter Stadlen, Austrian pianist and critic, dies at 85
- 1996 Sidney Korshak, lawyer, dies at 87
American baseball center fielder (World Series 1964, 67 St Louis Cardinals; 3 × MLB All-Star; 7 x Gold Glove Award), dies of throat cancer at 59
- 1997 Edith Haisman, the oldest survivor of Titanic, dies at 100
- 1997 Vladimir Yamnikov, owner (Kristall vodka), dies of cirrhosis at 56
- 1998 Bobo Brazil [Houston Harris], American pro wrestler (WWF HOF), dies at 73
- 1998 Zevulun Hammer, Israeli politician, minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (1996-98), dies at 61
- 1999 Bill Albaugh, American pop-psychedelic rock drummer (The Lemon Pipers - "My Green Tambourine"), dies at 53
- 2000 Don Abney, American session and touring jazz pianist, and musical director (Universal/MCA Studios), dies of kidney disease at 76
- 2000 Ray Jones, British rock bassist (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas), dies at 60
- 2000 Raymond Jones, British rock bassist (Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas), dies of a heart attack at 60
- 2001 Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player, dies at 46
- 2002 Carrie Hamilton, American actress (Fame), dies at 38
- 2002 Henry Cosby, American songwriter, musician and producer for Motown ("Tears of a Clown"), dies at 73
- 2002 Ivan Karabits, Ukrainian composer, conductor, and educator, dies at 57
- 2003 Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist (NINA, NY Times), dies at 99
- 2003 Nedra Volz, American actress (b. 1908)
- 2004 Guinn Smith, American athlete (Olympic gold Pole vault 1948), dies of emphysema at 83
- 2005 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Polish journalist, writer, and politician (b. 1913)
- 2005 Miriam Louisa Rothschild, British zoologist, entomologist, and author (b. 1908)
- 2005 Per Borten, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (1965-71), dies at 91
- 2005 Roland Frye, American literary critic and theologian (b. 1921)
- 2007 Anatol Rapoport, Ukrainian-American mathematician and biologist (game theory), dies at 95
- 2008 Louis de Cazenave, France's oldest living man (oldest survivor from WWI), dies at 110
- 2008 Tālivaldis Ķeniņš, Latvian-Canadian composer, organist, and pedagogue, dies at 88
- 2009 Dante Lavelli, American Pro Football HOF end (NFL C'ship 1950, 54, 55 Cleveland Browns; First-team All-Pro 1953; 3 × Pro Bowl), dies at 85
- 2009 David "Fathead" Newman, American jazz saxophonist (Ray Charles - "The Right Time"), dies of pancreatic cancer at 75
- 2009 Sheila O'Nions Walsh (aka Sheila Walsh, Sophie Leyton), English romance writer (b. 1928)
- 2009 Stan Hagen, Canadian politician (b. 1940)
- 2009 Stéphanos II Ghattas, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria for the Coptic Catholic Church (b. 1920)
- 2010 Abraham Sutzkever, Yiddish language poet ("the greatest poet of the Holocaust"), dies at 96
- 2011 Bruce Gordon, American actor (The Untouchables), dies after long illness at 94
- 2011 Reynolds Price, American writer (A Long and Happy Life; Kate Vaiden; Strengthened By a Pale Green Light), dies of complications after a heart attack at 77
- 2012 John F Baker Jr, United States Army Master Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient dies at 66
- 2012 John Levy, American jazz double-bassist (George Shearing Quintet), and artist manager, dies at 99
- 2013 Bob Engemann, American pop baritone singer (The Lettermen, 1959-67 - "When I Fall in Love", "Goin' Out of My Head"), dies of complications from heart bypass surgery at 77
- 2013 Freddie Williams, Welsh motorcycle speedway rider (World C'ship 1950, 1953; Wembley Lions), dies at 86
- 2014 Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (La Scala, 1969-86; London Symphony, 1979-87; Berlin Philharmonic, 1989-2002), dies of stomach cancer at 80
- 2015 Edgar Froese, German musician (Tangerine Dream), dies at 70
- 2016 David G. Hartwell, American editor and anthologist, dies at 74
- 2016 George Weidenfeld, British publisher (Weidenfeld & Nicolson), dies at 96
- 2017 Ronald Mundy, American doo-wop tenor vocalist (The Marcels -"Blue Moon"), dies of pneumonia at 73
- 2018 Bob Smith, American author and a groundbreaking gay comedian (The Tonight Show, Funny Gay Males), dies from Lou Gehrig’s disease at 59
- 2018 Graeme Langlands, Australian rugby league fullback, captain and coach (24 Tests; St. George RLFC; ARL "Immortal"), dies from dementia and Alzheimer's disease at 76
- 2018 Howard Lew Lewis, English comedian and actor (Maid Marian and Her Merry Men and Brush Strokes), dies at 76
- 2018 Jack Whitten, American abstract painter, dies of chronic leukemia at 78
- 2018 Jim Rodford, English rock bassist (Argent, 1969-76; The Kinks, 1978-96; Zombies, 2004-18), dies after a fall at 76
- 2018 John Coleman, American journalist, co-founder of The Weather Channel and broadcaster (1953-2014), dies at 83
- 2018 Naomi Parker Fraley, American who inspired "Rosie the Riveter" poster, dies at 96
- 2018 Paul Bocuse, French great chef (Legion of Honor), dies of Parkinson's disease at 91
- 2019 Dumisani Kumalo, South African anti-apartheid activist and UN ambassador, dies at 71
- 2019 Muriel Pavlow, British actress (Murder, She Said, Reach for the Sky), dies at 97
- 2021 Keith Nichols, English jazz pianist, trombonist, accordion player, and arranger, dies of COVID-19 at 75
- 2021 Mira Furlan, Croatian actress (Babylon 5, Lost), dies of complications of the West Nile virus at 65
- 2021 Peter Swan, English soccer defender (19 caps; Sheffield Wednesday, Bury), dies at 84
- 2021 Ted Thompson, American football linebacker (Houston Oilers) and executive (GM Green Bay Packers 2005-17), dies from autonomic disorder at 68
- 2022 Bob Goalby, American golfer (US Masters 1968), dies at 92
- 2022 Elza Soares, Brazilian samba and jazz singer, named one of the Singers of the Millennium by BBC Radio, dies at 91
- 2022 Heidi Biebl, German alpine skier (Olympic gold women's downhill 1960), dies at 80
- 2023 Gwen Knapp, American sports journalist (Philadelphia Inquirer, SF Examiner, SF Chronicle, New York Times), dies from lymphoma at 61
- 2023 Jerry "The Geator" Blavat, American disc jockey and music promoter, dies of complications from myasthenia gravis (a neuromuscular disease), at 82 [1]
- 2023 Sal Bando, American baseball third baseman (4 x MLB All-Star; World Series 1972, 73, 74 Oakland A's) and executive (GM Milwaukee Brewers 1991-99), dies of cancer at 78
- 2023 Stella Chiweshe, Zimbabwean musician and storyteller (Africa’s best-known female mbira player), dies at 76 [1]
- 2024 Norman Jewison, Canadian director and producer (In the Heat of the Night; Fiddler on the Roof; Moonstruck; Rollerball; ...and Justice For All), dies at 97 [1] [2]
- 2025 Cecile Richards, American women's rights activist, President of Planned Parenthood (2006-18), dies of cancer at 67 [1]
- 2025 Fred Newhouse, American athlete (Olympic gold 4×400m relay, silver 400m 1976), dies at 76
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