Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482)
Queen consort of England by marriage to King Henry VI, dies at 52
- 1554 Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English great admiral, dies
- 1556 David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54
- 1580 Frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies
- 1632 Thomas Dekker, English pamphleteer and dramatist dies at about 60 [his life was poorly documented, exact birth and death dates are uncertain]
- 1649 Richard Crashaw, English clergyman/poet, dies at about 36
Henry Morgan (c. 1635-1688)
Welsh pirate and privateer who raided Spanish settlements and shipping, dies at 53
David Hume (1711-1776)
Scottish philosopher and historian (A Treatise of Human Nature), dies of abdominal cancer at 65
James Watt (1736-1819)
Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist (steam engine), dies at 83
William Herschel (1738-1822)
German-British astronomer (discovered Uranus), dies at 83
Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
English scientist discovered electromagnetic induction, invented 1st electric motor, dies at 75
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
German philosopher and philologist (Übermensch and the doctrine of eternal return), dies of a stroke due to syphilis at 55
- 1900 Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese diplomat and politician (2nd Prime Minister of Japan, 1888-1889; President of the Privy Council, 1894-90), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 59
- 1904 William Hall, Canadian Royal Naval sailor (b. 1827)
- 1908 Eyre Massey Shaw, British first chief of London Fire Brigade, dies at 78
Henri Becquerel (1852-1908)
French physicist who discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903), dies at 55
- 1924 Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general (b. 1818)
- 1925 Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austro-Hungarian field marshal, dies at 72
- 1929 Frederick Burton, Australian cricketer (Australian wicketkeeper 1886-87), dies at 63
- 1936 Grigory Zinoviev [Hirsch Apfelbaum], Russian revolutionary, dies at 52
- 1938 Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian author (Jama), dies at 67
- 1939 (Charles) "Babe" Siebert, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 1925-39, 3X All-Star (Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins, and 2 other teams), drowns in Lake Huron at 35
Édouard Michelin (1859-1940)
French industrialist who founded Michelin, dies at 81
- 1942 George Edward Alexander Windsor, British nobleman (Duke of Kent), and RAF officer, dies in battle at 39
- 1942 Panayot Pipkov, Bulgarian bandmaster, composer, pedagogue, and (with his son) Antarctic glacier namesake, dies at 70
- 1942 W van Daalen, opposition leader on Celebes, beheaded
- 1943 Johan Petter Johansson, Swedish inventor and industrialist (modern adjustable spanner), dies at 86
- 1944 Krijn van den Helm, Dutch resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death
- 1944 Musa Cälil, Russian-Soviet Tatar poet (The Moabit Notebooks), and resistance fighter, executed by guillotine in Plötzensee Prison, Berlin at 38
- 1945 John Birch, American intelligence officer and missionary (b. 1918)
- 1945 Willis Augustus Lee, American World War II admiral (Guadalcanal) and sport shooter (5 Olympic golds 1920), dies of a heart attack at 57 while being ferrying him out to his flagship USS Wyoming off the coast of Maine
- 1947 Clark Wissler, American anthropologist (American Indian), dies at 76
- 1947 Franz Cumont, Belgian religious historian and archaeologist (cult of Mithra), dies at 79
- 1950 Earl Caddock, professional wrestler (b. 1888)
- 1956 Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies from a heart ailment and pneumonia at 62
- 1957 Leo Perutz, Austrian writer and mathematician, dies at 74
- 1965 Archibald "Moonlight" Graham, American MLB baseball outfielder (New York Giants - 1 game, 1905), medical doctor, and subject of "Field of Dreams" film, dies at 88
- 1967 George Lincoln Rockwell, American far-right political activist. founder and leader of the American Nazi Party, assassinated by former party member John Patler at 49
Paul Muni (1895-1967)
American actor (Angel on My Shoulder, Juarez), dies after a lengthy illness of heart disease at 71
- 1967 Stanley Bruce, 8th Prime Minister of Australia, dies at 84
- 1968 John George [Tufei Fatella], Syrian actor (Black Orchids, Don Juan, Adventures of Fu Manchu), dies from emphysema at 70
- 1968 Stan McCabe, Australian cricket batsman (39 Tests, @ 48.21, 6 x 100, HS 232; NSWCA), dies of a fractured skull at 58
- 1971 Ted Lewis [Theodore Leopold Friedman], American entertainer, bandleader and musician (Is Everybody Happy?), dies of lung failure at 81
- 1972 Juan Carlos Paz, composer, dies at 71
- 1972 Robert Denzler, Swiss concert pianist, conductor, champion of contemporary music, and composer, dies at 80
- 1974 Gus Viseur, Belgian-French jazz button accordionist, dies at 59
- 1975 Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor, dies at 75
- 1975 John R Dunning, US physicist, dies at 67
- 1976 Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist (Return to Ithaca; Nobel Prize for Literature, 1974), dies at 76
- 1976 Perc Hornibrook, Australian cricket slow-medium bowler (6 Tests; 17 wickets; best 7-92 1930), dies at 77
- 1979 Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, Mexican archaeologist who excavated Palenque, dies at 73
- 1979 Ray Eberle, American big band vocalist (Glenn Miller; Gene Krupa), and bandleader, dies of a heart attack at 60 [1]
- 1979 Stan Kenton, American musician, jazz pianist, arranger and bandleader (Artistry In Rhythm), dies at 67
- 1980 Gower Champion, American actor, dancer, choreographer, and theater director (42nd Street; Showboat; Marge & Gower Champion Show), dies of blood cancer at 61
- 1982 Hans van Tongeren, Dutch actor (Spetters), commits suicide at 27
- 1984 Andy Varipapa, American ten-pin bowler (BPAA All-Star champion 1947-48), dies at 93
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
American author (Breakfast At Tiffany's; In Cold Blood), dies of liver cancer at 59
- 1984 Viktor Chukarin, Soviet gymnast (Olympic gold 1952, 56), dies at 62
- 1984 Waite Hoyt, American MLB baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1923, 27, 28; AL wins leader 1927; NY Yankees), dies from heart failure at 84
- 1985 Samantha Smith, American peace activist and actress (invited to the Soviet Union during Cold War), dies in plane at 13
- 1986 Allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51
- 1988 Art Rooney, NFL Pittsburgh Steelers [Pirates] team founder,owner, and chairman, 1933-88, dies at 87
- 1988 Price Daniel, American politician (38th Governor of Texas), dies at 77
- 1989 Gunnar Johnsen Berg, Swiss-Danish composer (Cosmogonie), dies at 80
- 1989 Roman Palester, Polish composer (The Weichsel), dies at 81
- 1990 Morley Callaghan, Canadian writer and radio personality, dies at 87
- 1991 Don Nute, American actor, dies of AIDS at 56
- 1991 Niven Busch, American screenwriter (Duel in the Sun), dies at 88
- 1991 Sergei Ajromeiev, soviet general, commits suicide
- 1992 Alma Graciela Haro Esmerelda, singer, dies of diabetes at 65
- 1992 Frederick O'Neal, American actor, theatre producer and television director (Pinky, Car 54 Where Are You), dies from natural causes at 86
- 1992 Jan G Toonder, writer (Castle in Ireland), dies at 78
- 1993 Amy Biehl, US activist in South-Africa, murdered at 26
- 1994 Ramdas Nayak, Indian Hindu leader and politician, murdered at 52
- 1995 Doug Stegmeyer, American rock bassist (Billy Joel Band, 1976-87), dies of a self-inflicted gun wound at 43
- 1995 John Brunner, Britsih sci-fi author (100th Millennium), dies at 60
- 1995 R B Hudmon, R&B/Soul Singer, dies at 41
- 1996 Dai Houying, writer, dies at 58
- 1996 Erskine Childers, Irish writer and United Nations civil servant official, dies at 67
- 1996 Sylvia Fisher, Australian operatic soprano (Albert Herring Opera), dies at 86
- 1997 Clodomiro Almeyda Medina, Chilean external minister (1970-73), dies
- 1997 James Dewar, journalist/documentary filmmaker, dies at 70
- 1997 Robert Pinget, French novelist (The Interrogation) and playwright, dies at 78
Lewis F. Powell Jr. (1907-1998)
American Supreme Court justice (1972-87), dies at 90
- 1999 Rob Fisher, British rock keyboardist (Naked Eyes), dies at 42
Carl Barks (1901-2000)
American cartoonist (creator of Scrooge McDuck), dies at 99
- 2000 Jack Nitzsche, American composer, arranger, music producer, keyboardist (Rolling Stones; Neil Young), and songwriter ("Up Where We Belong"), dies at 63
- 2001 Aaliyah [Haughton], American singer and actress, dies in a plane crash in the Bahamas at 22
- 2001 Carl Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1938)
- 2001 Ken Tyrrell, English race driver and founder of Tyrrell Racing, dies at 77
- 2001 Madge Adam, English solar astronomer (1st solar physicist at Oxford university's observatory), dies at 89
- 2001 Philippe Léotard, French actor and singer (b. 1940)
- 2002 Dorothy Hewett, Australian writer (b. 1923)
- 2002 William Warfield, American concert bass-baritone singer and actor (Show Boat), dies from neck injuries suffered in a fall at 82
- 2004 Helen Copley, American newspaper publisher (The San Diego Union-Tribune), dies at 81
- 2005 Peter Glotz, German politician (b. 1939)
- 2005 Terence Morgan, British actor (Sir Francis Drake, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb), dies of a heart attack at 83
- 2006 Vijay Mehra, Indian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 2 x 50; Delhi, Eastern Punjab, Railways), dies at 68
- 2007 Ray Jones, English footballer, dies when he crashed his car into a bus 3 weeks after getting his driver's license at 18
- 2008 John Thoday, British geneticist, dies at 91
- 2008 Josef Tal, Israel composer (Israeli art music), dies at 97
- 2008 Kevin Duckworth, American basketball center (NBA All-Star 1989, 91; Portland Trail Blazers), dies of heart failure at 44
- 2008 Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer (b. 1959)
- 2008 Pehr Henrik Nordgren, Finnish composer (The Whole World Will Lament; Kwaidan-balladit), dies at 64
Ted Kennedy (1932-2009)
American politician (US Senator (D)-Massachusetts, 1962- 2009), dies of brain cancer at 77
- 2009 Robert Heppener, Dutch composer (Hymns & Conversations for 28 Harps; Memento), dies at 84
Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)
American X-15 pilot and astronaut - 1st man on the Moon (Gemini 8, Apollo 11), dies from heart surgery complications at 82
- 2013 Gilmar, Brazilian football player, dies from complications from a heart attack at 83
- 2015 Frank E. Petersen, American soldier and both the 1st African American Marine Corps aviator and Marine Corps general, dies at 83
- 2015 Ian Smith, South African cricket leg-spin bowler (9 Tests), dies at 90
- 2016 James Cronin, American nuclear physicist (Physics Nobel Prize, 1980), dies at 84
- 2016 Marvin Kaplan, American character and voice actor (Top Cat - "Choo Choo"; Alice - "Henry"), dies at 89
- 2016 Rudy Van Gelder, American recording engineer (Miles Davis, John Coltrane), dies at 91
- 2016 Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer, dies at 86
- 2017 Enzo Dara, Italian operatic basso buffo (The Barber of Seville - "Don Bartolo"), and author, dies at 78
John McCain (1936-2018)
American war hero and Republican politician (Rep-Arizona, 1983-2018, Presidential candidate, 2008), dies of brain cancer at 81
- 2018 Noam Sheriff, Israeli composer, conductor, and music director, dies at 83
- 2019 Bob Bouber [Boris Blom], Dutch singer (ZZ & Masks), dies at 83
- 2019 Pál Benkő, Hungarian-American chess player, author (Grandmaster; record 8 US Open Championships), dies at 91
- 2019 Vince Naimoli, American businessman and MLB team owner (Tampa Bay Devil Rays), dies of progressive supranuclear palsy at 81
- 2020 Cora de Man-Canne Meyer, Dutch mezzo-soprano (Figaro, Carmen), dies at 91
- 2020 Tim Renton, British politician (Conservative Minister under Thatcher and Major - came up with National Lottery), dies at 88
- 2021 Neal Brendel, American rugby union prop (6 Tests; Pittsburgh RC) and executive (Chairman USA Rugby 2002-05), dies from cancer at 66
- 2021 Robin Miller, American motorsports journalist (Indianapolis Star, Autoweek, Car and Driver, ESPN, Speed, NBCSN), dies from leukemia at 71
- 2021 Ted Dexter, English cricket all-rounder and captain (62 Tests, 4,502 runs @ 47.89, 9 x 100s, 66 wickets; Sussex), dies at 86
- 2022 Herman Van Springel, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France, 5 career stage wins; Tour de France 1968 & Giro d'Italia 1971 runner-up; Vuelta a España 1970 3rd), dies at 79
- 2022 Joey DeFrancesco, American jazz Hammond organist, 9-time winner of the Down Beat Critics Poll (All Of Me; Reboppin'), dies at 51 [1]
- 2022 Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey coach (Chicago Blackhawks 1982-85) and center (Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins), dies at 89
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