- 300 Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria
- 1367 Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (2nd shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate), dies at 37
- 1446 Clement VIII, (Sanchez Muñoz), Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies
- 1503 Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici [Piero the Unfortunate], Italian ruler of Florence (1492-94), dies at 31
- 1542 Albert Pigge [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52
- 1605 John David, English navigator for Queen Elizabeth I (discovered Falkland Islands), killed by pirates in the East Indies at 54 or 55
- 1622 François de Sales, French bishop of Geneva, writer and saint, dies at 55
- 1663 Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (light defraction), dies at 45
- 1671 Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar, dies at 60
- 1673 Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer and publisher (1st to use heliocentric theories of Nicolaus Copernicus, Atlas Major), dies at 77
Mary II (1662-1694)
Queen of England Scotland and Ireland, dies after 5 years of rule at 32
- 1703 Mustafa II [Mustafa Oglu Mehmed IV], Turkish Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1695-1703), dies at 39
- 1706 Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and writer (Historical and Critical Dictionary), dies at 59
- 1708 Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist, dies at 52
- 1715 William Carstares, Scottish minister (b. 1649)
Rob Roy (1671-1734)
Scottish folk hero and outlaw, dies at 63
- 1772 Ernst Johann van Biron, Russian duke of Courland, regent for Ivan VI, dies at 82
- 1775 Peter Albertus van de Parra, Dutch Governor-general of Dutch East-Indies (1761-75), dies at 61
- 1779 Gennaro Manna, Italian composer, dies at 64
- 1793 Louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75
- 1795 Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist (b. 1747)
- 1830 Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, Flemish composer, dies at 83
- 1859 Thomas Babington Macaulay, English poet (Ivy), historian (The History of England), and politician (British India education reform), dies of a heat attack at 59
- 1860 Cornelis Broere, Dutch Roman Catholic priest and poet, dies at 57
- 1862 Joaquim Casimiro Jr., Portuguese composer, dies at 54
- 1870 Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov, Russian composer, dies at 72
- 1870 Peter van Schendel, Dutch-Belgian painter (Monsieur Chandelle), dies at 64
- 1872 James Van Ness, Mayor of San Francisco (1855-1856) (b. 1808)
- 1876 Frederik Paludan-Muller, Danish Romantic poet (Danserinden), dies at 67
- 1878 José Bernardo Alcedo, Peruvian composer, dies at 90
- 1884 Gerben Colmjon, Frisian linguist and publisher, dies at 56
- 1891 Alfred Cellier, British conductor (Glibert and Sullivan) and composer (Dorothy), dies at 47
- 1897 William Corby, American Catholic priest and President of the University of Notre Dame, dies at 64
- 1900 Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer (b. 1846)
- 1903 George Gissing, British novelist (New Grub Street, Charles Dickens: A Critical Study), dies from a chill at 46
- 1915 Gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer and politician, dies at 78
- 1916 Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81
- 1917 Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian Royal Flying Corps WWI flying ace, shot down and killed over Belgium at 25
- 1918 George H White, last post Reconstruction congressman (Penn), dies
- 1918 Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet (b. 1865)
- 1919 Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (Rydberg formula), dies at 65
- 1924 Léon Bakst, Russian painter and scene and costume designer, dis at 58
- 1925 Louisa Aldrich-Blake, British pioneering surgeon, dies of cancer at 65
- 1932 Jack Blackham, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (35 Tests, 4 x 50s, 61 dismissals; Victoria CA), dies at 78
- 1932 Malcolm Whitman, American tennis player (US Nat C'ships 1898-1900), dies of suicide at 55
- 1935 Clarence Day, American author (Life with Father), dies at 61
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
French composer, pianist and conductor (Daphnis et Chloé; Boléro), dies at 62
Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945)
American novelist (Sister Carie, American Tragedy), dies at 74
- 1946 Carrie Jacobs-Bond, American singer, pianist, songwriter (I Love You Truly; A Perfect Day), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 85
Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947)
King of Italy (1900-46), Emperor of Ethiopia and King of the Albanians, dies of pulmonary edema at 78
- 1948 Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, Egyptian politician and the 27th Prime Minister of Egypt (1946-48), assassinated at 60 by veterinary student and Muslim Brotherhood member Abdel Meguid Ahmed Hassan
- 1949 Hervey Allen, American writer and poet (Anthony Adverse), dies at 60
- 1949 Ivie Anderson, American swing jazz singer (Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1931-42), dies of complications from chronic asthma at 45 [1]
- 1949 Jack Lovelock, New Zealand athlete (Olympic gold 1,500m 1936), dies in rail accident at 39
- 1956 Roelof Kranenburg, Dutch social democratic chairman (1st Chamber), dies at 76
- 1957 Ernie Henry, American jazz saxophonist (Fats Navarro; Dizzy Gillespie; Illinois Jacquet), dies of a heroin overdose at 31
Ante Pavelić (1889-1959)
Croatian leader of Nazi Germany puppet Independent State of Croatia, dies from wounds received in an attempted assassination two years earlier at 70
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
German composer (Composer's World), dies at 68
- 1964 Dave Bowman, American jazz and studio pianist (Jack Teagarden; Bud Freeman; Perry Como), dies in a car accident at 50
- 1967 Béla Schick, Hungarian-American paediatrician (Schick test), dies at 90
- 1967 Katharine McCormick, American biologist, suffragist and philanthropist, dies at 92
- 1969 Henry Oscar, English stage and film actor (Saint in London), dies at 78
- 1970 L. Mendel Rivers, American politician (Rep-D-SC), dies at 65
- 1971 Max Steiner, Austrian composer (Gone With The Wind), dies at 83
- 1972 Roy "Link" Lyman, American Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (4 × NFL C'ship; First-team All-Pro 1930, 34; Chicago Bears), dies in a motor accident at 74
- 1974 Paul Dixon, Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show), dies at 56
- 1976 Freddie King, American blues singer (Hideaway), dies at 42
- 1976 Katharine Byron, U.S. Congresswoman, dies at 73
- 1977 Charlotte Greenwood, American actress (Oklahoma; Moon Over Miami), dies at 87
- 1978 Harry Winston, US jeweler for the "rich & famous", dies at 82
- 1980 Amir Elahi, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (1 Test India, 5 Tests Pakistan), at 72
- 1980 Jersey calf, lived 222 days with an artificial heart
- 1981 (Joseph Aloysius) "Allan" Dwan, Canadian-American screenwriter and film director (Robin Hood; Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms; Sands Of Iwo Jima), dies at 96
- 1982 Frederick Douglass Hall, American composer, dies at 84
- 1983 Dennis Wilson, American drummer and singer (Beach Boys), drowns at 39
Jimmy Demaret (1910-1983)
American golfer (US Masters 1940, 47, 50), dies of a heart attack at 73
- 1983 William Demarest, American actor (My 3 Sons), dies from pneumonia and prostate cancer at 91
- 1984 Sam Peckinpah, American film director (The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs), dies of cardiac arrest at 59
- 1985 Benny Morton, American jazz trombonist (Teddy Wilson Sextet), dies at 78
- 1986 John D. MacDonald, American novelist (Deep Blue Goodbye), dies at 70
- 1987 Charles Malik, Lebanon's 1st delegate to UN, dies at 81
- 1989 Hermann Oberth, German physicist (founded modern astronautics), dies at 95
- 1990 Ed van der Elsken, Dutch photographer (Sweet Life), dies at 65
- 1990 Kiel Martin, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Det. LaRue"), dies of cancer at 46
- 1990 Lucas Polhaupessy, Moluccan leader, dies
- 1990 Walter Burle Marx, Brazilian pianist and composer, dies at 88
- 1991 Cassandra Harris [Sandra Waites], Australian actress (For Your Eyes Only), dies of ovarian cancer at 43
- 1991 Jacques Aubuchon, actor (Hoax, Thunder Road), dies of heart failure
- 1992 Mort Greene [Greenberger], American songwriter (Theme to "Leave It To Beaver"; "Sleepy Serenade"), dies at 80
- 1992 Sal Maglie, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1954; MLB All Star 1951, 52; NY Giants; no-hitter 1956 Cleveland Indians), dies from bronchial pneumonia at 75
- 1993 Alfonso Balcazar, Spanish film director, dies at 67
- 1993 Howard Caine [Cohen], American actor (Hogan's Heroes), dies at 67
- 1993 Joop Vervoort, Dutch soccer referee, dies at 61
- 1993 William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (Rise & Fall of 3rd Reich), dies at 89
- 1994 Julian Rochfort Belfrage, English theatre agent, dies at 60
- 1995 Harold Collison, British trade unionist (agriculture workers), dies at 86
- 1995 Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis [Charles Thompson], American blues musician (Cold Hands), dies of a heart attack at 70
- 1997 Henry Barraud, French composer, dies at 97
- 1997 James Lees-Milne, English writer and architectural historian, dies at 89
- 1997 Ronald Clive Williams, Welsh actor and comedian (Twin Town), dies at 68
- 1999 Clayton Moore, American actor (The Lone Ranger), dies at 85
- 2001 Samuel A. Goldblith, American food scientist (b. 1919)
- 2001 William X. Kienzle, American novelist (b. 1928)
- 2003 Benjamin T. Hacker, American naval aviator (first Naval Flight Officer (NFO) to achieve Flag rank), dies at 68
- 2003 Michael Melle, South African cricketer (pace bowler of early 1950's; 7 test matches), dies at 73
- 2004 Jerry Orbach, American actor (Law & Order, Dirty Dancing), dies at 69
Susan Sontag (1933-2004)
American writer, philosopher and political activist (The Benefactor), dies from Myelodysplastic syndrome at 71
- 2005 Alan Betts, British emeritus professor (Royal Veterinary College), dies at 78
- 2006 Gracie Cole, British jazz trumpeter (Ivy Benson's All-Girl Band), and bandleader, dies of complications from Alzheimer's disease at 82
- 2006 Jamal Karimi-Rad, Iranian Minister of Justice (b. 1956)
- 2006 Komei Abe, Japanese composer, dies at 95
- 2007 Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iran national basketball team player (b. 1982)
- 2007 Jiří Pauer, Czech composer, dies at 88
- 2009 James Owen Sullivan, American drummer and songwriter (Avenged Sevenfold), dies aged 28
- 2010 Agathe von Trapp, Austrian-born American singer (oldest von Trapp child), dies at 97
- 2010 Billy Taylor, American jazz pianist (Birdland), orchestra leader (David Frost Show) and broadcaster (NPR), dies after a heart attack at 89 [1]
- 2010 Trevor Holdsworth, CEO (National Power), dies at 83
- 2012 Emmanuel Scheffer, Israeli soccer coach (Israel 1968–70, 78–79; only World Cup appearance 1970), dies at 88
- 2012 Jayne Cortez, African-American poet, dies at 76
- 2013 Andrew Jacobs Jr., American politician (Rep-D-IN, 1965-73, 75-97), dies at 81
- 2015 Ian Murdock, German-born American computer programmer (Debian project, Progeny Linux Systems), dies at 42
- 2015 John "Brad" Bradbury, British ska drummer and record producer (The Specials), dies at 62
- 2015 Lemmy [Ian Fraser Kilmister], British heavy metal musician (Motörhead), dies from terminal illness at 70
- 2015 Paul "Guru" Josh, British musician (Infinity), commits suicide at 51
Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016)
American actress and singer (Singin' In The Rain -"Kathy Selden"; The Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies of a stroke at 84 one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away
Gregorio Álvarez (1925-2016)
Uruguayan dictator and President of Uruguay (1981-85), dies in prison at 91 [1]
- 2017 Recy Taylor, American sexual assault victim, dies at 97
- 2017 Rose Marie [Mazzetta], American actress, comedienne and singer (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Sally"; The Doris Day Show), dies at 94
- 2017 Sue Grafton, American author of detective novels ("A" Is for Alibi), dies at 77
- 2018 Christine McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - "Sincerely"; "Sugartime"), dies at 92
- 2018 Georges Loinger, French resistance fighter (WWII), dies at 108
- 2018 June Whitfield, English comedian and actress (Terry and June, Absolutely Fabulous), dies at 93
- 2018 Ray Sawyer, American singer (Dr Hook), dies at 81
- 2018 Shehu Shagari, Nigerian politician, President of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 93
- 2019 Carley Ann McCord, American sports reporter (Cox Sports TV; in-game host New Orleans Pelicans, New Orleans Saints), dies in a plane crash at 30
- 2019 Erzsébet Szőnyi, Hungarian composer, dies at 95
- 2019 Fred Graham, American newscaster and journalist (CBS News, Court TV), dies of Parkinson's disease at 88
- 2019 Thanos Mikroutsikos, Greek composer, pianist, and politician (Minister of Culture,1993-96), dies of cancer at 72
- 2019 Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic athlete (Olympic silver triple-jump 1956; Iceland's first ever Olympic medal), dies at 85
- 2020 Armando Manzanero, Mexican composer and singer (It’s Impossible, Adoro), dies at 86 [1]
- 2020 Fou Ts'ong, Chinese-British concert pianist, dies of COVID-19 at 86
- 2020 Paul-Heinz Dittrich, German contemporary classical composer and teacher, dies at 90
Harry Reid (1939-2021)
American attorney and politician (U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1987-2017; U.S. House of Representatives, 1983-87), dies of pancreatic cancer at 82 [1]
John Madden (1936-2021)
American Pro Football HOF coach (Oakland Raiders 1969-78; Super Bowl 1976) and sportscaster (16 x Emmy Award winner; CBS, FOX, ABC, NBC; Madden NFL video games), dies at 85 [1]
- 2021 Nikolay Shirshov, Uzbekistani soccer defensive midfielder (64 caps; FC Pakhtakor Tashkent, FC Rostov), dies at 47
- 2022 Alan Copeland, American Grammy Award-winning arranger, songwriter, and singer (The Modernaires; Your Hit Parade), dies at 96
- 2022 Arata Isozaki, Japanese architect (Pritzker Prize - 2019; Art Tower Mito; Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art; Walt Disney headquarters), dies at 91 [1] [2]
- 2022 Rodolfo Micheli, Argentine soccer striker (13 caps; topscorer Copa América 1955; CA Independiente), dies at 92
- 2023 Bill McColl, American College Football Hall of Fame end (Stanford University; Chicago Bears 1952-59), dies at 93
- 2023 François Bracci, French soccer defender (18 caps; Olympique de Marseille, RC Strasbourg, FC Bordeaux), dies at 72
- 2023 Shaharuddin Abdullah, Malaysian soccer striker (70 caps, 39 goals; Penang FC, Penjara FC), dies at 75
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