Kublai Khan (1215-1294)
Mongol Emperor (1260-94) and founder of the Yuan dynasty in China (1271-94), dies at 78
- 1379 Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)
- 1397 Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56
- 1455 Fra Angelico, Italian monk and early Renaissance painter (San Marco friary), dies at about 59
- 1478 Duke of Clarence, privately executed and reputedly drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine
- 1535 Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, physician and theologian, dies at 48
Martin Luther (1483-1546)
German theologian and key figure in the Protestant Reformation, dies at 62
Michelangelo (1475-1564)
Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance (David, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel), dies at 88
- 1583 Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (b. 1503)
- 1654 Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer (b. 1594)
- 1683 Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter and etcher, dies at 62
- 1712 Louis, Duke of Burgundy, heir-apparent to the French throne, dies at 29
- 1718 Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. 1663)
- 1743 Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (b. 1667)
- 1745 Nicola Fago, Italian baroque composer, dies at 67
- 1748 Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal, dies at 70
- 1772 Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712)
- 1778 Joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715)
- 1780 Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (The Seas) and Lutheran pastor, dies at 66
- 1788 John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist, dies at 75
- 1790 Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, German composer and violinist, dies at 67
- 1799 Maurus Haberhauer, Czech composer, dies at 52
- 1803 J W L Gleim, writer, dies
- 1807 August Gottlieb Meißner, German Enlightenment author who helped develop the detective story genre in German literature, dies at 53
- 1807 Sophie von Laroche, German writer (History of Lady Sophia Sternheim), dies at 75
- 1817 Giacomo Quarenghi, Italian-Russian master builder and architect (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72
- 1829 Jan Křtitel Kuchař, Czech organist, harpsichordist, mandolin player, composer, and opera conductor, dies at 77
- 1830 Charles de Merode, Earl of Merode, Mayor of Brussels and French Senator, dies at 67
- 1833 Georg Johann Schinn, German composer, dies at 64
- 1833 Ignac Ruzitska, Austrian composer, dies at 55
- 1840 Jeffry Wyatville, English architect and garden designer (alterations and extensions to Chatsworth House and Windsor Castle), dies at 73
- 1842 Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)
- 1846 Giovanni Liverati, Italian composer, dies at 73
- 1851 Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, German mathematician, dies at 46
- 1861 Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal Affairs, dies at 74
- 1873 Vasil Levski, Bulgarian revolutionary hero, dies at 35
- 1874 Louis Wigfall, American politician (Confederate States Senator from Texas 1862-85), dies at 57
- 1878 Peter Laurentius Regout, Dutch industrialist (founded crystal and potter firm P. Regout & Co/Sphinx), dies at 76
- 1885 Charlotte Sainton-Dolby, English contralto and composer, dies at 61
- 1890 Gyula Andrássy Sr, Prime Minister of Hungary (1867-71), dies at 66
- 1893 Serranus Clinton Hastings, American politician and lawyer (3rd Attorney General of California), dies at 78
- 1895 Archduke Albrecht of Austria, Duke of Teschen, Austrian general (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77
- 1895 Karl Abs, German professional wrestler (b. 1851)
- 1898 Frances Willard, American educator and founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58
- 1899 Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continuous symmetry), dies at 56
- 1900 Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824)
- 1900 Eugenio Beltrami, Italian mathematician (non-Euclidean geometry), dies at 64
- 1902 Albert Bierstadt, German-American painter (landscapes of the American West), dies at 72
Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812-1902)
American jeweler and founder of Tiffany & Co, dies at 90
- 1905 Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75
- 1906 John Batterson Stetson, American hat manufacturer, dies at 75
- 1906 Willem Doorenbos, Dutch literary and critic, dies at 85
- 1911 Billy Murdoch, Australian cricket batsman (18 Tests Australia, 1 England; 2 x 100s; NSW, Sussex CCC, London CCC), dies from apoplexy at 56
- 1913 George Washington Custis Lee, American Major General (Confederate Army), dies at 80
Frank James (1843-1915)
American outlaw (member of the James-Younger gang), dies at 72
James J. Corbett (1866-1933)
American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1892-97), dies of liver cancer at 66
- 1937 Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Georgian Bolshevik and Soviet politician, dies at 50
- 1938 Alida Tartaud-Klein, Dutch actress and performance artist (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64
- 1938 David King Udall, American politician and Mormon leader, dies at 86
- 1938 Edward Anseele, Belgian socialist politician, dies at 81
George Dayton (1857-1938)
American businessman (founder of Target Corporation), dies of cancer at 80
- 1939 Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89
- 1942 Albert Payson Terhune, American author (b. 1872)
- 1943 Henri Polak, Dutch labor leader (General Diamond Workers' Union), journalist, and Social-Democrat politician (Member of Parliament), dies of pneumonia at 74
- 1945 Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (youngest ever Soviet general of the army), dies at 38
- 1949 Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, 1st Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic and President of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71
- 1950 Voranc Prezikov [Lovro Kuhar], Slovenian author (Jamnica), dies at 56
- 1951 Pieter Hopmans, Dutch Bishop of Breda (Eucharistic Crusade), dies at 85
- 1955 Sadako Sasaki,Japanese child hibakusha (victim of the Hiroshima atomic bomb), dies at 12
- 1956 Gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95
- 1957 Dedan Kimathi [wa Waciuri], Kenyan freedom fighter (Mau Mau Uprising), dies by execution at 36
- 1957 Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram), dies at 79
Joseph Gilbert Hamilton (1907-1957)
American Physician who was a pioneer of using radioactive isotopes in disease treatment and diagnosis, dies of radiation induced leukemia at 49
- 1959 Alfred Alessandrescu, Romanian composer, dies at 65
- 1959 Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Portuguese cartographer and aviator (1st flight across the south Atlantic), dies at 90
- 1959 Eric Zeisl, Austrian-American composer (Requiem Ebraico), dies of a heart attack at 53
- 1959 Jaroslav Kvapil, Czech composer, dies at 66
- 1963 Monte Blue, American silent and sound screen actor (White Shadows in the South Seas; Key Largo; Apache), dies of a heart attack at 76
- 1963 Todd "Hugh" Gaitskell, leader British Labour Party, dies at 56
- 1964 Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Quebec inventor and industrialist (b. 1907)
- 1966 Casimir von Paszthory, composer, dies at 79
- 1966 Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 31
- 1966 Robert Rossen, American screenwriter, producer, and film director (All the King's Men, The Hustler), dies at 57
- 1967 Manuel Palau Boix, Spanish composer (Conservatory of Valencia), dies at 74
Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967)
American theoretical physicist known as the father of the atomic bomb (Manhattan Project), dies of throat cancer at 62
Frank Costello (1891-1973)
Italian-American gangster (The Prime Minister of the Underworld), dies of a heart attack at 82
- 1975 Chivu Stoica [Stoica Chivu], Romanian politician (Premier of Romania 1955-61), dies at 66
- 1975 Nazir Ali, Indian cricket all-rounder (2 Tests; first Indian Test 1932; Southern Punjab, Sussex CCC), dies at 68
- 1975 Raymond Moley, US advisor to pres Roosevelt "Brain Trust", dies at 88
- 1976 Anton Betzner, writer, dies at 81
- 1976 Eddie Dowling, American actor (Rainbow Man, Anywhere USA), dies at 80
- 1976 Joseph Henabery, actor and director (Cobra), dies at 88
- 1977 Andy Devine, American character actor (Roy Roger's sidekick - "Cookie"; Stagecoach; Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, 1951-58), dies of leukemia at 71
- 1977 Maria Realino [Frederikus Janssen], teacher (Botany of Curacao), dies at 87
- 1977 Ralph Graves, American actor (Dirigible, Extra Girl, Flight, Dream Street), dies at 77
- 1978 Derrick De Marney, British actor (The Girl Was Young, Inheritance), dies at 71
- 1978 Marguerite "Maggie" McNamara, American actress (3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal), dies of a barbiturate overdose at 49
- 1980 Gale Robbins [Betty Gale Murphy], American singer and actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex), dies of lung cancer at 58
- 1981 John Knudsen Northrop, American aircraft designer (Northrop Air), dies at 85
- 1982 Nathaniel Shilkret, American conductor and musician (Victor Salon Orchestra), dies at 92
- 1982 Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand detective writer and producer, dies at 82
- 1982 Tina Carver, actress (Inside Detroit, Uranium Boom), dies at 58
- 1985 Willy Alberti [Carel Verbrugge], Dutch singer and actor (Riffin in Amsterdam), dies at 58
- 1988 Joe Loco [José Esteves, Jr], American Latin jazz pianist and arranger, dies from complications of diabetes at 67
- 1990 Hulk, fictional character in "Death of Incredible Hulk" on NBC, dies
- 1993 Edward S "Ted" Haworth, US set designer (Sayonara, Marty), dies at 76
- 1993 Jacqueline Hill, dies of cancer at 63
- 1993 Kerry Von Erich, American professional wrestler (b. 1960)
- 1993 Leslie Norman, English director and producer (Dunkirk), dies at 82
- 1993 Michael David Morrison, actor (Caleb-As the World Turns), dies at 33
- 1993 Michael David Morrison, American actor (As the World Turns - "Caleb"), dies of acute intoxication of combination of alcohol and illicit drugs at 33
- 1993 Patrick Waite, British reggae-rock bassist (Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie"), dies of heart defect at 24
- 1994 Peter Caddy, British caterer (co-founder of the Findhorn Community, dies at 76
- 1995 Dennis "Denny" Cordell, British rock music and record producer (The Moody Blues, Leon Russell), dies of lymphoma at 51
- 1995 John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, American jazz trumpeter (Dogtown Blues, Stormy Weather), dies of a heart attack at 84
- 1995 Robert "Bob" Stinson, American rock guitarist (The Replacements), dies of organ failure at 35
- 1996 Brian Daley, writer, dies at 48
- 1996 Jack Thieuloy, French writer, dies at 64
- 1996 Nicholas Beriozoff, Lithuanian-British dancer, choreographer and ballet master, dies at 89
- 1997 Buzurg Alavi, Iranian writer (Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha), dies at 93
- 1997 Emily Hahn, American writer, dies at 92
- 1997 Enrique Peralta Azurdia, Colonel and military President of Guatemala (1963-66), dies at 88
- 1997 Eric Fenby, English composer and president (Delius Society), dies at 90
- 1998 Harry Caray, American Baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster (Chicago Cubs), dies of heart attack complications at 83
- 1998 Mya Than Tint, Myanmarese author, dies of brain hemorrhage at 69
- 1998 Robbie James, Welsh soccer midfielder (46 caps; Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City, Bradford City), dies from a heart attack at 40
- 1999 Noam Pitlik, American character actor (Hogan's Heroes; Shnford & Son; The Bob Newhart Show - "Mr. Gianelli") and Emmy Award-winning director (Barney Miller; Wings; Mr. Belvedere), dies at 66
- 2000 Willy Maltaite, Belgian comics creator (b. 1927
- 2001 Balthus [Balthazar Klossowski], French Polish painter, dies at 92
- 2001 Colin Cole, British Principal King of Arms (highest English and Welsh heraldic office), dies at 78
Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001)
American auto racer (7 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships), dies in crash during Daytona 500 at 49
- 2001 Eddie Mathews, American Baseball HOF third baseman (512 career HRs; 12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1957, 68; Boston/Milwaukee Braves) and manager (Atlanta Braves 1972-74), dies from pneumonia at 69
- 2002 Nathan Perelman, Soviet Russian pianist and pedagogue, dies at 95
- 2003 Isser Harel, Israeli Mossad leader (b. 1912)
- 2004 Jean Rouch, French filmmaker and ethnologist (b. 1917)
- 2006 Charles Leonard, American pentathlete (Olympic silver medal 1936), dies at 92
- 2006 Richard Bright, American actor (Al Neri-Godfather), dies at 68
- 2008 Alain Robbe-Grillet, French novelist (Voyeur) and film maker, dies of heart failure at 85
- 2008 Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress, dies at 52
- 2008 Sir Richard Knowles, British politician (b. 1917)
- 2009 (Fird) "Snooks" Eaglin, American blues and R&B guitarist and singer, dies at 72
- 2009 Al-Tayyib Salih, Sudanese novelist and columnist (b. 1929)
- 2009 Miika Tenkula, Finnish heavy metal guitarist and songwriter (Sentenced), dies of a heart attack at 34
- 2009 Ronald Dearing, British civil servant and chairman (British Post Office), dies of cancer at 78
- 2010 John Babcock, Last known Canadian veteran of World War I (b. 1900)
- 2011 Carlos Veerhoff, Argentine-born German composer, dies at 84
- 2011 Marshall Stoneham, British physicist, dies at 70
- 2013 Damon Harris, African-American soul singer (The Temptations-My Girl), dies from prostate cancer at 62
- 2013 Elspet Gray, Lady Rix, Scottish actress (4 Weddings & a Funeral, Solo, Tokyo), dies at 83
- 2013 Kevin Ayers, British progressive rocker (Soft Machine; Joy of a Toy), dies at 68
- 2014 Big Daddy V, [Nelson Frazier Jr.] American professional wrestler, dies of a heart attack at 43
- 2014 Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-born American singer, dies at 99
- 2015 Willie C. Jackson, American doo wop baritone vocalist (The Spaniels- "Goodnite Sweetheart Goodnite"), dies at 79
- 2017 Daniel Vickerman, Australian rugby union lock (63 Tests; Northampton Saints, ACT Brumbies, NSW Waratahs), dies from suicide at 37
- 2017 Norma McCorvey, American abortion activist (Jane Roe in Roe vs Wade) who later became pro-life, dies at 69
- 2019 Bob Van Der Veken, Belgian actor (Alle maten), dies at 90
- 2019 Kelly Seymour, South African cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 9 wickets; Western Province), dies at 83
- 2021 Carman Licciardello, American Christian music singer-songwriter ("The Champion"; "Radically Saved"), dies of post-surgical complications at 65
- 2021 Juan Pizarro, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1963, 64 Chicago White Sox; World Series 1957 Milwaukee Braves), dies at 84
- 2021 Prince Markie Dee [Mark Anthony Morales], American rapper and songwriter (Fat Boys - "Jail House Rap"; "Wipe-Out"), and actor (Disorderlies), dies at 52 [1]
- 2022 Héctor Pulido, Mexican football midfielder (43 caps; Cruz Azul, Club Jalisco AC), dies at 79
- 2022 Mauri, Spanish soccer midfielder (5 caps; Athletic Bilbao 246 games), dies at 87
- 2023 Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı, Turkish soccer manager (4xTurkish Super League; 3xTurkish Cup Trabzonspor) and midfielder (3 caps; İdmanocağı, Trabzonspor), dies at 87
- 2023 Barbara Bosson, American actress (Hill Street Blues - "Fay Furillo"; Hooperman; Murder One), dies at 83
- 2023 George T. Miller, Scottish-Australian film and television director (The Man from Snowy River; Zeus and Roxanne), dies at 79
- 2023 Ilario Castagner, Italian soccer manager (Perugia, Lazio, AC Milan, Internazionale, Ascoli) and striker (Perugia, AC Prato), dies at 82
- 2023 James Broyhill, American politician (Sen-R-NC, 1963-1986), dies at 95
- 2023 Petar Zhekov, Bulgarian soccer forward (44 caps; Beroe Stara Zagora, CSKA Sofia), dies at 78
- 2023 Peter Wolfenden, New Zealand harness racing driver/trainer (NZ drivers' premiership x 14; Inter Dominion Pacing C' ship x 2; NZ Trotting Cup x 4; Australasian Drivers C'ship x 2), dies at 88
- 2023 Tom Whitlock, American Academy Award-winning lyricist songwriter (“Take My Breath Away”, “Danger Zone”), dies at 68
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