- 1035 Robert I "the Magnificent", Duke of Normandy (1027-35), father of William the Conqueror, dies at 35
- 1362 Louis of Durazzo, Italian soldier (b. 1324)
- 1387 French Ackerman, Ghent rebel/leader of Reisers, murdered at about 57
- 1461 Charles VII, King of France (1422-61) who drove the English out from Northern France, dies at 58
- 1477 Adolf van Egmond, Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen, dies in battle at 39
- 1497 Francesco Botticini, Italian painter, dies at about 52
- 1499 Neithart Fox [Jonker Fox], German passage leader, slain in battle
- 1525 Richard Wingfield, English diplomat
- 1619 Lawrence of Brindisi [Giulio Cesare Russo], Italian theologian, Capuchin monk, and Roman Catholic saint, dies on his 60th birthday
- 1635 Pietro Antonio Tamburini, Italian composer (Missa defunctorum), and percussionist, dies at 45
- 1645 Gaspar de Guzman, premier of Spain (1621-43), dies at 58
- 1676 Clement X [Emilio Altieri], Italian Pope (1670-76), dies at 86
- 1726 Hugh Drysdale, British Colonial Governor of Virginia
- 1734 Peter King, 1st Baron King, Lord Chancellor of England
- 1757 Louis-Antoine Dornel, French composer, harpsichordist, organist and violinist, dies at 77
- 1786 Vaclav Kalous [Simon à Scto Bartholomaeo], Czech composer, dies at 71
Marie Francois Xavier Bichat (1771-1802)
French anatomist and physiologist (tissue theory), dies at 30 after falling downstairs at the Hotel-Dieu and acquiring a fever
- 1813 George Shaw, English botanist and zoologist, dies at 61
- 1823 William Bartram, American naturalist and writer (1st naturalist to document tropical forests of Florida in "Bartram's Travels"), dies at 84 [1]
- 1826 Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian astronomer (found 1st asteroid-Ceres), dies at 80
- 1832 Napoleon II, son of Napoleon Bonaparte, French Prince Imperial and King of Rome (never ruled France) dies of tuberculosis at 21
- 1840 Józef Javurek, Polish-Russian composer, dies at 83
- 1848 Karl Guhr, German composer, dies at 60
- 1852 Auguste Marmont, French marshal, dies at 77
- 1861 Barnard Elliott Bee, American military officer (US Army, 1845-61; Confederate Army, 1861), killed in action at 37, at the First Battle of Bull Run
- 1863 Karl Schuberth, German cellist, and composer, dies at 52
- 1864 Ägid Karl Lickl, Austrian guitar virtuoso, pianist, and composer, dies at 60
- 1864 James Birdseye McPherson, US Union general-major, dies in The Battle of Atlanta at 35
- 1864 William H. T. Walker, American Major General (Confederate Army), killed in action at 47 during the Atlanta Campaign
- 1868 Zikmund Kolešovský, Czech composer, dies at 51
- 1869 John Roebling, German-American civil engineer (Brooklyn Bridge), dies of tetanus as the result of an accident at 63 [1]
- 1870 Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42
- 1880 Anna Caroline Oury (née De Belleville), German concert pianist and composer, dies at 74
- 1902 Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal, dies at 79
- 1903 Cassius Marcellus Clay, American emancipationist (b. 1810)
- 1904 Wilson Barrett, British manager, actor, and playwright (The Sign of the Cross), dies at 58
- 1908 William Randal Cremer, English politician and pacifist (International Arbitration League, 1903 Nobel Peace Prize), dies at 80
- 1909 D v Liliencron, writer, dies at 65
- 1915 Sir Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor (b. 1827)
- 1916 James Whitcomb Riley, American author and poet (The Raggedy Man), dies after a stroke at 66
- 1918 Indra Lal Roy, Indian World War I flying ace, dies at 19
- 1920 William Kissam Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1849)
- 1922 John Motley Morehead III, American chemist (commercial production of calcium carbide, important for welding), dies at 67
- 1922 Jokichi Takamine, Japanese-American biochemist who isolated adrenalin (epinephrine), which causes the body to respond to emergencies, the first pure hormone isolated from natural sources, dies at 67
- 1929 Bror Beckman, Swedish composer, dies at 63
- 1929 Édouard Empain, Belgian railway builder (Heliopolis), dies at 76
- 1932 Errico Malatesta, Italian anarchist, dies at 78
- 1932 Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., American theatre producer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 65
- 1932 Reginald Fessenden, Canadian-American inventor and radio pioneer - reputedly broadcast 1st program of voice and music, dies at 65
- 1932 Roosje Vos, Dutch seamstress, and trade union leader, dies at 71
John Dillinger (1903-1934)
Notorious American bank robber, shot dead at 31 by federal agents at the Biograph Theater in Chicago
- 1937 Ted McDonald, Australian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests, 43 wickets, BB 5/32; Tasmania, Victoria, Lancashire CCC), dies in car crash at 46
Mackenzie King (1874-1950)
10th Prime Minister of Canada (1921-30, and 1935-48), dies of pneumonia at 75
- 1952 Antonio Maria Valencia, Colombian composer, dies at 49
- 1952 August Balthazar, Belgian politician, dies at 58
- 1953 Cyrus "Cy" Kendall, American actor (Tarzan's New York Adventure, Mysteries of Chinatown), dies from heart problems at 55
- 1955 Joseph Foley, American actor (Mr Peepers), dies at 45
- 1958 Karl Nunes, cricketer (1st WI Test captain 1928), dies
- 1958 Mikhail Zoshchenko, Russian author and satirist, dies at 62
- 1966 Edward Gourdin, American athlete (long jump WR 7.69 m 1921; Olympic silver 1924) and jurist, dies at 68
- 1967 Carl Sandburg, poet (Abraham Lincoln: Prairie Years), dies at 89
- 1968 Giovannino Guareschi, Italian author (Don Camillo, Peppone, dies at 60
- 1969 Hammy Love, cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper, played for Australia), dies
- 1970 George Johnston, Australian journalist and novelist (b. 1912)
- 1972 Hugo Kauder, Austrian composer, dies at 84
- 1972 Pavel Bořkovec, Czech composer (Suite for Piano), dies at 78
- 1974 Edna Lewis Thomas, American actress (A Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 88
- 1974 Lili Darvas, Hungarian actress (Szerelem, Cimmaron), dies at 68
- 1974 Mary Forbes [Ethel Young], British-American stage and screen character actress (Terror by Night; The Picture of Dorian Gray), dies at 91
- 1974 Wayne L Morse, (Sen-D-Oregon), dies at 73
- 1976 Mortimer Wheeler, British archaeologist who introduced scientific methods, dies at 85
- 1979 Mikhail Soschtschenko, Soviet Russian writer (The Regained Youth; Before the Dawn), dies at 83
- 1979 Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer (Budapest Honvéd), dies at 49
- 1979 Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, American heavyweight boxer and actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 69
- 1980 Fred Kaps [Abram Bongers], Dutch magician (ISM World Champion 1950, 1955 & 1961), dies of cancer at 54
- 1982 Lloyd Waner, American Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (MLB All Star 1938; batting average over .300 x 10; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies from emphysema at 76
- 1982 Sonny Stitt [Edward Hammond Boatner Jr], American jazz saxophonist (Blows the Blues), dies of cancer at 58
- 1985 Matti Järvinen, Finnish javelin thrower (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 76
- 1987 A G Kripal Singh, cricketer (14 Tests for India), dies
- 1988 Duane Jones, American actor (Night of the Living Dead), and theater director, dies of cardiopulmonary arrest at 51
- 1988 Luigi Lucioni, Italian-American landscape painter (opera stars), dies at 87
- 1989 Martti Talvela, Finnish operatic bass (Bayreuth, 1960-85 ; Metropolitan Opera, 1968–87), dies of a heart attack while dancing at his daughter's wedding at 54 [1]
- 1990 Otmar Nussio, Swiss conductor and composer (Boccaccio Suite), dies at 87
- 1990 Preben Neergaard, Danish actor (Mordskab), dies of cancer at 70
- 1992 David Wojuarowicz, American artist (U2 single "One" sleeve), dies of AIDS at 37
- 1992 Souleiman Franjieh, president Lebanon (1970-76), dies
- 1992 Wayne McLaren, American stuntman, rodeo performer, model and actor best known for playing the Marlboro Man, dies of lung cancer at 51
- 1995 Dave Clark, American blues music promoter, and songwriter ("Why I Sing The Blues"), dies at 86
- 1995 Harold Larwood, England cricket fast bowler (21 Tests, Bodyline Series v Australia 1932-33), dies at 90
- 1995 Percy Humphrey, American jazz trumpet player and bandleader in New Orleans, Louisiana, dies at 90
- 1995 Roley Jenkins, English cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 32 wickets), dies at 76
- 1996 Courtney Alexandre Henriques Laws, community leader, dies at 65
- 1996 Leon Shenandoah, Native American leader (Iroquois Confederacy), dies at 81
- 1996 Peter Ludwig, German businessman and art collector, dies at 71
- 1996 Robert Collins, keyboard player, dies at 33
- 1996 Tamara Danz, German singer (Silly), dies of cancer at 43
- 1998 Antonio Saura, Spanish painter, dies at 67
- 1998 Hermann Prey, German bass-baritone, dies at 69
- 2000 Carmen Martín Gaite, Spanish author, dies at 74
- 2000 Claude Sautet, French film director (b. 1924)
- 2000 Eric Christmas, British actor (b. 1916)
- 2000 Raymond Urgel Lemieux, Canadian scientist (first chemical synthesis of sucrose), dies at 80
- 2001 Bernice Neugarten, American physiologist (work on psychology of aging), dies at 85
- 2001 Frances Horwich, American educator and television personality (Ding Dong School), dies at 94
- 2001 Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (History of the Greeks), dies at 92
- 2002 Marion Montgomery [Marian Runnells], American-British jazz singer ("Maybe the Morning"), dies of lung cancer at 67
- 2003 Qusay Hussein, Iraqi politician, military leader, and second son of Saddam Hussein killed by US military during Iraq War at 37
- 2003 Uday Hussein, Iraqi politician, administrator, murderer, and eldest son of Saddam Hussein, killed by US military during Iraq War at 39
- 2003 Wahome Muthahi, Kenyan satirist, newspaper columnist (The Daily Nation - Whispers), and playwright, dies of surgical complications at 48
- 2004 (Jean-Baptiste) Illinois Jacquet, American jazz saxophonist ("Flying Home"), dies of a heart attack at 81
- 2004 George Kidd, Canadian diplomat (b. 1917)
- 2004 Sacha Distel, French singer ("Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" cover), dies at 71
- 2005 Eugene Record American songwriter and singer (The Chi-Lites) (b. 1940)
- 2005 Jean Charles de Menezes, Brazilian electrician killed by Scotland Yard (b. 1978)
- 2006 Dika Newlin, American composer, Schoenberg expert and punk rocker, dies at 82
- 2006 James E. West, mayor of Spokane, Washington (b. 1950)
- 2006 José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountain climber (b. 1965)
- 2006 Thomas J. Manton, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1985-99), dies at 73
- 2007 László Kovács, Hungarian-American cinematographer (Easy Rider; Five Easy Pieces; Paper Moon; The Last Waltz), dies at 74 [1]
- 2007 Ulrich Mühe, German actor (Das Leben der Anderen), and stage director, dies of stomach cancer at 54
Estelle Getty (1923-2008)
American actress (The Golden Girls, The Golden Palace), dies of Lewy body disease at 84
- 2008 Joe Beck, American session and jazz guitarist (Don Sebesky; Gil Evans; Gato Barbieri; Esther Phillips), and bandleader, dies of lung cancer at 62
- 2009 Peter Krieg [Wilhelm Gladitz], German documentary filmmaker, and writer (September Wheat), dies at 60
- 2009 Richard M. Givan, American jurist (Indiana Supreme Court, 1969-94), dies at 88
- 2010 Phillip Walker, American electric blues guitarist, and singer ("Hello My Darling"), dies at 73
- 2011 Linda Christian, Mexican actress (Athena, VIPs, Battle Zone), dies at 87
- 2011 Tom Aldredge, American actor (The Sopranos, What About Bob, Nurse, Mind Snatchers), dies at 83
- 2012 George A. Miller, American psychologist, dies at 92
- 2012 Nan Merriman, American-Dutch singer (Arturo Toscanini NBC Orchestra), dies at 92
- 2013 Dennis Farina, American actor, dies from a pulmonary embolism at 69
- 2013 Lawrie Reilly, Scottish soccer striker (38 caps; Hibernian 253 games, 185 goals), dies at 84
- 2016 Thomas Sutherland, American hostage (Lebanon) and academic, dies at 85
- 2016 Ursula Franklin, German-born Canadian physicist, educator and activist (developed archaeometry), dies at 94 [1]
- 2017 Bobby Taylor, American singer and producer who discovered "The Jackson 5" (Motown Records), dies of cancer at 83
- 2018 Rene Portland, American college basketball coach (Penn State 1980-2007), dies of cancer at 65
- 2018 Tony Sparano, American football coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11; Oakland Raiders 2014), dies of a heart attack at 56
- 2019 Art Neville, American funk and R&B singer, keyboard player, and songwriter (Neville Brothers; The Funky Meters), dies at 81
- 2019 Li Peng, Chinese leader, Premier of China (1987-98), dies at 90
- 2020 Carlton Haselrig, American football guard (Pro Bowl 1992; Pittsburgh Steelers) and wrestler (6 x NCAA titles; Pitt-Johnstown), dies from liver disease at 54
- 2020 Charles Evers, American civil rights leader (1st Black mayor in Mississippi since Reconstruction), dies at 97
- 2021 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, French auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1978, 80), dies from a heart attack at 84
- 2022 David Moores, British football executive (Chairman Liverpool FC 1991-2007; Honorary Life President), dies at 76
- 2022 James Lovelock, British scientist and environmentalist (Gaia hypothesis), dies at 103 [1]
- 2023 Adolf Scherer, Slovak soccer striker (36 caps Czechoslovakia; CH Bratislava, Slovnaft Bratislava, VSS Košice, Nîmes, Olympique Avignonais), dies at 85
- 2023 Günther Herrmann, German soccer forward (9 caps West Germany; Karlsruher SC, Schalke 04), dies at 83
- 2023 Hassan Amcharrat, Moroccan soccer forward (39 caps; Africa Cup of Nations gold 1976; SC Chabab Mohammédia, Raja Casablanca), dies at 75
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