Vespasian (9-79 AD)
Roman Emperor (69-79 AD), dies at 69
- 758 Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74
- 1018 Henry I, Margrave of Austria (994-1018) known as "Henry the Strong", dies "in his armour" at an unknown age
- 1075 Theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies
- 1137 Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies
- 1139 Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies
- 1314 Sir Henry de Bohun, English knight, is killed on the first day of the Battle of Bannockburn by Robert the Bruce, King of Scots
- 1444 Marcus [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies
- 1555 Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)
- 1582 Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese military leader (b. 1537)
- 1615 Mashita Nagamori, Japanese warlord (b. 1545)
- 1677 Wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1647)
- 1686 William Coventry, English statesman (Commissioner of the Navy and Speaker of the House under Charles II), dies at about 60
- 1707 John Mill, English theologian
- 1733 Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar, dies at 60
- 1770 Mark Akenside, English poet and physician, dies at 48
- 1771 Jean-Claude Trial, French composer, dies at 38
- 1775 Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (b. 1692)
- 1779 Ras Mikael Sehul, warlord of Ethiopia (b. about 1691)
- 1801 [Benedikt] Bendix Friedrich Zinck, Danish violinist, keyboardist, and composer, dies at 58
- 1806 Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and naturalist (Ornithologie), dies at 83
- 1817 Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, Prussian composer, dies at 63
- 1832 James Hall, Scottish geologist, dies at 70
- 1833 Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer, dies at 73
- 1836 James Mill, Scottish philosopher and historian, dies at 63
- 1839 Hester Stanhope, English aristocrat, traveller and archaeologist, dies at 63
- 1856 Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher, dies at 50
- 1865 Samuel Francis DuPont, American Rear Admiral (Union Navy), dies at 61
- 1866 Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam physician pharmacist and social activist in Amsterdam, dies at 53
- 1878 George Back, English sea officer and explorer (Back River), dies at 81
- 1888 Emil Naumann, German composer, dies at 60
- 1891 Francis Henry Brown, American teacher and composer (popular pre civil war composer), dies at 73
- 1891 George Parr, English cricket batsman (captain first England touring team [North America 1859], second tour [Australia & NZ 1864]), dies at 65
- 1891 Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist, dies at 86
- 1893 Sir Theophilus Shepstone, British-born South African statesman (b. 1817)
- 1895 Joseph Paul Skelly, Irish-American composer ("Keep The Horseshoe Over The Door"), dies at 44
- 1901 Charles Kensington Salaman, British pianist and synagogue music composer, dies at 87
- 1910 John McGraw, 2nd Governor of Washington (1893-97), dies at 59
- 1919 Amy Gaston Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist, dies at 75
- 1924 Cecil Sharp, British collector of English folk music and dance, dies at 64
- 1926 Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848)
- 1928 Thomas H. Rollinson, American composer, conductor and bandleader, dies at 84
- 1945 Lt Gen Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa
- 1946 William S. Hart, American silent film actor (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds), dies at 81
- 1951 Armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70
- 1956 Michael Arlen [Dikran Kouyoumdjian], British author and scriptwriter (An American Verdict), dies at 60
- 1956 Reinhold Glière, Russian-Soviet composer, dies at 81
- 1957 Louis Fornberg, writer, dies at 48
- 1958 Edvard Armas Jarnefeldt, composer, dies at 88
- 1959 Boris Vian, French writer and musician (b. 1920)
- 1959 Jean Gallon, French composer, dies at 80
- 1961 Franz de Backer, Belgian writer (White Enemy; Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70
- 1965 Mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83
- 1969 Chuck Taylor, American Basketball Hall of Fame promoter (Converse All Star shoes), dies of a heart attack at 67
- 1969 Stanley Andrews, American actor (Mr. Deeds Goes to Town), dies at 77
- 1969 Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 3,000m steeplechase 1936), dies at 62
- 1970 Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (b. 1895)
- 1971 George Blagoi, entertainer, dies
- 1971 Walter Schulthess, Swiss composer, dies at 76
- 1972 Elton Britt, American country singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Saturday Night Jamboree), dies of a heart attack at 58
- 1973 Fay Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at 77
- 1975 William Hansen, American actor (1776, Pinky, Side Street, Homebodies), dies at 64
- 1976 Dehart Hubbard, American athlete (Olympic gold -long jump,1924; first African American to win individual event; WR 7.89m 1925), dies at 72
- 1976 Imogen Cunningham, American photographer (1965 ASMP award), dies at 93
- 1980 Clyfford Still, American abstract painter and leading figure of the Abstract Expressionists, dies at 75
- 1980 John Laurie, Scottish actor (Hamlet, The 39 Steps, Jericho, Island of Desire), dies at 83
- 1980 Odile Versois, actress (Nude in a White Car, Young Lovers), dies
- 1980 Sanjay Gandhi, Indian politician, dies in a plane crash at 33
- 1980 V.V. [Varahagiri Venkata] Giri, Fourth President of India (1969-74), dies at 85
- 1980 Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian (bomanslag), dies
- 1981 Zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79
- 1982 Vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955)
- 1983 Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, Cuban communist politician and 14th President of Cuba (1959-76), commits suicide by shooting himself at 64
- 1986 Nigel Stock, British actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies at 66
- 1988 Evert Werkman, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 73
- 1988 M Gregor-Dellin, writer, dies
- 1989 Werner Best, German Nazi leader, jurist and convicted war criminal, dies at 85
- 1991 Antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66
- 1991 Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies
- 1992 Fred Robbins, American broadcaster (Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest), dies at 72
- 1994 Alan Frank, English composer and music publisher, dies at 83
- 1994 Piet van Elk, cartoonist, dies at 74
- 1994 Stanley Gebler Davies, journalist/drinker, dies at 50
- 1995 Anatoly Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (considered as the father of Russian ice hockey), dies at 76
- 1995 Jack Schroer, American rock saxophonist (Van Morrison's The Caledonia Soul Orchestra), dies at 51
Jonas Salk (1914-1995)
American medical researcher and virologist who created the Polio vaccine, dies of heart failure at 80
- 1996 Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician (Prime Minister of Greece, 1981-89, 1993-96), dies at 76
- 1996 Angelo John Novarese, American record company founder (Hi Tunes), dies at 72
- 1996 Elbert Parr Tuttle, American lawyer, judge and civil rights champion (one of the Fifth Circuit Four), dies at 98 [1]
- 1996 Pasqualino de Santis, Italian cinematographer, dies at 69
- 1996 Ray Lindwall, Australian cricket fast bowler (61 Tests, 228 wickets @ 23.03), dies from a stroke at 74
- 1996 Salah Abou Seif [Salah Abu Saif], Egyptian film director (Bidaya wa Nihaya), dies at 81
- 1997 "Wino" Willie Forkner, American biker (Wild One), dies of a heart attack at 77
Betty Shabazz (1940-1997)
American educator and civil rights activist who was the widow of Malcolm X, dies from burns suffered in a fire started by her young grandson at 63
- 1998 Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (Tarzan, Pride & Prejudice, Hannah and Her Sisters), dies at 87
- 1998 Paul O'Dwyer, Irish-American politician and President of City Council (D-NYC), dies at 90
- 1999 Buster Merryfield, British actor (Only Fools and Horses), dies of a brain tumor at 78
- 2000 Jerome Richardson, an American jazz saxophonist, flute, clarinet, and piccolo player (Quincy Jones; Charles Mingus; Earl Hines), dies of heart failure at 79
- 2001 Corinne Calvet, French actress (Phantom of Hollywood, Apache Uprising), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 76
- 2001 Yvonne Dionne, one of the Canadian Dionne quintuplets (b. 1934)
- 2002 Pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975)
- 2003 Doug Ring, Australian cricketer (Australian leggie of the late 40's early 50's), dies at 84
- 2003 Maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (b. 1938)
- 2005 Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet (b. 1925)
- 2005 Shana Alexander, American journalist (Life magazine, 60 Minutes), dies of cancer at 79
- 2006 Aaron Spelling, American television producer (Charlie's Angels, Dynasty), dies at 83
- 2006 Budhi Kunderan, Indian cricket wicketkeeper and batsman (18 Tests; 2 x 100s), dies of lung cancer at 66
- 2006 Dave Webster, American football player (led his football team to a National Championship in 1958), dies at 68
- 2006 Harriet, Galápagos tortoise (b. 1830)
- 2006 Luke Graham, American wrestler, dies at 66
- 2007 Rod Beck, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1993, 94, 97; San Francisco Giants), dies from a drug overdose at 38
- 2009 Ed McMahon, American TV host (Johnny Carson Show, Star Search), dies at 86
- 2010 Allyn Ferguson, American orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show), and TV theme composer (Barney Miller; Charlie's Angels), dies at 85
- 2010 Pete Quaife, British rock bassist (The Kinks, 1963-69 - "Sunny Afternoon"), and cartoonist, dies of kidney failure at 66
- 2011 Peter Falk, American actor (Colombo, Scared Straight), dies at 83
- 2012 Alan McDonald, Northern Irish soccer defender (52 caps; QPR 476 games), dies from a heart attack at 48
- 2013 Bobby "Blue" Bland, American blues an soul singer ("Call on the Drummer"), dies at 83
- 2013 Elis Juliana, Curaçao writer and poet (Lady of the Night: A flower), dies at 85
- 2013 Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter, dies at 87
- 2013 Sharon Stouder, American swimmer, dies at 64
- 2015 Helmuth Lohner, Austrian stage and screen actor and stage director (Mrs. Warren's Profession), dies at 82
- 2015 Magali Noël [Guiffray], French actress and singer, dies at 83
- 2015 Richard "Dick" Van Patten, American actor, businessman, and animal welfare advocate (Tom Bradford in 8 is Enough), dies at 86
- 2016 Ralph Stanley, American bluegrass musician, dies at 89
- 2018 Donald Hall, American writer, literary critic and Poet Laureate of the United States, dies at 89
- 2018 Kim Jong-pil, South Korean Prime Minister (1971-75, 1998-2000) and founder of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (now the National Intelligence Service), dies at 92
- 2019 Dave Bartholomew, American R&B, rock, and jazz musician, composer, producer, and songwriter ("I Hear You Knocking"; "Ain't That A Shame"; "Walkin' To New Orleans"), dies at 100
- 2020 Liam Treadwell, English National Hunt jockey (Grand National 2009; 300+ race wins), dies at 34
- 2020 Margarita Pracatan [Figueroa], Cuban-American novelty singer (BBC's Saturday Night Clive), dies at 89
- 2020 Nikos Alefantos, Greek soccer midfielder and manager (Olympiacos), dies from a heart attack at 81
- 2020 Ryan Anthony, American trumpet player (Canadian Brass, 2000-03; Dallas Symphony, 2006-20), dies of cancer at 51
- 2021 Eldon Danenhauer, American football offensive tackle (AFL All Star 1962, 65; Denver Broncos 1960-65), dies at 85
- 2021 Ellen McIlwaine, American blues singer-songwriter, and slide guitarist ("Honky Tonky Angel"; “In My Time of Dying"), dies of esophageal cancer at 75
- 2022 Alain Plantefol, French rugby union second rower (11 Tests; Racing CF, SU Agen), dies at 79
- 2022 Christina Bass-Kaiser, Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 3000m 1972; World C'ship gold allround 1967, 68; 9 x WR's), dies at 84
- 2023 Betta St John [Betty Jean Striegler], American-English stage and screen actress, singer and dancer (Dream Wife; Carousel; Corridors of Blood), dies at 93
- 2023 Frederic Forrest, American character actor (The Rose; Apocalypse Now; Lonesome Dove; One from the Heart), dies at 86 [1]
- 2023 Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 93 [1]
- 2023 Jimmy Kim, American taekwondo practitioner (Olympic gold heavyweight 1988; World Cup gold 1987), dies at 56
Sheldon Harnick (1924-2023)
American musical theater lyricist (Fiorello; Fiddler on the Roof), dies at 99 [1]
- 2023 Willem Nijholt, Dutch actor (De Nietsnut, Respect, Op Afbetaling), dies at 88
- 2024 Hugo Villanueva, Chilean soccer defender (21 caps; Universidad de Chile 133 games), dies at 85
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