- 803 Higbald, Bishop of Lindisfarne monastery
Hongwu (1328-1398)
1st Emperor of Ming Dynasty of China (1368-98), dies at 69
Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519)
Italian noblewoman, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, dies at 39
- 1520 Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489)
- 1572 Adrianus van Gouda, Dutch lay brother of Enkhuizen, hanged
- 1572 Cornelis van Diest, Dutch lay brother of Enkhuizen, hanged
- 1572 Daniel van Arendonck, Dutch clergyman of Enkhuizen, hanged
- 1572 Joannes van Naarden, Dutch priest of Enkhuizen, hanged
- 1572 Ludovicus Voets, Dutch priest of Enkhuizen, hanged
- 1604 Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England, dies at 54
- 1629 Charles Scribani, Flemish jesuit and author, dies at 67
- 1637 Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer and antiquarian, dies at 56
- 1643 John Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48
- 1652 Andries Bicker, Dutch merchant and Amsterdam regent (1627-50), dies at 65
- 1673 John of Paffenrode, Dutch baron of Ghussigny and poet, dies in battle
- 1707 Kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner), dies at 74
- 1712 Simon van der Stel, 1st governor of Dutch Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72
- 1724 Johann Theile, German composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77
- 1766 Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678)
- 1768 Maria Leszczyńska, Queen of Louis XV of France, daughter of Stanislaus I Leszczyński deposed King of Poland, dies at 65
- 1778 Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist, dies at 64
- 1803 Matthew Thornton, Irish-American physician (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 88
- 1817 Thomas McKean, American attorney and politician (signed US Declaration of Independence), dies at 83
- 1835 Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician, commander of Greek naval forces in Greek War of Independence (b. 1769)
- 1846 Jan Frans Willems, Flemish writer and philologist, dies at 53
- 1860 Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (1807-13), dies at 75
- 1882 Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60
- 1891 Ann Mounsey, English organist and composer, dies at 80
- 1894 Marie François Sadi Carnot, President of France (1887-94), assassinated by Italian anarchist Sante Geronimo Caserio at 56
Grover Cleveland (1837-1908)
22nd and 24th US President (1885-89, 1893-97), dies at 71
- 1909 Sarah Orne Jewett, American author (Country of the Pointed Firs), dies at 59
- 1913 Frank Lynes, American composer, dies at 55
- 1916 Victor Chapman, French-American pilot renowned during WW1 (1st American pilot to die in WW1), succumbs to wounds at age 26
- 1922 Mary Florence Potts, American businesswoman and inventor of the cold-handle sad iron, dies at 71 [1]
- 1922 Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54
- 1924 Willie Fernie, Scottish golfer (British Open 1883), dies at 69
- 1933 Sissieretta Joyner Jones, American singer ("Black Patti"), dies at about 64
Carlos Gardel (1890-1935)
French-Argentine singer-songwriter and prominent figure in the history of tango, dies in a plane crash at 44
- 1936 Nandor Zsolt, Hungarian composer, conductor and violinist dies at 49
- 1938 "Digger" Robertson, Australian cricketer (Test for Australia 1885, played in California), dies at 76
- 1944 Rio Gebhardt, German jazz pianist, composer, and orchestra leader, dies in France during WWII battle at 36
- 1945 José Gutierrez Solana, Spanish painter and author (Madrid Escenas), dies at 59
- 1946 Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)
- 1947 Emil Seidel, German-American politician (36th Mayor of Milwaukee), dies at 82
- 1952 Lodewijk Mortelmans, Belgian composer (Morgenstemming - Morning Mood), dies at 84
- 1956 Earl Morris, American archaeologist (Aztec Ruins National Monument), dies at 66
- 1958 Bonifacius Cornelius de Jonge, Dutch politician (Governor General of the Dutch East Indies 1931-6), dies at 83
- 1959 Lou Bandy [Lodewijk Ferdinand Dieben], Dutch revue-artist (Life Ain't Bad), commits suicide at 69
- 1962 Lucile Watson, Canadian actress (Great Lie, Model Wife, Florian), dies at 83
- 1963 Jud Wilson, American Baseball HOF infielder (NgL World Series 1943, 44; Baltimore Black Sox, Homestead Grays, Philadelphia Stars), dies at 67
- 1967 Emile van Dievoet, Flemish lawyer, dies at 81
- 1969 Frank King, American cartoonist (Gasoline Alley), dies at 86
- 1969 Ted Hecht, American actor (Time to Kill, Song of India, Gangster), dies at 61
- 1969 Willey Ley, American science writer, dies at 62
- 1970 Man Singh II, Maharajah of Jaipur State, dies at 57
- 1971 John Dunning, cricketer (4 Tests for NZ 1933-37), dies
- 1973 George "Bud" Hamilton Westmore, American film make-up artist (Westmore family), dies after a heart attack at 55
- 1973 Mary Carr, American actress (Forbidden Trail, 2nd Wife), dies at 99
- 1977 André-Gilles Fortin, Canadian politician, dies in car crash at 33
- 1978 Robert Charroux, French writer (b. 1909)
Clarence Campbell (1905-1984)
Canadian ice hockey executive (President NHL 1946-77), dies from respiratory ailments at 78
- 1984 William Keighley, American director (The Man who came to Dinner), dies of a stroke at 94
Jackie Gleason (1916-1987)
American comedian (The Jackie Gleason Show; The Honeymooners), actor (Requiem For A Heavyweight; The Hustler; Gigot), composer, and conductor (Music for Lovers Only), dies of colon cancer at 71
- 1987 (Lionel) "Linc" Chamberland, American R&B and jazz-fusion guitarist, dies of leukemia at 46
- 1987 Hines Johnson, West Indian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests; first WI fast bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test), dies at 76
- 1988 Hibari Misora [Kazue Katō], Japanese pop singer ("Kawa no nagare no yō ni" - Like the Flow of the River), dies of heart failure at 52
- 1990 Joseph Proce, American murder victim (3rd person attacked by NYC's Zodiac killer), dies in hospital at 78
- 1991 Martin Rosenblatt, American actor (Splitz, Annie Hall, NY Stories), dies at 74
- 1991 Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter, dies at 91
- 1991 Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (b. 1917)
- 1992 Juris Podnieks, Latvian filmmaker (Commandant), drowns while scuba diving at 41
- 1992 Len Darling, Australian cricketer (South Australian & Test batsman of 30's), dies at 82
- 1992 Tom Alexander, American model, and actor (Forbidden Dance; Dream A Little Evil), dies of AIDS at 29
- 1992 Tony LeMans [MansFortier], American singer-songwriter ("Cookie Crumbles"), dies in a motorcycle crash at 29
- 1993 Archie Williams, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1936), dies of a heart attack at 78
- 1994 Leon MacLaren, British philosopher and founder of the LSE, dies at 83
- 1995 Inshan Ali, West Indian cricketer (WI chinaman bowler 1971-77), dies at 45
- 1997 Brian Keith, American actor (Family Affair, Loneliest Runner, The Parent Trap), commits suicide at 75
- 1997 Jacques Van der Schueren, Belgian minister of Economic Affairs, dies at 75
- 2000 David Tomlinson, British actor (Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Helter Skelter), dies from a stroke at 83
- 2000 Sadiq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani politician (Governor of Punjab, 1973-75; Chief Minister of Punjab, 1975-77), dies at 72
- 2000 Vera Atkins, Romanian-born British intelligence officer (b. 1908)
- 2002 Miles Fitzalan-Howard, British army general and peer (Duke of Norfolk), dies at 86
- 2002 Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1979-84), dies at 88
- 2003 Vladimir Garin, Russian actor (b. 1987)
- 2004 Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek lyricist, journalist, and children's book author, dies of an allergic reaction at 39 or 40 [birth year uncertain]
- 2004 Jimmy Rowser, American jazz double-bassist (Dinah Washington; Ray Bryant; Les McCann), and teacher, dies at 78
- 2005 Hakham Yedidia Shofet, Former chief rabbi of Iran (b. 1908)
- 2005 Paul Winchell (Wilchinsky), American ventriloquist (Jerry Mahoney, Knucklehead Smiff), inventor (mechanical artificial human heart,1963), voice actor (Winnie the Pooh - "Tigger"; Dick Dastardly; The Banana Splits -"Fleegle"), and acupuncturist, dies at 82
- 2006 Patsy Ramsey, American mother of JonBenét Ramsey (b. 1956)
- 2007 Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1967)
- 2007 Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1938)
- 2007 Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist, dies in a Jamaican car crash at 32
- 2008 Gerhard Ringel, Austrian mathematician (Ringel–Youngs theorem), dies at 88
- 2008 Viktor Kuzkin, Soviet ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1964, 68, 72), dies at 67
- 2009 Ed Thomas, American high school football coach from Iowa, shot and killed by a former player at 58
- 2009 Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (1995-99), dies at 81
- 2010 Deborah Jo Billingsley, American singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and songwriter, dies of cancer at 58
- 2011 Tomislav Ivić, Croatian football manager (b. 1933)
- 2012 John Morgan, British ambassador (to Mexico), dies at 83
- 2012 Lonesome George, Pinta giant tortoise and rarest creature in the world, dies at c. 100
- 2013 Alan Myers, American rock drummer (Devo, 1976-86 - "Whip It!"), dies of cancer at 58
- 2013 Emilio Colombo, Italian Prime Minister (1970-72, dies at 93
- 2013 Phyllis Friend, British nurse (Chief Nursing Officer DHSS), dies at 90
- 2014 Eli Wallach, American actor, dies at 98
- 2015 Mario Biaggi, American politician (Rep-D&R-NY, 1969-88), dies at 97
- 2015 Marva Nettles Collins, American educator (West Side Preparatory School), dies at 78
- 2016 Bernie Worrell, American keyboardist (Funkadelic-Cosmic Slop), dies of cancer at 72
- 2018 Frank Evans Heart, American computer engineer (worked on first routing computer for ARPANET, the Internet's predecessor), dies at 89
- 2019 Billy Drago, American character actor, specializing in roles as a villain (Pale Rider; The Untouchables), dies from stroke complications at 73
- 2020 Eddie Kasko, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1961, 1961²; Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Boston Red Sox), dies at 88
- 2020 Jane Parker-Smith. English classical organist, dies at 70
- 2021 Benigno Aquino III, 15th President of the Philippines (Liberal Party: 2010-16), dies of diabetes related kidney failure at 61
- 2021 Eleazar Soria, Peruvian soccer defender (29 caps, Copa America 1975; Universitario, Independiente, Sporting Cristal), dies at 73
- 2021 Richard Hoffmann, Austrian violinist, composer, and pedagogue (Oberlin, 1954-2004), dies at 96
- 2021 Sonny Callahan [Herbert Leon Callahan], American politician (Rep-R-Alabama 1985-2003), dies at 88
- 2022 Lawrence Moss, American contemporary classical, opera, and electronic music composer, and educator, dies at 94
- 2023 Cédric Roussel, Belgian soccer forward (3 caps; KAC Gent, Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, RAEC Mons, KRC Genk), dies from cardiac arrest at 45
- 2023 Dean Smith, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1952) and actor, rodeo cowboy and stuntman, dies at 91
- 2023 Ian Browne, Australian track cyclist (Olympic gold 2000m tandem 1956 [with Tony Marchant], dies at 92
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