Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376)
English prince, knight and heir to King Edward III, dies of dysentery at 46
- 1383 Thomas Ros, 4th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, English Crusader, dies at 49
- 1384 Kan'ami [Yūsaki Kiyotsugu], Japanese actor, playwright, musician and co-founder of Noh drama, dies at 51
- 1476 George Neville, English archbishop and statesman
- 1505 Hongzhi, Emperor of China, 10th Emperor of Ming Dynasty (1487-1505), dies at 34
- 1611 Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)
- 1612 Hans Leo Hassler, German composer, dies at 49
- 1621 Anne de Xainctonge, French saint and founder of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin, dies at 53
- 1628 Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547)
- 1688 Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried
- 1711 Katharina Lescaille [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61
- 1714 Sophia of Hanover, Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony, dies at 83
- 1716 Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1690-1716), dies at 58
- 1727 August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663)
- 1742 Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker, son of Antonius, dies at 62
- 1768 Johann Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art), dies at 50
- 1771 George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman, dies at 54
- 1790 Charles-Joseph van Helmont, South Netherlands organist and composer, dies at 75
- 1794 G A Borger, writer, dies
- 1795 Louis XVII Charles, King of France (1793-95), dies at 10
- 1796 Felice Giardini, Italian composer, dies at 80
- 1803 Jean Noel Paquot, Belgian theologian and historian, dies at 80
- 1806 George Wythe, US attorney (signed US Declaration of Independence), dies at about 79
Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
English American writer and political essayist (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)
American general and 7th US President (Democratic: 1829-37), dies at 78
- 1857 Douglas William Jerrold, English playwright and satirist, dies at 54
Walter Hunt (1796-1859)
American inventor (safety pin, sewing machine), dies at 62
- 1865 Joseph Paxton, English architect, gardener and MP (Crystal Palace), dies at 61
- 1866 Wilhelm Schirmer, German landscape artist, dies at 64
- 1870 Johann Gottlob Topfer, German composer, dies at 78
- 1871 Satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death
- 1874 Cochise, Chiricahua Apache principal nantan and war leader during the Apache Wars (1861-72), dies of natural causes at 68 or 69
- 1876 George Sand [Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dudevant], French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71
- 1884 Henry Clay Work, American composer, dies at 51
- 1885 Ignace Bourget, French Canadian Bishop of Montreal, dies at 85
- 1889 Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (Windhover), dies at 54
- 1906 C. F. E. Horneman, Danish composer, dies at 65
- 1908 Johan Lindegren, Swedish composer, musician and teacher, dies at 66
Emily Davison (1872-1913)
English suffragette, dies from head injury after being hit by King George V's horse at the Derby at Epsom Downs four days earlier, at 40
George Mallory (1886-1924)
English mountain climber ("because it is there"), dies in a climbing accident at 37
- 1929 Bliss Carman, Canadian poet, dies at 68
- 1934 Dorothy Dell [Goff], American child actress (Little Miss Marker, Wharf Angel), dies in a road accident at 19
- 1940 Frederick Converse, American composer (The Pipe of Desire), dies at 69
- 1943 (Wilford) "Min" Leibrook, American jazz tuba player and bassist (Paul Whiteman Orchestra), dies of meningitis at 40
- 1945 Karl Hanke, Official of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) of Nazi Germany, dies at 41
- 1946 John L. Bates, American lawyer and politician (41st Governor of Massachusetts), dies at 86
- 1947 Tom O'Brien, American actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56
- 1948 Franz Carl Bornschein, American composer, dies at 69
- 1948 Sammy Carter, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (28 Tests, 65 dismissals; NSWCA), dies at 70
- 1951 Eugène Fiset, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1874)
- 1953 Godfrey Tearle, English-American actor (39 Steps; Mandy; At Dawn We Die), dies at 68
- 1956 Marie Laurencin, French painter, dies at 72
- 1965 Edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. 1884)
- 1965 Erik Chisholm, Scottish conductor, composer (Hindustani Piano Concerto), and educator (South African College of Music, 1949-65), dies of a heart attack at 61
- 1965 Julius Bissier, German painter, dies at 71
- 1966 Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890)
Joseph A. Walker (1921-1966)
American experimental physicist, World War II and NASA test pilot (1st spaceplane flights to edge of outer space), dies in an aircraft collision at 45
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
American psychologist (Maslow's hierarchy of needs), dies of a heart attack at 62
- 1972 Jimmy Rushing, American jump blues singer, known as "Mr. Five By Five" (Count Basie Orchestra, 1935-48), and pianist, dies at 70
- 1973 Christine Bakker-van Bosse, Dutch feminist and pacifist, dies at 88
- 1973 Eino Linnala, Finnish composer, pedagogue (university of Helsinki, 1927-66), and musicologist dies at 76
- 1973 Gerald F. Bogan, U.S. Navy aviator and vice admiral who served in World War I & II, dies at 78
- 1975 Murray Leinster [William Fitzgerald Jenkins], American science-fiction author (Time Tunnel; Land of the Giants), dies at 78
- 1979 Herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79
- 1979 Louis Palange, American arranger, classical music and film score composer (Hollywood Panorama; King Dinosaur), and conductor, dies at 61
- 1980 Ernst Busch, German singer and actor, dies at 80
Satchel Paige (1906-1982)
American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 x Negro League, 2 x MLB All Star; World Series 1948 Cleveland Indians), dies of a heart attack at 75
- 1984 Gordon Jacob, British composer, dies at 88
- 1987 Yogi Horton, American R&B and funk drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33
- 1988 Eli Mintz [Edward Satz], Polish-American stage and screen actor (The Goldbergs; Boardwalk), dies of pneumonia at 83
- 1988 Russell Harty, broadcaster, dies
- 1988 Virgil Oliver Jr, entertainer, dies
- 1990 Alfredo Poveda, president of Consul of Ecuador (1976-79), dies
- 1990 Jose Figueres, president of Costa Rica (1948-49, 53-58, 70-74), dies
- 1991 Bertice Reading, American stage and screen actress and singer (The Jazz Train; Requiem For A Nun; Moon In The Gutter), dies at 57
- 1992 Alfred Uhl, Austrian composer, dies at 83
- 1992 Beverly Carter, entertainer, dies at 51
- 1992 Farag Foeda, Egyptian writer/publicist, murdered
- 1992 William McGowan, entrepreneur (MCI), dies at 64
- 1993 René Bousquet, French Vichy-police chief (deported Jews), dies at 84
- 1993 Roberto Caamaño, Argentine composer, dies at 69
- 1993 Root Boy Slim [Foster MacKenzie III], American entertainer, dies at 48
- 1994 William Marshall, American singer, bandleader and actor (State Fair, Pennsylvanians), dies at 76
- 1995 Juan Carlos Ongania, President of Argentina (1966-70), dies
- 1995 Jürgen Rausch, German philosopher and author (End of the Playboys), dies at 85
- 1995 Lord Erskine of Rerrick, peer, dies at 69
- 1996 Barry Linehan, English actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), dies at 70
- 1996 Phyllis Stedman, politician, dies at 79
- 1997 George Turner, Australian author (b. 1916)
- 1998 Maria Reiche, German-born mathematician and archaeologist (b. 1903)
Sani Abacha (1943-1998)
de facto President of Nigeria (1993-98), dies at 54
- 1999 Christina Foyle, English book seller (Foyles), dies at 88
- 1999 James "Rosy" McHargue, American jazz clarinetist, and vocalist (Ted Weems Orchestra; The Wolverines), dies at 97
- 2000 (Abram) "Abe" Lincoln, American sweet jazz trombonist (Paul Whiteman; Ozzie Nelson), and Dixieland jazz revivalist, dies at 93
- 2000 Jeff MacNelly, American Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist (Shoe), dies at 52
Nathaniel Rochester (1919-2001)
American computer scientist (chief architect of the IBM 701), dies at 82
- 2003 Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player (BDO World Champion 1978), dies at 63
- 2006 Abouna Matta El Meskeen, Coptic Orthodox monk (b. 1919)
- 2006 Robert Donner, American actor (b. 1931)
- 2007 Kenny Olsson, Swedish speedway racer (b. 1977)
- 2007 Martin Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster, British barrister and diplomat, dies at 86
- 2007 Nellie Lutcher, American jazz and R&B singer, pianist, and songwriter (He's a Real Gone Guy), dies at 94
- 2007 Richard Rorty, American postanalytic, pragmatic philosopher (b. 1931)
- 2008 Peter Rohmkorf, German writer, dies at 78
- 2008 Šaban Bajramović, Serbian Romani singer-songwriter, dies from a heart attack at 72
- 2009 Omar Bongo, 2nd President of Gabon (1967-2009), dies of a heart attack at 73
- 2010 Crispian St. Peters [Robin Peter Smith], British pop singer (The Pied Piper; No No No), dies at 71
- 2011 Alan Rubin, American jazz and session trumpeter and flugelhorn player (SNL; Blues Brothers) known as "Mr Fabulous", dies of cancer at 68
- 2012 Frank Cady, American actor (The Beverly Hillbillies; Petticoat Junction; Green Acres - all as "Sam Drucker"), dies at 96
- 2013 John Boyd [Boyd Bradfield Upchurch], American sci-fi author (The Last Starship from Earth), dies at 93
- 2013 Paul Cellucci, American politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada, dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 65
- 2014 Ivo Vinco, Italian operatic bass singer, dies at 86
- 2015 Marie-Louise Grog-Carven, French fashion designer (Ma Griffe perfume), dies at 105
- 2016 Michael Manser, English architect, dies at 87
- 2016 Pierre Aubert, Swiss lawyer and politician (Member of the Swiss Federal Council, 1978-87), dies at 89
- 2018 Anthony Bourdain, American-French celebrity chef, author, and TV personality considered one of the most influential chefs in the world (No Reservations, Parts Unknown), commits suicide by hanging at 61
- 2018 Danny Kirwan, British musician, singer and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac - "Albatross"), dies at 68
- 2018 Eunice Gayson, British actress and 1st Bond Girl (Sylvia Trench- "Dr. No" and "From Russia With Love"), dies at 90 [1]
Maria Bueno (1939-2018)
Brazilian tennis player (7 Grand Slam singles titles), dies of mouth cancer at 78
- 2018 Thomas Stuttaford, British doctor, medical columnist (The Times, 1981-2009), and Conservative MP (1970-74), dies at 87
- 2019 Arthur Frackenpohl, American composer, arranger, and pedagogue (Natural Superiority of Music), dies at 95
- 2020 Bonnie Pointer, American pop and R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters - "Jump"; "I'm So Excited"), dies at 69
- 2020 Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005-20), dies at 55
- 2020 Tony Dunne, Irish soccer left-back (33 caps, Republic of Ireland; Manchester United; Bolton Wanderers; Irish Footballer of the Year 1969), dies at 78
- 2021 John Angus, English soccer defender (1 cap; Burnley 439 games), dies at 82
- 2022 Aarno Turpeinen, Finnish soccer defender (16 caps; HJK 225 games), dies at 51
- 2022 Julio Jiménez, Spanish road cyclist (King of the Mountains: Tour de France 1965, 66, 67 & Vuelta a España 1963, 64, 65), dies at 87
- 2022 Paula Rego, Portuguese-British artist (The Policeman’s Daughter), dies at 87
- 2023 Jorge Roldán, Guatemalan soccer midfielder (43 caps; Aurora FC 380 games) and coach (Aurora FC), dies at 82
- 2023 Pat Robertson, American Baptist televangelist (700 Club), media mogul (CBN), and politician (Presidential candidate-R-1989), dies at 93 [1]
- 2023 Rale Rasic, Australian soccer coach (Australia 1969-74; Marconi Stallions FC) and broadcaster (SBS), dies at 87
- 2023 Renato Longo, Italian cyclo-cross racer (World Cyclo-cross C'ships gold 1959, 62, 64, 65, 67), dies at 85
- 2023 Wade Goodwyn, American broadcast journalist (NPR), dies of cancer at 63
- 2024 Chet Walker, American Basketball HOF forward (7 x NBA All-Star; NBA C'ship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers; Chicago Bulls), dies at 84
- 2024 Frank Arnold, American college basketball coach (Brigham Young University 1975-83, University of Hawaii 1985-87), dies at 89
- 2024 Mark James [Francis Zambon], American Grammy Award-winning songwriter ("Hooked on a Feeling", "Suspicious Minds", "Always on My Mind"), dies at 83
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