Henry IV of England (1367-1413)
King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399-1413), dies in Jerusalem Chamber of the Abbots House, Westminster Abbey at 45
Albert of Prussia (1490-1568)
German prince and the 1st Duke of Prussia (1525-68) who helped spread Protestantism, dies at 77
- 1586 Richard Maitland, Scottish statesman and historian (b. 1496)
- 1610 Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter (famous for his byōbu/folding screen paintings), (b. 1539)
- 1617 Franciscus Aguilon, Belgian Jesuit physicist, mathematician, and architect book on Optics "Opticorum Libri Sex), dies at 50
- 1619 Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1612-19), dies at 62
- 1646 Matthew Vossius, historian (Annales Holland Zelandiaeque), dies at 35
- 1673 Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior, dies at 69
- 1703 Johann Kunckel/Kunkel, German alchemist/ambassador to Sweden, dies
- 1730 Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (Comédie-Française) inspiration for 1849 drama "Adrienne Lecouvreur", dies at 37
- 1732 Johann Ernst Hanxleden, German philologist (b. 1681)
- 1746 Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (b. 1656)
- 1751 Frederick Louis, English royal (Prince of Wales) and son of George II, dies at 44
- 1757 Johann Paul Kunzen, composer, dies at 60
- 1767 Firmin Abauzit, French scholar and scientist, dies at 87
- 1780 Benjamin Truman, English entrepreneur and brewer (Truman Brewery), dies at 80 or 81
- 1793 William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (b. 1705)
- 1804 Ignaz Malzat, composer, dies at 47
- 1812 Jan Ladislav Dussek [Jan Václav Dusík], Czech piano virtuoso, glass harmonic player, and composer, dies of complications from gout at 52
- 1816 Maria I of Portugal, Queen of Portugal and the Algarves, dies at 81
- 1818 Johann Nikolaus Forkel, German musicologist (1st biography of Johann Sebastian Bach), dies at 69
- 1835 Louis-Leopold Robert, French painter (b. 1794)
- 1848 Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27
- 1855 Joseph Aspdin, English mason and inventor (b. 1788)
- 1865 Keisuke Yamanami, Japanese samurai (b. 1833)
- 1866 Rikard Nordraak, Norwegian composer, dies at 23
- 1871 Antonio Buzzolla, Italian composer, dies at 56
- 1873 Adolphe Fétis, Belgian-French pianist and composer, dies at 52
- 1874 Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish waltz composer, and musical director (Tivoli Gardens, 1843-72), dies at 63
- 1875 John Mitchel, Irish nationalist (Jail Journal), dies at 59
- 1878 Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (first law of thermodynamics), dies at 63
- 1890 Alexander F. Mozhaiski, Russian aviation pioneer, dies at 65
- 1892 Arthur Goring Thomas, English composer, dies at 41
- 1894 Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer, politician, journalist, and liberal revolutionary (Governor-President of Hungary, 1849), dies at 91
- 1897 Apollon Maykov, Russian poet, dies at 76
- 1899 Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist, dies at 77
- 1899 Martha M Place, American murderer who becomes 1st woman to be executed in an electric chair, dies at 49
- 1910 James Hogan, Irish College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Yale), dies of Bright's disease at 37
- 1910 Nadar [Félix Tournachon], French photographer and balloonist, took the first aerial photograph, dies at 89
- 1911 Jean-Theodore Radoux, Belgian composer, dies at 75
- 1913 Christian Barnekow, Danish composer, dies at 75
- 1916 Ota Benga, Congolese pygmy (b. 1884)
- 1918 Lewis A. Grant, American Civil War General (b. 1828)
- 1920 Venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60
- 1925 George N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66
- 1929 Ferdinand Foch, French Allied military commander and marshal of France during WW I, dies at 77
- 1931 Hermann Müller, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
- 1932 Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, Russian biologist (artificial insemination of animals), dies at 61
- 1933 Giuseppe [Joe] Zangara, electrocuted for assassination attempt on FDR
- 1934 Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Queen consort of William and Regent of the Netherlands, dies at 76
- 1936 Durant Clifford Parkin, cricketer (Tests for South Africa 1891-92), dies
Harry Vardon (1870-1937)
Jersey golfer (6 time British Open champion, US Open 1900), dies of lung cancer at 66
- 1939 Percy Dean, British naval lieutenant and politician who received the Victoria Cross for saving men during the raid of Zeebrugge, dies at 61
- 1940 Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860)
- 1941 D A van den Bosch, anti-nazi clergyman (Amersfoort Camp), dies
- 1942 Theodoro Valcarcel, composer, dies at 41
- 1942 Vasily Kalafati, Russian composer (Cygany), dies in the siege of Leningrad during World War II at 73
- 1944 Felix Woyrsch, German composer, dies at 83
- 1947 Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and film director (Ebberöds bank, Med folket för fosterlandet), dies at 62
- 1950 Walter Eucken, German economist (social market economy), dies at 59
- 1951 Kathleen Lockhart Manning, American composer, dies at 60
- 1953 Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60
- 1956 Wilhelm Miklas, Austrian politician and 3rd President of Austria (1928-38), dies at 83
A. E. Douglass (1867-1962)
American astronomer and inventor of dendrochronology (tree-ring dating), dies at 94
Brendan Behan (1923-1964)
Irish author and poet (Borstal Boy, The Hostage), dies at 41
- 1964 Jean Rogister, Belgian virtuoso violist and composer, dies at 84
- 1968 Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish film director (Passion of Jeanne d'Arc), dies at 79
- 1969 Henri Longchambon, French politician, dies at 72
- 1972 Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter, graphic artist and cartoonist, dies at 51
- 1972 Jan Engelman, Dutch poet and art critic (At the Front), dies at 71
- 1972 Marilyn Maxwell, American actress and entertainer (Champion, The Lemon Drop Kid, East of Sumatra), dies of a heart attack at 50
- 1974 Chet Huntley, American newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report), dies at 62
- 1974 [Lavinia] Marian Fleming Poe, African American advocate in Virginia, dies at 83
- 1976 Michael Goodliffe, British actor (A Night to Remember, Cromwell, 5th Day of Peace), commits suicide at 61
- 1979 Mino Pecorelli, Italian journalist, shot dead in Rome at 50
- 1982 Hendrik L van Beek, Dutch vice-admiral, dies at 52
- 1983 Ivan Vinogradov, Russian mathematician (analytic number theory), dies at 91
- 1984 Stan Coveleski, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1920; AL ERA leader 1923, 25; AL strikeout leader 1920; Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators), dies at 94
- 1987 Norman Harris, American soul, R&B, and disco session guitarist (Philadelphia International; O'Jays; Salsoul Orchestra), dies of cardiovascular disease at 39
- 1987 Rita Streich, Russian-German soprano, dies at 66
- 1988 Gil Evans, Canadian-American jazz pianist, composer and arranger (Miles Davis; Absolute Beginners, Out of the Cool), dies at 75
- 1989 Alan Gifford [John Lennox], American actor (Time Lock, 2001: A Space Odyssey), dies at 78
- 1989 Archie Bleyer, American orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey), dies at 79
- 1990 Jannetje Visser-Roosendaal, Dutch writer, dies at 90
- 1990 Lev Yashin, Russian soccer goalkeeper (74 caps USSR; Dynamo Moscow 326 games; namesake FIFA award for best World Cup Finals GK), dies of stomach cancer at 60
- 1990 Maurice Cloche, French film director and screenwriter, dies at 82
- 1991 Conor Clapton, Eric Clapton's son, falls to his death out of 53rd floor window at 5
- 1992 Avonne Taylor, actress (My Best Girl, Honor Among Lovers), dies at 93
- 1992 Frank Westbrook, American Broadway dancer and choreographer, dies at 82
- 1992 Georges Delerue, French film composer (Sword of Gideon, A Little Romance), dies of a heart attack at 67
- 1992 Lina Bo Bardi, Italian born Brazilian modernist architect (SESC Pompéia Factory), dies at 77
- 1993 Claudia Yeltsin, mother of Russian president Yeltsin, dies at 85
- 1993 Jonathan Ball, English youngster, killed by IRA at 3
- 1993 Polykarp Kusch, American nuclear physicist (1955 Nobel Prize for Physics - for determining the magnetic moment of the electron), dies at 82
- 1994 Don Goddard, American news anchor (ABC Evening News, 1958-59), dies at 89
- 1994 Lewis Grizzard, American humorist (b. 1946)
- 1995 James Kilfedder, Northern Ireland unionist politician, dies at 66
- 1995 John Minton [Big John Studd], American pro wrestler (Royal Rumble 1989), dies from liver cancer and Hodgkin's disease at 47
- 1995 Rachida Hammadi, Algerian TV journalist, murdered at 32
- 1995 Sidney Kingsley, American playwright (Men in White - Pulitzer Prize 1934), dies at 88
- 1996 Alan Ridout, English composer, dies at 61
- 1996 Claude Bourdet, French human rights activist and journalist, dies at 86
- 1996 Victor Zorza, Polish journalist and specialist on the Soviet Union, dies at 71
- 1997 Carlo Fassi, Italian figure skating coach (Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, John Curry, Robin Cousins, Jill Trenary) and skater (World C'ship bronze men's singles 1953), dies at 67
- 1997 Grace Hefner, mother of Hugh Hefner (Playboy), dies at 101
- 1997 Tony Zale, American boxer (World Middleweight Champion 1940-47, 48), dies at 83
- 1997 V. S. Pritchett, British literary critic and writer (Myth Makers), dies at 96
- 1998 Beverley Cross, English playwright and screenwriter (Strip the Willow; Half a Sixpence), dies at 66
- 1998 George Howard, American smooth jazz saxophonist (Dream Ride), dies of colon cancer at 41
- 1999 Patrick Heron, British abstract painter, dies at 79
- 1999 Roy L. Johnson, American admiral (WW II-Pacific Ocean, commanded Seventh Fleet 1960s), dies at 93
- 2000 Gene Eugene [Andrusco], Canadian-American actor, singer-songwriter (Adam Again; Lost Dogs), and record producer, dies of a brain aneurysm at 38
- 2000 Vivian Fine, American composer (Women in the Garden), dies after a car accident at 86
- 2001 Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1949)
- 2003 Sailor Art Thomas, American professional wrestler (b. 1924)
Queen Juliana (1909-2004)
Queen of the Netherlands (1948-80), dies at 94
- 2004 Pierre Sévigny, Canadian military officer and politician, dies at 86
- 2005 Armand Lohikoski, Finnish film director (b. 1912)
- 2007 Gilbert E. Patterson, presiding bishop of COGIC (b. 1939)
- 2007 Hawa Yakubu, Ghanaian politician (b. 1948)
- 2007 Raynald Fréchette, Quebec politician and judge, dies at 73
- 2007 Taha Yassin Ramadan, Iraqi politician (b. 1938)
- 2008 Brian Wilde, English actor (b. 1921)
- 2008 Eric Ashton, English rugby league footballer (b. 1935)
- 2008 Klaus Dinger, German electronic rock musician (Neu!; Kraftwerk; La Düsseldorf), dies of heart failure at 61
- 2008 Shoban Babu, Indian actor (b. 1937)
- 2009 Mel Brown, American-Canadian blues guitarist and singer (Eighteen Pounds of Unclean Chitlings), dies of complications from emphysema at 69
- 2010 Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepalese politician (b. 1925)
- 2010 Liz Carpenter, American feminist writer (b. 1920)
- 2010 Stewart Udall, American politician and environmentalist (US Secretary of Interior 1961-69), dies at 90
- 2010 Vasile Herman, Romanian pianist and composer, dies at 80
- 2011 Johnny Pearson, British pianist, arranger, orchestra leader, and composer (Cilla Black; Top of the Pops; Dusty Springfield), dies at 85
- 2012 Jim Stynes, Irish Australian rules footballer, dies from cancer at 45
- 2012 Mel Parnell, American MLB pitcher (Boston Red Sox, 1947-56), coach, and broadcaster, dies from cancer at 89
- 2013 James Herbert, British horror writer, dies at 69
- 2013 Risë Stevens [Steenberg], American mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1938-61 - "Carmen"), vocal coach, and arts administrator, dies at 99
- 2014 Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian soccer defender (51 caps; Vasco da Gama, São Paulo), dies from complications from a heart attack at 83
- 2015 A.J. Pero, American drummer (Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It"), dies of a heart attack at 55
- 2015 Eva Burrows, Austrian Salvation Army officer, 13th General of The Salvation Army, dies at 85
- 2015 Gregory Walcott, American actor (Plan 9 from Outer Space, 87th Precinct), dies at 87
- 2015 Jim Berry, American cartoonist (Berry's World), dies at 83
Malcolm Fraser (1930-2015)
Australian Prime Minister (Liberal, 1975-83), dies at 84
- 2015 Perro Aguayo, Jr., Mexican wrestler (CMLL), dies of cardiac arrest in the ring at 35
- 2015 Robert Kastenmeier, American politician (Rep-D-WI, 1959-91), dies at 91
- 2016 Anker Jørgensen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (1972-3, 75-82), dies at 93
- 2016 Peter Williams, British organist and musicologist, dies at 78
- 2017 David Rockefeller, American CEO (Chase Manhattan Bank) and philanthropist, dies at 101
- 2017 George Weinberg, American psychotherapist (coined "homophobia"), dies at 87
- 2017 Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Filipino Senator, lawmaker and women's rights activist who led the drafting of the international women’s bill of rights, dies of colon cancer at 87
- 2018 Ariel Bybee, American mezzo-soprano (Morman Tabernacle Choir; Metropolitan Opera, 1977-95), dies at 75
- 2018 Bobby Mitchell, American golfer (US Masters runner-up 1972), dies of a heart attack at 75
- 2018 Katie Boyle [Lady Sander Saunders], Italian born British actress and broadcaster (Eurovision), dies at 91
- 2019 Randy Jackson, American MLB baseball third baseman, 1950-59, 2X All-Star (Chicago Cubs; Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger; Cleveland Indians), dies of pneumonia at 93
- 2020 Borislav Stanković, Serbian Basketball Hall of Fame administrator (International Basketball Federation secretary general 1976-2002), dies at 94
Kenny Rogers (1938-2020)
American pop and country singer-songwriter ("The Gambler"; "Through the Years") and entrepreneur (Kenny Rogers Roasters), dies of natural causes at 81
- 2021 Peter Lorimer, Scottish soccer midfielder (21 caps; Leeds United 526 games), dies at 74
- 2021 William "Buddy" Deppenschmidt, American jazz drummer (Charlie Byrd Trio - "Jazz Samba"), dies of COVID-19 at 85 [1]
- 2023 John Sattler, Australian rugby league prop (4 Tests; NSWRL Premiership 1967, 68, 70, 71 South Sydney), dies from dementia at 80
- 2023 Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Argentine soccer forward (22 caps; Independiente 235 games), dies at 91
- 2024 António Pacheco, Portuguese soccer winger who played 6 internationals; Benfica 162 games; and manager Atlético, Portimonense SC, dies from a heart attack at 57
- 2024 Dumitru Macri, Romanian soccer defender who played 8 internationals (FC Rapid București) and coached Algeria (1974-75), dies at 92
- 2024 Phil Lowe, English rugby league second rower who played 12 Tests for Great Britain and 5 England; Hull KR, Manly Warringah RLFC, dies at 74
- 2024 Saeed Ahmed, Pakistan cricket batsman, who played 41 Tests, 5 x 100, HS 172, 22 wickets; Karachi, Lahore; dies at 86
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