Robert Hooke (1635-1703)
English scientist (Micrographia), dies at 67
Aurangzeb (1618-1707)
6th Mughal Emperor (1658-1707), dies at 88
- 1717 Pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75
- 1744 Jean Barbeyrac, French jurist
- 1765 William Stukeley, English physician and archaeologist (pioneered investigation of Stonehenge and Avebury), dies at 77
- 1766 Gregor Werner, Austrian Baroque composer and kapellmeister, dies at 73
- 1768 Nicola Antonio Porpora, Italian composer, and voice teacher, dies at 81
- 1792 Robert Adam, Scottish architect and designer (Adelphi Terrace, London), dies at 63
- 1800 Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, German composer, dies at 64
- 1806 Heinrich Christian Boie, German author and editor, dies at 61
- 1808 Johann Christian Fabricius, Danish Entomologist, dies at 63
- 1822 Franz Adam Veichtner, German violinist and composer, dies at 81
- 1824 Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violinist and composer, dies at 70
- 1848 Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies
- 1850 Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (Later Day Saint apostle), dies at 43
- 1855 Robert Mills, American engineer and architect (Washington Monument on the National Mall), dies at 73 [1]
- 1858 Jozsef Bajza, Hungarian poet and critic, dies at 54
- 1864 Ulric Dahlgren, Union colonel, dies in battle at 21
- 1878 Joseph Bonomi the Younger, English artist and Egyptologist, dies at 81
- 1889 (Edward) Sydney Smith, British pianist and composer, dies at 49
- 1894 Ned Williamson, American baseball player (Chicago White Stockings), dies at 36
- 1899 William P. Sprague, American politician from Ohio (b. 1827)
- 1902 Isaac Dignus France van de Putte, Dutch politician (Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1866), dies at 79
- 1908 Karl Josef Rudolph Cornely, German Jesuit biblical scholar, dies at 77
- 1920 Theodor Philipsen, Danish painter, dies at 79
- 1921 P.J.H. [Pierre] Cuypers, Dutch architect (Amsterdam museum), dies at 93
- 1926 Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, Czech composer and conductor, dies at 58
- 1927 J.G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh motor-racing driver (b. 1884)
- 1927 Mikhail Artsybashev, Russian writer (b. 1878)
- 1928 James Foulis, Scottish golfer (US Open 1896), dies at 56
- 1928 Jan [Jean] T Toorop, Dutch graphic artist (3 Brides), dies at 69
- 1932 Alfieri Maserati, Italian auto racer and engineer (established Maserati Racing), dies from poorly executed kidney surgery at 44
- 1932 Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist and composer (Golem), dies at 67
- 1934 Norman O'Neill, English theatrical composer (Mary Rose) and conductor, dies from injuries sustained after being struck by a package delivery tricycle at 58
- 1935 Neville Knox, cricketer (bowled in 2 Tests for England 1907), dies
- 1941 Constant W L Scheurleer, archaeologist/banker/art expert, dies at 59
- 1941 Ernst Cahn, owner of Amsterdam Koco ice cream parlor, executed
- 1942 Amedeo, Italian Duke of Aosta, military officer and Viceroy and Governor-General of Italian East-Africa (1937-43), dies while a prisoner of war at 43
- 1945 Arthur Vanderpoorten, Belgian politician (Minister of Internal Affairs 1940), dies at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at 61
- 1945 Jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch cabaret singer, killed in the RAF's bombing of the Bezuidenhout at 75
- 1948 Antonin Artaud, French songwriter and director (Theatre Seraphin), dies at 51
James J. Jeffries (1875-1953)
American heavyweight boxer, dies at 77
Lou Costello (1906-1959)
American comedian and actor (The Abbott and Costello Show; Who's On First?), dies of a heart attack at 52
- 1960 Sammy White, American comedian and actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off), dies at 65
- 1961 Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born left-handed pianist, dies at 72
- 1962 Cairine Ray Wilson, Canadian politician and diplomat (1st woman appointed to Canadian senate 1930), dies at 77 [1]
- 1965 Carlo Gatti, Italian musicologist (Verdi), dies at 88
- 1966 Alice Pearce, American Emmy Award-winning comedienne and actress (On the Town; Bewitched - "Mrs. Kravitz" (the 1st one)), dies from ovarian cancer at 48
- 1966 William Frawley, American vaudeville, silent and sound screen actor (I Love Lucy - "Fred"; My Three Sons - "Bub"; Miracle on 34th Street), dies of a heart attack at 79
- 1967 Georges Lonque, Belgian composer, dies at 66
- 1969 Fred Alexander, American tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1908, 5-time US Indoor winner), dies at 88
- 1973 Vera Panova, Russian author and journalist (Sputniki), dies at 67
- 1974 Barbara Ruick, American actress (Carousel; Fearless Fagan), and singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies of an aneurysm at 43
- 1974 Frank Wilcox, American actor (Beverly Hillbillies), dies from a heart attack at 66
- 1976 Alfred Sendrey [Szendrei], Hungarian-American organist, conductor, musicologist, and composer, dies at 92
- 1976 Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer, dies at 75
- 1977 Percy Marmont, British actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon, Captain Apache), dies at 93
- 1979 Tom Creavy, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1931), dies of a heart attack at 68
- 1982 Georges Perec, French writer (La Vie mode d'emploi (Life A User's Manual)), and filmmaker (Seire Noire), dies of lung cancer at 45
Hergé (1907-1983)
Belgian comic book creator (The Adventures of Tintin), dies at 75
- 1984 Heinrich Kirchner, German sculptor, dies at 81
- 1985 Sarah Blanding, 1st US fem college head (Vassar 1946-64), dies at 86
- 1987 Danny Kaye [David Daniel Kaminski], American comedian and actor (Danny Kaye Show, White Christmas), dies of heart failure at 76
- 1988 Lois Wilson, American silent and sound screen actress (Miss Lulu Bett; The Great Gatsby; The Covered Wagon: Bright Eyes), dies of pneumonia at 72
- 1988 Sewall Wright, US geneticist (evolution model), dies at 98
- 1990 Frans Goedhart, Dutch journalist/founder (Parool), dies at 86
- 1990 Gérard Blitz, Belgian waterpoloist and entrepreneur (b. 1912)
- 1991 Arthur Murray [Moses Teichman], American ballroom dancer and businessman (Arthur Murray Dance Party), dies at 95 of pneumonia
- 1991 Clara Eggink, Dutch poet (Life with J C Bloem), dies at 84
- 1991 Johnny Revolta, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1935; 18 PGA Tour titles), dies at 79
- 1991 William Penney, British physicist (developed Britain's 1st atomic bomb), dies at 81
- 1992 Robert Beatty, Canadian actor (2001: A Space Odyssey, Where Eagles Dare), dies from pneumonia at 82
- 1992 Ted Liss, actor (Child's Play), dies of a heart attack at 72
Albert Sabin (1906-1993)
Polish American physician who invented the oral polio vaccine, dies of heart failure at 86
- 1993 Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-born gangster (b. 1910)
- 1993 Carlos Montoya, Spanish-American flamenco guitarist (Suite Flamenca), dies of heart failure at 89
- 1993 Cyril Collard, French composer, director, and actor (A Nos Amours), dies at 35
- 1994 Anita Morris, actress (Nine), dies of cancer at 50
- 1994 Bob Crisp, South African cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 20 wickets; Rhodesia, Western Province, Worcestershire), dies at 82
- 1994 Ezra Stone [Chaim Feinstone], American director, actor and producer (My Living Doll, Henry Aldrich), dies in a road accident at 76
- 1994 Karel Kryl, Czechoslovak folk singer, dies at 49
- 1994 Mauritius van Haegendoren, Flemish historian and senator, dies at 90
- 1994 Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, Polish-Israeli composer and music editor, dies at 75
- 1995 Gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar (Professor of French) and Wartime resister, dies at 84
- 1995 Howard Hunter, US leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1994-95), dies at 87
- 1995 Howard Yanks, American founder of the Philadelphia folk festival, dies at 65
- 1995 Jean Marin, French broadcaster (one of the voices of free France WWII), dies at 86
- 1995 Pierre Tisseyre, publisher (Circle du livre de France), dies at 85
- 1996 David Bowman, Scottish trade unionist (National Union of Railwaymen), dies at 82
- 1996 John Joseph Krol, American clergyman (Roman Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, 1961-88), dies at 85
- 1996 Leo Malet, French crime novelist, dies at 86
- 1996 Ludwig Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord, German journalist, dies at 76
- 1996 Marguerite Duras, French novelist and playwright (Sea Wall), dies at 81
- 1996 Meyer Schapiro, Lithuanian-born American art historian, dies at 91
- 1997 Finn Høffding, Danish composer (Karlsvognen), dies at 97
- 1997 Stanislav Shatalin, Russian economist (500 Days), dies
- 1998 Fred W. Friendly, American journalist and broadcast executive, dies at 82
- 1999 Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian chemist (1971 Nobel Prize), dies at 94
- 1999 Lee Philips, American actor and director (Peyton Place, Ellery Queen), dies of progressive supranuclear palsy at 72
- 2000 Toni Ortelli, Italian composer ("La Montanara" (The Song of the Mountains), conductor, and alpinist, dies at 95
- 2001 Louis Edmonds, American actor (b. 1923)
- 2002 Harlan Howard, American country music songwriter ("I Fall To Pieces"; "Busted"; "Too Many Rivers"), dies at 74
- 2003 Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer (Beatitudines), dies at 98
- 2003 Horst Buchholz, German actor (Magnificent 7; Raid on Entebbe), dies at 69
- 2003 Luis Marden, American photojournalist (b. 1913)
- 2003 Peter Smithson, English architect, dies at 79
- 2004 Cecily Adams, American actress and casting director (b. 1958)
- 2005 Max M. Fisher, American philanthropist (b. 1928)
- 2006 Ivor Cutler, Scottish poet (b. 1923)
- 2006 William Herskovic, Holocaust hero and philanthropist (b. 1914)
- 2007 Herbert Asmodi, German writer and actor, dies at 83
- 2007 Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist and creator of "La Linea" animated cartoons, dies at 87
- 2008 Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian operatic tenor, dies at 86
- 2008 Norman "Hurricane" Smith, British sound engineer (The Beatles, 1962-65), producer (Pink Floyd; The Pretty Things), and musician ("Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?"; "Don't Let It Die"), dies at 85
- 2008 Norman O'Neill, Australian cricket batsman (42 Tests @ 45.55, 6 x 100s; NSW CA), dies at 71
- 2009 Sydney Chaplin, American actor and son of Charlie Chaplin (Limelight, Adding Machine), dies at 82
- 2010 Dudley "Big Tiny" Little Jr, American pianist (Lawrence Welk Show), dies at 79
- 2010 Keith Alexander, British soccer forward (3 caps St Lucia; Grimsby Town FC, Lincoln City FC) and manager (Lincoln, Peterborough, Macclesfield), dies from a brain aneurysm at 56
- 2010 Michael Foot, British politician (L) and writer, Leader of the Opposition (1980-83), dies at 96
- 2011 Aldo Clementi, Italian composer (Collage), and teacher (University of Bologna, 1971-92), dies at 85
- 2011 Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress and comedienne (Siedem Kotów, Kabaret Starszych Panów), dies at 98
- 2011 May Cutler, Canadian politician and publisher (b. 1923)
- 2012 Alex Webster, American football coach (NY Giants), dies at 80
- 2012 Dave Charnley, British lightweight boxer (Dartford Destroyer), dies at 72
- 2012 Frank Marocco, American jazz, pop, classical, and session accordionist, arranger and composer, dies at 81
- 2012 Leonardo Cimino, Italian-American actor (The Monster Squad, V, Dune, Waterworld, Hudson Hawk), dies from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 94
- 2012 Ralph McQuarrie, American conceptual designer (Star Wars, E.T.), dies at 82
- 2012 Ronnie Montrose, American rock guitarist (Montrose, Gamma), dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 64
- 2013 Bobby Rogers, American pop and soul tenor vocalist (The Miracles - "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"), and songwriter ("Going To A Go-Go"; "The Way You Do the Things You Do"), dies from complications from diabetes at 73
- 2014 William R. Pogue, American astronaut, dies at 84
- 2017 Jim Fuller, American 'Godfather of Surf Guitar' and songwriter (The Surfaris - "Wipe Out"), dies at 69
- 2017 Lyle Ritz, American jazz ukulele and session bassist, dies at 87
- 2017 Misha Mengelberg, Dutch jazz pianist and composer (Reconstruction), dies at 81
Raymond Kopa (1931-2017)
French soccer attacking midfielder (45 caps; Angers, Reims, Real Madrid; Ballon d'Or 1958; 'the Napoleon of football'), dies at 85
René Préval (1943-2017)
President of Haiti (1996-2001, 2006-2011), dies of cardiac arrest at 74
- 2017 Stephen Ross, American economist (arbitrage pricing theory), dies at 73
- 2017 Tommy Page, American pop singer ("I'll Be Your Everything"), found dead of apparent suicide at 46
- 2018 David Ogden Stiers, American stage and screen actor (M*A*S*H, 1977-83 - "Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III"; Lilo & Stitch), dies of bladder cancer at 75
- 2018 Patrick Doyle, English drummer (Veronica Falls; Boys Forever), dies at 32
Roger Bannister (1929-2018)
English athlete (first sub-4-minute mile, 3:59.4 at Iffley Road Track, Oxford 1954), dies of Parkinson's disease at 88
- 2019 Bobbi Fiedler, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), dies at 81
- 2019 Peter Hurford, British organist, composer and choral conductor (St. Albans Cathedral), dies at 88
- 2020 Stanisław Kania, Polish communist politician, dies of pneumonia at 92
- 2021 Joe Altobelli, American baseball utility (Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins) and manager (SF Giants, World Series Baltimore Orioles 1983, Chicago Cubs), dies at 88
- 2021 Yuri Rozanov, Russian sports broadcaster (NTV Plus, Match TV; TEFI Award 2012), dies from cancer at 59
- 2022 Dean Woods, Australian track cyclist (Olympic gold team pursuit 1984; silver individual pursuit 1988; bronze team pursuit 1988, 96), dies from cancer at 55
- 2022 Frank Connor, Scottish soccer manager (Cowdenbeath FC, Berwick Rangers FC, Celtic FC, Raith Rovers FC), dies at 86
- 2022 Tim Considine, American actor (Spin & Marty; My Three Sons, 1960-65 - "Mike"), and photographer, dies at 81
- 2023 David Lindley, American session and touring multi-instrumentalist (The Kaleidoscope; Jackson Browne; James Taylor; Linda Ronstadt; Warren Zevon), dies at 78 [1]
- 2023 Jaak Lipso, Estonian basketball center (FIBA World C'ship gold 1967 USSR; Olympic silver 1964, bronze 1968; CSKA Moscow), dies at 82
- 2023 Robert Chase, English businessman (majority shareholder, chairman Norwich City FC 1985-96), dies at 85
- 2023 Tom Sizemore, American actor (Saving Private Ryan; Wyatt Earp), dies following a brain aneurysm at 61
- 2024 Chris Mortensen, American sports journalist (ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio), dies from throat cancer at 72
- 2024 Eleanor Collins [Elnora Proctor], Canadian jazz and standards singer, and television personality, regarded as Canada’s “first lady of jazz”, dies at 104
- 2024 Roberto Fleitas, Uruguayan soccer coach (Uruguay: Copa América 1987; Nacional FC: Copa Libertadores & South American Coach of the Year 1988), dies at 91
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