- 384 Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+
- 1162 Géza II, King of Hungary and Croatia (1141-62)
- 1176 Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)
- 1312 Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263)
- 1381 John of Chatillon, Count of Blois, dies
- 1573 Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord of Kai Province (1541-73) known as the "Tiger of Kai", dies while besieging Noda Castle in Mikawa Province at 51
- 1619 Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch lawyer and statesman, beheaded at 71
- 1673 Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea), dies at 73
- 1704 Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher, dies at 71
- 1732 Theodor Schwartzkopff, German composer, dies at 72
- 1742 Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1719)
- 1768 Princess Louisa Anne of Wales, dies of tuberculosis at 19
- 1776 Anton de Haen, Austrian medical expert (Ratio Medendi), dies at 71
- 1787 Johann Michael Malzat, Austrian composer, dies at 38
- 1793 Martin Gerbert, German composer, music historian and abbot, dies at 72
- 1807 Eliphalet Dyer, American statesman and judge, dies at 85
Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)
French naturalist and zoologist, dies at 62
- 1835 John Nash, British town planner/architect (Regent's Park), dies
- 1839 Israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, founded Ashkenazic community (1815), dies
- 1839 Joseph Fesch, French cardinal (Archbishop of Lyon, 1802-39), diplomat, art collector (Musée Fesch), and uncle of Napoleon, dies at 76
- 1860 Christian Gmelin, German chemist, dies at 67
- 1864 Junius Daniel, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 35
- 1866 Nikolai Brashman, Russian mathematician, dies at 69
- 1873 Kaspar Masek, Czech-Slovenian composer, dies at 79
- 1878 Joseph Henry, American scientist and pioneer of electromagnetism, dies at 80
- 1882 Jules Nicolas Crevaux, French naval doctor and explorer (French Guiana and the Amazon), murdered on the Pilcomayo River at 35
Cyrus McCormick (1809-1884)
American inventor and businessman (mechanical reaper), dies at 75
- 1885 Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German pathologist, dies at 75
- 1885 Juliana Horatia Ewing [Gatty], English children's author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies at 43
- 1896 Nora Perry, American poet, journalist and children's writer, dies (b. 1831)
- 1901 Leopoldo Alas, Spanish novelist (La Regenta), dies at 49
- 1903 Apolinario Mabini, Filipino political theoretician and 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines, dies at 38
- 1914 R. E. Foster, English cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 287 on debut 1903; Worcestershire CCC) and soccer forward (5 caps; Corinthian FC, Old Malvernians FC; only man to captain England in both sports), dies of diabetes at 36
- 1916 Sholem Aleichem [Solomon Rabinowitz], Yiddish author and playwright (Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye the Dairyman), dies of tuberculosis at 57
- 1921 Jean Aicard, French poet and novelist (Jeune Croyances), dies at 73
- 1925 Boris Savinkov, Russian writer and revolutionary, dies in prison under mysterious circumstances at 46
- 1926 Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate and the fourth vicar apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands, dies at 68
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930)
Norwegian Arctic explorer and advocate for refugees (Nobel Peace Prize 1922), dies of a heart attack at 68
- 1930 Helene Lange, German feminist (honoured with the Grand Prussian State Medal), dies at 82
- 1931 Josif Marinković, Serbian composer, dies at 79
- 1933 Paul Ernst, German writer, dies at 67
- 1938 Charles Edouard Guillaume, French physicist (1920 Nobel Prize for Physics), dies at 77
- 1939 Stanislaw Lesniewski, Polish logician and mathematician (Warsaw School of Logic), dies at 53
- 1939 Wilhelm Normann, German chemist (hydrogenated liquid fat creating trans fat), dies at 69
- 1942 Hyam Greenbaum, British violinist, composer and conductor of the 1st TV orchestra (BBC), dies of alcohol-related problems at 41
- 1945 Alfred "Tubby" Hall, American jazz drummer (King Oliver; Louis Armstrong), dies at 49
- 1951 Marianne Philips, Dutch author (Issue Beukennoot), dies at 65
- 1956 Aleksandr A. Fadejev, Russian author (Young Guard), commits suicide at 54
Gary Cooper (1901-1961)
American 2 time Academy award-winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60
- 1962 Frank Jenks, American stage and screen actor (Colonel Flack, Zombies on Broadway), dies of cancer at 59
- 1962 Franz Kline, American abstract expressionist painter, dies of heart failure at 51
- 1962 H. Trendley Dean, American dental surgeon who introduced fluoridation into water, dies from complications of asthma and emphysema at 68
- 1963 Alois Hudal, Austrian bishop who helped Nazi war criminals escape trial, dies at 77
- 1966 Henk [Hendrik M] Randwijk, Dutch poet and editor in chief (Vrij Nederland), dies at 56
- 1967 Frank McGrath, American actor (The Reluctant Astronaut, Wagon Train), dies from a heart attack at 64
- 1970 William Dobell, Australian portrait artist, dies at 70
- 1971 Valerian Mikhaylovich Bogdanov-Berezovsky, Russian composer, dies 67
- 1972 Dan Blocker, American actor (Cimarron City - "Tiny"; Bonanza - "Hoss"), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 43
Denny Shute (1904-1974)
American golfer (British Open 1933, PGA C'ship 1936-37), dies at 69
- 1974 Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican politician, 2nd Director-General of the UNESCO (1948-52), dies at 72
- 1975 Bob Wills, American musician, known as the 'King of Western Swing' ("Steel Guitar Rag"), dies from bronchial pneumonia at 69
- 1975 Vladislav Zolotaryov, Soviet Russian bayanist (button accordion player), and composer (Six Children's Suites), takes his own life at 53
- 1978 Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 7 wickets; Canterbury, Otago), dies at 68
- 1981 Carl Weinrich, American organist, choral conductor, Baroque revivalist, and educator, dies at 76
- 1982 Gara Garayev [Kara Karayev], Soviet-Azerbaijani composer (Seven Beauties), dies at 64
- 1982 Renzo Rossellini, Italian composer, dies at 74
Stanislaw Ulam (1909-1984)
Polish-American mathematician and nuclear physicist (Manhattan Project, H-bomb), dies at 75
- 1985 Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) NYC at 91
- 1985 Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian scientist (one of the founders of Quantum electrochemistry), dies at 53
- 1985 Selma Diamond, Canadian-American comedy writer (Your Show Of Shows), and actress (Night Court, 1984-85 - "Selma"), dies of lung cancer at 64
- 1987 Phil Moore, American jazz pianist, arranger, and bandleader, dies at 70
- 1987 Ron Saggers, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (effective NSW & Aussie late 40's), dies at 69
Chet Baker (1929-1988)
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist ("My Funny Valentine"), falls to his death from an Amsterdam hotel balcony at 59
- 1990 Venedikt Jerofejev, Russian writer, dies at 51
- 1992 F. E. McWilliam [Frederick Edward], Northern-Irish surrealist sculptor (Four Seasons Group), dies at 83
- 1992 Gisela Elsner, German writer (Die Riesenzwerge, Rowohlt), commits suicide at 55
- 1993 Evert "Eef" Dolman, Dutch cyclist (Olympic gold 1964), dies at 47
- 1993 Joaquin Garcia [Vargas] "Borolas", Mexican comedian and actor (Santa Sangre), dies at 71
- 1994 Arthur Basil Cottle, British academic and medievalist, dies at 77
- 1994 Duncan Hamilton, Irish racing driver, dies at 74
- 1994 Ruth Gillette, American actress (Wild Gold), dies of cancer at 88
- 1996 John "Jack" Baines, British mountaineering publisher, dies at 57
- 1997 Laurie Lee, English poet and author (I Can't Stay Long), dies at 82
Gene Sarazen (1902-1999)
American golfer (7 x major titles including Career Grand Slam; 38 PGA Tour event wins), dies of pneumonia at 97
- 1999 Meg Greenfield, American Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer (Washington Post; Newsweek), dies of cancer at 68
- 2000 Olivier Greif, French classical composer (Lettres de Westerbork), dies at 50
- 2000 Paul Bartel, American actor (b. 1938)
- 2001 Jason Miller, American actor and writer (Exorcist, Light of Day), dies at 62
R.K. Narayan (1906-2001)
Indian novelist (Malguidi Days), dies at 94
- 2002 Ruth Cracknell, Australian actress (Mother and Son), dies at 76
- 2002 Valeri Lobanovsky, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1939)
- 2005 Eddie Barclay, French record producer (b. 1921)
- 2005 George Dantzig, American mathematician (b. 1914)
- 2005 Michael Ross, American serial killer (b. 1959)
- 2006 Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian (b. 1923)
- 2006 Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American singer (Heatwave), dies at 56
- 2008 John Phillip Law, American actor (Death Rides a Horse), dies at 70
- 2008 Ron Stone, American television reporter, dies at 72
- 2008 Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait, dies at 78
- 2009 Frank Aletter, American character actor (Mac-It's About Time, Tom-Nancy), dies of lung cancer at 83
- 2009 Rabbi Meir Brandsdorfer, member of the Rabbinical Court of the Edah HaChareidis, Jerusalem
- 2010 Lode Backx, Flemish pianist, dies at 87
- 2011 Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist (Beaux Arts Trio), dies at 95
- 2011 Bruce Ricker, American jazz and blues documentarian (The Last of the Blue Devils; Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser), dies at 68
- 2011 Derek Boogaard, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1982)
- 2011 Jack Richardson, Canadian record producer (The Guess Who), dies at 81
- 2011 Patricia Tindale, British architect and civil servant (school buildings, public housing), dies at 85
- 2012 Donald "Duck" Dunn, American bassist (Booker T & The MG's; Stax Records house band; The Blues Brothers), dies at 70
- 2013 Chuck Muncie, American football running back, dies from a heart attack at 60
- 2013 Dr. Joyce Brothers, American psychologist, dies from respiratory failure at 85
- 2013 Vladimir Romanovsky, Soviet sprint canoer, dies at 56
- 2015 Nina Otkalenko, Soviet Russian 800m runner (9 world records; European Champion, 1954), dies at 86
- 2015 Robert Drasnin, American clarinetist, composer, and film and television music supervisor (CBS, 1977-91), dies after a fall at 87
- 2018 Margot Kidder, Canadian American actress (Lois Lane in Superman films, Amityville Horror), dies at 69
Doris Day (1922-2019)
American singer ("Sentimental Journey; "Que Sera, Sera"), actress known as the "girl next door" (Pillow Talk; The Man Who Knew Too Much), and animal rights activist, dies of pneumonia at 97
- 2019 Jerome Callet, American musician and designer of brass instruments, dies at 89
- 2020 Rolf Hochhuth, German playwright (Der Stellvertreter), dies at 89
- 2021 Nelson Marcenaro, Uruguayan soccer defender (8 caps; Mundialito 1980; Progreso, Portuguesa, Peñarol, Emelec), dies from a heart attack at 68
- 2022 Ben Roy Mottelson, American-Danish physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1975 for work on structure of the atomic nucleus), dies at 95 [1]
- 2022 Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 2nd President of the United Arab Emirates (2004-2022), dies at 73
- 2022 Teresa Berganza, Spanish mezzo-soprano (Rossini), dies at 89
- 2023 Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda, Japanese gymnast (World C'ship gold balance beam 1954; Olympic bronze team 1964; first Japanese female to win a world title), dies at 89
- 2023 Weldon Olsen, American ice hockey center (Olympic gold 1960, silver 1956; Michigan State University), dies at 90
- 2024 Lucien Mias, French rugby union lock (29 Tests; RC Narbonne, SC Mazamet), dies at 93
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