- 1125 Cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer
- 1204 Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman
- 1221 Alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201)
- 1266 Birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210)
- 1422 Charles VI "the Well Beloved", King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54
- 1439 Ambrose Traversari, Italian theologian and monk, dies at 53
- 1500 Go-Tsuchimikado, 103rd Emperor of Japan (1464-1500), dies at 58
- 1505 Paul Scriptoris, German mathematician
- 1558 Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian-French physician and scholar (On the Subtlety of Things), dies at 74
- 1561 Johannes Vasaeus, Flemish humanist/historian, dies at about 49
- 1600 Toda Katsushige, Japanese warlord (b. 1557)
- 1623 William Wade, English statesman and diplomat (b. 1546)
- 1627 Frederik de Houtman, Dutch navigator (1st Dutch expedition to Java) and colonial governor of Ambon and the Moluccas, dies at 55 or 56
- 1628 Tumenggung Bahurekso, Matarams/Javanese general, dies in battle
- 1637 Laurens Reael, Dutch vice-governor of Ambon, poet, and admiral, dies at 54
- 1650 Pedro de Espinosa, Spanish poet/writer, dies
Peyton Randolph (1721-1775)
American founding father and president of the Continental Congress, dies at 54
Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
British admiral and war hero, dies in Battle of Trafalgar at 47
- 1805 Johann Baptist Lasser, German singer and composer, dies at 54
- 1810 Franz Teyber, Austrian composer, dies at 52
- 1861 Edward Dickinson Baker, British-American attorney, politician (US Senator from Oregon, 1860-61; US Representative from Illinois, 1845-47, 1849-51), and Union Army officer, dies in the US Civil War Battle of Balls Bluff, Virginia at 50
- 1861 John Breckinridge Grayson, Confederate brigadier general, dies
- 1872 Jacques Babinet, French physicist, mathematician and astronomer (contributions to optics), dies at 78
- 1873 Johann Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian poet, dies at 66
- 1886 Jose Hernandez, Argentine poet (La vuelta the MartinFierro), dies at 51
- 1891 Alpheus Baker, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 63
- 1896 James Henry Greathead, British engineer (b. 1844)
- 1897 Paul Kuczynski, Polish composer, dies at 50
- 1901 James A. Walker, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 69
- 1904 Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and writer of North Africa, dies in a flash flood at 27
- 1905 José Teodor Vilar, Spanish organist and composer (La Rambla de les Flors), dies at 69
- 1906 Helena Amelung [Georgette A], Dutch actress (Scapegoat), dies at 55
- 1907 Jules Chevalier, French Roman Catholic priest (Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart), dies at 83
- 1916 Karl von Stürgkh, Austrian nobleman and politician (Prime Minister, 1911-16) who declared war on Serbia, initiating WWI, assassinated while having lunch at 56
- 1919 Sven August Körling, Swedish composer, dies at 77
- 1924 Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, Belgian composer, dies at 76
- 1929 Owen Dunell, South African cricket batsman (South Africa's 1st Test captain; 2 Tests), dies at 73
- 1931 Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian playwright (La Ronde - Reigen), and novelist (Fräulein Else), dies a brain hemorrhage at 69
- 1937 Lucy Diggs Slowe, American educator (Dean of Women, Howard University, 1922-37), tennis champion (American Tennis Association, 1917), and sorority co-founder (Alpha Kappa Alpha, 1908), dies at 52
- 1939 H G "Nummy" Deane, South African cricket batsman (17 Tests [12 as captain], 3 x 50; Natal, Transvaal), dies from a heart attack at 44
- 1940 William G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)
- 1943 Dudley Pound, British admiral of the fleet and 1st Sea Lord (Jutland, WW II), dies at 66
- 1944 Alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877)
- 1945 Henry Armetta, Italian-American actor (The Black Cat, Bell for Adano, Big Store), dies from a heart attack at 57
- 1953 Muirhead Bone, Scottish etcher and painter (WWI & WWII war artist), dies at 77
- 1955 Roy Minnett, Australian cricket all-rounder who played 9 Tests, 3 x 50, 11 wickets; NSW, dies at 69
- 1961 Nils Johan Einar Ferlin, Swedish poet (Barfotabarn), dies at 62
- 1963 George Cressey, American geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66
- 1963 Józef Franczak, Polish soldier and anti-communist resistance fighter who was the last cursed soldiers, dies in a firefight with 35 functionaries of a ZOMO (paramilitary riot police) at 45
- 1965 Bill Black, American bandleader and bassist who worked with Elvis, dies of a brain tumor at 39
- 1965 Marie McDonald, American singer and actress known as "The Body Beautiful" (Promises Promises), dies of an accidental drug overdose at 42
- 1966 Gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95
- 1967 Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram), dies at 94
Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)
American novelist and poet of the Beat Generation (On the Road, Mexico Blues), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 47
- 1969 Oscar "TV Slim" Wills, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Flatfoot Sam"), dies in a car wreck at 53
- 1969 Waclaw Sierpinski, Polish mathematician (Sierpinski triangle), dies at 87
John T. Scopes (1900-1970)
American teacher convicted for teaching evolution (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies of cancer at 70
- 1971 Raymond Hatton, American actor (Girls in Prison, Lady Killer), dies of a heart attack at 84
- 1971 Shiga Naoya, Japanese novelist (Road Through Dark Night), dies at 88
- 1973 Arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered
- 1975 Charles Reidpath, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4×400m relay 1912), dies at 86
- 1977 Ferit Tüzün, Turkish composer (Esintiler - Inspirations; The Ears of Midas), and conductor (Turkish State Opera and Ballet Orchestra, 1959-77), dies at 48
- 1978 Anastas Mikoyan, Armenian revolutionary, politician (First Deputy Premier of Supreme Soviet, 1855-64), diplomat, and cookbook publisher (The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food), dies at 83
- 1980 Hans Asperger, Austrian pediatrician and eponym of Asperger syndrome, dies at 74
- 1981 Karel Šrom, Czech composer, musicologist, critic, and broadcaster, dies at 77
- 1982 Radka Toneff, Norwegian jazz singer (It Don't Come Easy), dies of a drug overdose at 30
- 1983 Theodorus Zwartkruis, Dutch Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands, dies at 73
- 1984 Dalibor Cyril Vačkář, Czech composer, dies at 78
- 1984 Francois Truffaut, dir (Fahrenheit 451), dies of brain cancer at 52
- 1986 Lionel Murphy, Australian politician and judge, dies at 64
- 1987 Bob Simmons, British actor and stuntman (James Bond films, 1962-85), dies at 64
- 1987 Ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan government official, dies at 88
- 1989 Jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (b. 1910)
- 1992 Jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes
- 1992 Jim Garrison, Louisiana District Attorney who investigated JFK assassination, dies at 70
- 1993 Assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58
- 1993 Irving Torgoff, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), dies at 75
- 1993 James Leo Herlihy, American novelist (Midnight Cowboy), commits suicide at 66
- 1993 Melchior Ndadaye, 1st Hutu President of Burundi (1993), murdered at 40
- 1993 Sam Zolotow, US theater critic (NY Times), dies at 94
- 1993 Scott Heiser, US photographer (Interview), dies at 44
- 1994 Jerome Bert Weisner, American engineer (science advisor to John. F Kennedy, President of MIT 1971-80), dies at 79
- 1995 Jesús Blasco, Spanish comic book author (Cuto), dies at 75
- 1995 Jose Ignacio Cabrujas, writer, dies at 58
- 1995 Linda Goodman, American astrologer and poet, dies from complications of diabetes at 70
- 1995 Maxene Andrews, American pop and sing jazz singer (The Andrews Sisters - "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"; "Rum and Coca-Cola"), dies of a heart attack at 79
- 1995 Shannon Hoon, American vocalist (Blind Melon), dies of a drug overdose at 28
- 1996 Abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist, dies at 71
- 1996 Eric Halsall, English TV presenter and sheepdog trial commentator (One Man and His Dog), dies at 76
- 1996 Georgios Zoitakis, leader of Greece (1967-72), dies
- 1996 Robert O'Neill Crossman, politician, dies at 49
- 1996 Wang Li, politician, dies at 78
- 1997 Dolph Camilli, Bkln Dodger/MVP (1941), dies at 90
- 1998 Alan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury, British business executive, dies at 96
- 1998 Alexander Cairncross, Scottish economist (Chancellor of Glasgow University), dies at 87
- 1998 Francis W. Sargent, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1915)
- 1999 Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish politician, journalist, and educator, assassinated at 60
John Bromwich (1918-1999)
Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship 1939, 46 / 13 Grand Slam doubles titles), dies at 80
- 2003 (Steven) Elliott Smith, American Academy Award nominated singer-songwriter (Good Will Hunting - "Miss Misery"), dies of suspected self-inflicted stab wounds at 34 [1]
- 2003 Fred Berry, African-American actor (Rerun-What's Happening), dies at 52
- 2003 Louise Day Hicks, American politician (b. 1916)
- 2003 Luis A. Ferré, Puerto Rican industrialist and politician (Governor of Puerto Rico, 1969-73), dies at 99
- 2005 Tara Correa-McMullen, American actress (Judging Amy), shot at 16
- 2006 Rene Gerber, Swiss composer, dies at 98
- 2007 Paul Fox, English musician and singer (The Ruts), dies at 56
- 2007 Ronald B. Kitaj, American-British painter and graphic artist (pop art), dies at 74
- 2009 Louise Cooper, British sci-fi author (Nemesis, Inferno, Infanta, Nocturne), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 57
- 2011 Edmundo Ros, Trinidadian-Venezuelan musician and arranger, dies at 100
- 2012 Dann Cahn, American film editor, dies of natural causes at 89
George McGovern (1922-2012)
American politician and Presidential candidate (D-1972), dies at 90
- 2012 Yash Chopra, Indian director (Waqt), dies from dengue fever and multiple organ failure at 80
- 2013 Bud Adams Jr., American NFL team owner (Tennessee Titans), dies at 90
- 2013 Major Owens, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1983-2007), dies at 77
- 2013 Marion Morgan (née Swires), American big band jazz singer (Harry James; Stop the Music), dies at 89
Ben Bradlee (1921-2014)
American editor, journalist and newspaper executive (Washington Post), dies at 93
- 2014 Gough Whitlam, Australian politician (Prime Minister, 1972-1975), dies at 98
- 2014 Seth Gaaikema, Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 75
- 2015 Marty Ingels, American comedian (I'm Dickens He's Fenster), dies at 79
- 2016 Manfred Krug, German actor (Boxer), dies at 79
- 2018 Robert Faurisson, British-born French academic, dies at 89
- 2019 Willie Brown, American Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback, coach and executive (Super Bowl 1976, 80, 84; Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders), dies at 78
- 2020 Frank Bough, British sports and current affairs television presenter, dies at 87
- 2020 Gordon Astall, English soccer forward (2 caps; Birmingham City 235 games, 59 goals), dies from dementia at 93
- 2020 Marge Champion (née Belcher), American dancer (Marge & Gower Champion Show), dies at 101
- 2020 Viola Smith, American drummer and bandleader (one of the first professional female drummers), dies at 107 [1]
- 2021 Bernard Haitink, Dutch conductor (Concertgebouw, 1961-88; London Philharmonic, 1967-79; Royal Opera Covent Garden, 1987-2002), dies at 92 [1]
- 2021 Bill Zeliff, American innkeeper, and politician (US Representative (R) from New Hampshire, 1991-97), dies at 85
- 2021 Kathy Flores, American rugby union coach (United States women's team 2002-11; Brown University), dies at 66
- 2021 Nils Einár Grönberg, Swedish rapper ("Första klass"; "Katten i trakten"), shot to death in suspected gang-related incident at 19
- 2021 Wilfred Gibson, British session and pop violinist (Electric Light Orchestra, 1972-73; ELO II, 1991-94; Berkeley Square Society Band), dies at 72
- 2022 Harry White, Australian jockey (Melbourne Cup: Think Big 1974, 75; Arwon 1978; Hyperno 1979; Australian Racing HOF), dies from multiple sclerosis at 78
- 2022 Jim Bolla Jr., American college basketball coach (UNLV Women 1982-96; Uni of Hawaii 2004-09), dies of cancer at 70
Betsy Rawls (1928-2023)
American golfer (US Women's Open: 1951, 53, 57, 60; PGA C'ship 1959, 69; Western Open 1952, 59), dies at 95
- 2023 Bobby Charlton, English soccer midfielder (106 caps; World Cup 1966; Manchester United) and manager (Preston NE), dies from complications of dementia at 86
- 2023 Bobi, Portuguese purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo dog and claimed as world's oldest recorded dog, dies at 31 years and 165 days (now disputed) [1] [2]
- 2023 Reino Börjesson, Swedish soccer midfielder (10 caps; FIFA World Cup runner-up 1958; Jonsereds IF, IFK Göteborg, Norrby IF, Örgryte IS), dies at 94
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