Cornelis de Houtman (1565-1599)
Dutch navigator (1st Dutch expedition to Java), killed by forces of the Sultan of Aceh at 35
- 1630 John de White, Calvinist and banker to Prague, commits suicide
- 1646 Johann Stobäus, North German composer, dies at 66
- 1677 James Harrington, English author and political theorist of classical republicanism (The Commonwealth of Oceana), dies at 66
- 1680 Emperor Go-Mizunoo, 108th Emperor of Japan, dies at 84
- 1680 Roger Crab, English Puritan political writer (b. 1621)
- 1709 Oxenstiern, Dutch general, dies in the Battle of Malplaquet
- 1709 Spaar, Dutch General, dies in the Battle of Malplaquet
- 1713 Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer, dies at 65
- 1721 Rudolph J. Camerarius, German physician (sexuality plans), dies
- 1733 François Couperin, French composer and organist (Les Concerts Royaux), dies at 64
- 1760 Louis Godin, French astronomer (b. 1704)
- 1789 Luca Sorkočević, Croatian nobleman and composer (composed 1st Croatian symphony), commits suicide at 55
- 1810 Francis Baring, English merchant and banker (Baring Brothers & Co.), dies at 70
- 1822 Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Polish actor, comedist, translator, editor of humour magazines, dies at 54
- 1823 David Ricardo, English economist (On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation), dies at 51
- 1840 Johannes Hendricus van der Palm, Dutch theologist and Minister of Education, dies at 77
- 1843 Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer, died at 57
- 1848 Henri-Philippe Gerard, Belgian composer, dies at 87
- 1851 Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist and minister (Graham cracker) (b. 1794)
- 1858 Alexander Gurilyov, Russian composer, dies at 55
- 1865 Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general during conquest of Algeria, dies at 59
- 1870 Eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46
- 1888 Domingo F. Sarmiento, President of Argentina (1868-74), dies at 77
- 1891 Antero Tarquínio de Quental, Portuguese poet (Beatrice), dies at 49
- 1891 Théodule-Augustin Ribot, French realist painter (Breton Fishermen and Their Families), dies at 68
- 1892 Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, French composer (Les trois couleurs), dies at 84
- 1896 Francis James Child, American ballad collector (b. 1825)
- 1898 Adolphe-Abraham Samuel, Belgian composer, dies at 74
- 1905 John Ware, American-Canadian black rancher and cowboy, dies after an accident at 55 [1]
- 1911 Louis Henri Boussenard, French novelist (b. 1847)
- 1911 William R. Boggs, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and chief of engineers, dies at 82
- 1915 William Cornelius Van Horne, American-Canadian railway executive (Canadian Pacific Railway), dies at 72
- 1915 William Sprague IV, American politician and Governor of Rhode Island (1859-63), dies at 84
- 1917 Georges Guynemer, French WWI fighter pilot and national hero, shot down and killed at 22
- 1921 Subramania Bharati, Indian poet and independence activist, dies at 38
- 1922 Louis Coerne, American composer (Zenobia; Excalibur), and educator (The Evolution of Modern Orchestration), dies at 52
- 1924 Mieczyslaw Surzynski, Polish organ virtuoso and composer (1904 Organ Concerto), dies at 57
- 1926 Matsunosuke Onoe [Tsuruzo Nakamura], Japanese actor (Araki Mataemon, Yajîkita: zenpen), Japanese actor, dies at 50
- 1932 Franciszek Żwirko, Polish pilot (co-winner of 'Challenge 1932'), dies in a plane crash at 36
- 1932 Stanislaw Wigura, Polish airplane designer and aviator (co-winner of international 'Challenge 1932'), dies in a plane crash at 31
- 1946 Arthur van Schendel, Dutch writer (Het fregatschip Johanna Maria - The frigate Johanna Maria), dies at 72
- 1948 Albert Powell, South African cricketer and Rugby player (one Test South Africa v England 1898-99), dies at 75
Mohammed Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)
Founder of Pakistan who led the All-India Muslim League (1913-47) until he achieved his dream of Pakistan and became its 1st Governor-General (1947-48), dies of tuberculous at 71
- 1949 Henri Rabaud, French composer and conductor (L'ete), dies at 75
Jan Smuts (1870-1950)
Prime Minister of South Africa (1919-24, 1939-48), military leader (Boer War, WWI, Smuts Report that led to the RAF) and internationalist statesman (Commonwealth, League of Nations, United Nations), dies of a heart attack at 80
Billy Bishop (1894-1956)
Canadian First World War flying ace with 72 kills, dies at 62
- 1957 Petar Stojanovic, Serbian composer, dies at 80
- 1958 Camillien Houde, French Canadian politician and Mayor of Montreal, dies at 69
- 1958 Robert Lach, Austrian composer, dies at 84
- 1958 Robert W. Service, English-Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee), dies at 84
- 1959 Paul Douglas, American actor (Adventure Theater; Clash by Night), dies from a heart attack at 52
- 1965 Ralph C. Smedley, American Founder of Toastmasters International, dies at 87
- 1966 Charlie Cantor, American radio and television actor (The Fred Allen Show - "Socrates Mulligan"; The Jack Benny Program -"Logan Jerkfinkel"), dies at 68
- 1966 Collett E. Woolman, American airline founder (Delta Air Service), dies at 76
- 1967 Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish technician and textilist, dies at 62
- 1968 René Cogny, French General (b. 1904)
Tommy Armour (1894-1968)
Scottish-American golfer (US Open 1927, PGA 1930, British Open 1931), dies at 71
- 1970 Chester Morris, American actor (Diagnosis: Unknown), dies at 69
- 1970 Ernst May, German architect and city planner (New Frankfurt), dies at 84
Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971)
First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953-64), dies of a heart attack at 77
Salvador Allende (1908-1973)
President of Chile (1970-73) and the 1st Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through an open election, commits suspected suicide by shooting himself during a military coup at 65
- 1974 Víctor Olea Alegría, Chilean Socialist Party member, arrested by Pinochet's National Intelligence Directorate and afterwards disappeared at 22
- 1976 Jan Kunc, Czech composer (Czech State Anthem), dies at 93
- 1977 Don Blackman, actor (Old Man & Sea, Desert Legion), dies at 65
- 1977 Leonard Carey, American actor (Rebecca, Laughter), dies at 90
- 1978 Georgi Markov, Bulgarian writer and dissident, assassinated (probably stabbed by an umbrella with poison) by KGB and Bulgarian Secret Service in London at 49
- 1978 Janet Parker, English medical photographer, the last person to die of smallpox, dies at 40
- 1978 Mike Gazella, American baseball player (NY Yankees), dies at 82
- 1980 Jose Antonio Calcano, Venezuelan composer, teacher, and choral director, dies at 80
- 1981 Frank McHugh, American actor (Going My Way, Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young), dies at 83
- 1981 Harold Bennett, English actor (Are You Being Served? - "Young Mr. Grace"), dies at 82
- 1982 Albert Soboult, French historian, dies at 68
- 1982 Wifredo Lam, Cuban artist (The Jungle), dies at 79
- 1984 Hilding Hallnäs, Swedish composer (Kärlekens ringdans), dies at 81
- 1984 Jerry Voorhis, American politician (Rep-D-California 1937-47), dies at 83
- 1985 Andrew C. Thornton II, American drug smuggler, dies jumping from a plane to his death with $15 million in cocaine at 40
- 1985 Masako Natsume [Odate], Japanese actress and model (Tripitaka in "Monkey"), dies of leukemia at 27
- 1985 William Alwyn, English composer, dies at 79
- 1987 Lorne Greene [Lyon Chaim Green], Canadian actor (Bonanza - "Ben Cartwright"; Battlestar Galactica), dies of pneumonia following heart surgery at 72
- 1987 Ludovic Feldman, Romanian violinist and composer, dies at 94
- 1987 Mahadevi Varma, Indian poet and freedom fighter, dies at 80
- 1987 Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaican reggae musician (The Wailers -"Get Up Stand Up"; "Mystic Man"; "Legalize It"), shot dead at his home in Jamaica at 42
- 1988 George Alpert, American railroad executive (New Haven Line), dies at 90
- 1988 John Sylvester White, American actor (Welcome Back, Kotter), dies at 68
- 1988 Luis Alvarez, American physicist (subatomic particles, Nobel 1968), dies of cancer at 77
Roger Hargreaves (1935-1988)
English author and illustrator of children's books (Mr. Men and Little Miss), dies of a stroke at 53
- 1990 Ben Frank, American actor (Don't Answer the Phone), dies of a heart attack at 56
- 1990 Myrna Mack, Guatemalan anthropologist, stabbed to death by Guatemalan military for criticising the government at 40
- 1991 Ernst Herbeck, German Poet, dies at 70
- 1992 Erik Terpstra, Dutch director (Versier de leegte, De ander, Daniel), dies at 55
- 1992 Frank McKinney, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley), dies in a mid-air collision between 2 aircraft at 53
- 1992 Frank Singuineau, Trinidadian actor (Firepower, Pressure, Mummy), dies at 79
- 1993 Antoine Izmery, Haitian businessman and advisor to President Aristide, murdered by paramilitaries
- 1993 Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-born American conductor, dies at 81
- 1993 Luis Antonio Escobar, Colombian composer and musicologist, dies at 68
- 1994 Frederick R. Weisman, American philanthropist (Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation), dies at 82
Jessica Tandy (1909-1994)
British-American actress (Driving Miss Daisy), dies of cancer at 85
- 1994 Sara Southern, American actress and mother of Elizabeth Taylor, dies at 99
- 1994 William Obanhein, American police officer and actor (Officer Obie-Alice's Restaurant), dies at 69
- 1995 Anita Harding, British neurologist (first identification of a mitochondrial DNA mutation in human disease), dies of cancer at 42
- 1995 Jerome Theisen, American Abbot Primate of the Benedictine order of monks, dies of a heart attack at 64
- 1995 Keith Odor, British racing driver, dies during a touring car race at 33
- 1996 Guido Aristarco, Italian film critic (Cinema Nuovo), dies at 77
- 1996 Joanne Dru [LaCock], American actress (Red River, All the King's Men), dies of lymphedema at 73
- 1997 Camille Henry, Canadian National Hockey League player, dies at 64
- 1997 Hannah Weiner, American experimental poet, dies at 68
- 1998 Dane Clark, American actor (Wire Service, Bold Venture, Perry Mason), dies at 86
- 1998 Frank Ereaut, British Bailiff of Jersey (1975-85), dies at 79
- 1999 Belkis Ayón, Cuban printmaker (collography), commits suicide at 32
- 1999 Gonzalo Rodriguez, Uruguayan auto racing driver (b. 1972)
- 2001 Alice Stewart Trillin, American author, dies at 63
- 2001 Angel L. Juarbe, Jr., American firefighter, dies in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center at 35
- 2001 Barbara Olson (née Bracher), American political commentator, dies in terror attack aboard flight 77 flown into the Pentagon at 45
- 2001 Berinthia "Berry" Berenson, American photographer, actress, model, and widow of actor Anthony Perkins, dies on American Airlines Flight 11 in the 9/11 attacks at 53
- 2001 Daniel M. Lewin, American–Israeli mathematician and founder of Akamai Technologies, dies in the terror attacks aboard flight 11 at 31
- 2001 David Angell, American sitcom creator (Frazier), dies aboard a plane in a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center at 55
- 2001 Hani Hanjour, Saudi Arabian 9/11 terrorist, dies in Pentagon plane attack at 29
- 2001 Henry Herbert, 7th earl of Carnarvon, English peer and racing manager to the Queen, dies of a heart attack at 77
- 2001 John Ogonowski, American pilot, dies aboard American Airlines Flight 11 in terror attack on the World Trade Center at 50
- 2001 John P. O'Neill, American anti-terrorism expert and FBI agent, dies as Head of Security in the terror attack on the World Trade Center at 49
- 2001 Mark Bingham, American passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, dies thwarting terrorist attempts to crash the plane into a Washington monument at 31
- 2001 Marwan Al-Shehhi, Emirati 9/11 terrorist, dies piloting a plane into the World Trade Center at 23
- 2001 Mohamed Atta, Egyptian 9/11 terrorist and ringleader, dies piloting a plane into the World Trade Center at 33
- 2001 Mychal F. Judge, American Chaplain to NY Fire Dept, dies in the World Trade Center attack at 68
- 2001 Peter J. Ganci, Jr., American Fire fighter (Chief of Department, FDNY_, dies in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center at 55
Todd Beamer (1968-2001)
American passenger and hero on United Airlines Flight 93, dies at 32 in a plane crash trying to stop the 9/11 terrorists
- 2001 Tom Burnett, American businessman and passenger aboard United 93, dies thwarting terrorist attempts to crash the plane into a Washington monument at 38
- 2001 Ziad Jarrah, Lebanese 9/11 terrorist, dies piloting United Flight 93 at 26
Johnny Unitas (1933-2002)
American NFL quarterback (Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers); one of the greats, dies of a heart attack at 69
- 2002 Kim Hunter [Janet Cole], American actress (A Streetcar Named Desire; Planet of the Apes), dies of a heart attack at 79
- 2003 Anna Lindh, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, assassinated shopping in Stockholm at 46
- 2003 John Ritter, American actor and comedian (Three's Company, It, 8 Simple Rules), dies of an aortic dissection at 54
- 2004 David Mann, American graphic artist of biker culture, dies at 64
Fred Ebb (1928-2004)
American musical theater lyricist, with John Kander (Cabaret; Chicago; New York, New York; Funny Lady), dies of a heart attack at 76
- 2004 Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, Greek Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, dies at 55
- 2005 Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 82
Joachim Fest (1926-2006)
German historian and journalist (Hitler biography, Speer: The Final Verdict), dies at 79
- 2006 Johannes Bob van Benthem, Dutch lawyer (b. 1921)
- 2006 Pat Corley, American actor (Murphy Brown), dies at 76
- 2006 William Auld, Scottish poet, writer and supporter of Esperanto, dies at 81
- 2007 Gene Savoy, American author and cleric (b. 1927)
- 2007 Ian Porterfield, Manager of Armenia National Football Club (b. 1946)
- 2007 [Josef] Joe Zawinul, Austrian-American jazz keyboardist, composer and musician (Weather Report - "Birdland"), dies from Merkel cell carcinoma at 75
- 2009 Gertrude Baines, American supercentenarian and the world's oldest living person, dies at 115
- 2009 Zakes Mokae, South African actor (Comedians), dies at 75
- 2010 Harold Gould, American character actor (The Sting, The Golden Girls, Rhoda, Big Bus), dies at 86
- 2010 Kevin McCarthy, American actor (Invasion of Body Snatchers, Death of a Salesman), dies of pneumonia at 96
- 2011 Andy Whitfield, Welsh actor (Spartacus), dies of cancer at 39
- 2011 Anjali Gupta, Indian Air Force officer (b. 1975)
- 2011 Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver (b. 1984)
- 2012 Sergio Livingstone, Chilean soccer goalkeeper who played 52 internationals (CD Universidad Católica) and TV personality (Televisión Nacional de Chile), dies at 92
- 2014 Antoine Duhamel, French composer, dies at 89
- 2014 Bob Crewe, American songwriter and producer ("Big Girls Don't Cry"), dies at 83
- 2015 Marcel Zeeuw, Surinamese soldier (participant in the Sergeant Coup, 1982), dies at 61
- 2016 Alexis Arquette, American transgender performer (Last Exit to Brooklyn), dies at 47
- 2017 J. P. Donleavy, American novelist (Ginger Man, Onion Eaters), dies at 91
- 2017 Peter Hall, English stage, film and opera director (Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre director), dies at 86
- 2018 Don Panoz, American pharmaceutical entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS - American Le Mans Series), dies at 83
- 2018 Fenella Fielding, English actress (Carry On films), dies at 90
- 2018 Jim Houston, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker (Ohio State; Pro Bowl 1964-65, 69-70; Cleveland Browns), dies of dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 80
- 2019 Anne Rivers Siddons, American writer (Peachtree Road; The House Next Door), dies at 83
- 2019 B. J. Habibie, 3rd President of Indonesia (1998-99) who liberalized Indonesia's press and political party laws, dies of heart failure at 83
- 2019 Daniel Johnston, American musician and visual artist ("Hi, How Are You"), dies of a suspected heart attack at 58
T. Boone Pickens (1928-2019)
American businessperson and oil tycoon (Shamrock, Mesa Petroleum Co) known as the 'Oracle of Oil', dies at 91
- 2020 (Frederick) "Toots" Hibbert, Jamaican singer-songwriter (The Maytals - "Pressure Drop"), dies with COVID-19 symptoms at 77 [1]
- 2020 Charles Patrick, American do-wop singer and songwriter (The Monotones - "The Book of Love"). dies on his 82nd birthday
- 2020 Nadhim Shaker, Iraqi soccer defender (57 caps; Al-Tayaran) and coach (Iraq), dies from COVID-19 at 61
- 2020 Sonny Allen, American basketball coach (ODU, Southern Methodist University, University of Nevada, Reno; WNBA Sacramento Monarchs), dies of Parkinson's Disease at 84
- 2021 Mick Tingelhoff, American Pro Football HOF center (6 × Pro Bowl; 5 × First-team All-Pro; Minnesota Vikings), dies at 81
- 2022 Alain Tanner, Swiss film director (Charles, Dead or Alive), dies at 92
- 2022 Javier Marías, Spanish translator and novelist (Corazón Tan Blanco - A Heart So White), dies of pneumonia at 70 [1]
- 2023 Juan Carlos Harriott Jr., Argentine polo player (Argentine Open C'ship x 20, Hurlingham Open x 15, Tortugas Open x 7), dies at 86
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