Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
German Benedictine nun, magistra, writer, and 1st western composer whose works survive (Ordo virtutum), dies at 81
- 1312 Ferdinand IV, King of Castile and León (1295-1312), dies at 26
- 1322 Robert III of Flanders (b. 1249)
- 1422 Constantine II of Bulgaria
- 1563 Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier
- 1574 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish admiral and explorer who founded St. Augustine, Florida, dies at 55
- 1575 Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer, dies at 71
- 1604 Lucas Osiander, German composer, dies at 69
- 1621 Roberto Bellarmino, Italian saint (Doctor of the Church), dies at 78
- 1630 Thomas Lake, English statesman (b. 1567)
- 1632 Susenyos I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1606-1632), dies at around 60
- 1652 Bonaventura Elsevier, Dutch book publisher and merchant, dies at about 69
Philip IV (1605-1665)
King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65), dies at 60
- 1676 Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi, kabbalist, and founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement, dies at 49
- 1679 John Joseph of Austrian, Spanish general and illegitimate son pf Philip IV of Spain (Regent of Spain 1677-79, Governor of South Netherlands), dies at 50
- 1702 Olof Rudbeck, Swedish scientist, writer and composer, dies at 71
- 1727 Glückel of Hameln, German businesswoman (b. 1647)
- 1732 Josef Antonín Plánický, Czech composer, dies at 40
- 1762 Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer, dies at 74
- 1771 Tobias Smollett, Scottish novelist, surgeon and critic (The Adventures of Roderick Random), dies at 50
- 1791 Tomás de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias), dies at 40
- 1803 Franz Xaver Sussmayr, Austrian composer and conductor, dies (b. 1766)
- 1808 Benjamin Bourne, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island), dies at 53
- 1820 Henri Hamal, Belgian composer, dies at 76
- 1823 Abraham L Breguet, French clockmaker, dies at 76
- 1824 Giacomo Tritto, Italian composer, dies at 91
- 1836 Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist (Classification of flowering plants), dies at 88
- 1846 Francesco Giuseppe Pollini, Italian composer, singer, and pupil of Mozart, dies at 84
Dred Scott (c. 1799-1858)
US ex-slave who sought to sue for his freedom, dies of tuberculosis at 62 or 63
- 1862 Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 41
- 1862 William Edwin Starke, Confederate brigadier general, dies in battle at about 48
- 1863 Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen), dies at 59
- 1863 Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny, French musketeer and writer (Moise, Chatterton), dies at 66
- 1864 Walter Savage Landor, English poet and writer (Imaginary Conversations), dies at 89
- 1868 Roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies
- 1873 Alexander Berry, Scottish surgeon and adventurer (established the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia), dies at 91
William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877)
English photographic pioneer, dies at 77
- 1879 Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect (restored medieval monuments including city of Carcassonne), dies at 65
- 1884 Louis Schubert, German, violinist, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 56
- 1892 Ignaz Vincenz Zingerle, Austrian poet, dies at 67
- 1894 Deng Shichang, Chinese Imperial Navy captain, goes down with his ship in Korea Bay during the First Sino-Japanese War at 44
- 1895 Auguste Toulet, Belgian balloonist, dies
- 1899 Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American industrialist and co-founder (Pillsbury Company), dies at 56
- 1907 Ignaz Brull, Moravian-born pianist and composer, dies at 60
- 1908 Thomas Selfridge, early American aviator, 1st person to die in an air crash at 26
- 1926 August Sauer, Austrian literature historian (Euphorion), dies at 70
- 1933 Joseph De Piro, Maltese founder of the Missionary Society of St. Paul, dies at 55
- 1934 Edmund van der Straeten, German composer, dies at 79
- 1936 Ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand activist (b. 1877)
- 1938 Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet (b. 1901)
- 1939 Ethel M. Dell, English author (Storm Drift), dies at 58
- 1943 Dick Tyldesley, English cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 19 wickets, BB 3/50; Lancashire CCC), dies at 46
- 1944 Friedrich Kussin, German Major-General and commander in Arnhem during Operation Market Garden, dies in battle at 49
- 1948 Ferruccio Giannini, Italian-American operatic tenor (one of the first to be recorded), teacher, and impresario (Verdi Opera House, Philadelphia), dies at 79
- 1948 Folke Bernadotte, Swedish diplomat (Red Cross; UN mediator for Palestine), assassinated by a Zionist group at 53
- 1948 Lillian Braithwaite, British actress (Man About the House), dies at 75
- 1948 Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist (Patterns of Culture), dies at 61
- 1951 Gelett Burgess, American humorist and author (The Purple Cow), dies at 85
- 1951 Jimmy Yancey, American boogie-woogie jazz and blues pianist, dies somewhere between age 50 and 57 - (birth year documentation uncertain)
- 1953 Emil Ermatinger, Swiss literature historian, dies at 80
- 1953 Henry Holden Huss, American classical pianist, composer, and educator, dies at 91
- 1957 Jan Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith, dies at 81
- 1958 Eugène Jungers, Belgian Governor of Rwanda Urundi, dies at 70
- 1958 Friedrich Adolf Paneth, Austrian-British chemist, dies at 71
- 1958 Herbie Fields [Bernfeld], American jazz saxophonist and bandleader ("Dardanella"), dies from an intentional overdose of sleeping pills at 39
- 1959 Bert Leysen, Belgian TV director (Belgian National TV), dies at 39
- 1961 Adnan Menderes, Turkish politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (1950-60), executed by the junta at 62
- 1963 Eduard Spranger, German psychologist and educator, dies at 81
- 1966 Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), dies at 35
- 1972 Akim Tamiroff, Armenian-Russian actor (Touch of Evil, For Whom the Bell Tolls), dies at 72
- 1973 Hugo Winterhalter, American composer, dies at 63
- 1974 André Dunoyer de Segonzac, French painter and cartoonist, dies at 90
- 1977 Lou Hooper, Canadian jazz pianist, and educator, dies at 83
- 1979 Miloslav Kabeláč, Czech composer, dies at 71
Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1925-1980)
President of Nicaragua (1967-72 and 1974-79), assassinated in Paraguay at 54
- 1980 Katherine A Porter, American author (Ship of Fools, Pulit-66), dies at 90
- 1982 David Dubinsky, Belarusian-born American labor leader (Freedom Award, 1969 Medal of Freedom), dies at 90
- 1982 Manos Loïzos, Greek composer (Ta Tragoudia Mas) and well known leftist critic of the Greek military junta, dies after suffering several strokes at 44
- 1983 Humberto Madeiros, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 67
- 1984 Richard Basehart, American actor (Rage), dies following several strokes at 70
- 1985 Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, businesswoman and co-founder of Laura Ashley, dies by falling down the stairs of her daughter's home at 60
- 1986 Patricia "Pat" Phoenix, British actress (Coronation Street, L Shaped Room), dies of lung cancer at 62
- 1987 Harry Locke, British actor (Passport to Pimlico, Town on Trial), dies at 73
- 1989 Jay Stewart, American TV and Radio announcer (Let's Make a Deal), commits suicide at 71 by shooting himself in the carport of his home
- 1991 John Thomas, American co-inventor of fiberglass, dies at 83 [1]
- 1991 René-Charles "Zino" Francescatti, French concert violinist (NY Philharmonic-1939), dies at 89
- 1992 Feodor Chaliapin Jr, actor (King's Whore), dies after illness at 87
- 1992 William A Swanberg, biographer (Henry Luce, Pulitzer 1973), dies at 84
- 1993 Christian Nyby, American director (Big Sleep, Thing), dies at 80
- 1993 James Griffith, American actor (Sheriff of Cochise), dies at 77
- 1994 Henk Figee, Dutch author (Shoes of the Sea), and publisher, dies at 46
- 1994 Iris Adrian, American actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard), dies at 82
- 1994 John DeLaFose, American French speaking zydeco musician, dies at 55
Karl Popper (1902-1994)
Austrian-British philosopher (The Logic of Scientific Discovery; The Poverty of Historicism), dies of kidney failure while battling cancer at 92
- 1994 Paul Nicholas Young, architect, dies at 47
Vitas Gerulaitis (1954-1994)
Lithuanian-American tennis player (Australian Open 1977; Wimbledon doubles 1975), dies of carbon monoxide poisoning at 40
- 1995 Grady Sutton, American actor (The Bank Dick; The Pruitts of Southhampton), dies at 89
- 1995 Lucien Victor, Belgian road racing cyclist, dies at 64
- 1995 Rabbi Yehuda Getz, Tunisian-Israeli soldier and religious leader, dies of a heart attack at 71 [exact birth date uncertain]
- 1996 Jessie Hill, American jazz musician (Ooh Poo Pah Doo), dies at 63
Spiro Agnew (1918-1996)
American politician (Vice President, 1969 until resignation over corruption allegations in 1973), dies of leukemia at 77
- 1997 Jan Peder Syse, Prime Minister of Norway (1989-90), dies
- 1997 John Seldon Whale, British theologian and lecturer, dies at 100
- 1997 Red Skelton [Richard], American comedian (Red Skelton Show), dies at 84
- 1998 Ted Binion, Las Vegas casino heir (b. 1943)
- 1998 William Hugh Albright, American composer and musician, dies at 53
- 1999 Frankie Vaughan, British pop singer ("Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl"), dies of heart failure at 71
- 2000 Nicole Reinhart, American cyclist (b. 1976)
Paula Yates (1960-2000)
English TV personality (The Big Breakfast), dies of a drug overdose at 41
- 2001 Barry Shepherd, Australian cricket batsman (9 Tests, 5 x 50s; West Australia CA), dies at 64
- 2001 Lou Dog, Dalmatian dog, mascot for band Sublime, dies at 12
- 2002 (Michael) "Dodo" Marmarosa, American big band and bebop jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (Artie Shaw), dies at 76
- 2003 Erich Hallhuber, German actor known for "Café Meineid", dies of a seizure at 52
- 2003 Ljubica Marić, Serbian composer (Songs Of Space; Octoïcha), pianist, and pedagogue, dies at 94
- 2005 Alfred Reed, American classical composer, music editor, and educator, dies at 84
- 2006 Alvin Wayne "Al" Casey, American rock and session guitarist (Duane Eddy: The Wrecking Crew), dies at 69
- 2006 Dorothy Stratton, American coast guard officer (1st woman officer in US Coast Guard, SPARS), dies at 108
- 2006 Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite (b. 1924)
- 2009 Leon Kirchner, American contemporary classical composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music 1967), dies of congestive heart failure at 90
- 2009 Noordin Mohammad Top, Malaysian Islamist terrorist (b. 1968)
- 2011 Charles H. Percy, American businessman and politician (Senator-R-Illinois 1967-85), dies at 91
- 2011 Colin Madigan, Australian architect (National Gallery of Australia), dies at 90
- 2012 Russell E. Train, American environmentalist and administrator (EPA, WWF), dies at 92
- 2013 Marvin Rainwater, American country and rockabilly singer, dies from heart failure at 88
- 2014 China Zorrilla, Uruguayan actress, filmmaker and writer, dies at 92
- 2014 George Hamilton IV, American country musician, dies from complications from a heart attack at 77
- 2015 David Willcocks, English conductor and composer (Kings College choir), dies at 95
- 2015 Peter Heatly, Scottish diver and Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation, dies at 91
- 2016 Charmian Carr, American actress (The Sound of Music), dies at 73
- 2017 Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, American pro wrestling manager, colour commentator and wrestler (WWE Hall of Fame), dies of throat cancer at 72
- 2017 Laudir de Oliveira, Brazilian percussionist (Sérgio Mendes; Chicago, 1973-81), dies on stage in Rio de Janeiro, of a heart attack at 77
- 2019 Corrine "Cokie" Roberts, American journalist, pioneering newscaster (ABC; NPR; PBS), and author, dies of with metastatic breast cancer at 75
- 2019 Harold Mabern Jr., American post-bop jazz pianist and composer, dies at 83
- 2020 Larry Wilson, American Pro Football Hall of Fame free safety (8 x Pro Bowl; 6 x All Pro 1st Team; NFL Defensive Player of Year 1966; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 82
- 2020 Robert W. Gore, American businessman and inventor of GORE-TEX, dies at 82 [1]
- 2020 Terry Goodkind, American epic fantasy novelist (The Sword of Truth), dies at 72
Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937-2021)
Algerian politician, President of Algeria (1999-2019), dies of a heart attack at 84
- 2021 Michael J. Fitzgerald, American technical writer and novelist (Song of Falling Leaves), dies at 63
- 2021 Roger Brown, College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Maryland Eastern Shore; 6 x Pro-Bowl; Detroit Lions, LA Rams), dies at 84
- 2022 Maarten Schmidt, Dutch-American astronomer who first identified a quasar, dies at 92
- 2023 Ronnie McKinnon, Scottish soccer defender (28 caps; Rangers FC 301 games), dies at 83
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