Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1122-1204)
wife of King Louis VII of France and King Henry II of England, mother to Richard the Lionheart, Henry the Young King and King John, dies at around 81
- 1205 Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies
- 1528 Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer
- 1548 Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-48), dies at 81
- 1580 Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer
- 1611 Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72
- 1621 Cristofano Allori, Italian Mannerist painter (Judith), dies at 43
- 1637 Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord, dies at 65
- 1682 Franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian Catholic archbishop (b. 1625)
- 1734 Louis Lully, French musician and son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, dies at 69
- 1787 Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)
- 1799 Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52
- 1807 Louis François Chambray, French composer, dies at 69
- 1807 Vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer, dies at 61
- 1814 Jozef de Ferraris, French-Austrian general and cartographer, dies at 87
- 1830 Carl Borromaus Neuner, German composer, dies at 51
- 1832 Robert the Hermit, US ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies
- 1839 Benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757)
- 1865 Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano, dies at 67
- 1866 Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98
- 1866 Johannes C H de Meijere, Dutch zoologist, dies
- 1870 Patrick Gass, American soldier and sergeant of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, dies at 98
- 1872 Frederick Maurice, English theologian (Church of England), dies at 66
- 1872 William Frederick Horry, English convicted murderer, dies at 28
- 1878 Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56
- 1878 John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (b. 1796)
- 1890 David Wilber, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), dies at 69
- 1901 François-Marie Raoult, French physicist and chemist (Law of Raoult), dies at 70
- 1910 Andreas Aschenbach, German painter/engraver, dies at 94
- 1914 Rube Waddell, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Triple Crown, AL wins leader 1905; ERA leader 1900, 05; strikeout leader 1902–07; Philadelphia A's), dies from tuberculosis at 37
- 1915 Johann Joseph Abert, German composer, dies at 82
- 1916 Gabrielle Petit, Belgian resistance fighter, executed
Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
American ragtime composer (The Entertainer, Maple Leaf Rag), dies at 48
- 1918 Karl Valentin, Swedish composer, dies at 64
- 1922 Charles I, last ruler of Austria-Hungary (1916-18), dies of the effects of pneumonia at 34
- 1922 Jane Bunford, Britain's tallest-ever person measuring 2.41 metres (7 ft 11 in) at the time of her death, dies at 26
- 1924 Stan Rowley, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m team, bronze 60m, 100m, 200m 1900), dies at 47
- 1925 Francis William Davenport, English composer, dies at 77
- 1930 Cosima Liszt, Austrian wife of composer Richard Wagner (founded Bayreuth Festival together), daughter of Franz Liszt and Marie d'Agoult, dies at 92
- 1930 Zawditu, 1st reigning female monarch of Ethiopia, dies
- 1933 Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, 22nd Governor of New South Wales (1908-13) and Viceroy of British India (1916-21), dies at 64
- 1936 Mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky, composer, dies at 61
- 1941 Hippolyte Delehaye, Flemish historian and hagiographer, dies at 81
- 1946 Noah Beery, American character actor (Story of Esther, The Mark of Zorro), dies at 64
- 1947 George II, King of Greece (192-24 and 1935-47), dies of arteriosclerosis at 56
Charles R. Drew (1904-1950)
American physician and surgeon who pioneered blood plasma research and developed the blood bank concept, dies in a car crash at 45
- 1951 Clement D'Hooghe, Belgian composer, dies at 51
- 1952 Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian American playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) and novelist (The Paul Street Boys), dies at 74
- 1955 Robert R. McCormick, American editor and publisher (Chicago Tribune), dies at 74
- 1955 Silvio D'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68
- 1960 Piet Bakker, Dutch journalist and novelist (Ciske the Rat), dies at 62
- 1964 Božidar Kunc, Croatian concert pianist and composer, dies of a heart attack backstage after a performance with the Detroit Symphony at 60
Harry Crerar (1888-1965)
Canadian WWI and WWII general (First Canadian Army), dies at 76
- 1965 Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born American cosmetics manufacturer, dies at 92
- 1966 Brian O'Brien, Irish novelist (At Swim-Two-Birds), dies at 54
- 1966 Karl Adam, German theologist (Jesus Christ), dies at 89
- 1968 Lev Landau, Russian physicist (1962 Nobel Prize for Physics for superfluidity theory), dies from injuries from an earlier car accident at 60
- 1971 Baby Face Willette [Roosevelt Willet], American hard bop and soul-jazz Hammond organ player, dies of bronchial pneumonia at 37
- 1971 Kathleen Lonsdale, Irish-born British pacifist and crystallographer (one of 1st two women elected to Royal Society), dies of cancer at 68
- 1973 Arthur Wood, English cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests, 11 dismissals), dies at 74
- 1973 Gus Aiken, American jazz and blues trumpeter (Jenkins Orphanage Band), dies at 70
- 1974 Alfred Ernest Whitehead, English-Canadian composer, dies at 86
- 1975 Eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher and glass painter, dies at 95
- 1976 Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63
- 1976 Max Ernst, German-French surrealist painter and sculptor (founded surrealism), dies at 85
- 1976 Miroslav Ponc, Czech composer, dies at 73
- 1976 Semyon Timoshenko, Russian marshal and army officer (most senior Russian officer on the front line in WWII), dies at 75
- 1979 Bruno Coquatrix, French songwriter, music impresario (Olympia Hall, Paris), and politician, dies at 68
- 1981 D[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65
- 1981 Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer, composer and bandleader, dies of cancer at 71
- 1983 Ken Kersey, Canadian jazz pianist, and composer ("Boogie Woogie Cocktail"), dies at 66
- 1983 Marc Vaubourgoin, French composer, conductor, and musicologist, dies at 76
- 1984 Chepín [Electo Rosell], Cuban violinist, bandleader, and composer (Orquesta Chepín-Chovén), dies at 76
Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
American soul singer-songwriter ("It Takes Two"; What's Going On"; "Let's Get It On"), shot to death by his father Marvin Gay, Sr., during a domestic dispute in Los Angeles at 44
Henri Cochet (1901-1987)
French tennis player (French Open 1926, 28, 30, 32; Wimbledon 1927, 29; US Open 1928), dies at 85
- 1988 Jim Jordan, American actor and radio comedian (Fibber McGee), dies from a blood clot at 91
- 1988 Marius Holtrop, Dutch economist and President of Netherlands Bank, dies at 85
- 1989 Henk Gortzak [Hendricus Gortzak], Dutch carpenter and politician (CPN/PSP), dies at 57
- 1990 Russell Vis, American Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold freestyle lightweight 1924), dies at 89
- 1991 Frankie Gustine, American Major baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1946, 47, 48; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 71
- 1991 Jaime Guzmán, Chilean politician (President of the Independent Democratic Union), dies at 44
- 1991 Martha Graham, American choreographer (Appalachian Spring), dies at 96
- 1991 Paulo Muwanga, chief of Uganda (1980), dies
- 1992 Nigel Preston, British drummer (The Cult), dies of a drug overdose at 28
- 1993 Alan Kulwicki, American auto racer and owner (NASCAR Winston Cup drivers' and owners' champion 1992), dies in plane crash at 38
- 1993 Ihsan Mohamed Salem [Yunis Awad], Palestinian Al-Fatah leader, killed
- 1993 Juan of Borbon y Battemberg, father of king Juan Carlos I, dies
- 1993 Nicanor Zabaleta, Spanish harpist, dies at 86
- 1993 Wayne Mack, American sportscaster (New Orleans Saints, Tulane University) and actor (Storyville), dies of cancer at 68
- 1994 Robert Doisneau, French photographer (The Kiss), dies at 81
- 1994 Rosalind Laura Burke, British aviator, dies at 86
- 1994 Stuart Sloan, war hero/test pilot, dies at 72
- 1995 Cheryl Waltz, author/film producer, dies at 50
- 1995 Francisco Moncion, American dancer, dies at 73
- 1995 H. Adams Carter, American mountaineer (Alpine Club President 1954-58; editor American Alpine Journal 1960-95), dies at 80
- 1995 Lucie Rie, Austrian-born British potter, dies at 93
- 1995 Sampson DeBrier, actor (Inauguration of Pleasure Dome), dies at 86
- 1996 Alfredo Nobre Coast, Prime Minister of Portugal (1978), dies
- 1996 Edwin H. "Buddy" Morris, American music publisher (Edwin H. Morris & Company), dies at 89
- 1996 Florence Buchsbaum, French theater director (b. 1926)
- 1996 John Alwyne Kitching, British zoologist, dies at 87
- 1996 John McSherry, American MLB baseball umpire, 1971-96 (World Series - 1977, 87; All-Star Game - 1975, 82, 91), dies of a heart attack behind the plate on Opening Day in Cincinnati, Ohio at 51
- 1996 Mário Viegas, Portuguese actor (The Jew, Divine Comedy, Funeral of Patrao), dies at 47
- 1997 Jolie Gabor [Janka Tilleman], Hungarian-American jeweler and mother of Magda, Zsa Zsa, & Eva, dies at 100 (birth date disputed)
- 1997 Nancy Woodhull, news editor (USA Today), dies of cancer at 52
- 1997 Norman Carr, British conservationist working in Central and Southern Africa, dies at 84
- 1998 Eugene "Gene" Evans, American actor (My Friend Flicka, Johnny Ringo, Alamo), dies of heart failure at 75
- 1998 Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death), dies at 34
- 1999 Jesse Stone, American R&B pianist, songwriter (Shake, Rattle and Roll), arranger, and record producer, dies at 97
- 1999 Red Flaherty, American baseball umpire (World Series 1955, 58, 65, 70; MLB All Star games 1956, 61, 69), dies from stroke-related complications at 81
- 2000 Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart, Scottish jurist, dies at 75
- 2001 Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball left fielder (MLB All Star 1934–38, 40; World Series 1933; NY Giants), dies at 92
- 2001 Olivia Barclay, British astrologer (revival of traditional forms of astrology in the late 20th century), dies at 81
- 2001 Trinh Công Son, Vietnamese poet and songwriter, dies at 64
- 2002 Simo Hayha, Finnish marksman (b. 1905)
- 2003 Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor, singer and composer (Farewell My Concubine), commits suicide at 46
- 2004 Aaron Bank, American OSS officer and founder of the US Army Special Forces (b. 1902)
- 2004 Carrie Snodgress, American actress (Diary of Mad Housewife), dies at 58
- 2004 Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek soccer midfielder (46 caps; Olympiacos; Panathinaikos) and manager (Panathinaikos), dies from septicaemia at 51
- 2004 Nilo Soruco, Bolivian singer-songwriter ("Ya la pagarán"; "Caraqueña"), dies at 76
- 2004 Paul Atkinson, British rock guitarist and record company executive (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; "Time Of The Season"), dies of liver and kidney disease at 58
- 2005 Alexander Brott, Canadian violinist, conductor, educator, and composer (McGill Chamber Orchestra), dies at 90
- 2005 Harald Juhnke, German actor, comedian and entertainer (Guitars of Love; Schtonk), dies at 75
- 2005 Jack Keller, American songwriter, and record producer ("Run To Him"; "Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart"; theme to Bewitched), dies of leukemia at 68
- 2005 Robert Coldwell Wood, American educator MIT, University of Massachusetts), and government administrator (US Housing and Urban Development; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority), dies of stomach cancer at 81
- 2006 In Tam, Cambodian politician (b. 1916)
- 2007 Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan author (Le passé simple), dies at 80
- 2007 Hans Filbinger, German politician (CDU), dies at 93
- 2007 Herb Carneal, American sports broadcaster (Minnesota Twins 1962-2006; Ford C. Frick Award 1996), dies of congestive heart failure at 83
John Forsythe (1918-2010)
American actor (Charlie's Angels, Dynasty), dies at 92
- 2011 Lou Gorman, American baseball executive (general manager Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox), dies at 82
- 2012 Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian soccer striker (14 caps; Lazio, NY Cosmos), dies from heart attack at 65
- 2012 Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican President, dies from complications of pulmonary emphysema at 77
- 2013 Jack Pardee, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker (Texas A&M; NFL: LA Rams, Washington Redskins) and coach (Houston Oilers), dies at gallbladder cancer at 76
- 2013 Nicolae Martinescu, Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold 100kg 1972), dies at 73
- 2014 Joe "Speedo" Frazier, American doo-wop vocalist (Impalas - "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"), dies at 70
- 2015 Cynthia Lennon (née Powell), first wife of Beatle John Lennon (1962-68), and mother of singer, photographer, activist Julian Lennon, dies of cancer at 75
- 2015 Dave Ball, British rock guitarist (Procul Harum), dies of cancer at 65
- 2015 Eddie LeBaron, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1955, 57, 58, 62; Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys), dies at 85
- 2015 John Paul Hammerschmidt, American politician (Rep-R-AR, 1967-93), dies at 92
- 2017 Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet (Bratsk Station), dies at 83
- 2018 Edward Digby, 12th Baron Digby, British Army (Coldstream Guards) officer, dies at 93
Efraín Ríos Montt (1926-2018)
Guatemalan general and dictator (1982-83) convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, dies of a heart attack at 91
- 2018 Steven Bochco, American TV producer and co-creator of Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue, dies at 74
- 2019 Michel Sénéchal, French operatic tenor, and educator, dies at 91
- 2020 Adam Schlesinger, American rock musician (Fountains Of Wayne) and songwriter (That Thing You Do), dies of COVID-19 complications at 52
- 2020 David Driskell, American artist and champion of African American art, dies of COVID-19 complications at 88
- 2020 Ed Farmer, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1980; Chicago WS) and radio broadcaster (Chicago White Sox, 1991-2005), dies of kidney disease at 70
- 2020 Edward L. Feightner, American rear-admiral and WWII flying ace (Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands), dies at 100
- 2020 Ellis Marsalis, American jazz musician and prominent teacher, dies of COVID-19 complications at 85
- 2020 John "Bucky" Pizzarelli, American jazz guitarist, dies of COVID-19 at 94
- 2020 Nur Hassan Hussein [Nur Adde], Somalian politician, Prime Minister of Somalia (2007-09), dies from COVID-19 at 82
- 2022 C. W. McCall [William Dale Fries, Jr.], American country singer (Convoy), dies of cancer at 93
- 2022 Neil Stevens, Canadian Hockey HOF, Lacrosse HOF sportswriter (The Canadian Press), dies from cancer at 74
- 2022 Roland White [LeBlanc], American bluegrass mandolin player and vocalist (Kentucky Colonels; Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass), dies after a heart attack at 83
- 2023 Hans "Buffy" Ettmayer, Austrian soccer midfielder (30 caps; FC Wacker Innsbruck, VfB Stuttgart, Hamburger SV, Freiburger FC), dies at 76
- 2023 Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer (undisputed world lightweight champion 1971), dies from dementia at 77
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