- 1574 Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50
- 1624 Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54
- 1627 Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies
- 1658 Simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78
- 1676 Domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies
- 1679 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53
- 1731 Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (b. 1672)
- 1736 Antonio Caldara, composer, dies
- 1740 Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies
- 1771 Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (b. 1715)
- 1776 Johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian colonel/mercenary, dies in battle in American Revolutionary War
- 1780 John Fothergill, English physician, dies at 68
- 1784 Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader, dies at 41
- 1784 Otto Friedrich Müller, Danish Naturalist who was a pioneer in the study of microorganisms, dies at 54
- 1786 Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist, dies at 73
- 1797 John Wilkes, English radical, journalist (The North Briton) and politician, dies at 72
- 1827 Jan David Holland, composer, dies at 81
- 1836 Hans Georg Nägeli, Swiss composer, dies at 63
- 1837 Martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87
- 1861 Philip St. George Cocke, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), commits suicide at 52
- 1866 Samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49
- 1869 Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, French physician and physiologist (blood pressure), dies at 72
- 1887 Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40
Heinrich Schliemann
1890 Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist who rediscovered Troy, dies of cholesteatoma at 86
Heinrich Schliemann
- 1893 Victor Schœlcher, French abolitionist writer, dies at 89
- 1896 Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physiologist, co-discoverer of nerve action potential and founder of modern electrophysiology, dies at 78
- 1909 Frederic Remington, American artist and sculptor of American West, dies at 48
- 1916 Bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81
- 1916 Frank Penn, cricketer (one Test for England v Australia 1880), dies
- 1916 Willie Smith, Scottish golfer (US Open 1899), dies of pneumonia at 40
- 1917 Judith Gautier, French poetess, novelist (Le Dragon Impérial) and daughter of Theophile Gautier, dies at 71
- 1918 Bertram Luard-Selby, British organist and composer, dies at 65
- 1923 Dietrich Eckart, German Nazi politician (b. 1868)
- 1931 Melvil Dewey, American librarian and educator (created Dewey Decimal System for libraries), dies at 80
- 1933 Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian Marxist revolutionary, author and literary critic, dies at 58
- 1937 Ivor Gurney, English composer and poet, dies of tuberculosis at 47
- 1942 Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, French resistance fighter and assassin of Admiral of the Fleet and Vichy Prime Minister François Darlan, executed by firing squad at 20
- 1942 Chris 'Red' Cagle, College Football Hall of Fame halfback (All American 1927, 28, 29; Army; NFL: New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of a fractured skull from a fall at 37
- 1950 Emile Enthoven, Dutch composer and lawyer, dies at 47
- 1950 James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold), dies at 68
- 1952 Pietro Pancrazi, Italian critic (Pegaso), dies at 59
- 1956 Holmes Herbert, British actor (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Kiss), dies at 74
- 1957 Artur Malawski, Polish composer, dies at 53
- 1957 Charles Pathé, French pioneer of film and record industries (Pathé Brothers, 1896), dies at 93
- 1958 Harry Redman, American composer, writer, and artist, dies on 89th birthday
- 1960 Eduard Ludwig, German architect (Hansa quarter, Berlin), dies at 54
- 1960 Watsuji Tetsuro, Japanese philosopher (b. 1889)
- 1961 Charlie Frank, cricketer (S Af Test centurion v Aust 1921-22), dies
- 1963 "Gorgeous George" Wagner, wrestler, dies
- 1965 Nico Donkersloot, Dutch literary and writer, dies at 63
- 1966 Klaziena "Ina" Boudier-Bakker, Dutch playwright and author (Poverty), dies at 91
- 1966 Noel Gallon, French composer, dies at 75
- 1967 Sydney Barnes, English cricketer (27 Tests for England, 189 wickets) and probably England's greatest bowler, dies at 94
- 1969 Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin, French poet and author (History d'aimer), dies at 67
- 1969 Josef Hromádka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957), dies at 80
- 1969 Johannes Gerard van Dillen, Dutch economic historian (Of Wealth & Oligarchists), dies at 86
- 1970 Lillian Board, British 400m athlete (Olympic silver 1968), dies at 22
- 1971 Robert Lowery, actor (Circus Boy, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at 57
Harry Truman
1972 Harry Truman, 33rd US President (Democrat: 1945-53), dies in Kansas City Mo at 88
Harry Truman
Jack Benny
1974 Jack Benny [Benjamin Kubelski], American comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies of pancreatic cancer at 80
Jack Benny
- 1974 Robert Levine Sanders, American composer, dies at 68
- 1974 Farid al-Atrash [El-Atrache], Syrian composer, musician, virtuoso oud player, and actor (Akher kedba), dies of heart disease at 59
- 1974 Knudåge Riisager, Danish composer (director of the Royal Danish Academy of Music 1956-67), dies at 77
- 1976 Philip A Heart, (Sen-D-Mich), dies at 64
- 1976 Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician (U.S. Senator from Michigan), dies at 64
- 1977 Howard Hawks, American director and producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface, The Big Sleep), dies at 81
- 1977 Ivan Rezak, Czech composer, dies at 53
- 1980 Tony Smith, American sculptor (b. 1912)
- 1981 Savithri, Indian actress (b. 1937)
- 1981 Amber Reeves, feminist writer (b. 1887)
- 1983 Violet Carson, British actress (b. 1898)
- 1984 Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, English race walker (Olympic bronze 50k 1952; oldest Olympic medal-winning athlete; 48 years and 115 days), dies at 84
- 1985 Dian Fossey, American zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist), murdered in Rwanda at 53
- 1985 Harold P. Warren, American movie director (Manos: The Hands of Fate), dies at 62
- 1985 Jackie Ormes, African-American cartoonist (Torchy Brown), dies at 74
- 1986 Elsa Lanchester, actress (Bride of Frankenstein), dies at 84
- 1986 Leslie Dwyer, English actor (Hi-de-Hi!), dies at 80
- 1988 Pablo Sorozábal, Spanish composer, dies at 91
- 1988 Cynthia Stone, American actress (That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers), dies at 62
- 1988 John Loder, actor (Sabotage, Java Head), dies at 90
- 1988 Glenn McCarthy, American oil tycoon and businessman (b. 1907)
- 1989 Lennox R. F. Berkeley, British composer and pedagogue (Castaway), dies at 86
- 1989 Peggy Thorpe-Bates, actress (Alcatraz Island), dies
Doug Harvey
1989 Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey defence player ('100 Greatest NHL Players), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 65
Doug Harvey
- 1990 Nancy Cruznan, accident victim/right-to-die case, dies at 33
- 1991 Sam Cresson, dies at 73
- 1992 Bert Voeten, Dutch journalist and poet (Antipodes), dies at 74
- 1992 Constance Carpenter, actress (2 Worlds), dies of stroke at 87
- 1992 John G Kemeny, US computer pioneer (BASIC), dies
- 1992 Nikita Magaloff, Russian/Swiss pianist, dies at 80
- 1993 Jeff Morrow [Leslie Irving Morrow], American actor (Robe, Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising), dies at 86
- 1994 Asta ER Elstak, Suriname/Neth welfare worker, dies at 74
- 1994 Johannes J "Joop" Klant, Neth/South African economist/author, dies
- 1994 Karl Schiller, German economist and politician (Minister of Economics), dies at 83
- 1994 Robert Emhardt, American actor (Another World, Underworld USA, Mooncussers), dies at 80
- 1994 Sylvia Koscina, Croatian/Italian actress (Hercules), dies at 61
- 1997 John Hinde, photographer/circus promoter, dies at 81
- 1997 John Whitley, British air-marshal, dies at 92
- 1997 Cornelius Castoriadis, Greek philosopher and economist, dies at 75
- 1999 Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and soul musician ("Freddie's Dead"; "Superfly"), dies from complications of type 2 diabetes at 57
- 1999 Shankar Dayal Sharma, Indian politician and 9th President of India (1992-97), dies at 81
- 2000 Jason Robards, American actor (A Thousand Clowns, Any Wednesday), dies at 78
- 2000 Paul Kont, Austrian composer, dies at 80
- 2000 Leo Gordon, American actor (Maverick, Circus Boy, Enos, Winds of War), dies of cardiac failure at 78
- 2000 Jack Jacob, British senior master (British Supreme Court), dies at 92
- 2001 Nigel Hawthorne, English actor (Tartuffe, Pope John Paul II), dies at 72
- 2002 Herb Ritts, American fashion photographer, dies at 50
- 2002 Armand Zildjian, American cymbal manufacturer (b. 1921)
- 2004 Sir Angus Ogilvy, British businessman and husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, dies at 76
- 2004 Marianne Heiberg, Norwegian mediator (b. 1945)
- 2004 Jonathan Drummond-Webb, South African pediatric heart surgeon (b. 1959)
- 2004 Sigurd Køhn, Norwegian jazz musician, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. 1959)
Reggie White
2004 Reggie White, American football player, dies at 43
Reggie White
- 2004 Aki Sirkesalo, Finnish musician, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. 1962)
- 2004 Mieszko Talarczyk, Lead singer/Guitarist of grindcore band, Nasum, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. 1974)
- 2004 Troy Broadbridge, Australian rules footballer, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. 1980)
- 2004 Simon Atlee, British fashion photographer, drowned by tsunami in Thailand at 33
- 2005 Erich Topp, German submarine commander (b. 1914)
- 2005 Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American mezzo-soprano (b. 1937)
- 2005 Kerry Packer, Australian businessman (b. 1937)
- 2005 Vincent Schiavelli, American actor, dies of cancer at 57
- 2006 Ivar Formo, Norwegian skier (b. 1951)
Gerald Ford
2006 Gerald Ford [Leslie King], 38th US President (R: 1974-77) and 41st US Vice President (R: 1973-74), dies at 93
Gerald Ford
- 2006 Enrique Antonio "Tony" Silvester, Panamanian-American R&B singer-songwriter (The Main Ingredient - "Everybody Plays the Fool"), dies at 65
- 2007 John A. Garraty, American biographer (b. 1920)
- 2007 Stu Nahan, American Sportscaster (b. 1926)
- 2007 Joe Dolan, Irish singer and entertainer (b. 1943)
- 2008 Gösta Krantz, Swedish actor (b. 1925)
- 2009 Felix Wurman, American cellist and composer, dies of Cancer at 51
- 2010 Teena Marie, American singer and composer (b. 1956)
- 2010 Edward Bhengu, South African activist (b. 1934)
- 2011 Sam Rivers, American jazz musician (exponent of free jazz), dies of pneumonia at 88
- 2012 Fontella Bass, American R&B and soul singer and songwriter (Rescue Me), dies from a heart attack at 72
- 2012 Gerry Anderson, English writer/producer/director, dies from Alzheimer's disease at 83
- 2013 Paul Blair, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1969, 73; World Series 1966, 70, 77-78; Gold Glove Award 1967, 69–75; Baltimore Orioles), dies from a heart attack at 69
- 2014 Leo Tindemans, Belgian statesman, Prime Minister of Belgium (1974-78), dies at 92
- 2016 George S. Irving [Shelasky], American broadway singer and actor (Dumplings), dies at 94
- 2018 Wendy Beckett, South African British nun and TV art critic, dies at 88
- 2018 Sono Osato, American Japanese ballet dancer and actress, dies at 99
- 2018 Theodore Antoniou, Greek conductor and composer (Paean, Celebration), dies at 83
- 2019 Elbert Dubenion, American football wide receiver and running back (AFL All Star 1964; Buffalo Bills), dies from complications related to Parkinson's disease at 86
- 2019 Eigil Nielsen, Danish soccer midfielder (10 caps; Basel), dies at 71
- 2019 Jerry Herman, American musical theater composer (Hello, Dolly!; Mame; La Cage aux Folles), dies at 88
- 2020 Phil Niekro, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (famed knuckleballer; no-hitter 1973; 5 x MLB All Star; 5 x Gold Glove; Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves), dies of cancer at 81 [1]
- 2020 Jim McLean, Scottish soccer forward (Hamilton Academical, Clyde, Dundee) and manager (Dundee United 1971-93), dies from dementia at 83