- 689 Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies
- 1049 Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81
- 1167 Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56
- 1322 Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III and Queen consort of France (1274-85), dies at 66
- 1390 Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67
- 1519 Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459)
- 1537 Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies
- 1665 Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63
- 1674 Giacomo Carissimi, Italian composer (Jephta), dies at 68
Marguerite Bourgeoys
1700 Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame in Quebec, dies at 79
Marguerite Bourgeoys
- 1705 Luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634)
- 1732 John Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685)
- 1735 John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)
- 1759 Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, dies at 49
- 1765 Johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68
- 1777 Hugh Mercer, Scottish military officer (fought in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War), dies of his wounds at the Battle of Princeton at 50
- 1781 Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)
- 1807 Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71
- 1807 Joan Lucaz, Dutch scholar/journalist/patriot, dies at 60
- 1817 Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)
- 1829 Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56
- 1829 Michael Gottard Fischer, composer, dies at 55
- 1833 Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
William Grenville
1834 William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Whig: 1806-07), dies at 74
William Grenville
- 1839 Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70
- 1851 Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72
- 1856 Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)
- 1860 Martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63
- 1867 Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74
- 1897 Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)
- 1899 Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)
- 1909 Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)
- 1921 Gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866)
- 1925 Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85
- 1926 Sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)
- 1928 Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair
- 1933 Václav Suk, Czech-born Russian composer and violinist, dies at 71
- 1934 Pawel Kochanski, Polish violinist, composer and arranger (b. 1887)
- 1934 Surya Sen "Master Da", Indian activist for independence (Chittagong armoury raid), hanged at 39
- 1938 Gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890)
- 1940 Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56
- 1942 George Francis, cricketer (WI Test fast-bowler, 23 wkts in 10), dies
- 1943 Jan R T Campert, Dutch resistance fighter/poet (18 Dead), dies at 40
- 1943 Frank Alvord Perret, American volcanologist renowned for his research at Vesuvius, Etna, Stromboli and Kilauea dies at 75
- 1944 Lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915)
- 1947 Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77
- 1950 Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44
- 1953 Simeon Roncal, Bolivian composer, dies at 82
- 1956 John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70
- 1956 Norman Kerry, American actor (Air Eagles, Phantom of Opera), dies at 61
- 1958 Arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77
- 1958 Charles Mallory Hatfield, U.S. rainmaker (b. 1875)
- 1960 Nevil Shute [Norway], Eng/Aust author (Town like Alice), dies at 60
- 1962 Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42
- 1962 Richard de Guide, composer, dies at 52
- 1962 Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian writer and feminist, dies at 92
- 1964 C R Browne, cricket leg-spinner (WI in 4 Tests, 6 wkts), dies
- 1965 Lorraine Hansberry, US playwright, dies in NYC, dies at 34
- 1965 Porcupine, in Washington, D.C. zoo, dies at 27; oldest known rodent
- 1967 Holland Smith, American General in the U.S. Marine Corps, dies at 84
- 1970 Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84
- 1972 Padraic Colum, Irish poet/writer/founder (Irish Review), dies at 90
- 1975 Caryn Campbell, Bundy victim, disappears from Snowmass, Colo
Agatha Christie
1976 Agatha Christie, British crime writer ("10 Little Indians"), dies at 85
Agatha Christie
- 1977 Henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69
- 1980 Hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies
- 1981 Isobel Elsom, actress (Unseen, Jane Eyre, Illegal), dies at 87
- 1983 Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)
- 1986 Marcel Arland, French author (L'ordre, Lumière du Soir), dies at 86
- 1988 Connie Mulder, South African politician (b. 1925)
- 1990 Laurence J Peter, author (Peter Princible), dies of a stroke at 70
- 1990 Paul Amadeus Pisk, composer, dies at 96
- 1991 Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor (Across the Pacific, Charlie Chan's No 1 Son), dies after a stroke at 86
- 1991 Vasco Pratolini, Italian writer (Ragazze di San Frediano), dies at 77
- 1992 Harry van Doorn, Dutch politician (KVP/KRO-chairman/PPR/CRM), dies at 76
- 1992 Walt Morey, US children's book writer (Gentle Ben), dies at 84
- 1992 Sadao Bekku, Japanese classical and film composer (Matango), dies at 89
- 1993 Carles Mira, Spanish director (Que Nos Quiten Lo Bailao), dies at 45
- 1994 Bob Horen, dies of cancer at 67
- 1994 Samuel Bronston, Romanian/US producer (El Cid), dies at 85
- 1995 Francis Lopez, songwriter, dies at 77
- 1995 George Price, cartoonist (New Yorker), dies at 93
- 1995 Marion Herbst, German/Dutch jewelry designer, dies at 50
- 1996 Edmund Happold, engineer, dies at 65
- 1996 John Howard Purnell, Welsh chemist (Royal Society of Chemistry), dies at 70
- 1996 Peggy Braithwaite, lighthouse-keeper, dies at 76
- 1996 Joachim Nitsche, German mathematician (b. 1926)
- 1997 Charles Huggins, American-Canadian physician and cancer researcher (1966 Nobel Prize), dies at 95
- 1997 Jean Writer-Edern Hallier, dies at 60
- 1997 Jill Summers, actress (Agatha Coronation Street), dies at 86
- 1999 Betty Lou Gerson, American voice actress (101 Dalmatians, Cinderella), dies of a stroke at 84
- 1999 Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1961)
- 2000 Marc Davis, American animator (b. 1913)
- 2000 Bobby Phills, American basketball player (b. 1969)
- 2001 Affirmed, American racehorse (b. 1975)
- 2001 Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
William Hewlett
2001 William Hewlett, American engineer and businessman (co-founder Hewlett-Packard), dies of a heart attack at 87
William Hewlett
Maurice Gibb
2003 Maurice Gibb, guitarist of the Bee Gees, dies of cardiac arrest at 53
Maurice Gibb
- 2003 Allan Nunn May, English physicist and Soviet spy (b. 1911)
- 2004 Olga Aleksandrovna Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician (b. 1921)
- 2004 Randy VanWarmer, American singer and songwriter (b. 1955)
- 2005 Alessia di Matteo, first survivor of eight transplants in one operation (b. 2003)
- 2005 Amrish Puri, Indian actor (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom- Mola Ram, Mr. India), dies of a cerebral haemorrhage at 72
- 2005 Edmund S. Valtman, Estonian-born cartoonist (b. 1914)
- 2007 Sir James Killen, Australian politician (b. 1925)
- 2007 Alice Coltrane, American jazz musician (b. 1937)
- 2009 Claude Berri, French movie director (b. 1934)
- 2009 Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher (b. 1912)
- 2009 Russ Conway, Canadian-American character actor (Richard Diamond Private Eye), dies at 95
- 2010 Hasib Sabbagh, Palestinian businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Consolidated Contractors Company (b. 1920)
- 2010 Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and a leader of the Trotskyist movement in France, dies of cancer caused by the side effects of drugs used to treat AIDS at 63
- 2011 Paul Picerni, American actor (The Untouchables), dies at 88
- 2012 Bill Janklow, American politician and four-term Governor of South Dakota (Republican: 1979-87, 1995-2003), dies of brain cancer at 72
- 2012 Reginald Hill, British crime author (Andrew Dalziel and Peter Pascoe novels), dies of brain cancer at 75
- 2012 Charles Price, American businessman and diplomat, dies at 80
- 2014 Gyula Torok, Hungarian Olympic Champion Boxer, dies at 75
- 2015 John Bayley, English academic and writer (Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch), dies at 89
- 2015 Clifford Adams, American trombone player, dies at 62
William Peter Blatty
2017 William Peter Blatty, American scriptwriter and author of The Exorcist, dies at 89
William Peter Blatty