- 1240 Saint Edmund of Abingdon, English bishop (Archbishop of Canterbury, 1233-40), dies
- 1240 Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic and philosopher (The Meccan Revelations), dies at 75
- 1272 Henry III, King of England (1216-72, Provisions of Oxford), dies at 65
- 1328 Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276)
- 1512 Gerbrand Mockema, Fries rebel, beheaded
- 1512 Jemme Herjuwsma, Fries rebel, beheaded
- 1548 Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer, dies at 44
- 1603 Pierre Charron, French philosopher/theologian, dies
- 1613 Trajano Boccalini, Italian satirist (b. 1556)
- 1628 Paolo Quagliati, Italian composer
- 1667 Nathaniel Schnittelbach, German composer and violinist, dies at 34
- 1668 Antoon Anselmo, South Netherlands lawyer, dies at about 79
- 1695 Pierre Nicole, French philosopher (b. 1625)
- 1706 Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest, Dutch admiral and buccaneer, dies at 64
- 1706 Godfried Schalcken, Dutch painter, etcher and engraver, dies at about 63
- 1724 Jack Sheppard, English robber, hanged
- 1745 James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier, dies at 80
- 1766 Dominikus Zimmermann, Bavarian Baroque architect and painter (Liebfrauenkirche), dies at 81
- 1773 John Hawkesworth, English writer
- 1775 Marian Paradeiser, Austrian composer, dies at 28
- 1779 Pehr Kalm, Finnish explorer and naturalist (b. 1716)
- 1785 Johan Gottschalk Wallerius, Swedish chemist and mineralogist, dies at 76
- 1790 Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723)
- 1797 King Frederick William II of Prussia (b. 1744) Reigns 1786-97
- 1802 André Michaux, French botanist, dies at 56
- 1806 Moses Cleaveland, founder of Cleveland, Ohio (b. 1754)
- 1808 Mustapha IV, sultan of Turkey (1807-08), dies at 29
- 1831 Carl von Clausewitz, Prussian general and strategist (Campaign 1813), dies at 51
- 1835 Louis Angely, German comedic poet (Paris in Pommern), dies at 48
- 1836 Christian Hendrik Persoon, Dutch mycologist (b. 1761)
- 1869 Hamiora Pere is hanged for treason at the Terrace Gaol, Wellington - only New Zealander ever to be executed for treason
- 1884 František Chvostek, Moravian physician (b. 1835)
Louis Riel
1885 Louis Riel, Canadian rebel leader and "Father of Manitoba", hanged for treason at 41
Louis Riel
- 1890 Johann A H Scheler, Belgian man of letters/librarian, dies at 71
- 1893 George Alexander Osborne, Irish pianist and composer (La Pluie de perles), dies of natural causes at 87
- 1907 Robert I, Duke of Parma, last ruling Duke of Parma, dies at 59
- 1908 Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian politician (7th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia), dies at 78
- 1909 Francis Thome, French composer, dies at 59
- 1911 Albert Alonzo Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis (b. 1842)
- 1922 Max Abraham, German physicist (b. 1875)
- 1924 Edward Everett Rice, composer, dies at 75
- 1924 Alexander Andreyevich Archangel'sky, Russian composer, dies at 78
- 1932 Carry van Bruggen [de Haan], Dutch author (Eva), dies at 51
- 1934 Alice Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland, dies at 82
- 1934 Joachim Ringelantz, writer, dies
- 1934 Carl von Linde, German engineer and chemist who invented mechanical refrigeration, dies at 92
- 1935 Kurt Schindler, composer, dies at 53
- 1939 Pierce Butler, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1866)
- 1942 Joseph Schmidt, Austrian-Hungarian tenor and actor (Der Liebesexpreß, A Star Fell from Heaven), dies from a heart attack at 38
- 1943 Marcel Verhamme, Belgian resistance fighter, executed
- 1944 Charles Kelleway, Australian cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies at 58
- 1945 Kaarlo Sarkia, Finnish poet (Kohtalon Vaaka), dies at 43
- 1948 Frederick Gardner Cottrell, American Inventor (electrostatic precipitator), dies at 71
- 1950 "Dr. Bob" Smith, American physician and co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, dies of colon cancer at 71
- 1954 Albert Francis Blakeslee, American botanist, dies at 80
- 1955 Tomasz Arciszewski, 31st Prime Minister of Poland, 3rd Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile in London (1944-47), dies at 88
- 1958 Warner Fabian [S Adams], American author (Great American Fraud), dies at 87
- 1958 J. W. F. Werumeus Buning, Dutch poet (Daily Bread), dies at 67
Clark Gable
1960 Clark Gable, American actor (Gone With the Wind), dies at 59
Clark Gable
- 1961 Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79
- 1964 Albert Hay Malotte, composer, dies at 69
- 1964 John Emery, American actor (Ship Ahoy, Kronos, Mademoiselle Fifi), dies at 59
- 1964 Piet Moeskops, Dutch track cyclist (world sprint champion 1921-24, 26), dies at 71
- 1965 Alexander King, author (Jack Paar Show), dies at 66
- 1965 William Thomas Cosgrave, President of the Irish Free State, dies at 85
- 1965 Harry Blackstone Sr., American magician, dies at 80
Cluny MacPherson
1966 Cluny MacPherson, Canadian inventor of the gas mask, dies at 87
Cluny MacPherson
- 1968 Greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74
- 1971 Charlie Dell, American actor and comedian (Pickle in the Middle), dies at 90
- 1971 Edie Sedgwick, American actress (Andy Warhol) and socialite, dies at 28
- 1972 Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer, dies at 87
- 1973 Alan Watts, writer/popularizer of Zen, dies in Calif
- 1974 Walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner Effect), dies at 91
- 1975 Ernst van Raalte, lawyer/minister-president, dies at 83
- 1978 Claude Dauphin, French actor (Barbarella, April in Paris, Deported), dies at 75
- 1979 Bert Baston, American College Football Hall of Fame end (University of Minnesota), dies at 84
- 1980 Imogen Hassall, English actress (Countess of Cleavage-Carry on Loving), suicide at 37
- 1980 O. V. [Overton Vertis] Wright, American blues singer, dies at 41
- 1981 Morgan Conway, American actor (Dick Tracy, Brother Orchid), dies at 78
- 1982 Arthur Askey, British actor (Bees in Paradise, Ghost Train), dies at 82
- 1982 Lenny Murphy, Leader of Belfast's notorious Shankill Butchers (b. 1952)
- 1982 Pavel Sergeevich Aleksandrov, Russian Mathematician (topology), dies at 86
- 1984 Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (b. 1906)
- 1984 Leonard Rose, American concert cellist (NY Phil 1943-51), dies at 66
- 1985 John Sparkman, American politician (Sen-D-Alabama 1946-79, Rep-D-Alabama 1937-46), dies at 85
- 1985 Stuart Chase, American writer and economist (The Tragedy of Waste), dies at 97
- 1986 Siobhán McKenna [Cionnaith], Irish stage actress (Saint Joan, The Chalk Garden), dies of lung cancer at 63
- 1987 Jim Brewer, Major League Baseball relief pitcher (b. 1937)
- 1987 Zubir Said, Singaporean composer who composed Singapore's national anthem (b. 1907)
- 1988 Lotte Stam-Beese, German/Neth architect, dies at about 85
- 1989 Jean-Claude Malépart, Quebec politician (b. 1938)
- 1991 Ralph Marrero, actor (Babe, Johnny Suede), dies in car accident at 33
- 1993 Lucia Popp, Czech/Austria soprano (Vienna Opera), dies at 54
- 1993 Achille Zavatta, French clown (b. 1915)
- 1994 Chester Dino Powers Valenti, singer/Songwriter, dies at 57
- 1994 Dan Smith, harmonica/gospel singer, dies at 83
- 1994 David Rayner, cyclist, dies
- 1994 Doris Speed, actress (Annie-Coronation Street), dies at 95
- 1994 Harvey Watkins, gospel Singer, dies at 64
- 1994 John Boylan, American actor (Twin Peaks, Sleepless in Seattle), dies at 82
- 1994 Dino Valenti [Chester "Chet" Powers], American rock guitarist/vocalist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), dies at 57
- 1995 Gwyn A Williams, historian/socialist, dies at 70
- 1996 George Byatt, Scottish playwright (The Clyde Is Red), dies at 73
- 1996 Jack Popplewell, British composer and playwright (If I Should Fall In Love Again), dies at 87
- 1996 John Reginald Bevins, British Conservative politician, dies at 88
- 1997 Headley Keith, South African cricket batsman (8 Tests @ 21.19), dies at 70
- 1997 George Petrie, American actor (Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Honeymooners), dies from a lymphoma on his 85th birthday
- 1997 Georges Marchais, French political leader (French Communist Party), dies at 77
- 1997 Russ "Mad Monk" Meyer, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 74
- 1998 David Lane, British Conservative politician and CEO (Commission for Racial Equality), dies at 76
- 1999 Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist (Nobel 1978 - discovery of restriction enzymes and their application in restriction mapping), dies at 71
- 2000 DJ Screw, American hiphop DJ (b. 1971)
- 2000 Joe C. [Joseph Calleja], American rapper (hype man for Kid Rock), dies at 26
- 2001 Tommy Flanagan, American jazz pianist (b. 1930)
- 2003 Bettina Goislard, French relief worker (b. 1974)
- 2004 Margaret Hassan, Irish aid worker in Iraq, abducted at 59 (presumed dead)
- 2004 Massimo Freccia, Italian-American conductor (New Orleans Symphony, 1944-52: Baltimore Symphony), 1952-59, dies at 98
- 2005 Preston Robert Tisch, American NFL co-owner (NY Giants), dies at 79
- 2005 Donald Watson, English founder of the Vegan Society (b. 1910)
- 2005 Henry Taube, Canadian-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
- 2005 Ralph Edwards, American TV host (This is Your Life), dies at 92
- 2005 Bob van Toll, Dutch actor and director (Pastorale 1943), dies at 62
Milton Friedman
2006 Milton Friedman, American economist, Nobel Prize Economics 1976, dies at 94
Milton Friedman
- 2006 Yuri Levada, Russian sociologist (b. 1930)
- 2006 John Veale, English composer, dies at 84
- 2006 Geoff Griffin, South African cricket fast bowler (2 Tests; first RSA Test hat-trick 1960; throwing controversy), dies at 67
- 2007 Harold Alfond, American businessman and founder of Dexter Shoe Company, dies at 93
- 2007 Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer (b. 1947)
- 2007 Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian comedian and author, dies at 61
- 2008 Reg Varney, British actor (On The Buses) (b. 1916)
- 2008 Ralph "Rusty" Gill,, American singer (Polka Time), dies at 89
- 2009 Edward Woodward, British singer and actor (Breaker Morant, Wickerman), dies at 79
- 2009 Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (b. 1978)
- 2009 Robert J. Frankel, American thoroughbred race horse trainer, dies at 68
- 2010 Wyngard Tracy, Filipino talent manager (b. 1952)
- 2010 Donald Nyrop, American airline executive (b. 1912)
- 2010 Ronni Chasen, American film publicist (b. 1946)
- 2010 Britton Chance, American molecular biologist and yachtsman (b. 1913)
- 2012 Bob Scott, New Zealand Rugby player, dies at 91
- 2013 Arne Pedersen, Norwegian soccer inside forward (40 caps; Fredrikstad), dies at 82
- 2013 Chris Argyris, American business theorist and educator, dies at 90
- 2014 Ian Craig, Australian cricket batsman and captain (11 Tests), dies from cancer at 79
- 2015 Stephen Birmingham, American author (Real Lace: America's Irish Rich, dies at 86
- 2015 Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 89
- 2015 David Canary, American actor (Bonanza, All My Children), dies at 77
- 2016 Melvin Laird, politician (Rep-R-Mich), US Secretary of Defense (1969-73), dies at 94
- 2016 Jay Forrester, American engineer, invented random-access magnetic core memory, dies at 98
- 2017 Ferdie Pacheco, American boxer and physician (the "Fight Doctor"), dies at 89
- 2018 William Goldman, American screenwriter and author (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), dies at 87
- 2019 Terry O'Neill, British fashion and celebrity photographer, dies of prostate cancer at 81
- 2020 Antonis Georgiadis, Greek soccer manager (Greece, South Africa; AEK Athens, Olympiacos), dies at 87