- 1203 Dirk VII, Count of Holland (1190-1203), dies
- 1411 Khalil Sultan, ruler of Transoxonia (b. 1384)
- 1652 Jean-Charles de la Faille, Flemish mathematician (b. 1597)
- 1658 Antoine Le Maistre, French Jansenist (b. 1608)
- 1669 Johannes Cocceius, Dutch theologian (b. 1603)
- 1674 Kano Tanjoe, Japanese painter (palaces, portraits), dies at 72
- 1698 Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician and physicist, dies at 73
- 1702 John Benbow, English vice-admiral (Santa Marta), dies
- 1702 Thomas Eisenhut, German composer, dies at 58
- 1704 Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (b. 1654)
- 1768 Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist, philosopher and astronomer, dies at 57
- 1781 Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (Die Mädcheninsel), dies at 60
- 1791 Maj. General Richard Butler, American soldier dies in battle against Native American forces during St. Clair's Defeat, at 48
- 1801 William Shippen, American physician and delegate to the Continental Congress, dies at 89
- 1830 Frederic de Merode, Belgian revolutionary, dies in battle at 37
- 1837 Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert, French dermatologist, dies at 69
Felix Mendelssohn
1847 Felix Mendelssohn [Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy], German composer and pianist (Great Scherzos), dies at 38
Felix Mendelssohn
- 1850 Gustav Schwab, German writer, dies at 58
- 1853 Alexander Stadtfeld, German composer, dies at 27
- 1856 Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter, dies at 62
- 1869 George Peabody, American-British entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Peabody Trust and the Peabody Institute, dies at 74
- 1890 Jacob PP baron van Zuylen, Dutch foreign minister (1852-3), dies at 74
- 1890 Kazamierz Julian Kratzer, Polish composer, dies at 46
- 1890 Joseph B. Palmer, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 65
- 1893 Cornelis Eliza van Koetsveld, Dutch writer and preacher, dies at 86
- 1893 Pierre Tirard, French politician (b. 1827)
- 1898 Charles Jerome Hopkins, American composer, dies at 62
- 1904 Jack Brown, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1894-99), dies
- 1906 John H. Ketcham, American politician (b. 1832)
- 1908 Tomés Estrada Palma, 1st president Cuba (1902-06), dies
- 1914 Georg Trakl, writer, dies at 27
- 1918 Andrew Dickson White, American historian and educator, 1st President of Cornell University, dies at 85
- 1918 Wilfred Owen, English soldier and anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth, Futility), killed in action at 25 during the crossing of the Sambre–Oise Canal, exactly one week before the signing of the Armistice
- 1921 Takasji Hara, premier of Japan, murdered
- 1924 Gabriel Urbain Fauré, French organist, composer (Requiem; Ballade), and educator (Paris Conservatoire, 1905-20), dies at 79
- 1924 Richard Conner, American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient (b. 1843)
- 1931 Buddy Bolden, African-American jazz musician, dies
- 1932 Belle Bennett, American actress (Stella Dallas, Iron Mask), dies of cancer at 41
- 1935 Miklos Radnai, composer, dies at 43
- 1937 Rogelio del Villar, Spanish composer, dies at 61
- 1939 Charles Arnold Tournemire, composer, dies at 69
Manuel Azaña
1940 Manuel Azaña, Prime Minister of Spain (1931-33) and 2nd President of the Spanish Republic (1936-39), dies of a heart attack at 60 while in exile in France
Manuel Azaña
Cy Young
1955 Cy Young, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (most wins in MLB history 511), dies of a heart attack at 88
Cy Young
- 1957 Marie Joseph Canteloube de Malaret, composer, dies at 78
- 1957 Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1897)
- 1965 Krsto Odak, Croatian composer, dies at 77
- 1967 June Thorburn, British actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), dies in plane crash at 36
- 1968 Paul JM Lindemans, Flemish agricultural engineer/author, dies at 78
- 1968 Michel Kikoine, Belarusian painter (b. 1892)
- 1969 Carlos Marighela, Brazilian guerilla, dies in battle
- 1969 Ferenc Szabó, Hungarian composer (Lúdas Matyi, Légy jó mindhalálig), dies at 66
- 1973 Karl H. Waggerl, Austria author (Green Friends), dies at 75
- 1974 Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop, dies at 62
- 1974 Bert Patenaude, American soccer forward (4 caps; scorer of first hat-trick in World Cup history, 1930), dies at 65
- 1975 Sheila Ryan, American actress (Song of Texas, Great Guns), dies at 54
- 1980 Elsie MacGill, Canadian aeronautical engineer, 1st female in Canada to get bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, dies at 75
- 1982 Dominique Dunne, actress (Poltergeist), murdered by boyfriend at 23
- 1982 Jacques Tati, French director (Traffic, Playtime), dies at 74
- 1984 Merie Earle, American actress (Maude in The Waltons), dies of uremic poisoning at 95
- 1986 Kurt Hirsch, German mathematician (b. 1906)
- 1987 Raphael Soyer, Russian-born American artist (Depression scenes in NYC), dies at 87
- 1992 Regina Carrol, American actress (Jessi's Girl), dies of cancer at 49
- 1993 Basuki Abdullah, Indonesian painter, murdered at 78
- 1993 Cliff Young, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29
- 1993 Cornelis T "Cor" van de Molen, Dutch journalist (Beehive), dies at 62
- 1993 Ely A Landau, producer (Long Day's Journey), dies of stroke at 73
- 1993 Jose L Guarner, Spanish movie reviewer, dies at 56
- 1994 Alexander Hardie Williamson, artist, dies at 87
- 1994 Fred "Sonic" Smith, American guitarist (MC5), dies at 46
- 1994 Jan Wegter, actor (Pastorale 1943), dies at 64
- 1994 Sam Francis, American painter (Basel Mural), dies at 71
- 1995 Gilles Deleuze, philosopher, dies at 70
- 1995 Marti Lynne Stringer Caine, singer/comedienne, dies at 50
- 1995 Paul Eddington, British actor (Devil Rides Out, Yes Minister), dies at 68
Yitzhak Rabin
1995 Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel (1974-77 and 1992-95) and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize winner, assassinated by Jewish extremist Yigal Amir at 73
Yitzhak Rabin
- 1995 Edward "Eddie" Egan, American actor (The French Connection, Joe Forrester), dies of cancer at 65
- 1996 Robert Rapoport, American social anthropologist, dies at 72
- 1997 George Chambers, Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago (1981-86), dies at 69
- 1997 H Richard Hornberger, surgeon (inspired M*A*S*H), dies at 73
- 1997 Wally Bruner, journalist (ABC, What's My Line), dies at 66
- 1999 Malcolm Marshall, West Indian cricketer (WI quickie 1978-91, WI top wicket-taker), dies at 41
- 1999 Charles Wintour, English editor (The Evening Standard), dies at 82
- 1999 Daisy Bates, American civil rights activist and publisher, dies at 84
- 2002 Antonio Margheriti, Italian filmmaker (Yor, the Hunter from the Future), dies at 72
- 2003 Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (deeply engaged with issues that were central to the visual arts), dies at 89
- 2003 Ken Gampu, South African actor (b. 1929)
- 2003 Charles Causley, Cornish writer and poet (b. 1917)
- 2005 Nadia Anjuman, Afghan poet and journalist (b. 1980)
- 2005 Sheree North, American actress and singer (b. 1932)
- 2005 Milton "Milt" Holland, American drummer, percussionist, ethnomusicologist (film Tinkerbell's tinkle, Bewitched's nose tinkle), dies at 88
- 2006 Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, American author (Cheaper by the Dozen), dies at 98
- 2006 Frank Arthur Calder, Canadian politician (b. 1915)
- 2006 Torolf Elster, Norwegian journalist and writer (Frihet och demokrati), dies at 95
- 2007 Peter Viertel, German-American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
Michael Crichton
2008 Michael Crichton, American author, dies at 66
Michael Crichton
Sparky Anderson
2010 Sparky Anderson, American MLB manager (Cincinnati Reds; World Series 1984 Detroit Tigers), dies from dementia at 76
Sparky Anderson
- 2010 Eugénie Blanchard, French supercentenarian (b. 1896)
- 2010 Michelle Nicastro, American actress and singer (b. 1960)
- 2011 Andy Rooney, American radio and television writer (b. 1919)
- 2012 Ted Curson, American jazz trumpeter, dies from a heart attack at 77
- 2013 Hakon Barfod, Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion, dies at 87
- 2015 Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter (E.T.), dies of cancer at 65
- 2016 Eddie Harsch [Edward Hawrysch], Canadian keyboardist (Bulldog, The Black Crowes), dies at 59
- 2017 Gilbert Rogin, American journalist and author (The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated), dies at 87
- 2018 Selma Engel [Saartje Wijnberg], Dutch born Jew, the first to tell of Nazi Sobibor extermination camp, dies at 96
- 2020 Ken Hensley, English songwriter and rock keyboardist (Blackfoot, Uriah Heep), dies at 75