- 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 (Jacob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn [Bartholdy], German composer and pianist (Italian Symphony; Songs Without Words), dies at 38, after a series of strokes
- 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, pianist, critic, and musical education advocate, dies of a brain hemorrhage at 62
- 1904 Jack Brown, English cricketer (8 Tests for England 1894-99), dies at 35
- 1906 John H. Ketcham, American politician (b. 1832)
- 1908 Tomés Estrada Palma, Cuban politician, 1st president of Cuba (1902-06), dies at 73
- 1914 Georg Trakl, Austrian poet, dies of a drug overdose at 27
- 1917 Chocolat [Rafael Padilla], Afro-Cuban clown, dies at 52
- 1918 Andrew Dickson White, American historian and educator, 1st President of Cornell University, dies at 85
Wilfred Owen
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, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan (1918-21), assassinated by right wing fanatic at 65
- 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 early jazz musician, dies at 54
- 1932 Belle Bennett, American actress (Stella Dallas, Iron Mask), dies of cancer at 41
- 1935 Miklos Radnai, Hungarian composer, dies at 43
- 1937 Rogelio del Villar, Spanish composer, dies at 61
- 1939 Charles Arnold Tournemire, French organist and 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
Cy Young
1955 Cy Young, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (most wins in MLB history 511), dies of a heart attack at 88
- 1957 Joseph Canteloube,French 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 and author, dies at 78
- 1968 Michel Kikoine, Belarusian painter (b. 1892)
- 1969 Carlos Marighela, Brazilian politician and guerilla, shot by police at 57
- 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 and 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, American actress (Poltergeist), murdered by boyfriend at 23
- 1982 Jacques Tati, French director (Traffic, Playtime), dies at 74
- 1982 Talfryn Thomas, Welsh character actor (Dad's Army -"Cheeseman"; Dr. Who), dies of a heart attack at 60
- 1984 Merie Earle [Ireland], American film and television character actress (The Waltons - "Maude Gormley"), dies of uremic poisoning at 95
- 1986 Kurt Hirsch, German mathematician (b. 1906)
- 1986 Zlatan Vauda, Slovene composer and conductor (RTB Children's Choir, 1953-86), dies at 86
- 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, American pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29
- 1993 Cornelis T "Cor" van de Molen, Dutch journalist (Beehive), dies at 62
- 1993 Ely Landau, American television and film producer (Play of the Week; Long Day's Journey into Night; King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis), dies of stroke at 73
- 1993 Jose L. Guarner, Spanish movie reviewer, dies at 56
- 1994 Alexander Hardie Williamson, British artist, dies at 87
- 1994 Fred "Sonic" Smith, American guitarist (MC5), dies at 46
- 1994 Sam Francis, American painter (Basel Mural), dies at 71
- 1995 Gilles Deleuze, French philosopher (Difference and Repetition), dies at 70
- 1995 Marti Caine [Lynne Stringer], British comedienne, singer and television host, dies of lymphatic cancer 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
- 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 Richard Hooker [H. Richard Hornberger, American surgeon (his novel M*A*S*H inspired the film and TV series), dies at 73
- 1997 Wally Bruner, American journalist and TV host (ABC, What's My Line), dies at 66
- 1999 Malcolm Marshall, West Indian cricket fast bowler (81 Tests, 376 wickets @ 20.94, BB 7/22; Barbados, Hampshire CCC, Natal), dies from colon cancer 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, dies at 73
- 2005 Milton "Milt" Holland, American drummer, percussionist, ethnomusicologist (film Tinkerbell's tinkle, Bewitched's nose tinkle), dies at 88
- 2005 Len Barnard, Australian jazz drummer ("The Naked Dance"; Galapagos Duck), dies at 76
- 2006 Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, American author (Cheaper by the Dozen), dies at 98
- 2006 Frank Calder, Canadian politician (British Columbia's first indigenous cabinet minister), dies at 91
- 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 novelist (Andromeda Strain, Congo, Looker) and filmmaker (Jurassic Park, ER), dies at 66
Sparky Anderson
2010 Sparky Anderson, American MLB manager (Cincinnati Reds; World Series 1984 Detroit Tigers), dies from dementia at 76
- 2010 Eugénie Blanchard, French supercentenarian, dies at 114
- 2010 Michelle Nicastro, American actress and singer, dies of cancer at 50
- 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
- 2014 George E. Slusser, American scholar, writer and Sci-Fic critic, dies at 75
- 2015 Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter (E.T.), dies of cancer at 65
- 2016 Eddie Harsch [Hawrysch], Canadian keyboardist (Bulldog; The Black Crowes - "Hard To Handle"), 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, British rock songwriter, keyboardist, and singer (Uriah Heep, 1970-80 - "Easy Livin'"; Blackfoot, 1982-84), dies at 75
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