- 1249 Count Raymond VII of Toulouse (b. 1197)
- 1259 Ezzeline III da Romano, Italian ruler of Verona, Vicenza and Padua (considered a "cruel monster"), dies at about 65
- 1404 William of Wykeham, chancellor/Bishop of Winchester, dies
- 1557 Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (b. 1497)
- 1566 Marcus A Vida [Marcus Hieronymus], Italian humanist/poet/bishop, dies
- 1590 Urban VII [Giambattista Castagna], Italian Pope (1590), dies
- 1612 Piotr Skarga, Polish theology/PM (Sanctity of Life), dies at 76
- 1615 Arbella Stuart, English great-great-granddaughter of King Henry VII and possible heir to the throne, dies imprisoned in the Tower of London at 39 or 40
- 1617 John Ernest of Nassau-Siegen, German general (Dutch States army, Venetian forces), dies of dysentery at 35
- 1641 Francois van d'aerssen, mister of Sommelsdijk and diplomat, dies at 69
- 1651 Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, dies at 78
- 1660 Vincent de Paul, French Roman Catholic Saint, dies at 79
- 1674 Robert Arnauld d'andilly, French literary figure, financier and translator, dies at 85
- 1674 Thomas Traherne, English poet and mystic (Roman Forgeries), dies
- 1700 Innocent XII [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700), dies at 85
- 1719 George Smalridge, English Bishop of Bristol (b. 1662)
- 1730 Laurence Eusden, English poet, Poet Laureate (1718-30), dies at 42
- 1735 Peter Artedi, Swedish biologist ("father of ichthyology" study of fish), accidentally falls into a canal and drowns at 30
- 1737 John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, English privy councillor, dies at 57
- 1742 Hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (b. 1672)
- 1783 Étienne Bézout, French mathematician (b. 1730)
- 1784 Boniface Stoeckl, German composer, dies at 38
- 1808 Gaétan Vestris, French ballet dancer, dies at 79
- 1821 Luis Brión, Curacaos military officer who fought in the Venezuelan War of Independence, dies at 39
- 1831 Henry van Wine, archivist/founder General Rijksarchief, dies at 91
- 1831 Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen, murdered at 55
- 1832 Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher, dies at 51
- 1833 Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer who helped found Brahmo Sabha, a social-religious reform movement, dies at 61
- 1844 Charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies at 63
- 1868 Alexander Walewski, French earl and Foreign Minister, dies at 58
- 1870 Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50
- 1876 Braxton Bragg, American Confederate general (b. 1817)
- 1886 John Esten Cooke, American novelist (The Virginia Comedians) and Confederate States Army, dies at 55
- 1891 Ivan Goncharov, Russian novelist (Oblomov), dies at 79
- 1903 Alson Sherman, American politician (8th Mayor of Chicago 1844-45), dies at 92
- 1911 Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and petrologist, dies at 67
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
French impressionist painter, sculptor and artist (The Bellelli Family), dies at 83
- 1919 Adelina Patti, Italian soprano (Lucio), dies at 76
- 1921 Engelbert Humperdinck, German opera composer (Hänsel und Gretel), dies at 67
- 1935 Alan Gray, British composer, dies at 79
- 1938 Elmer Feldcamp, American big band baritone vocalist, saxophone, and clarinet player (Freddy Martin Orchestra), dies of heart failure at 36
- 1940 Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian psychiatrist (1st psychiatrist to win Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 1927 for malaria inoculation for dementia paralytica), dies at 83
- 1940 Walter Benjamin, German literary critic and philosopher (The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technical Reproducibility), dies trying to escape the Gestapo at 48
- 1942 Douglas Munro, only US Coast Guard with WW II-Med of Honor, dies
- 1943 Waclaw Gieburowski, Polish composer, dies at 65
- 1943 Willoughby Hamilton, Irish tennis, soccer player (Wimbledon 1890; Ireland 1 cap), dies at 78
- 1944 Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist (Pentecostal), dies at 53
- 1944 Aristide Maillol, French painter and sculptor (Seated Woman), dies in car crash at 82
- 1944 Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, Russian photographer and chemist, dies at 81
- 1948 Frank Cellier, British actor (Quiet Wedding;, Big Blockade), dies from ill health at 64
- 1953 Jules-Marie Canneel, Flemish painter and caricaturist (Rocks of Oran), dies at 72
- 1955 Henri Liebrecht, Belgian playwright and journalist, dies at 71
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
American all-round athlete (10 LPGA majors, Olympic gold medals 80m hurdles, javelin 1932), dies of colon cancer at 45
- 1956 Gerald Finzi, British composer (Dies natalis), dies of disseminated shingles, complicated by encephalitis at 55
- 1956 Milburn G. Apt, American test pilot, 1st person to exceed Mach 3, killed in a X-2 rocket plane reaching 3370 kph, dies in the crash at 32
- 1960 Sylvia Pankhurst, English feminist and suffragette, dies at 78
- 1961 Hilda Doolittle, American poetess (Bid Me to Live), dies at 75
- 1962 Francisco Brochado da Rocha, Brazilian professor and politician (Prime Minister of Brazil 1962), dies at 52
- 1963 Andy Coakley, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia A's, Cincinnati Reds) and coach (Williams College 1911–13, Columbia University 1915–18), dies at 80
Clara Bow (1905-1965)
American silent screen actress (It, Saturday Night Kid), dies at 60
- 1965 Harry Reser, American banjo player and bandleader (Sammy Kaye Show), dies at 69
- 1967 Felix Yussupov, Russian aristocrat, dies at 80
- 1969 Violet Farebrother, English actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue), dies at 81
- 1972 S. R. Ranganathan, Indian mathematician (b. 1892)
- 1974 Silvio Frondizi, Argentine lawyer, assassinated by the Triple A(b. 1907)
- 1975 Jack Lang, Australian politician (b. 1876)
- 1975 Mark Frechette, actor (Zabriskie Point, Uomini Contro), dies at 27
- 1976 Miloš Sokola, Czech violinist and composer, dies at 63
- 1977 Jock Hutchison, Scottish golfer (PGA C'ship 1920, British Open 1921), dies at 93
- 1977 Willis Bouchey, American character actor (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance), dies at 70
- 1979 Gracie Fields, English music hall/vaudeville performer and actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81
- 1979 Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish songwriter and guitarist (Wings), dies at 26
- 1981 Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist, dies at 77
- 1981 Robert Montgomery, American actor and director (Robert Montgomery Presents, Earl of Chicago, Yellow Jack), dies at 77
- 1982 Ralph Baldwin, Canadian harness driver and trainer (11 major world records; Hambletonian Stakes 1963, 73), dies at 66
- 1982 Saad Sayd [Abu Walid], Palestinian commandant in Lebanon, dies
- 1983 Wilfred Burchett, Australian communist and writer (Catapult to Freedom), dies at 72
- 1984 John Facenda, American sportscaster (NFL Action), dies at 72
- 1985 Lloyd Nolan, American actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place), dies of lung cancer at 83
- 1986 Cliff Burton, American rock bassist (Metallica), dies in bus crash at 24
- 1988 William V. Shannon, American journalist and ambassador to Ireland (1977-81), dies at 61
- 1990 Matvey Isaakovich Blanter, Russian-Soviet composer of popular songs and film music ("Katyusha"), dies at 87
- 1991 Huib Orizand, Dutch actor (Paul Vlanderen), dies
- 1991 Jan Hart, director (Friends of Curacao), dies
- 1991 Oona Chaplin, daughter of Eugene O'Neill and wife of Charlie Chaplin, dies at 66
- 1991 Roy Fuller, English poet and novelist (Lost Season), dies at 79
- 1992 Keith Prentice, American actor (Boys in the Band), dies of cancer at 52
- 1992 Ray Gill, American actor (Prelude to a Kiss), dies of AIDS at 42
- 1992 Wim Van Exter, founder Unity Profession Central (1944), dies
- 1993 Andrei Solovyiov, Russian photographer, dies in battle at 38
Jimmy Doolittle (1896-1993)
American air force general who conducted the raid on Tokyo in 1942, dies at 96
- 1994 Gerald Bledsoe, American broadcaster (Soul Alive, WWRL), dies of a heart attack at 51
- 1994 Guiseppe Martelli, Italian physicist, dies at 71
- 1994 Ruth Niehaus, German actress, dies at 69
- 1995 Alexander "Sasha" Argov [Abramovich], Israeli composer, dies at 80
- 1995 Alison "Night Bird" Steele, DJ (WNEW-FM, WXRK-FM), dies of cancer
- 1995 Christopher Shaw, British composer, dies at 71
- 1996 Mohammad Najibullah, President of Afghanistan (1987-92), executed at 49
- 1997 Walter Trampler, American violist (Beaux Arts Trio), dies at 82
- 1998 Doak Walker, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1948; Pro Bowl 1950-51, 53–55; First-team All-Pro 1950–51, 53–54; Detroit Lions), dies from ski accident injuries at 71
- 1998 Narita Brian, Japanese racehorse, world's top earner until 2000 (b. 1991)
- 2001 Herman Berlinski, Polish-American organist, composer and choral conductor (The Tetragrammaton), dies at 91 [1]
- 2003 Donald O'Connor, American dancer and actor (Singin' in the Rain), dies at 78
- 2003 Paul Burlison, American rockabilly musician (The Rock N Roll Trio), dies at 74
- 2004 John E. Mack, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1929)
- 2004 Louis Satterfield [also known as Lui-Lui, Ealee, and Sat], American trombone player (The Pharaohs, Earth, Wind & Fire, Phenix Horns), dies at 67
- 2005 Ronald Golias, Brazilian comedian and actor (A Família Trapo), dies at 76
- 2007 Kenji Nagai, Japanese photojournalist (b. 1957)
- 2008 Mahendra Kapoor, Indian playback singer, dies at 74
- 2009 Ivan Dykhovichnyy, Russian film director and screenwriter (b. 1947)
William Safire (1929-2009)
American political columnist (NY Times) and speech writer (Nixon), dies of pancreatic cancer at 79
- 2010 Balaji Sadasivan, Singaporean politician and neurosurgeon (b. 1955)
- 2010 George Blanda, American Pro Football HOF quarterback/placekicker (AFL C'ship 1960, 61 [MVP], 67; First-team All-AFL 1961; 4 × AFL All-Star; Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders), dies at 83
- 2011 Dave Hill, American golfer (13 PGA Tour titles), dies of emphysema at 74
- 2011 Johnny "Country" Mathis, American country music songwriter and singer, dies of stroke complications at 80
- 2012 Eddie Bert, American bebop jazz trombonist, dies at 90
- 2012 Herbert Lom, Czech-born British actor (Pink Panther, Dorian Gray), dies at 95
- 2012 R. B. Greaves, American singer, dies from prostate cancer at 68
- 2013 Gates Brown, American MLB player (Detroit Tigers: 1963-75), dies at 74
- 2013 Jay Robinson, American actor (Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop), dies at 83
- 2014 Anna Davies, Italian philologist and Professor of Comparative Philology (Oxford U), dies at 77
- 2014 James A Traficant Jr, American politician, dies at 73
- 2015 Frank Tyson, England Test cricket fast bowler/broadcaster (17 Tests, 76 wickets @ 18.56), dies at 85
- 2015 John Guillermin, British film director (The Towering Inferno), dies at 89
- 2015 Wilton Felder, American jazz-fusion saxophonist and bassist (The Crusaders), dies from multiple myeloma at 75
- 2016 Randy Duncan Jr., American College Football HOF quarterback (University of Iowa; #1 pick 1959 NFL Draft by GB Packers), dies from brain cancer at 79
- 2017 Anne Jeffreys [Annie Carmichael], American singer and actress (Dick Tracy; Topper; General Hospital), dies at 94
Hugh Hefner (1926-2017)
American magazine publisher and businessman (Playboy), dies of natural causes at 91
- 2017 Zuzana Ruzickova, Czech harpsichordist and WWII survivor, dies from pneumonia at 90
- 2018 Marty Balin [Buchwald], American singer (Jefferson Airplane/Starship), dies at 76
- 2020 Yūko Takeuchi, Japanese actress (Miss Sherlock), dies at 40
- 2021 Roger Hunt, English soccer forward (34 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; Liverpool 404 games, 244 goals; Bolton Wanderers), dies at 83
- 2022 Bruno Bolchi, Italian soccer midfielder (4 caps; Inter, Verona, Atalanta, Torino) and manager (AC Cesena, Bari, Messina, Genoa), dies at 82
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