Caracalla (188-217 AD)
Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29
- 622 Prince Shōtoku, Japanese regent and politician who promoted Buddhism (Hōryū-ji temple), dies at about 48
- 956 Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy
- 1143 John II Komnenos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (1118-43), dies in an accident at 55
- 1364 John II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44
- 1461 Georg von Purbach, Austrian mathematician and astronomer (best known for his streamlined presentation of Ptolemaic astronomy in the Theoricae Novae Planetarum), dies at 37
Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492)
Italian Lord of Florence (1469-92), statesman and patron of the arts during the Florentine Renaissance, dies at 43 [1]
- 1537 Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies
- 1586 Martin Chemnitz, German Lutheran reformer and theologian, dies at 63
- 1587 John Foxe, English writer and martyrologist (Foxe's Book of Martyrs), dies (b. 1516)
- 1629 Willem Teellinck, Dutch pastor and theologian, dies at 50
- 1676 Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany, dies at 22
- 1697 Niels Juel, Danish-Norwegian admiral, dies at 68
- 1704 Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman, dies at 63
- 1704 Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)
- 1725 John Wise, American clergyman and political activist who protested against British taxes, dies at 73
- 1735 Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian nobleman and leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg, dies at 59
- 1778 Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76
- 1820 Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist, dies at 48
- 1853 Jan Willem Pieneman, Dutch historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73
- 1857 Mangal Pandey, Indian Sepoy (soldier) in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (B.N.I.) regiment of the British East India Company, hanged at 29
Elisha Otis (1811-1861)
American founder of the Otis Elevator Company and inventor of a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails, dies of diphtheria at 50
- 1879 Anthony Panizzi, Italian librarian at British Museum, dies at 81
- 1882 Jules Quicherat, French historian and archaeologist, dies at 67
- 1890 Junius Spencer Morgan, American merchant and philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art), dies at 76
- 1894 Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Indian novelist (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55
- 1897 Heinrich von Stephan, German Director of the Post service who introduced the telephone to Germany, dies at 66
- 1898 William Polk Hardeman, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 81
- 1899 John Wesley Turner, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), dies at 65
- 1902 Dmitry Sipyagain, Russian Minister of Interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated by a Socialist-Revolutionary at 49
- 1906 Auguste Deter, German woman notable for being the 1st person diagnosed with Alzheimer's, dies of sepsis caused by an infected bedsore at 55
- 1919 Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (introduced idea of molecular surface tension), dies at 70 (b. 1848)
- 1931 Eric Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet (Nobel Prize for Literature 1931), dies at 66
- 1935 Edwin Cannan, British economist and historian (A History of the Theories of Production and Distribution), dies at 74
- 1936 Robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1876)
- 1942 Alfred Mombert, German poet, dies at 70
- 1943 Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed
- 1948 Josef Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40
- 1950 Albert Ehrenstein, Austrian writer and poet (Strum), dies at 63
- 1958 Ethel Turner, Australian author (Seven Little Australians), dies at 88
- 1958 George Jean Nathan, American editor, author and critic (American Mercury), dies at 76
- 1959 Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies
- 1965 Erik A. Blomberg, Swedish art historian, poet and author, dies at 70
- 1966 George Creten, Belgian sculptor and painter, dies at 79
- 1969 Haskell Karp, American heart transplant patient, who received 1st fully artificial heart, dies after 65 hours at 48
- 1970 Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Spanish painter (The Three Dancers, Guernica) and sculptor who co-founded the Cubist movement, dies at 91
- 1974 James Charles McGuigan, Catholic cardinal archbishop of Toronto, dies at 79
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
American WWII General (Invasion of Normandy) and 1st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1949-53), dies of cardiac arrhythmia at 88
- 1984 Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist (Nobel 1978), dies at 89
- 1987 Francis C. Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea), dies at 90
- 1989 John Wyer, English sports car racing team manager, dies at 79
- 1990 Ryan White, American hemophiliac AIDS sufferer, dies at 18
- 1992 Daniel Bovet, Swiss-born pharmacologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1907)
- 1993 Hubertus Earnest, bishop of Breda, dies at 100
- 1994 Irene Eisinger, German-British singer, dies at 91
- 1994 Walter Arnold, German theologist (World council of Churches), dies at 64
- 1997 Charles Hayes, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1983-93), dies at 79
- 2000 Bernie Grant, British politician (Labour), dies of a heart attack at 56
- 2001 Frank Annunzio, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1965-93), dies of Parkinson's disease at 86
- 2004 Bruce Edwards, American golf caddie (mainly for 5 x British Open champion Tom Watson), dies of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 49
- 2005 Onna White, Canadian choreographer (b. 1924)
- 2006 Gerard Reve, Dutch writer (Evenings, Dear Guys), dies at 82
- 2007 Carey W. Barber, a member of Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1905)
- 2007 Sol LeWitt, American artist (b. 1928)
- 2008 John Button, Australian politician (Button car plan), dies at 74
- 2008 Timothy Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley (b. 1928)
- 2010 Abel Muzorewa, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979-80), dies at 84
- 2010 Jack Agnew, American World War II veteran (b. 1922)
- 2011 Hedda Sterne, Romanian born American artist, dies at 100
- 2012 Jack Tramiel, Polish-American businessman (Commodore Computers), dies at 83
Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)
British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1979-90), dies of a stroke at 87
- 2017 Brian Matthew, British disc jockey (Saturday Club), dies at 88
- 2017 Georgy Grechko, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 26, T-14), dies at 85