Caracalla
- 956 Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy
- 1143 John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident
- 1364 John II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44
- 1461 Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)
- 1537 Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies
- 1586 Martin Chemnitz, German Lutheran reformer and theologian, dies at 63
- 1587 John Foxe, English writer (b. 1516)
- 1629 Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50
- 1697 Niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629)
- 1704 Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)
- 1704 Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (b. 1641)
- 1725 John Wise, English clergyman (b. 1652)
- 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
- 1794 Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies
- 1853 Jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73
- 1857 Mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827)
Elisha Otis
1861 Elisha Otis, 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
Elisha Otis
- 1890 Junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76
- 1894 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya, Indian writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55
- 1897 Heinrich von Stephan, UK politician, dies
- 1902 Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated
- 1906 Auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950)
- 1919 Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, dies at 70 (b. 1848)
- 1931 Eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies
- 1935 Edwin Cannan, economist, dies
- 1936 Robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1876)
- 1942 Alfred Mombert, writer, dies
- 1943 Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed
- 1948 Josef Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40
- 1950 Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63
- 1958 Ethel Turner, Australian author (b. 1872)
- 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/author, dies at 70
- 1966 George Creten, Belgian sculptor and painter, dies at 79
- 1969 Denton Cooley, heart transplant patient, recieved 1st fully artificial heart, dies at 48
- 1970 Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies
Pablo Picasso
1973 Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter (The Young Ladies of Avignon, Guernica), dies at 91
Pablo Picasso
- 1974 James Charles McGuigan, Catholic archbishop of Toronto (b. 1894)
- 1981 Omar Bradley, last US 5-star general, (Normandy) dies in NY at 88
- 1984 Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1894)
- 1987 Francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90
- 1990 Jose De Vega, dies of AIDS at 56
- 1990 Ryan White, hemophiliac AIDS sufferer, dies at 18
- 1992 Daniel Bovet, Swiss-born pharmacologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1907)
- 1993 Arleen Whelan, dies of stroke at 78
- 1993 H Earnest, bishop of Breda, dies
- 1994 Irene Eisinger, singer, dies at 91
- 1994 Walter Arnold, German theologist (World council of Churches), dies at 64
- 1996 Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner, dies at 80
- 2005 Onna White, Canadian choreographer (b. 1924)
- 2006 Gerard Reve, Dutch writer (b. 1923)
- 2007 Carey W. Barber, a member of Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1905)
- 2007 Sol LeWitt, American artist (b. 1928)
- 2008 Timothy Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley (b. 1928)
- 2008 John Button, Australian politician (b. 1933)
- 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, dies at 83
Margaret Thatcher
2013 Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister (1979 - 1990) dies aged 87
Margaret Thatcher
- 2017 Brian Matthew, British disc jockey (Saturday Club), dies at 88