- 1574 Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50
- 1624 Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54
- 1627 Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies
- 1658 Simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78
- 1676 Domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies
- 1679 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53
- 1731 Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (b. 1672)
- 1740 Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies
- 1771 Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (b. 1715)
- 1776 Johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian colonel/mercenary, dies in battle in American Revolutionary War
- 1780 John Fothergill, English physician, dies at 68
- 1784 Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (b. 1743)
- 1784 Otto Friedrich Müller, Danish Naturalist who was a pioneer in the study of microorganisms, dies at 54
- 1786 Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (b. 1713)
- 1797 John Wilkes, English radical, journalist (The North Briton) and politician, dies at 72
- 1837 Martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87
- 1861 Philip St. George Cocke, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), commits suicide at 52
- 1866 Samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49
- 1869 Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, French physician and physiologist (blood pressure), dies at 72
- 1890 Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (rediscovered Troy), dies at 86
- 1893 Victor Schoelcher, French writer (abolitionism), dies at 89
- 1909 Frederic Remington, American artist (b. 1861)
- 1917 Louise J Gautier, French poetess/daughter of Theophile G, dies at 71
- 1923 Dietrich Eckart, German Nazi politician (b. 1868)
- 1931 Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey decimal classification (b. 1851)
- 1933 Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian Marxist revolutionary, author and literary critic, dies at 58
- 1942 Bosinier de la Chapelle, Fren murderer of adm Darlan, executed at 24
- 1950 James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold), dies at 68
- 1952 Pietro Pancrazi, Italian critic (Pegaso), dies at 59
- 1960 Eduard Ludwig, German architect (Hansa quarter, Berlin), dies at 54
- 1960 Watsuji Tetsuro, Japanese philosopher (b. 1889)
- 1965 Anthonie Donker, Dutch [Prof N Donkersloot], literary, dies at 63
- 1966 Klaziena "Ina" Boudier-Bakker, Dutch author (Poverty), dies at 91
- 1969 Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin, French poet and author (History d'aimer), dies at 67
- 1969 Josef Hromádka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957), dies at 80
Harry Truman
1972 Harry Truman, 33rd US President (1945-53), dies in KC Mo at 88
Harry Truman
- 1973 Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, Head of Mormon Church, dies at 74
- 1976 Philip A Heart, (Sen-D-Mich), dies at 64
- 1980 Tony Smith, American sculptor (b. 1912)
- 1981 Amber Reeves, feminist writer (b. 1887)
- 1988 Glenn McCarthy, American oil tycoon and businessman (b. 1907)
- 1990 Nancy Cruznan, accident victim/right-to-die case, dies at 33
- 1991 Sam Cresson, dies at 73
- 1992 Bert [Lambertus H] Voeten, Dutch poet (Antipodes), dies at 74
- 1992 John G Kemeny, US computer pioneer (BASIC), dies
- 1994 Asta ER Elstak, Suriname/Neth welfare worker, dies at 74
- 1994 Johannes J "Joop" Klant, Neth/South African economist/author, dies
- 1994 Karl Schiller, German economist and politician (Minister of Economics), dies at 83
- 1997 John Hinde, photographer/circus promoter, dies at 81
- 1997 John Whitley, air-Marshal, dies at 92
- 1997 Cornelius Castoriadis, Greek philosopher and economist, dies at 75
- 1999 Shankar Dayal Sharma, Indian politician, ninth President of India (1992-97), dies at 81
- 2000 Jack Jacob, British senior master (British Supreme Court), dies at 92
- 2002 Herb Ritts, American photographer (b. 1952)
- 2002 Armand Zildjian, American cymbal manufacturer (b. 1921)
- 2004 Sir Angus Ogilvy, British businessman, husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent (b. 1928)
- 2004 Marianne Heiberg, Norwegian mediator (b. 1945)
- 2004 Jonathan Drummond-Webb, South African pediatric heart surgeon (b. 1959)
- 2004 Troy Broadbridge, Australian rules footballer, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. 1980)
- 2005 Erich Topp, German submarine commander (b. 1914)
- 2005 Kerry Packer, Australian businessman (b. 1937)
- 2006 Ivar Formo, Norwegian skier (b. 1951)
Gerald Ford
2006 Gerald Ford [Leslie King], 38th US President (R: 1974-77) and 41st US Vice President (R: 1973-74), dies at 93
Gerald Ford