- 1144 Aboe 'l-Kasim Mahmoed ibn Omar al-Zapowersjari, theologist, dies at 69
- 1161 Qinzong, last Emperor of Song Dynasty in China, dies at 61
- 1349 Gunther Van Schwarzburg, German anti-king 1349, dies at about 44
- 1381 Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1497 Giovanni Borgia, Duke of Borgia (b. 1474)
- 1534 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, inspired Chaitanya movement, dies at 48
- 1544 Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, dies at 55
- 1662 Henry Vane the Younger, English politician and Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1613)
- 1674 Marin le Roy de Gomberville, French writer (b. 1600)
- 1703 Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer, dies at 77
- 1727 Cornelis Cruys, Norwegian/Dutch admiral, dies at 70
- 1752 Charles-Antoine Coypel, French carpet designer, dies at 57
- 1752 Daniel Marot, French/Neth, architect/engraver, dies at about 88
- 1794 Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland, dies at 75
- 1800 Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French military leader (b. 1768)
- 1800 Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general, dies at 47
Benedict Arnold
1801 Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary War general, dies in London at 60
Benedict Arnold
- 1824 Agustín de Betancourt, Spanish civil engineer (steam engines, hot air balloons), dies at 68
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
1825 Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-born American architect who laid out Washington, D.C., dies at 70
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
- 1828 Karl August, grand duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, dies (b. 1757)
- 1837 Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet and philosopher (The Poems of Leopardi), dies at 38
- 1864 Leonidas Polk, Lt. Gen. (Confederate Army), killed in action in Battle of Pine Mt at 58
- 1873 Friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian, dies at 92
- 1883 Edward FitzGerald, English poet (b. 1809)
- 1886 Aleksandr Ostrovsky [Alexander Ostrovsky], Russian playwright (Artists & Admirers), dies at 63
- 1907 A Adolf Daens, Belgian priest/politician (CVP), dies
- 1908 Frederick Arthur Stanley, Governor general of Canada (b. 1841)
- 1916 João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian writer (b. 1865)
- 1920 Max Weber, German sociologist/economist/historian, dies
- 1926 Mary Cassatt, American Impressionist artist (b. 1844)
- 1927 Jerome K. Jerome, English writer (The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow), dies at 68
Emmeline Pankhurst
1928 Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette who formed the Women's Social & Political Union (1903), dies at 69
Emmeline Pankhurst
- 1932 Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian business pioneer
- 1936 G. K. Chesterton [Gilbert Keith], English writer/poet (Father Brown), dies at 62
- 1938 William W Campbell, American astronomer and Director of Lick Observatory, dies at 76
- 1941 Pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (John Knox), dies at 74
- 1944 Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist and anthropologist, dies at 78
- 1944 Robert H Iseley, US pilot/lt-comdr (Saipan), dies in battle
John Logie Baird
1946 John Logie Baird, Scottish inventor and father of the television, dies of a stroke at 57
John Logie Baird
Salvatore Quasimodo
1968 Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian poet/essayist (Nobel 1959), dies at 66
Salvatore Quasimodo
- 1975 Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (b. 1902)
Jorge Luis Borges
1986 Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine author (Book of Sand), dies in Geneva at 86
Jorge Luis Borges
- 1991 Joy Finzi, [Joyce A Black], British painter, dies at 84
- 1993 Vincent T Hamlin, cartoonist (Alley Oop), dies at 93
- 1994 Denys Hay, British historian, dies at 78
- 1994 Mark Alexander Lees, rowing Coach, dies at 38
- 1994 Simon Prior, British auto maker, dies of injuries
- 1995 Gesualdo Bufalino, novelist, dies at 74
- 1995 Gordon Greig, journalist, dies at 63
- 1995 Roger Joseph Zelazny, sci-fi writer, dies of cancer at 60
- 1996 Ted Nightingale, former colonial governor, dies at 91
- 1997 Henry C Gordon, USAF/astronaut (Dynasoar), dies at 71
- 1997 Tesslynn O'Cull, American child abuse victim (b. 1995)
- 2000 Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and writer (b. 1911)
- 2002 June Jordan, Carribean-American playwright and poet (His Own Where), dies at 65
- 2004 Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide (b. 1900)
- 2005 Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (b. 1924)
- 2006 Jean Roba, Belgian comics author (Boule et Bill), dies at 75
- 2007 Ruth Graham [Bell], American Christian author and wife of evangelist Billy Graham, dies at 87
- 2007 Robin Olds, American fighter pilot (b. 1922)
- 2007 Kurt Waldheim, Austrian 4th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1972-81) and 9th President of Austria (1986-92), dies at 88
- 2009 Bob Bogle, founding member of The Ventures