- 1296 Guillaume Durand, French writer (b. 1230)
- 1391 Amadeus VII of Savoy (b. 1360)
- 1399 John V, Duke of Brittany (b. 1339)
- 1535 Francesco Sforza, Italian ruler (Milan), dies
- 1546 Giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies
- 1588 Jean Daurat, French poet (b. 1508)
- 1596 Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (Les Libertés de l’église gallicane), dies at 57
- 1642 Jean Nicolet, French explorer (b. 1598)
- 1676 Gisbertus Voetius, Dutch theologian (b. 1589)
- 1678 William Coddington, first Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1601)
- 1700 Carlos II, King of Spain (reigns 1665-1700), dies at 39
- 1750 Gustaaf W van Imhoff, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1736-40), dies at 45
- 1770 Alexander Cruden "Alexander the Corrector", Scottish biblical scholar and eccentric, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible, dies at 71
- 1814 Alexander Samoylov, Russian general and statesman (b. 1744)
- 1841 Antoine Philippe Vischer, comte de Celles, Belgian-French politician, dies at 61
- 1877 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, American politician (Governor of Indiana), dies of a stroke at 56
- 1879 Zachariah Chandler, American merchant and politician (found Republican Party), dies at 65
- 1881 Jacques Perk, Dutch poet (Iris, Wood Song), dies at 22
- 1888 Nikolai Przhevalsky, Russian explorer (b. 1838)
- 1894 Tsar Alexander III of Russia (b. 1845) Reigned from 1881
Theodor Mommsen
1903 Theodor Mommsen, German historian and scholar (Nobel Prize in Literature 1902), dies at 85
Theodor Mommsen
- 1907 Alfred Jarry, French writer (ubu Roi), dies at 33
- 1914 Christopher "Kit" Cradock, English admiral, dies in battle
- 1922 Alfred Capus, French journalist and playwright, dies at 63
- 1935 Émile Francqui, Belgian soldier and diplomat, dies at 72
- 1938 Francis Jammes, French poet and writer (Jammisme), dies at 69
- 1941 Camille Melloy [the Paepe], Belgian priest/poet (Requiem), dies at 50
- 1955 W H van Eemlandt [Haasse], author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel), dies
- 1955 Dale Carnegie, American writer (b. 1888)
- 1956 Pietro Badoglio, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (1943-44) and Italian General (1922-43), dies at 85
- 1959 Gershon Agron, mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 66
- 1961 Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist and author, dies at 97
- 1963 Elsa Maxwell, American author (Jack Paar Show), dies at 80
- 1968 Georgios Papandreou, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (1944–45, 1963, 1964–65 dies at 80
- 1971 Gertrud von Le Fort, German writer (The Eternal Woman), dies at 95
Ezra Pound
1972 Ezra Loomis Pound, American poet (Throne), dies at 87
Ezra Pound
- 1979 Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (1953-61), dies of a stroke at 82
- 1984 Norman Krasna, author (Dear Ruth), dies of a heart attack at 74
- 1987 René Lévesque, Premier of Quebec, dies at 65
- 1991 Joseph Papp, US theater producer (A Chorus Line, Hair), dies at 70
- 1992 Jeremias Chitunda, vice-chairman (Angolese Unita-rebellion), dies
- 1993 Anatoli Voronov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 12a backup), dies at 63
- 1993 A. N. Sherwin-White, English historian (b. 1911)
- 1993 Severo Ochoa, Spanish-American physician and biochemist (Nobel 1959), dies at 88
- 1994 Richard Krautheimer, art historian, dies at 97
- 1994 Syd Dernley, British hangman (1949-54), dies at 73
- 1995 Brian Lenihan, snr, Irish politician and minister, dies at 64
- 1995 Desmond Shawe-Taylor, British critic and writer (co-author of The Record Guide), dies at 88
- 1995 James Ralph Darling, teacher, dies at 96
- 1995 Lex Hixon, religious teacher/author, dies at 53
- 1996 J. R. [Junius Richard] Jayawardene, 2nd President of Sri Lanka (1978-89) and 7th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1977-78), dies at 90
- 1996 Maati Bouabid, Prime Minister of Morocco (1979-83), dies at 68
- 1999 Theodore Hall, American physicist and Atomic Spy for the Soviet Union, dies at 74
- 2006 William Styron, American novelist (Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice), dies at 81
- 2007 Paul Tibbets, US Air Force retired Brigadier General (b. 1915)
- 2008 Jacques Piccard, Swiss ocean explorer (b. 1922)
- 2010 Ernesto Presas, Filipino martial artist (b. 1945)
- 2011 Dorothy Howell Rodham, Mother of US First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, dies at 92
- 2017 Ray Robinson, American magazine editor and biographer (Lou Gehrig), dies of a stroke at 96
- 2018 Amal Hussain, Yemeni famine victim who raised world's awareness, dies aged 7