- 1370 Kazimierz III, the Great, King of Poland (1333-70), dies at 61
- 1515 Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter, dies at 41
- 1559 Kano Motonobu, Zen co-founder (Kano school of painting), dies at 83
- 1603 Irini Fedorovna, Russian daughter of Boris Godunov, dies
- 1660 Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle, English socialite (b. 1599)
- 1660 Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)
- 1669 John Coccejus, German/Neth reformed theologist, dies at about 66
- 1675 Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship designer, dies at 52
- 1680 Gillis Valckenier, mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 57
- 1701 Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, French-born English politician (bc. 1659)
- 1714 Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (b. 1633)
- 1737 Johan Willem, Duke of Ripperda, Dutch political adventurer, dies at 55
- 1752 Carl Andreas Duker, German classical scholar (b. 1670)
- 1758 Hans Egede, Norwegian Lutheran missionary (b. 1686)
- 1772 Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72), dies at 66
- 1801 Norinaga Motoori, Japanese scientist, dies at 71
- 1803 Ch de Laclos, writer, dies
- 1804 Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, poetess (Sara Burgerhart), dies at 66
- 1819 Dirk van den Boetzelaer, Regent of Holland, dies at 55
- 1828 Maria Feodorovna of Russia, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia, dies at 69
- 1834 Aernout Drost, Dutch literary/founder (The Guide), dies at 24
- 1836 Karel Hynek Mácha, Czech poet (b. 1810)
- 1850 Ferdinand KJ, archduke of Austria, dies at 69
- 1854 Soimonov, Russian general, dies in battle of Inkermann
- 1879 James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist (speed of light), dies of abdominal cancer at 48
- 1883 William Hicks, British col/commander (Egyptian army), dies in battle
- 1923 Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French novelist (b. 1880)
Christiaan Eijkman
1930 Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and bacteriologist (Nobel Prize in Medicine 1929), dies at 72
Christiaan Eijkman
- 1941 Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish pacifist (b. 1905)
- 1943 Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter and graphic artist, dies at 62
- 1944 Alexis Carrel, French surgeon, sociologist and biologist (Nobel 1912), dies at 71
- 1955 Maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. 1883)
- 1960 August Gailit, Estonian writer (Ekke Moor), dies at 69
- 1964 Lansdale Sasscer, U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District (b. 1893)
- 1969 Itih Walracen, Sudanese widow of author William Walraven, dies
- 1975 Edward L Tatum, American molecular geneticist and biochemist (Nobel Prize 1958), dies of heart failure at 65
- 1975 Lionel Trilling, American literary critic and author (1969 Poses Award, The Liberal Imagination), dies at 70
René Goscinny
1977 René Goscinny, French cartoonist (Asterix), dies of cardiac arrest during a routine stress test at 51
René Goscinny
- 1979 Al Capp, US cartoonist (Li'l Abner), dies at 70
- 1982 Gerarda "Gerda" Brautigam, Dutch journalist and politician (PvdA), dies
- 1985 Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (b. 1898)
- 1987 Georges Franju, French director (Judex, L'homme sans visage), dies at 75
- 1991 Robert Maxwell, British billionaire publisher (NY Daily News), dies at 68
- 1992 Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer (Oort Cloud), dies at 92
- 1994 McHenry Boatwright, signer, dies at 66
- 1996 Lars-Ake Nilsson, diplomat, dies at 53
- 1997 Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-British philosopher, dies at 88
- 2000 Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Special Friendships), dies at 93
- 2000 Victor Grinich, American businessman (b. 1924)
- 2000 Bibi Titi Mohammed, Tanzanian politician (b.1926)
- 2001 Barry Horne, a British animal liberation activist.
- 2005 Rod Donald, New Zealand environmentalist (b. 1957)
- 2005 John Fowles, English writer (b. 1926)
- 2006 Bülent Ecevit, four term Turkish Prime Minister (between 1974 and 2002), dies at 81
- 2007 Nils Liedholm, Swedish football midfielder and coach (b. 1922)
- 2010 Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet and politician (b. 1943)
- 2012 Charles V. Bush, African-American pioneer (1st African-American US Air Force Academy Graduate and US Supreme Court Page), dies from colon cancer at 72
- 2012 Stalking Cat [Dennis Avner], American body modifier, dies at 54