- 1409 Isabella of Valois, former queen consort of Richard II of England, dies in childbirth at 19
- 1506 Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter
- 1557 John Cheke, English classical scholar and statesman (b. 1514)
- 1592 Michel de Montaigne, French writer (b. 1533)
- 1596 Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java)
- 1598 Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98), dies at 71
- 1632 Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, dies at 45
- 1650 Ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Luik/archbishop, dies at 72
- 1657 Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (Amsterdam Townhall), dies at 62
James Wolfe
1759 James Wolfe, British Army officer who defeated the French in Canada and captured Quebec, dies in battle at 32
James Wolfe
- 1766 Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar, dies at 62
- 1803 John Barry, 1st American commodore, dies
- 1806 Charles James Fox, English politician (b. 1749)
- 1808 Saverio Bettinelli, Italian Jesuit writer, dies at 90
- 1813 Hezqeyas of Ethiopia, deposed Emperor of Ethiopia
- 1847 Nicolas Oudinot, French marshal, dies at 81
- 1848 María Isabella of Spain, Queen of the Two Sicilies (1825-30), dies at 59
- 1872 Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68
Ambrose Burnside
1881 Ambrose Burnside, American soldier, industrialist and politician (Governor of Rhode Island, 1866-69) who popularized sideburns, dies of a heart attack at 57
Ambrose Burnside
- 1904 Kartini, Indonesian national heroine, dies at 25
- 1905 René Goblet, French politician (41st Prime Minister of France), dies at 76
- 1912 Maresuke Nogi, Japanese general (b. 1849)
- 1915 Andrew L. Harris, American Civil War hero and Governor of Ohio (b. 1835)
- 1921 Italo Svevo, writer, dies at 59
- 1921 Ludwig-Alexander von Battenberg [Mountbatten], admiral (WWI), dies at 67
- 1928 Italo Svevo [Ettore Schmitz], Italian writer (Una Vita), dies at 66
Lili Elbe
1931 Lili Elbe [born Einar Wegener], Danish transgender woman, former painter, and 1st identifiable recipient of sex reassignment surgery (autobiography: Man into Woman), dies from complications involving a uterus transplant at 48
Lili Elbe
- 1932 Paul Gorguloff, murderer of French President Doumer, beheaded
- 1937 Ellis Parker Butler, American author (Pigs is Pigs), dies at 67
- 1938 Samuel Alexander, Engl philosopher (Space, time & deity), dies at 79
- 1939 Eugene Foss, American politician (45th Governor of Massachusetts), dies at 80
- 1944 Noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and Special Operations Executive agent in WWII posthumously awarded the George Cross, executed at Dachau at 30
- 1946 Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist, dies at 71
August Krogh
1949 August Krogh, Danish zoophysiologist, dies at 75
August Krogh
- 1959 Gilbert Adrian, costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56
- 1965 Jean B. Fletcher, American architect (b. 1915)
- 1967 Russell L. Rogers, American electrical engineer and astronaut (X-20), dies in explosion at 39
- 1967 Varian Fry, American journalist and recognized as "Righteous Among the Nations", dies at 59
- 1969 Charles Foulkes, Canada gen/honorary citizen of Wageningen, dies at 66
- 1971 Lin Biao, Chinese Communist Marshal during the Civil War and party leader, dies in a plane crash at 63, possibly while fleeing from a botched coup against Mao
- 1981 William Loeb, publisher of Manchester Union Leader, NH, dies at 75
- 1989 Yamada Koun, Zen teacher Sanbo Kyodan line, dies at 82
- 1990 Samuel S. Stratton, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), dies at 73
- 1992 Lou Jacobs, US clown (1966 US postage stamp), dies at 89
- 1995 Francesco Messina, Italian sculptor, dies at 94
- 1995 Walter Goetz, illustrator cartoonist/painter, dies at 83
- 1996 Anthony Nicholas Maria Wahl, American historian, dies at 68
- 1996 Cesar Mendoza, general of Military junta of Chile (1973-85), dies
George Wallace
1998 George Wallace, American politician (Gov-D-Ala) and presidential candidate, dies of septic shock at 79
George Wallace
- 1999 Benjamin Bloom, American educational theorist (b. 1913)
- 2002 Douglas Black, Scottish physician and medical scientist (played a key role in the development of the National Health Service), dies at 89
- 2003 Frank O'Bannon, American politician (Governor of Indiana , 1997-2003), dies of a stroke at 73(
- 2004 Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist, co-inventor of the combined oral contraceptive pill (b. 1925)
- 2005 Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian politician (b. 1916)
- 2006 Ann Richards, 46th Governor of Texas (b. 1933)
- 2007 Whakahuihui Vercoe, New Zealand clergyman (b. 1928)
- 2011 Walter Bonatti, Italian climber (b. 1930)
- 2012 Peter Lougheed, Canadian politician (10th Premier of Alberta), dies at 84
- 2017 Pete Domenici, American politician, U.S. Senator from New Mexico (1973-2009), dies at 85