- 79 Pope Linus, second Bishop of Rome after St Peter
- 965 Aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered
- 1241 Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet (Heimskringla), and politician, assassinated at 62 (b. 1178)
- 1390 John I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346)
- 1535 Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Gustav I of Sweden, dies after a fall while pregnant at 21
- 1571 John Jewel, English bishop, dies at 49
- 1573 Azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord (b. 1524)
- 1598 Jacques Mahu, Dutch admiral, leader of expedition to Asia, dies at the Cape Verde Islands of fever (b. 1564)
- 1605 Pontus de Tyard, French poet and priest, who a member of the Renaissance poets “La Pléiade”, dies at about 84
- 1624 Willem Pietersz Buytewech, Dutch painter and etcher, dies at about 32
- 1675 Valentin Conrart, founder of the Académie Française (b. 1603)
- 1694 Francesco Passarini, Italian composer, dies at 57
- 1700 Nicolaus Adam Strungk, German composer, dies at 59
- 1712 Thomas Halyburton, Scottish “divine”, an Anglican clergy of the Church of England, dies at 37
- 1728 Christian Thomasius, German jurist, philosopher, and co-founder of the University of Halle (Essays on Church, State, and Politics), dies at 73 [1] [2]
- 1738 Hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69
- 1764 Robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703)
- 1773 Johann Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (b. 1718)
- 1778 Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator and historian, dies at 83
- 1789 John Rogers, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723)
- 1797 Johann Georg Roser, Austrian composer and kapellmeister, dies at 57
- 1823 Matthew Baillie, Scottish Physician (first systematic study of pathology in 1793), dies at 61
- 1830 Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, First Lady of the United States (1817-25) as the wife of the fifth President James Monroe, dies at 62
- 1835 Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (La Sonnambula, Norma), dies at 33
- 1836 María Malibran (née García) Spanish operatic contralto and soprano, dies from head injuries several months after falling from a horse at 28
- 1837 Richard John Samuel Stevens, English composer, dies at 80
- 1844 Alexander von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman (b. 1783)
- 1846 John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-born explorer and settler of South Australia, dies at 28
- 1847 Henri de Mérode, Belgian nobleman, revolution supporter, Belgian senator (1831-39), and writer (Souvenirs), dies at 65
- 1850 José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan revolutionary leader and national hero who is regarded as the father of Uruguayan independence, dies at 86
- 1852 John Vanderlyn. American painter of portraits and panoramas (The Rotunda), dies at 76
- 1864 Sandie [Alexander Swift] Pendleton, American Lieutenant Colonel (Confederate Army), dies at 23
- 1870 Prosper Mérimée, French author (Carmen), dies at 66
- 1871 Alexander N. Afanasjev, Russian story teller, dies at 45
- 1873 Jean Chacornac, French astronomer, dies at 50
- 1877 Urbain Jean Joseph le Verrier, French astronomer (made calculations that proved existence of Neptune), dies at 66
- 1885 Carl Spitzweg, German painter (The Poor Poet, The Bookworm), dies of a stroke at 77
- 1889 [William] Wilkie Collins, English writer (The Moonstone), dies at 65
- 1896 Gilbert Duprez, French composer, dies at 89
- 1896 Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet, dies at 83
- 1900 William Marsh Rice, American philanthropist and university founder (b. 1816)
- 1902 John Wesley Powell, American geologist, explorer (Grand Canyon) and ethnologist, dies at 68
- 1906 Jan van Rijswijck, Flemish journalist and politician (Mayor of Antwerp, 1892-1906; Member of Parliament, 1900-06), dies at 53
- 1908 Jadwiga Łuszczewska, Polish poet, dies at 74
- 1910 Tup Scott, Australian cricket batsman and captain (8 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 102; Victoria), dies of typhoid at 51
- 1917 Werner Voss, German World War I flying ace, dies at 20
- 1929 Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian-born chemist (1925 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for work colloids), dies at 64 [1]
- 1930 Anna Maria de Savornin Lohman, Dutch journalist, author, and literary critic (Belief; Women’s Love in Literature), dies at 62
- 1937 Caro Roma [Carrie Northey], American composer and singer, dies at 68
Austrian neurologist and father of psychology, dies at 83
- 1943 Elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks) and screenwriter, dies at 78
- 1944 Hendrikus Colijn, Dutch Prime Minister (1933-39) is buried
- 1947 Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged
- 1950 Sam Barry, American collegiate basketball, football and baseball coach (University of Southern California, 1929-50), dies of a heart attack at 57
- 1956 Earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75
- 1960 Kathlyn Williams, actress (Single Man), dies of a heart attack at 72
- 1961 Billy House, American actor (Imitation of Life; Bedlam; The Egg and I), dies at 71
- 1961 Elmer Diktonius, Finnish poet, composer, and musicologist (Janne Kubrik; Stenkol), dies at 65
- 1968 Padre Pio [Francesco Forgione], Italian priest, Capuchin friar, and dies at 81
- 1970 Bourvil [André Robert Raimbourg], French actor and singer (Le Corniaud, La Grande Vadrouille), dies of Kahler’s syndrome at 53
- 1971 Billy Gilbert, American actor (Great Dictator, His Gal Friday), dies at 77
- 1971 James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist, dies at 83
- 1972 Calvin Frazier, American country and Detroit blues singer-songwriter, and guitarist (“This Old World’s In A Tangle”), dies of cancer at 57
- 1972 Carl Frank, actor (Uncle Gunnar-Mama), dies at 63
- 1973 Manuel Borguñó, Spanish pianist, composer, choral director, and pedagogue, dies at 89
- 1974 Cliff Arquette, American comedian (Charlie Weaver), dies at 68
- 1974 Gerhard Nebel, German writer, dies at 70
- 1974 Robbie Mcintosh, Scottish drummer (Average White Band), overdoses at 24
- 1975 Constant Stotijn, Dutch cellist (Residence Orchestra), oboe player, and timpanist, dies at 62
- 1975 Ian Hunter, South African character actor (Dr. Blood’s Coffin; White Unicorn), dies at 75
- 1975 René Thomas, French auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1914), dies at 89
- 1978 Jay Adler, American actor (Macon County Line; Illegal, Big Combo), dies at 79
- 1979 Catherine Lacey, English actress (October Man, Carnival), dies at 75
- 1980 Alan Strode Campbell Ross, British linguist who coined the terms “U” and “non-U” as class indicators in language usage, dies at 73 [1]
- 1981 Chief Dan George [Tes-wah-no], Canadian Indian author, poet and actor (Harry & Tonto, Little Big Man, Smith!), dies from heart failure at 82
- 1982 Jimmy Wakely, American country music vocalist (5 Star Jubilee), dies of heart failure at 68
- 1984 Anatoly Novikov, Russian-Soviet composer (Red Spider; The Hymn of Democratic Youth of the World), dies at 87
- 1985 Charles Phillips, British archaeologist who lead the Sutton Hoo excavation, dies at 84
- 1985 Mickey Simpson, American actor (Wagonmaster), dies of a heart attack at 72
- 1986 Paddy Stone, Canadian choreographer (Piccadilly Palace), dies at 62
American choreographer, film and stage director (All the Jazz, Cabaret, Damn Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 60
- 1987 Louis Kentner, Hungarian-British pianist and composer, dies at 87
- 1987 O. B. McClinton, American country singer (Man needs a woman), dies at 47
- 1988 Arwel Hughes, Welsh composer, dies at 79
- 1988 Tibor Sekelj, Croatian polyglot, explorer and writer (“Kumewawa, the son of the jungle”), dies at 76
- 1991 Ernestine McClendon, director/actress (Homer & Eddie), dies
- 1991 Patrick Hamilton, English author and playwright (Gas Light, Rope, Angel Street), dies at 58
- 1992 Bernice Gera, American 1st female baseball umpire (1969 NY-Penn League), dies of cancer at 61
- 1992 Glendon Swarthout, American novelist (Where The Boys Are; The Shootist), dies of emphysema at 74
- 1992 James Van Fleet, American US Army General (served during WWI, WWII, and Korean War), dies at 100
- 1992 Martin Arsenault, actor (Guilty by Suspicion), dies of an ulcer
- 1992 Paul E Garber, American founder/1st curator of National Air & Space Museum, dies at 93
- 1993 William Cort, actor/producer (Ghost, Dear Heart), dies of cancer at 53
- 1994 Alec Dickson, British founder of Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), dies at 80
- 1994 Ali Kouider Benyahia [sheik Boualem], Alg Muslim leader, shot at 26
- 1994 Cherif Gousmi, leader of Algeria’s Armed Islamic Group, shot and killed in a gun battle with security forces at 26
- 1994 Dalton Reed, American soul singer, dies of heart failure at 42
- 1994 Georgi, Tsar Nicholas II’s brother, buried
- 1994 Jerry Barber, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1961), dies of mitral valve prolapse and stroke at 78
- 1994 John van Damme, businessman, hanged in Singapore at 59
- 1994 Madeleine Renaud, French actress and theater director (Plaisir), dies at 94
- 1994 Robert Bloch, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Psycho), dies of cancer at 77
- 1995 Lawrence “Booker T.” Laury, American boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer, dies at 81
- 1996 Denis Dowling, New Zealand-born British operatic baritone, dies at 86
- 1996 Fujiko F. Fujio [Hiroshi Fujimoto], Japanese manga cartoon artist (Doraemon), dies at 62
- 1996 Jack Newman, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (3 Tests; Test selector 1958-63; president NZ Cricket Council 1964-67), dies at 94
- 1996 Kip Tyler [Elwood Smith], American rockabilly singer-songwriter, and bongo player (“Ooh Yeah Baby”), dies at 67
- 1996 Stuart Piggott, British archaeologist best known for his work on prehistoric Wessex, dies at 86
- 1997 Abe Gibron, head coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 72
- 1997 Murray Burnett, writer (Everybody Goes to Rick-Casablanca), dies at 86
- 1997 Shirley Clarke, American film director, dies at 78
- 1998 Mary Frann [Leucke], American actress (Newhart – “Joanna”; Days of Our Live, 1976-79 – “Amanda”), dies of a heart attack at 55
- 1999 Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter (Man of a Thousand Faces), dies at 89
- 2000 Carl Rowan, American syndicated journalist (Chicago Sun-Times, Washington bureau), and diplomat, dies of diabetes related heart and kidney issues at 75
- 2001 Ron Hewitt, Welsh footballer (b. 1928)
- 2002 James Scarlett, 8th Baron Abinger, English Conservative peer who campaigned for reform of the ancient law on treasure trove, dies at 87
- 2002 Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan pioneer radio broadcaster, dies at 75
- 2003 Yuri Senkevich, Russian TV anchorman (b. 1937)
- 2004 André Hazes, Dutch barkeeper and singer (We Love Orange), dies at 53
- 2004 Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, dies at 86
- 2004 Tabish Dehlvi, Pakistani poet, dies at 90
- 2005 Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Puerto Rican activist (Founder of FALN), shot and killed by the FBI at 72 near Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
- 2005 Roger Brierley, British character actor, dies of a heart attack at 70
- 2006 Etta Baker, American blues guitarist, dies at 93
- 2006 Sir Malcolm Arnold, British trumpeter, and classical and film score composer (The Bridge On The River Kwai), dies at 84
- 2007 Ken Danby, Canadian painter and watercolorist specializing in realism (At the Crease), dies at 67
- 2008 Peter Leonard, Australian journalist and newsreader, dies of cancer at 66
- 2009 Paul B. Fay, American businessman and cabinet member in the Kennedy administration (b. 1918)
- 2010 Bob Shaw, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox), dies at 77
- 2010 Malcolm Douglas, Australian conservationist (b. 1941)
- 2010 Teresa Lewis, American murderer (b. 1969)
- 2011 Stuart J. Byrne, American sci-fi author (Star Man, God Man), dies at 97
- 2012 Corrie Sanders, South African boxer (WBO heavyweight champion 2003), dies of gunshot wounds at 46
- 2012 Karl Michael Komma, German composer and music publicist, dies at 98
- 2013 Gia Maione Prima, American singer and fifth wife of band leader Louis Prima, dies at 72
- 2013 Hugo Raes, Flemish writer (Horses Jump & Fresh Sea), dies at 84
- 2013 Ruth Patrick, American botanist and limnologist, dies at 105
- 2017 Charles Bradley, American R&B and funk singer, known as ‘The Screaming Eagle of Soul’, dies of stomach cancer at 68
- 2017 Tsisana Tatishvili, Georgian lyric-dramatic soprano, dies at 79
- 2019 Madhav Apte, Indian cricketer (7 Tests for India, 1 century), and executive (President of Cricket Club of India, 1989), dies at 86
- 2019 Robert Hunter, American lyricist and singer-songwriter (Grateful Dead), dies at 78
- 2020 Bobby Wilson, English tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1960 runner-up), dies at 84
- 2020 Harold Evans, English-American journalist, editor (The Sunday Times), and publisher (Random House), dies at 92 [1]
- 2020 Juliette Gréco, French singer (Sous le ciel de Paris) and actress, dies at 93 [1]
- 2020 Ray Batten, English rugby league back-rower (Great Britain 3, England 3 Tests; Leeds 434 games) and coach (Wakefield Trinity), dies at 75
- 2020 W. S. “Fluke” Holland, American rockabilly session and touring drummer (Sun Records; Carl Perkins; Johnny Cash), dies at 85
- 2021 Nino Vaccarella, Italian auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1964; 12 Hours of Sebring 1970), dies at 88
- 2021 Sue Thompson [Eva Sue McKee], American pop and country music singer (“Sad Movies (Make Me Cry”)), dies at 96
- 2021 [Alfred] “Pee Wee” Ellis, American jazz, funk, and rock saxophonist, arranger (James Brown; Van Morrison; Maceo Parker), and songwriter (“The Chicken”; “Cold Sweat”), dies of heart failure at 80
- 2023 François Glorieux, Flemish pianist, composer, musicologist, and educator, dies at 91 [1]
- 2023 Terry Kirkman, American rock vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist (The Association – “Windy”; “Cherish”), and later substance abuse counselor, dies at 83
- 2024 Freddie Salem, American rock guitarist (The Outlaws, 1977-83 – “Ghost Riders in the Sky”), dies of cancer at 71
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