- 741 Syrian Catholic Pope Saint Gregory III
- 1058 Casimir I the Restorer, Polish nobleman (Duke of Poland, 1034-58), dies at 42
- 1170 Owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd, dies at about 70 (b, c. 1100)
- 1290 Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England as the first wife of Edward I of England, dies at about 49 (b. 1241)
- 1499 Edward Plantagenet, English, 17th Count of Warwick, last Plantagenet heir, beheaded for treason at 24
- 1514 Hartmann Schedel, German humanist, historian and physician, compiled “The Nuremburg Chronicle”, dies at 74
- 1545 Jacob van Liesveld, Flemish printer and publisher of the 1st complete Dutch translation of the bible, beheaded for publishing unauthorised versions of the Bible
- 1559 Erasmus Sarcerius, German Lutheran theologian and reformer, dies at about 58
- 1574 Georg Major, German Protestant theologian, dies at 72
- 1585 Hernando Franco, Spanish composer (b. 1532)
- 1641 Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50
- 1667 Jean de Thévenot, French linguist, traveler and scientist (Voyages), dies at 34 [1]
- 1675 Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh, English Civil War soldier (c. 1608)
- 1675 Leonard Hoar, American President of Harvard University, dies at 45
Italian baroque sculptor, painter and architect (St. Peter’s Baldachin), dies at 81
- 1695 Anthony Wood, English antiquarian, dies at 62
- 1695 Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer, dies at 58
French soldier and Governor General of New France (1672-82, 1689-98), dies at 76
- 1860 Ludwig Rellstab, German music theorist, dies at 61
- 1861 Robert Führer, Czech composer of sacred music, and music theorist, dies at 54
- 1867 John Drake Sloat, 1st Military Governor of California (Union Navy), dies at 86
- 1870 Frédéric Bazille, French painter, dies at 28
- 1876 Karl Earnest von Baer, Estonian-German embryologist (founding father of embryology), dies at 84
- 1878 Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, Italian classical guitarist and composer, dies at 78
- 1878 Orson Hyde, American religious leader (b. 1805)
- 1880 Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, Portuguese Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa, dies at 43
- 1898 Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Swiss writer, dies at 73
- 1899 Adriaan de la Rey, eldest son of Boer General Koos de la Rey, dies in The Battle of Modder River, Cape Colony (now South Africa) at 19
- 1899 Robert Brank Vance, American politician (US Representatives from North Carolina, 1873-85), dies at 71
- 1907 Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish dramatist, poet, painter, and architect, dies of syphilis at 38
- 1912 Otto Brahm, German critic, theatre director (founded Neue Deutsche Rundschau), dies at 56
- 1912 Walter Benona Sharp, American oil tycoon, dies at 41
- 1915 Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author and critic (C’era una Volta), dies at 76
- 1915 Mubarak Al-Sabah “The Great”, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1896)
- 1916 Marthinus Theunis Steyn, South African politician and President of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59
- 1918 Alexis Contant, Canadian pianist, organist and composer, dies at 60
- 1921 ʻAbdu’l-Bahá, Persian successor and head of the Bahá’í Faith (1892-1921) from his father Baháʼu’lláh, dies at 77
- 1927 Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (New Guinea), dies
- 1927 C. E. A. Wichmann, German-Dutch geologist, dies at 76
- 1928 Frank Friday Fletcher, American Naval Admiral (Medal of Order for Battle of Veracruz), dies at 73
- 1935 Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian ethnomusicologist, dies at 58
- 1936 Pedro Muñoz Seca, Spanish comic playwright (Don Mendo’s Revenge), executed by the Spanish Republican army at 55
Canadian-American physical educator and inventor (basketball, football helmet), dies at 78
- 1940 Nicolae Iorga, Romanian writer, literature historian and Prime Minister of Romania, murdered by fascist at 69
- 1944 Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn
- 1944 Joop Brouwer de Koning, youngest Dutch radio operator, executed at 25
- 1944 Lode Zielens, Flemish author and journalist (Obscure Blood), dies at 43
- 1945 Dwight F. Davis, American politician (49th United States Secretary of War) and founder of the Davis Cup, dies at 66
French general and WWII hero known as the “Liberator of Paris”, dies in a plane crash at 44
- 1952 Elena of Montenegro, Queen of Italy as consort of Victor Emmanuel III, dies at 79
Italian-American nuclear physicist, gone fission, fermium (Nobel Prize 1938), dies of stomach cancer at 53
Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948), dies at 82
- 1963 Fred Uttal, TV host (QED), dies at 55
- 1963 Karyn Kupcinet, American actress (Carol-Gertrude Berg Show), murdered at 23
- 1964 Charles Meredith, American actor (Court of Last Resort), dies at 70
- 1966 Vittorio Giannini, American violinist, composer (The Medead), and educator (Curtis Institute, 1956-64), dies at 63
- 1967 Léon M’ba, Gabonese politician and 1st president of Gabon (1961-67), dies at 65
English children’s writer, fifth most popular author in the world (Famous Five, Secret Seven, The Adventure), dies at 71
- 1969 Elbert Frank Cox, African-American mathematician (first African-American to receive PhD in Mathematics), dies at 73
- 1969 Roy Barcroft [Howard Ravenscroft], American actor (Oklahoma!; Freckles), dies at 67
- 1970 Fritz von Unruh, German expressionist playwright (Jurgen Wullenweber, Zero), dies at 85
- 1970 Jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani), dies at 55
- 1970 Nina Ricci, French fashion couturiere (Nina Ricci), dies at 87
- 1971 Alexander “Papa” Lightfoot, American blues singer and harmonica player, dies of respiratory failure at 47
- 1971 Grantley Herbert Adams, Premier of Barbados (1953-58) and Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation (1958-62), dies at 73
- 1971 Wasfi Tal, Jordan’s PM, assassinated by Black Sept in Cairo
- 1972 Gustave Frederic Soderlund, American composer, dies at 91
- 1972 [William] Havergal Brian, British composer (“Gothic” symphony), dies at 96
- 1973 Marthe Bibesco, Romanian-French writer, socialite, and political hostess, dies at 87
- 1975 Érico Veríssimo, Brazilian writer known for “O Tempo e o Vento”, dies at 69
- 1976 (Catherine) Rosalind Russell, American stage and screen actress (His Girl Friday; Auntie Mame; Gypsy), dies of breast cancer at 69
- 1976 Robert Fleming, Canadian composer, dies at 55
- 1977 Trevor Bardette, American actor (Refugee, None Shall Escape), dies at 75
- 1978 André Morell [Cecil André Mesritz], British actor (Ben-Hur, The Message, Hound of the Baskervilles), dies from a heart attack at 69
- 1978 Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Argentine football executive (b. 1902)
- 1978 Carlo Scarpa, Italian architect and designer known for the Brion Tomb, dies of injuries after a fall at 72
- 1982 Helen of Greece and Denmark, Queen Mother of Romania, dies at 86
- 1983 Christopher George, American actor (The Rat Patrol; Chisum; The Immortal), and US Marine Corp veteran, dies of a heart attack at 52
- 1984 Hans Speidel, German army officer (WWI, WWII), involved in the 20 July Plot to kill Adolf Hitler (19440, and NATO-supreme commander (1957-64), dies at 87
- 1984 Ricky Bell, American College Football HOF running back (USC; #1 Overall Selection 1977 NFL Draft TB Buccaneers; San Diego Chargers), dies of heart failure caused by dermatomyositis at 29
- 1985 Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civilization & Capitalism), dies at 83
- 1985 Johnny “Blood” McNally, American Pro Football HOF halfback (NFL C’ship 1929-31, 36; Green Bay Packers), dies from a stroke at 82
- 1987 Choh Hao Li, Chinese-American bio-chemist (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74
- 1987 Paul Arma, Hungarian-French pianist, composer, and ethno-musicologist, dies at 83
- 1989 (Johanne) “Jo” Vincent, Dutch concert soprano (Royal Concertgebouw, 1924-42 – St. Matthew’s Passion; Benjamin Britten’s Spring Symphony), and voice teacher, dies at 91
- 1990 Tamara De Treaux, actress (ET), dies at 31
- 1992 Bill Kearns, American actor (Playtime), dies of lung cancer at 69
- 1992 June Joyce Lewis Fraser, entertainer, dies at 75
- 1992 Roland Smeenk, Dutch cabaret performer, dies in a car accident at 35
- 1992 Sidney Nolan, Australian painter and illustrator (Ned Kelly), dies at 75
- 1993 Abu Rish, Palestinian PLO-leader, dies at 23
- 1993 Camillo Togni, Italian pianist and composer, dies at 71
- 1993 Garry Moore, TV host (I’ve Got A Secret), dies of emphysema at 78
- 1993 Jerry Edmonton, Canadian rock drummer (Steppenwolf), dies at 47
- 1993 Kenneth Connor, English comedian and actor, best known for his “Carry On” films, dies of cancer at 75
- 1993 Khaled Moustapha Zir, Palestinian Hamas leader, shot to death at 25
- 1994 Al Levitt, American jazz drummer, dies at 63
- 1994 Franfo Fortini [Franco Lattes], Italian poet, dies at 77
- 1994 Ian Serraillier, English children’s books author (The Silver Sword), dies at 82
American serial killer (Milwaukee Cannibal), killed in prison at 34
- 1994 Jerry Rubin, US anti-war activist (Youth Party) and businessman, dies at 56
- 1994 Vicente Enrique y Tarancon, Spanish cardinal, dies at 87
- 1994 Victor Legley, Belgian violinist, composer, and educator (Brussels Conservatory, 1949-80), dies at 79
- 1995 Brunhilde Hendrix, German relay runner (Olympic silver 1960), dies at 57
- 1996 Anna Pollak, English mezzo-soprano, dies at 84
- 1996 Charles Bressler, American tenor, specializing in early music (New York Pro Musica, 1953-63), and educator, dies at 70
- 1996 Don McNeill, American tennis player (French C’ship 1939, US Nat C’ship 1940), dies of pneumonia at 78
- 1997 Georges Marchal, French actor (Evil Eden, Gina, Milky Way, La mort en ce jardin), dies at 77
- 1997 William “Smitty” Smith, American rock keyboardist and session musician (Motherlode – “When I Die”), dies of a heartattack at 53
- 1998 Kerry Wendell Thornley, Co-founder of Discordianism, dies at 60
- 1999 Bethel Leslie, American entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap), dies at 70
- 1999 N. V. M. González, Filipino novelist, short story writer, and, poet, dies at 84
- 1999 Robert Worth Bingham IV, American member of the Bingham media dynasty and author (Lightning on the Sun), dies of an overdose at 33
- 2000 Henry B. González, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1961-99), dies at 84
- 2000 Liane Haid, Austrian actress (Lady Hamilton), dies at 105
- 2001 Kal Mann, American pop lyricist (“Let’s Twist Again”), dies at 84
- 2001 William Kienzle, American author (b. 1928)
- 2001 William Reid, British aviator awarded the Victoria Cross (b. 1921)
- 2002 Dave “Snaker” Ray, American country blues musician, dies of lung cancer at 59
- 2003 Antonia Forest [Patricia Giulia Caulfield Kate Rubinstein], British children’s author (The Marlows), dies at 88
- 2003 Ted Bates, English soccer manager (Southampton 1955-73) and forward (Southampton 202 games), dies at 85
- 2003 Terry Lester, American actor (The Young and the Restless, Santa Barbara), dies at 53
- 2005 Marc Lawrence [Max Goldsmith], American character actor (Man With Golden Gun), dies of natural causes at 95
- 2005 Tony Meehan, British rock drummer (Vipers; Drifters: Shadows), dies from head injury after a fall at his home, at 62
- 2006 Lyubov Polishchuk, Russian actress (b. 1949)
- 2006 Robert Volpe, Artist, Art Theft Detective (b.1942)
- 2007 Boeli van Leeuwen, Antillian writer (Vreemdeling Op Aarde), dies at 85
- 2007 Elly Beinhorn, German pilot and author (Alleinflug: Mein Leben / Solo Flight: My Life), dies at 100 [1]
- 2007 Gudrun Wagner, co-director of the Bayreuth Festival (b. 1944)
- 2009 Gilles Carle, Canadian screenwriter and film director (b. 1928)
- 2009 Takeo Kajiwara, Japanese Go player (b. 1923)
- 2010 Gil McDougald, American baseball player (b. 1928)
- 2010 Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (Spy Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun), dies of pneumonia at 84
- 2010 Samuel T. Cohen, American physicist (b. 1921)
- 2011 Andrew Kazdin, classical record producer, dies at 77
- 2011 Ante Markovic, last Premier of Yugoslavia, dies at 87
- 2012 Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer, dies at 90
- 2013 Mitja Ribičič, Italian-born Slovenian communist politician and Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1969-71), dies at 94
- 2015 Janez Strnad, Slovenian physicist, and author (We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made Of), dies at 81
- 2015 Luc Bondy, Swiss theatre and opera director, dies of cancer at 67
- 2015 Marjorie Lord [Wollenberg], American actress (Make Room for Daddy, Sherlock Holmes in Washington), dies of natural causes at 97
- 2015 Olene Walker, American politician (R), 1st female Governor of Utah (2003-2005), dies at 85
- 2016 Allan Zavod, Australian classical and jazz pianist and composer, dies of brain cancer at 71
- 2016 Grant Tinker, American TV executive (Chairman of NBC), dies at 90
- 2016 Mark Taimanov, Russian pianist, dies at 90
- 2016 Van Williams, American actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon), dies at 82
- 2016 William A. Christenberry, American photographer and artist, dies at 80
- 2017 Martin Nourse, British lawyer and Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales, dies at 85
- 2017 Shadia [Fatmah Ahmed Kamal Shaker], Egyptian actress (“Al Maraa Al Maghoula” (The Unknown Woman)), and singer (“Ya Habibti Ya Masr” (Oh Egypt, My Love)), dies from respiratory failure at 86
- 2018 Robert Morris, American sculptor and painter, dies of pneumonia at 87
- 2018 Thomas J.J. Altizer, US Radical theologian (God is Dead), dies at 91
- 2019 Padú del Caribe [Juan Chabaya Lampe], Aruban pianist and composer, known as the “Father of the Caribbean” (“Aruba Dushi Tera” – Aruba’s national anthem), dies at 99
- 2020 Dave Prowse, English actor (Darth Vader), dies of COVID-19 at 85
- 2020 Vítor Oliveira, Portuguese soccer midfielder (Braga, Portimonense) and manager (won 11 promotions to Primeira Liga, 6 as champion), dies from a heart attack at 67
- 2021 Carrie Meek, American politician (Rep-D-Florida 1993-2003), dies at 95
- 2021 François Moncla, French rugby union flanker (31 Tests; Racing 92, Section Paloise), dies at 89
- 2021 Frank Williams, British businessman, racing team owner (Principal Williams Formula 1 team 1977-2020; 9 x F1 Constructors’ C’ships, 7 x Drivers’ C’ships), dies at 79
- 2021 Lee Elder, American golfer (first African-American to play in the US Masters; 4 PGA Tour titles), dies at 87
- 2021 Mustafa Cengiz, Turkish businessman and sports administrator (president Galatasaray S.K. 2018-21), dies from cancer at 71
- 2021 Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician (President of National Assembly, 1998-2206; First Prime Minister, 1993-97), dies at 77
- 2022 (Trevor) Tom Phillips, English visual artist, printmaker and collagist, dies at 85
- 2022 Clarence Gilyard Jr, American actor (Walker, Texas Ranger – “Trivette”; Matlock, 1989-93 – “Conrad”; Die Hard), and educator, dies at 66
- 2022 Rob Armitage, Canadian curler (World C’ship gold 2013), dies from pancreatic cancer at 65
- 2023 Cecil Sandford, British motorcycle road racer (125cc world champion 1952; 250cc world champion 1957), dies at 95
American investor (vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway), dies at 99
- 2024 Bill Battle, American college football coach (Uni of Tennessee 1970-76) and executive (athletic director Uni of Alabama 2013-17), dies at 82
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