<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/673" title="673">673</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecgberht_of_Kent" title="Ecgberht of ... by @wikipedia | Factiii- 673 – Ecgberht, king of Kent37
- 907 – Luitpold, margrave of Bavaria
- 907 – Dietmar I, archbishop of Salzburg
- 910 – Luo Shaowei, Chinese warlord (born 877)
- 940 – Wang Jianli, Chinese general (born 871)
- 943 – Taejo of Goryeo, Korean king (born 877)
- 945 – Zhuo Yanming, Chinese Buddhist monk and emperor
- 965 – Benedict V, pope of the Catholic Church
- 973 – Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop and saint (born 890)
- 975 – Gwangjong of Goryeo, Korean king (born 925)
- 1187 – Raynald of Châtillon, French knight (born 1125)
- 1307 – Rudolf I of Bohemia (born 1281)
- 1336 – Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (born 1271)
- 1429 – Carlo I Tocco, ruler of Epirus (born 1372)
- 1533 – John Frith, English priest, writer, and martyr (born 1503)
- 1541 – Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish general and explorer (born 1495)
- 1546 – Hayreddin Barbarossa, Ottoman admiral (born 1478)
- 1551 – Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, English politician (born 1514)
- 1603 – Philippe de Monte, Flemish composer and educator (born 1521)
- 1623 – William Byrd, English composer (born c. 1540)
- 1644 – Brian Twyne, English academic, antiquarian and archivist (born 1581)
- 1648 – Antoine Daniel, French missionary and saint, one of the eight Canadian Martyrs (born 1601)
- 1742 – Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (born 1671)
- 1754 – Philippe Néricault Destouches, French playwright and author (born 1680)
- 1761 – Samuel Richardson, English author and painter (born 1689)
- 1780 – Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (born 1712)
- 1787 – Charles, Prince of Soubise, Marshal of France (born 1715)
- 1821 – Richard Cosway, English painter and academic (born 1742)
- 1826 – John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (born 1735)38
- 1826 – Thomas Jefferson, American architect, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of the United States (born 1743)
- 1831 – James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (born 1758)
- 1848 – François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician (born 1768)
- 1850 – William Kirby, English entomologist and author (born 1759)
- 1854 – Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German academic and jurist (born 1781)
- 1857 – William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (born 1786)
- 1881 – Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician (born 1806)
- 1882 – Joseph Brackett, American composer and author (born 1797)
- 1886 – Poundmaker, Canadian tribal chief (born 1797)
- 1891 – Hannibal Hamlin, American lawyer and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (born 1809)
- 1901 – Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic (born 1843)
- 1902 – Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and saint (born 1863)
- 1905 – Élisée Reclus, French geographer and author (born 1830)
- 1910 – Melville Fuller, American lawyer and jurist, Chief Justice of the United States (born 1833)39
- 1910 – Kabua the Great, Marshallese iroijlaplap (born c. 1820)40
- 1910 – Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer and historian (born 1835)
- 1916 – Alan Seeger, American soldier and poet (born 1888)
- 1922 – Lothar von Richthofen, German lieutenant and pilot (born 1894)
- 1926 – Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist and saint (born 1901)
- 1934 – Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1867)41
- 1935 – Anna Paaske, Norwegian opera singer and music teacher (born 1856)42
- 1938 – Otto Bauer, Austrian philosopher and politician, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1881)
- 1938 – Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (born 1899)
- 1941 – Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic (born 1881)
- 1943 – Władysław Sikorski, Polish general and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland (born 1881)
- 1946 – Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer and coach (born 1906)
- 1948 – Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian journalist and author (born 1882)
- 1949 – François Brandt, Dutch rower and engineer (born 1874)
- 1963 – Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, New Zealand general and politician, 7th Governor-General of New Zealand (born 1889)
- 1963 – Clyde Kennard, American activist and martyr (born 1927)
- 1963 – Pingali Venkayya, Indian activist, designed the Flag of India (born 1876)
- 1964 – Gaby Morlay, French actress and singer (born 1893)
- 1969 – Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (born 1890)
- 1970 – Barnett Newman, American painter and illustrator (born 1905)
- 1970 – Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American sailor and businessman (born 1884)
- 1971 – August Derleth, American anthologist and author (born 1909)
- 1971 – Thomas C. Hart, American admiral and politician (born 1877)
- 1974 – Georgette Heyer, English author (born 1902)
- 1974 – André Randall, French actor (born 1892)
- 1976 – Yonatan Netanyahu, Israeli colonel (born 1946)
- 1976 – Antoni Słonimski, Polish poet and playwright (born 1895)
- 1977 – Gersh Budker, Ukrainian physicist and academic (born 1918)
- 1979 – Lee Wai Tong, Chinese footballer and manager (born 1905)
- 1980 – Maurice Grevisse, Belgian linguist and author (born 1895)
- 1984 – Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (born 1949)
- 1986 – Paul-Gilbert Langevin, French musicologist, critique musical and physicist (born 1933)
- 1986 – Flor Peeters, Belgian organist and composer (born 1903)
- 1986 – Oscar Zariski, Belarusian-American mathematician and academic (born 1899)
- 1988 – Adrian Adonis, American wrestler (born 1954)
- 1990 – Olive Ann Burns, American journalist and author (born 1924)
- 1991 – Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon and physician (born 1936)
- 1991 – Art Sansom, American cartoonist (born 1920)
- 1992 – Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian bandoneon player and composer (born 1921)
- 1993 – Bona Arsenault, Canadian historian, genealogist, and politician (born 1903)
- 1994 – Joey Marella, American wrestling referee (born 1964)
- 1995 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and singer (born 1919)
- 1995 – Bob Ross, American painter and television host (born 1942)
- 1997 – Charles Kuralt, American journalist (born 1934)
- 1997 – John Zachary Young, English zoologist and neurophysiologist (born 1907)
- 1999 – Leo Garel, American illustrator and educator (born 1917)
- 2000 – Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Polish journalist and author (born 1919)
- 2002 – Gerald Bales, Canadian organist and composer (born 1919)
- 2002 – Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general (born 1912)
- 2003 – Larry Burkett, American author and radio host (born 1939)
- 2003 – André Claveau, French singer (born 1915)
- 2003 – Barry White, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1944)
- 2004 – Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (born 1920)
- 2005 – Cliff Goupille, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1915)
- 2005 – Hank Stram, American football player and coach (born 1923)
- 2007 – Bill Pinkney, American singer (born 1925)
- 2008 – Thomas M. Disch, American author and poet (born 1940)
- 2008 – Jesse Helms, American politician (born 1921)
- 2008 – Evelyn Keyes, American actress (born 1916)
- 2008 – Terrence Kiel, American football player (born 1980)
- 2008 – Charles Wheeler, German-English soldier and journalist (born 1923)
- 2009 – Brenda Joyce, American actress (born 1917)
- 2009 – Allen Klein, American businessman and talent agent, founded ABKCO Records (born 1931)
- 2009 – Drake Levin, American guitarist (born 1946)
- 2009 – Steve McNair, American football player (born 1973)
- 2009 – Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author and actor (born 1935)
- 2009 – Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard, Congolese poet and politician (born 1938)
- 2010 – Robert Neil Butler, American physician and author (born 1927)
- 2012 – Hiren Bhattacharyya, Indian poet and author (born 1932)
- 2012 – Jimmy Bivins, American boxer (born 1919)
- 2012 – Jeong Min-hyeong, South Korean footballer (born 1987)
- 2012 – Eric Sykes, English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1923)
- 2013 – Onllwyn Brace, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (born 1932)
- 2013 – Jack Crompton, English footballer and manager (born 1921)
- 2013 – James Fulton, American dermatologist and academic (born 1940)
- 2013 – Charles A. Hines, American general (born 1935)
- 2013 – Bernie Nolan, Irish singer (born 1960)
- 2014 – Giorgio Faletti, Italian author, screenwriter, and actor (born 1950)
- 2014 – C. J. Henderson, American author and critic (born 1951)
- 2014 – Earl Robinson, American baseball player (born 1936)
- 2014 – Richard Mellon Scaife, American businessman (born 1932)
- 2015 – Nedelcho Beronov, Bulgarian judge and politician (born 1928)
- 2015 – William Conrad Gibbons, American historian, author, and academic (born 1926)
- 2016 – Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, and photographer (born 1940)
- 2017 – John Blackwell, American R&B, funk, and jazz drummer (born 1973)
- 2017 – Daniil Granin, Soviet and Russian author (born 1919)
- 2017 – Gene Conley, American MLB player and NBA player (born 1930)43
- 2018 – Henri Dirickx, Belgian footballer (born 1927)
- 2018 – Robby Müller, Dutch cinematographer (born 1940)
- 2021 – Harmoko, Indonesian politician, former parliament speaker and government minister (born 1939)44
- 2021 – Matīss Kivlenieks, Latvian ice hockey goaltender (born 1996)45
- 2022 – Cláudio Hummes, Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1934)46
- 2022 – Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese manga artist (born 1961)47