| | 42 BC - Gaius Cassius Longinus |
| | 1226 - Saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181) |
| | 1283 - David ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince of Gwynedd (executed) |
| | 1369 - Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318) |
| | 1568 - Elizabeth of Valois, wife of Philip II of Spain (b. 1545) |
| | 1596 - Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541) |
| | 1611 - Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554) |
| | 1629 - Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian military leader (b. 1570) |
| | 1649 - Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. 1576) |
| | 1653 - Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (b. 1612) |
| | 1656 - Myles Standish, English-born soldier |
| | 1701 - Joseph Williamson, English politician (b. 1633) |
| | 1801 - Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, Marshal of France (b. 1724) |
| | 1833 - François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (b. 1754) |
| | 1867 - Elias Howe, American sewing machine pioneer (b. 1819) |
| | 1873 - Captain Jack, Modoc tribal leader |
| | 1881 - Orson Pratt, American religious leader (b. 1811) |
| | 1890 - Joseph Hergenröther, German historian (b. 1824) |
| | 1891 - Edouard Lucas, French mathematician (b. 1842) |
| | 1929 - Jeanne Eagels, American actress (b. 1929) |
| | 1929 - Gustav Stresemann, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878) |
| | 1931 - Carl Nielsen, Danish composer (b. 1865) |
| | 1936 - John Heisman, American football coach (b. 1869) |
| | 1953 - Arnold Bax, English composer (b. 1883) |
| | 1965 - Zachary Scott, American actor (b. 1914) |
| | 1967 - Woody Guthrie, American musician (b. 1912) |
| | 1967 - Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (b. 1895) |
| | 1969 - Skip James, American blues musician (b. 1902) |
| | 1986 - Vince DiMaggio, American Baseball Player (b. 1912) |
| | 1987 - Jean Anouilh, French writer (b. 1910) |
| | 1987 - Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist (b. 1947) |
| | 1988 - Franz Josef Strauß, Bavarian politician (b. 1915) |
| | 1990 - Stefano Casiraghi, husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco (b. 1960) |
| | 1993 - Randy Shughart, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1958) |
| | 1994 - Dub Taylor, American actor (b. 1907) |
| | 1998 - Roddy McDowall, English actor (b. 1928) |
| | 1999 - Akio Morita, Japanese businessman (b. 1921) |
| | 2000 - Benjamin Orr, American bassist and singer (The Cars) (b. 1947) |
| | 2002 - Bruce Paltrow, American television and film producer (b. 1943) |
| | 2002 - Robert Krausz, Stock market advisor and investor (b. 1936) |
| | 2003 - Florence Stanley, American actress (b. 1924) |
| | 2003 - William Steig, American cartoonist and children's author (b. 1907) |
| | 2004 - John Cerutti, baseball player and announcer (b. 1960) |
| | 2004 - Janet Leigh, American actress (b. 1927) |
| | 2005 - Ronnie Barker, English comic actor (b. 1929) |
| | 2006 - Alberto Ramento, Filipina bishop (b. 1937) |