| | 1231 - Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1196) |
| | 1406 - Pope Innocent VII |
| | 1492 - Antoine Busnois, French composer |
| | 1550 - Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487) |
| | 1632 - King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (killed in battle) (b. 1594) |
| | 1656 - King John IV of Portugal (b. 1603) |
| | 1656 - Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (b. 1583) |
| | 1692 - Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (b. 1619) |
| | 1752 - Ralph Erskine, Scottish minister (b. 1685) |
| | 1771 - John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (b. 1695) |
| | 1790 - James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (b. 1726) |
| | 1796 - Catherine II of Russia (b. 1729) |
| | 1816 - Gouverneur Morris, American lawmaker and diplomat (b. 1752) |
| | 1822 - Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist (b. 1748) |
| | 1836 - King Charles X of France (b. 1757) |
| | 1846 - Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and social activist (b. 1800) |
| | 1846 - Alexander Chavchavadze, Georgian poet and general |
| | 1893 - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (b. 1840) |
| | 1910 - Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (b. 1838) |
| | 1925 - Khai Dinh, Emperor of Vietnam |
| | 1929 - Prince Maximilian of Baden, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1867) |
| | 1936 - Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive (b. 1864) |
| | 1941 - Maurice Leblanc, French novelist (b. 1864) |
| | 1960 - Erich Raeder, German grand admiral (b. 1876) |
| | 1964 - Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863) |
| | 1964 - Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (b. 1925) |
| | 1965 - Edgard Varèse, French composer (b. 1883) |
| | 1965 - Clarence Williams, American musician (b. 1898) |
| | 1968 - Charles Munch, French conductor and violinist (b. 1891) |
| | 1968 - Charles B. McVay III, Ex-U.S. Navy Captain (b. 1898) |
| | 1978 - Harry Bertoia, Italian artist and designer (b. 1915) |
| | 1978 - Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (b. 1899) |
| | 1984 - Gastón Suárez, Bolivian novelist and dramatist (b. 1929) |
| | 1985 - Joel Crothers, Soap Opera Actor (b. 1941) |
| | 1986 - Elisabeth Grümmer, Alsatian soprano (b. 1911) |
| | 1987 - Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (b. 1955) |
| | 1989 - Yusaku Matsuda, Japanese actor (b. 1949) |
| | 1989 - Dickie Goodman, creator of "break-in" records (b. 1934) |
| | 1991 - Gene Tierney, American actress (b. 1920) |
| | 1998 - Marcel Gauthier, Canadian midget wrestler (b. 1928) |
| | 2000 - David R. Brower, American environmentalist (b. 1912) |
| | 2000 - L. Sprague de Camp, American writer (b. 1907) |
| | 2001 - Anthony Shaffer, English dramatist (b. 1926) |
| | 2002 - Sid Sackson, American board game designer (b. 1920) |
| | 2003 - Crash Holly, American professional wrestler (b. 1971) |
| | 2003 - Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (b. 1919) |
| | 2003 - Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (b. 1962) |
| | 2004 - Fred Dibnah, English television personality (b. 1938) |
| | 2004 - Johnny Warren, Australian footballer (b. 1943) |
| | 2005 - Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress (b. 1967) |
| | 2005 - Rod Donald, New Zealand Politican, Green Party Co-leader (b. 1957) |
| | 2006 - Federico (Fico) López, Puerto Rican Olympic basketball player (b. 1962) |
| | 2006 - Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish alpine skier (b. 1950) |
| | 2007 - Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist (b. 1920) |
| | 2007 - Hilda Braid, English actress (b. 1929) |
| | 2007 - George Grljusich, Australian sports broadcaster (b. c1939) |
| | 2007 - Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Afghan politician (b. 1962) |
| | 2007 - George Osmond, Osmond family patriarch (b. 1917) |
| | 2007 - Hank Thompson, American singer (b. 1925) |