| | 399 - Pope Siricius |
| | 1252 - Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188) |
| | 1326 - Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) |
| | 1504 - Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451) |
| | 1621 - Radulph Agas, English surveyor |
| | 1639 - John Spottiswoode, Scottish historian (b. 1565) |
| | 1651 - Henry Ireton, English Civil War general (b. 1611) |
| | 1688 - Philippe Quinault, French writer (b. 1635) |
| | 1689 - Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (b. 1635) |
| | 1717 - Daniel Purcell, British composer (b. 1664) |
| | 1719 - John Hudson, British classical scholar (b. 1662) |
| | 1780 - Sir James Denham Steuart, 4th Baronet, British economist (b. 1712) |
| | 1836 - John MacAdam, British road builder (b. 1756) |
| | 1851 - Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (b. 1769) |
| | 1855 - Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet (b. 1798) |
| | 1857 - Joseph von Eichendorff, German poet (b. 1788) |
| | 1876 - Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist (b. 1792) |
| | 1885 - Thomas Andrews, Irish chemist (b.1813) |
| | 1892 - Charles Lavigerie, French Catholic cardinal (b. 1825) |
| | 1896 - Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician (b. 1818) |
| | 1896 - Coventry Patmore, British poet (b. 1823) |
| | 1934 - Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and statesman (b.1866) |
| | 1941 - Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (b. 1861) |
| | 1941 - Ernest Lapointe, French Canadian politician (b. 1876) |
| | 1943 - Edward O'Hare, American ace pilot (b. 1914) |
| | 1952 - Sven Hedin, Swedish explorer (b. 1865) |
| | 1954 - Bill Doak, baseball player (b. 1891) |
| | 1956 - Tommy Dorsey, American bandleader (b. 1905) |
| | 1959 - Albert Ketèlbey, British composer (b. 1875) |
| | 1962 - Albert Sarraut, French politician (b. 1872) |
| | 1963 - Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian soprano (b. 1882) |
| | 1981 - Max Euwe, Dutch chess player (b. 1901) |
| | 1987 - Thomas G. Lanphier, American WW II aviator (b. 1915) |
| | 1991 - Bob Johnson, National Hockey League coach (b. 1931) |
| | 1996 - Michael Bentine, British comedian (b. 1922) |
| | 1998 - Jonathan Kwitny, American investigative reporter (b. 1941) |
| | 2002 - Verne Winchell, American doughnut entrepreneur |
| | 2003 - Soulja Slim, American rapper (shot) (b. 1978) |
| | 2003 - Stefan Wul, French writer (b. 1922) |
| | 2004 - Philippe de Broca, French film director (b. 1933) |
| | 2005 - Stan Berenstain, children's author (b. 1923) |
| | 2006 - Isaac Gálvez, Spanish procyclist (b. 1975) |
| | 2006 - Dave Cockrum, American comic book artist(b. 1943) |
| | 2006 - Mário Cesariny, Portuguese surrealistic painter and writer |
| | 2006 - Casey Coleman, Cleveland radio and television personality. |
| | 2006 - Stephen Heywood, American designer-builder. |
| | 2006 - Raúl Velasco, Mexican Television host, producer and celebrity. (b. 1933) |