| | 1125 - Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1081) |
| | 1304 - Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer |
| | 1498 - Girolamo Savonarola, Italian religious reformer and ruler of Florence (b. 1452) |
| | 1523 - Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) |
| | 1524 - Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) |
| | 1662 - John Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605) |
| | 1670 - Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1610) |
| | 1691 - Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b. 1622) |
| | 1701 - Captain Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645) |
| | 1752 - William Bradford, British-born printer (b. 1663) |
| | 1754 - John Wood, the Elder, English architect (b. 1704) |
| | 1783 - James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (b. 1725) |
| | 1786 - Móric Beňovský, Slovak explorer |
| | 1813 - Geraud Duroc, French general (b. 1772) |
| | 1825 - Ras Gugsa of Yejju, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia |
| | 1841 - Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1765) |
| | 1846 - Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (b. 1778) |
| | 1855 - Charles Robert Malden, English explorer (b. 1797) |
| | 1857 - Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician {b. 1789) |
| | 1868 - Kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809) |
| | 1886 - Leopold von Ranke, German historian (b. 1795) |
| | 1893 - Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (b. 1805) |
| | 1895 - Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist (b. 1798) |
| | 1906 - Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian writer (b. 1828) |
| | 1908 - François Coppée, French poet and novelist (b. 1842) |
| | 1920 - Svetozar Boroević, Austrian field marshal (b. 1856) |
| | 1934 - Clyde Barrow, American outlaw (b. 1909) |
| | 1934 - Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (b. 1910) |
| | 1937 - John D. Rockefeller, American entrepreneur (b. 1839) |
| | 1945 - Heinrich Himmler, Nazi official (b. 1900) |
| | 1965 - Earl Webb, baseball player (b. 1897) |
| | 1966 - Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (b. 1902) |
| | 1967 - Lionel Groulx, French Canadian priest and historian (b. 1878) |
| | 1975 - Moms Mabley, American comedian (b. 1894) |
| | 1981 - George Jessel, American actor (b. 1898) |
| | 1981 - David Lewis (politician), Canadian labour lawyer and politician (b. 1909) |
| | 1981 - Gene Green, baseball player (b. 1933) |
| | 1986 - Sterling Hayden, American actor (b. 1916) |
| | 1989 - Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian theatre director (b. 1915) |
| | 1991 - Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (b. 1895) |
| | 1992 - Giovanni Falcone, Italian judge (b. 1939) |
| | 1994 - Ray Candy, Professional wrestler (b. 1951) |
| | 1999 - Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1965) |
| | 2002 - Sam Snead, American golfer (b. 1912) |
| | 2003 - Jean Yanne, French actor and director (b. 1933) |
| | 2006 - Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (b. 1921) |
| | 2006 - Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer (b. 1921) |
| | 2006 - Frits Bernard, American activist (b. 1920) |
| | 2006 - Clifford Antone, American businessman (b. 1949) |