Deaths
- 1161 – Emperor Qinzong of China (b. 1100)
- 1381 – Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (birth year unknown)
- 1497 – Giovanni Borgia, Duke of Gandia (b. 1474)
- 1544 – Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1489)
- 1548 – Carpentras, French composer (b. c. 1470)
- 1594 – Orlande de Lassus, Flemish composer (b. c. 1532)
- 1662 – Henry Vane the Younger, British Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1613)
- 1674 – Marin le Roy de Gomberville, French writer (b. 1600)
- 1703 – Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer (b. 1625)
- 1794 – Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (b. 1718)
- 1800 – Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French military leader (b. 1768)
- 1800 – Jean-Baptiste Kleber, French general (b. 1753)
- 1825 – Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French architect (b. 1754)
- 1837 – Giacomo Leopardi, Italian writer (b. 1798)
- 1883 – Edward FitzGerald, English poet (b. 1809)
- 1886 – Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Russian dramatist (b. 1823)
- 1907 – William Le Baron Jenny, American engineer and architect (b. 1832)
- 1908 – Frederick Arthur Stanley, British Governor general of Canada (b. 1841)
- 1914 – Adlai Stevenson I, American politician, 23rd U.S. Vice President (b. 1835)
- 1916 – João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian writer (b. 1865)
- 1920 – Max Weber, German sociologist (b. 1864)
- 1926 – Mary Cassatt, American artist (b. 1843)
- 1927 – Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (b. 1894)
- 1927 – Jerome K. Jerome, British author (b. 1859)
- 1928 – Emmeline Pankhurst, British feminist (b. 1857)
- 1932 – Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian business pioneer (b. 1858)
- 1936 – G. K. Chesterton, English writer (b. 1874)
- 1936 – Hans Poelzig, German architect (b. 1869)
- 1946 – John Logie Baird, Scottish television pioneer (b. 1888)
- 1967 – Eddie Eagan, American sportsman (b. 1897)
- 1968 – Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian writer, Nobel Laureate (b. 1901)
- 1975 – Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (b. 1902)
- 1977 – Robert Middleton, American actor (b. 1911)
- 1979 – Ahmad Zahir, Afghan singer and composer (b. 1946)
- 1986 – Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer (b. 1899)
- 1986 – Alan Jay Lerner, American composer (b. 1918)
- 1990 – Erna Berger, German soprano (b. 1900)
- 1991 – Dame Peggy Ashcroft, British actress (b. 1907)
- 1994 – Henry Mancini, American composer (b. 1924)
- 1994 – Marcel Mouloudji, French singer and actor (b. 1922)
- 1995 – Rory Gallagher, Irish guitarist (b. 1949)
- 1995 – Roger Zelazny, American fantasy and science fiction writer (b. 1937)
- 1997 – Richard Jaeckel, American actor (b. 1926)
- 1999 – Bernie Faloney, American professional football player (b. 1932)
- 2000 – Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and writer (b. 1911)
- 2002 – June Jordan, American writer and teacher (b. 1936)
- 2003 – Dale Whittington, American racing driver (b. 1959)
- 2004 – Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide (b. 1900)
- 2004 – Eamonn McGirr, Irish-born singer and entertainer
- 2005 – Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor (b. 1914)
- 2005 – Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (b. 1924)
- 2006 – Jean Roba, Belgian comics author (b. 1930)
- 2006 – Monty Berman, British film and television producer (b. 1905)
- 2007 – Ruth Graham, China-born wife of Billy Graham (b. 1920)
- 2007 – Robin Olds, American fighter pilot (b. 1922)
- 2007 – Kurt Waldheim, Austrian politician and statesman (b. 1918)
- 2008 – Jamelão, Brazilian samba singer (b. 1913)
- 2008 – Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish jazz pianist (b. 1964)
- 2009 – Bob Bogle, American bassist and guitarist (The Ventures) (b. 1934)
- 2009 – Ivan Della Mea, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
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