| 1713 - Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (b. 1671) |
| 1958 - Henry Kuttner, American author (b. 1915) |
| 1959 - Una O'Connor, Irish actress (b. 1880) |
| 1983 - Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (b. 1950) |
| 1992 - Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish model (b. 1911) |
| 1994 - Fred De Bruyne, Belgian cyclist (b. 1930) |
| 2000 - Doris Coley, American singer (Shirelles) (b. 1941) |
| 2001 - Iannis Xenakis, Greek composer and architect (b. 1922) |
| 2002 - George Nader, American film and television actor (b. 1921) |
| 2007 - Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-born American abstract painter and sculptor (b. 1922) |