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===1601–1900===
*[[1603]] &ndash; [[Ahmad al-Mansur]], Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (b. 1549)
*[[1631]] &ndash; [[Nicholas Hyde]], [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales|Lord Chief Justice]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]] (b.c. 1572)
*[[1632]] &ndash; [[Thomas Dekker (writer)|Thomas Dekker]], English author and playwright (b. 1572)
*[[1688]] &ndash; [[Henry Morgan]], Welsh admiral and politician, [[Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica]] (b. 1635)
*[[1699]] &ndash; [[Christian V of Denmark]] (b. 1646)
*[[1711]] &ndash; [[Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for the Southern Department]] (b. 1656)
*[[1742]] &ndash; [[Carlos Seixas]], Portuguese organist and composer (b. 1704)
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[Niccolò Jommelli]], Italian composer and educator (b. 1714)
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[David Hume]], Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1711)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau]], Belgian-Austrian diplomat (b. 1727)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Thomas Chittenden]], Governor of the [[Vermont Republic]], and first [[Governor of Vermont|Governor of the State of Vermont]] (b. 1730)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Stephen Badlam]], American artisan and military officer (b. 1815)<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Nash |first=Susan Higginson |date=January 26, 1958 |title=Badlam Famed Dorchester Cabinet Maker |pages=7 |work=[[Boston Herald]] |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/badlam-famed-dorchester-cabinet-maker/cbnqbgittqltpchprnzhkkgoliqgdrzg_ip-10-166-46-104_1700872831162}}</ref>
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[James Watt]], Scottish engineer and instrument maker (b. 1736)<ref>{{cite web |title=James Watt {{!}} Biography, Inventions, Steam Engine, Significance, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Watt |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=14 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[William Herschel]], German-English astronomer and composer (b. 1738)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Michael Faraday]], English physicist and chemist (b. 1791)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald]], Estonian physician and author (b. 1803)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Zinovios Valvis]], Greek lawyer and politician, 35th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1791)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[William Champ]], English-Australian politician, 1st [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1808)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Nietzsche]], German philologist, philosopher, and critic (b. 1844)