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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[984]] – [[Crescentius the Elder]], Italian politician and aristocrat *[[1021]] – [[Fujiwara no Akimitsu]], Japanese bureaucrat (b. 944) *[[1162]] – [[Haakon II of Norway|Haakon II Sigurdsson]], king of Norway (b. 1147) *[[1285]] – [[Tile Kolup]], German impostor claiming to be [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]] *[[1304]] – [[Pope Benedict XI|Benedict XI]], pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1240) *[[1307]] – [[Edward I of England|Edward I]], king of England (b. 1239) *[[1345]] – [[Momchil]], Bulgarian brigand and ruler *[[1531]] – [[Tilman Riemenschneider]], German sculptor (b. 1460) *[[1568]] – [[William Turner (naturalist)|William Turner]], British ornithologist and botanist (b. 1508) *[[1572]] – [[Sigismund II Augustus]], Polish king (b. 1520) *[[1573]] – [[Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola]], Italian architect, designed the [[Church of the Gesù]] and [[Villa Farnese]] (b. 1507) *[[1593]] – [[Mohammed Bagayogo]], Malian scholar and academic (b. 1523) *[[1600]] – [[Thomas Lucy]], English politician (b. 1532) ===1601–1900=== *[[1607]] – [[Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire]], English noblewoman (b. 1563) *[[1647]] – [[Thomas Hooker]], English minister, founded the [[Colony of Connecticut]] (b. 1586) *[[1701]] – [[William Stoughton (Massachusetts)|William Stoughton]], American judge and politician, [[Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay]] (b. 1631) *[[1713]] – [[Henry Compton (bishop)|Henry Compton]], English bishop (b. 1632) *[[1718]] – [[Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia|Alexei Petrovich]], Russian tsarevich (b. 1690) *[[1730]] – [[Olivier Levasseur]], French pirate (b. 1690) *[[1758]] – [[Marthanda Varma]], Raja of Attingal (b. 1706)<ref name="Thrippadidaanam">{{cite book|last1=Mheshwari|first1=S Uma|title=Thrippadidaanam|publisher=Mathrubhumi Books|isbn=978-81-8265-947-6|pages=41–53}}</ref> *[[1764]] – [[William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath]], English politician, [[Secretary at War]] (b. 1683) *[[1776]] – [[Jeremiah Markland]], English scholar and academic (b. 1693) *[[1790]] – [[François Hemsterhuis]], Dutch philosopher and author (b. 1721) *[[1816]] – [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]], Irish playwright and poet (b. 1751) *[[1863]] – [[William Mulready]], Irish genre painter (b. 1786) *[[1865]] – [[George Atzerodt]] (b. 1833) * 1865 – [[David Herold]] (b. 1842) * 1865 – [[Lewis Powell (conspirator)|Lewis Payne]] (b. 1844) * 1865 – [[Mary Surratt]] (b. 1823) *[[1890]] – [[Henri Nestlé]], German businessman, founded [[Nestlé]] (b. 1814) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Johanna Spyri]], Swiss author (b. 1827) *[[1913]] – [[Edward Burd Grubb Jr.]], American general and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Spain]] (b. 1841) *[[1922]] – [[Cathal Brugha]], Irish revolutionary and politician, active in the [[Easter Rising]], [[Irish War of Independence]]; first [[Ceann Comhairle]] and first [[President of Dáil Éireann]] (b. 1874) *[[1925]] – [[Clarence Hudson White]], American photographer and educator (b. 1871) *[[1927]] – [[Gösta Mittag-Leffler]], Swedish mathematician and academic (b. 1846) *[[1930]] – [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], British writer (b. 1859) *[[1932]] – [[Alexander Grin]], Russian author (b. 1880) * 1932 – [[Henry Eyster Jacobs]], American theologian and educator (b. 1844) *[[1939]] – [[Deacon White]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1847) *[[1950]] – [[Fats Navarro]], American trumpet player and composer (b. 1923) *[[1955]] – [[Ali Naci Karacan]], Turkish journalist and publisher (b. 1896) *[[1956]] – [[Gottfried Benn]], German author and poet (b. 1886) *[[1960]] – [[Francis Browne]], Irish priest and photographer (b. 1880) *[[1964]] – [[Lillian Copeland]], American discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1904) *[[1965]] – [[Moshe Sharett]], Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Israel]] (b. 1894) *[[1968]] – [[Jo Schlesser]], French race car driver (b. 1928) *[[1970]] – Dame [[Laura Knight]], English artist (b. 1877)<ref>{{cite ODNB |id=34349 |title=Knight [née Johnson], Dame Laura}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Claude Gauvreau]], Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1925) *[[1972]] – [[Athenagoras I of Constantinople]] (b. 1886) *[[1973]] – [[Max Horkheimer]], German philosopher and sociologist (b. 1895) * 1973 – [[Veronica Lake]], American actress (b. 1922) *[[1978]] – [[Francisco Mendes]], Guinea-Bissau lawyer and politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau]] (b. 1933) *[[1980]] – [[Dore Schary]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1905) *[[1982]] – [[Swami Bon|Bon Maharaja]], Indian guru and religious writer (b. 1901) *[[1984]] – [[George Oppen]], American poet and author (b. 1908) *[[1987]] – [[Germaine Thyssens-Valentin]], Dutch-French pianist (b. 1902) *[[1990]] – [[Bill Cullen]], American television panelist and game show host (b. 1920) * 1990 – [[Cazuza]], Brazilian singer and songwriter (b. 1958) *[[1993]] – [[Rıfat Ilgaz]], Turkish author, poet, and educator (b. 1911) * 1993 – [[Mia Zapata]], American singer (b. 1965)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://casefilepodcast.com/case-77-mia-zapata/|title=Case 77: Mia Zapata - Casefile: True Crime Podcast|date=2018-03-11|work=Casefile: True Crime Podcast|access-date=2018-06-21|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Carlo Chiti]], Italian engineer (b. 1924) * 1994 – [[Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte]], German general (b. 1907) *[[1998]] – [[Moshood Abiola]], Nigerian businessman and politician (b. 1937) *[[1999]] – [[Vikram Batra]], [[Param Vir Chakra]], Indian Army personnel (b. 1974) * 1999 – [[Julie Campbell Tatham]], American author (b. 1908) *[[2000]] – [[Kenny Irwin Jr.]], American race car driver (b. 1969) *[[2001]] – [[Fred Neil]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936) *[[2003]] – [[Izhak Graziani]], Bulgarian trumpet player and conductor (b. 1924) *[[2006]] – [[Syd Barrett]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946) * 2006 – [[Juan de Ávalos]], Spanish sculptor (b. 1911) * 2006 – [[John Money]], New Zealand-American psychologist and author (b. 1921) *[[2007]] – [[Anne McLaren]], British scientist (b. 1927)<ref name="BBCNews20070708">{{cite news |title=Academic pair killed in car crash |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/6281348.stm |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=BBC News |date=8 July 2007}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Donald Michie]], British scientist (b. 1923)<ref name="BBCNews20070708"/> *[[2008]] – [[Bruce Conner]], American sculptor, painter, and photographer (b. 1933) * 2008 – [[Dorian Leigh]], American model (b. 1917) *[[2011]] – [[Allan W. Eckert]], American historian and author (b. 1931) * 2011 – [[Dick Williams]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1929) *[[2012]] – [[Dennis Flemion]], American drummer (b. 1955) * 2012 – [[Ronaldo Cunha Lima]], Brazilian poet and politician (b. 1936) * 2012 – [[Doris Neal]], American baseball player (b. 1928) * 2012 – [[Jerry Norman (sinologist)|Jerry Norman]], American sinologist and linguist (b. 1936) * 2012 – [[Leon Schlumpf]], Swiss politician (b. 1927) *[[2013]] – [[Artur Hajzer]], Polish mountaineer (b. 1962) * 2013 – [[Robert Hamerton-Kelly]], South African-American pastor, theologian, and author (b. 1938) * 2013 – [[Donald J. Irwin]], American lawyer and politician, 32nd [[Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut]] (b. 1926) * 2013 – [[Ben Pucci]], American football player and sportscaster (b. 1925) *[[2014]] – [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]], Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1926) * 2014 – [[Eduard Shevardnadze]], Georgian general and politician, 2nd [[President of Georgia]] (b. 1928) * 2014 – [[Peter Underwood]], Australian lawyer and politician, 27th [[Governor of Tasmania]] (b. 1937) *[[2015]] – [[Maria Barroso]], Portuguese actress and politician (b. 1925) * 2015 – [[Bob MacKinnon]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1927) *[[2021]] – [[Robert Downey Sr.]], American actor and director. Father of [[Robert Downey Jr.]] (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Melas |first1=Chloe |title=Robert Downey Sr., director and father of Robert Downey Jr., has died |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/entertainment/robert-downey-sr-obit/index.html |website=CNN |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Dilip Kumar]], Indian film actor (b. 1922)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-09|title=Saira Banu's first words after Dilip Kumar's death: 'God snatched away my reason for living'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/saira-banu-first-words-after-dilip-kumar-death-dharmendra-7395357/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Jovenel Moïse]], Haitian entrepreneur and politician, President of Haiti (b. 1968)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hu |first1=Caitlin |last2=Smith-Spark |first2=Laura |title=Haiti's leader has been killed. Here's what you need to know |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/americas/haiti-explainer-jovenel-moise-assassination-cmd-intl/index.html |website=CNN |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Jane McAlevey]], American labor organizer and author (b. 1964)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roosevelt |first=Margot |date=2024-07-07 |title=Jane F. McAlevey, Who Empowered Workers Across the Globe, Dies at 59 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/business/jane-mcalevey-dead.html |access-date=2024-07-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> <!-- Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. -->
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