Deaths by edged and bladed weapons

Marcus Tullius Cicero ( , ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold principles during the political crises of the Roman Republic that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. The extensive writings of Cicero include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy, and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists and the innovator of what became known as "Ciceronian rhetoric". Cicero was educated in Rome and in Greece. He came from a wealthy municipal () family of the Roman

Umar ibn al-Khattab (; ), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () and is regarded as a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, Ali was raised in the household of his cousin Muhammad and was among the first to accept his teachings.

grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam (626–680)

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, commonly known simply as Boethius (; Latin: Boetius; 480–524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, polymath, historian, and philosopher of the Early Middle Ages. He was a central figure in the translation of the Greek classics into Latin, a precursor to the Scholastic movement, and, along with Cassiodorus, one of the two leading Christian scholars of the 6th century. The local cult of Boethius in the Diocese of Pavia was sanctioned by the Sacred Congregation of Rites in 1883, confirming the diocese's custom of honouring him on the 23 October

Spartacus (; ) was a Thracian gladiator who was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

American zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932–1985)

Odoacer ( – 15 March 493 AD), also spelled Odovacer or Odovacar, was a barbarian soldier and statesman from the Middle Danube who was an officer of the Roman army and deposed the Western Roman child emperor Romulus Augustulus to become the ruler of Italy (476–493). Odoacer's overthrow of Romulus Augustulus is traditionally understood as marking the end of the Western Roman Empire.

ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus from 120 to 63 BC

Duke of Romagna and former Catholic cardinal

Byzantine emperor from 842 to 867

Byzantine emperor (lived 775–820)

King of Germany (1255-1308)

king of Neustria from 561 to 584 (537-584)

Đorđe Petrović (; ;  – ), known by the sobriquet Karađorđe (; ), was a Serbian revolutionary leader who led a struggle against the Ottoman Empire during the First Serbian Uprising. Karađorđe Petrović held the title of Grand Vožd of Serbia from 14 February 1804 to 3 October 1813.

Italian politician (1453-1478)

emperor of the Roman Gallic empire in 269

Chinese rebel leader in the late Ming-early Qing period (1606–1645)

Son of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (647-680)

right|thumb|250px|Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, as She Goes to Bed by [[William Etty. This image illustrates Herodotus' tale of Candaules and Gyges.]] Candaules (died c.717 BC; , Kandaulēs), also known as Myrsilos (Μυρσίλος), was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Lydia in the early years of the 7th century BC. According to Herodotus, he succeeded his father Meles as the 22nd and last king of Lydia's Heraclid dynasty. He was assassinated and succeeded by Gyges.

French Catholic Priest, Martyr and Servant of God

German knight,diplomat and peasant leader in the German Peasants' War

French pirate of the Caribbean

Iron Age bog body found in Denmark

Montenegrin politician (1884-1945)

Belgian noble

Enlil-nādin-apli, "Enlil (is) giver of an heir," reigned 1099–1096 BC, was the 5th king of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, and the 4th dynasty of Babylon. He was the son and successor of Nabu-kudurri-usur and was toppled by a revolt led by his uncle, Marduk-nādin-aḫḫē.

Ostrogoth chieftain

Russian theologian (1935–1990)

thumb|The death of TankmaroThankmar (or Tankmaro, or Tammo) (c. 908 – 28 July 938) was the eldest (and only) son of Henry I of Germany (Henry the Fowler) by his first wife, Hatheburg of Merseburg. His mother had been previously married and widowed, after which she entered a convent. Because she left the convent to marry Henry, her second marriage was considered invalid and the couple split. Thankmar's legitimacy was, therefore, in question.

Fourth Rashidun and first Shia Imam caliph was assassinated by a Kharijite called Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Amr ibn Muljam al-Muradi on 26 January 661, at the Great Mosque of Kufah in present-day Iraq

Simbar-Šipak, or perhaps Simbar-Šiḫu, (typically inscribed msim-bar-dši-i-ḪU or si-im-bar-ši-ḪU in cuneiform, where the reading of the last symbol is uncertain) was a Babylonian king who reigned 1021–1004 BC.

Salvadoran politician

Suriyothai (, , ; ) was a royal queen consort during the 16th century Ayutthaya period of Siam (now Thailand). She is famous for having given up her life in the defense of her husband, King Maha Chakkraphat, in a battle during the Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549).

Brazilian blessed (1919–1931)

Carmelite lay brother and martyr (1598-1638)

Guinean independence activist

praetorian prefect under Roman emperor Carus and father-in-law of emperor Numerian

Argentine general and politician (1786-1821)

Lakshamilavan, also spelled Lakshami Lavan (; ; 3 July 1899 – 29 August 1961), born Princess Wanphimon Worawan (), was a royal consort of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) of Siam. Her father was Worawannakon, Prince Narathip Praphanphong, a well-accepted poet and artist of the day. She was a Thai writer and a member of the Thai royal family.

Cypriot saint (1913–1979)

Ottoman statesman and rebellion leader of Abaza origin (d. 1659)

Honduran human rights activist

Serbian saint

unsolved murders of a schoolgirl and domestic help in Noida, India

Argentine politician (1786-1829)

Bangladeshi blogger

Pakistani murder victim (1985–2006)

Jamaican pianist (1935-2001)

massacre occurred in may 2021 at the city of Saudades, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Rape and murder of six-year-old Japanese girl by US soldier

young UDF activist (1974–1989)

Indian politician

American mobster