Editing October 2 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Max Bruch]], German composer and conductor (b. 1838)<ref>{{cite web |title=Max Bruch &#124; German composer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Max-Bruch |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Svante Arrhenius]], Swedish physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1859)<ref>{{cite web |title=Svante Arrhenius &#124; Swedish chemist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Svante-Arrhenius |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Alexandru Averescu]], Romanian military leader and politician, 24th [[List of Prime Ministers of Romania|Prime Minister of Romania]] (b. 1859)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexandru Averescu &#124; premier of Romania |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexandru-Averescu |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[John Evans (Australian politician)|John Evans]], English-Australian politician, 21st [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1855)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Townsley |first1=W. A. |title=Evans, Sir John William (1855–1943) |chapter=Sir John William Evans (1855–1943) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/evans-sir-john-william-6122 |website=Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[John Marin]], American painter (b. 1870)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gallery |first1=University of Rochester Memorial Art |title=Seeing America: Painting and Sculpture from the Collection of the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester |date=2006 |publisher=University Rochester Press |isbn=978-1-58046-246-4 |page=217 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQFNEOEh0I8C&pg=PA217 |language=en}}</ref>
*1953 – [[Émilie Busquant]], French anarcho-syndicalist, sewed the first [[Flag of Algeria]] (b. 1901)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-01-26 |title=Emilie Busquant, la plus algérienne des Françaises |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/televisions-radio/article/2015/01/26/emilie-busquant-la-plus-algerienne-des-francaises_4563515_1655027.html |access-date=2024-09-21 |language=fr}}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[William R. Orthwein]], American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1881)<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Bill Orthwein |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/51515 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Marcel Duchamp]], French painter and sculptor (b. 1887)<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcel Duchamp &#124; Biography & Artwork |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcel-Duchamp |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Jessie Arms Botke]], American painter (b. 1883)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mattingly |first1=Paul H. |title=An American Art Colony |date= 2019 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-68393-195-9 |pages=98–99 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7sCZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA99 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Paul Hartman]], American actor and dancer (b. 1904)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Slide |first1=Anthony |title=The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville |date=2012 |publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-61703-250-9 |page=230 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hu3nNSmRjZ0C&pg=PA230 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1973   &ndash; [[Paavo Nurmi]], Finnish runner (b. 1897)<ref>{{cite web |title=Paavo Nurmi &#124; Finnish athlete |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paavo-Nurmi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Vasily Shukshin]], Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cornwell |first1=Neil |title=Reference Guide to Russian Literature |date= 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-26070-6 |page=734 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uXxEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA734 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[K. Kamaraj]], Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1903)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kumaraswami Kamaraj &#124; Indian statesman |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kumaraswami-Kamaraj |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Harry Golden]], American journalist and author (b. 1902)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gale |first1=Steven H. |title=Encyclopedia of American Humorists |date= 2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-36227-2 |page=178 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jm37CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA178 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Hazel Scott]], Trinidadian-American activist, actress, and musician (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography: Hazel Scott |url=https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/hazel-scott |website=womenshistory.org |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Rock Hudson]], American actor (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Role of Her Life |magazine=Vanity Fair |first1=Kate Andersen |last1=Brower |page=77 |date=February 2023 |issue=2 |volume=65 |issn=0733-8899 |via=Magzter |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Madeleine Carroll]], English actress (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite web |title=Madeleine Carroll |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba134439d |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109171910/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba134439d |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 9, 2018 |website=BFI |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Peter Medawar]], Brazilian-English biologist and zoologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1960/medawar/biographical/ |website=NobelPrize.org |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Alec Issigonis]], English car designer, designed the [[Mini]] (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Alec Issigonis &#124; British automobile designer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alec-Issigonis |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Hamengkubuwono IX]], Indonesian politician, [[List of Vice Presidents of Indonesia|Vice President of Indonesia]] (b. 1912)<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX |url=http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/899159 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Hazen Argue]], Canadian politician (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hazen Robert Argue &#124; The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hazen-robert-argue |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Demetrios I of Constantinople]] (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dimitrios &#124; Greek patriarch |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dimitrios |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Robert Bourassa]], Canadian lawyer and politician, [[Premier of Quebec]] (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Bourassa &#124; The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/robert-bourassa |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Andrey Lukanov]], Bulgarian politician, 40th [[List of Prime Ministers of Bulgaria|Prime Minister of Bulgaria]] (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Andrei Lukanov |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-andrei-lukanov-1356634.html |website=The Independent |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en |date=23 October 2011}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Gene Autry]], American actor, singer, and guitarist (b. 1907)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ellenberger |first1=Allan R. |title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory |date= 2001 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5019-0 |page=80 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA80 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Heinz G. Konsalik]], German journalist and author (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite web |title=Heinz G. Konsalik |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bab1eacf9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724030016/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bab1eacf9 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2017 |website=BFI |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[David Tonkin]], Australian politician, [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Martin |first1=Robert |title=Responsible Government in South Australia, Volume 2 |date=2009 |publisher=Wakefield Press |isbn=978-1-86254-844-2 |page=176 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R2TXM0oxIk0C&pg=PA176 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Franz Biebl]], German composer and academic (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Unger |first1=Melvin P. |title=Historical Dictionary of Choral Music |date= 2010 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7392-6 |page=39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SvD9Ou7wdccC&pg=PA39 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Heinz von Foerster]], Austrian-American physicist and philosopher (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Markoff |first1=John |title=Heinz von Foerster, 90, Dies; Was Information Theorist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/09/us/heinz-von-foerster-90-dies-was-information-theorist.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=12 September 2021 |date=9 November 2002}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[John Thomas Dunlop]], American scholar and politician, [[United States Secretary of Labor]] (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hall |first1=Mitchell K. |title=Historical Dictionary of the Nixon-Ford Era |date= 2008 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6410-8 |page=66 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=af6xAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA66 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Nipsey Russell]], American comedian and actor (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |title=Nipsey Russell &#124; Biography, TV Shows, Movies, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nipsey-Russell |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*  2005   &ndash; [[August Wilson]], American author and playwright (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite web |title=August Wilson &#124; Biography, Plays, Movies, Ma Rainey, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/August-Wilson |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Helen Chenoweth-Hage]], American politician (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ex-Rep. Chenoweth-Hage dies in car crash |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2006/10/02/ex-rep-chenoweth-hage-dies-in-car-crash-2/ |website=The Denver Post |access-date=12 September 2021 |date=2 October 2006}}</ref>
*  2006   &ndash; [[Paul Halmos]], Hungarian-American mathematician (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pearce |first1=Jeremy |title=Paul Halmos, 90, Mathematician Known for Simplifying Concepts |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/20/obituaries/us/paul-halmos-90-mathematician-known-for-simplifying-concepts.html |website=The New York Times |date=20 October 2006}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Tex Coulter]], American football player (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tex Coulter Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CoulTe00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dewitt Coulter, Football Star, Is Dead at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/sports/football/15coulter.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=12 September 2021 |date=15 October 2007}}</ref>
*  2007   &ndash; [[George Grizzard]], American actor (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite web |title=George Grizzard: Dapper, personable actor |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-grizzard-dapper-personable-actor-767558.html |website=The Independent |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en |date=1 January 2008}}</ref>
*  2007   &ndash; [[Dan Keating]], [[Irish Republican Army]] volunteer (b. 1902)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Dan Keating |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/oct/15/guardianobituaries.northernireland |website=The Guardian |access-date=4 September 2021 |language=en |date=15 October 2007}}</ref>
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Kwa Geok Choo]], Singaporean lawyer and scholar (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite web |title=Wife of Singapore's founder dies |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/singapore.leader.wife.dies/index.html |website=CNN.com |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Nguyễn Chí Thiện]], Vietnamese-American poet and activist (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web |title=Nguyen Chi Thien dies at 73; poet, Vietnamese prisoner |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-nguyen-chi-thien-20121005-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=12 September 2021 |date=5 October 2012}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[Charles Roach]], Trinidadian-Canadian lawyer and activist (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite news |title=Charles Roach, Toronto lawyer and human rights advocate, dies at 79 |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/10/03/charles_roach_toronto_lawyer_and_human_rights_advocate_dies_at_79.html |newspaper=The Toronto Star |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en |date=3 October 2012}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[J. Philippe Rushton]], English-Canadian psychologist, theorist, academic (b. 1943)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hur |first1=Yoon-Mi |last2=Lynn |first2=Richard |title=John Philippe Rushton, 1943–2012 |journal=Twin Research and Human Genetics |pages=497–498 |language=en |doi=10.1017/thg.2012.138 |date=February 2013|volume=16 |s2cid=56944241 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Abraham Nemeth]], American mathematician and academic (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosen |first1=Rebecca J. |title=The Beautiful Code |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/the-beautiful-code/280216/ |website=The Atlantic |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en |date=2 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Robert Flower]], Australian footballer (b. 1955)<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Flower timeline |url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/713353/robert-flower-timeline |website=melbournefc.com.au |date=3 October 2014 |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Brian Friel]], Irish author, playwright, and director (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Friel obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/oct/02/brian-friel |website=The Guardian |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=2 October 2015}}</ref>
*  2015   &ndash; [[Coleridge Goode]], Jamaican-English bassist and composer (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite web |title=Coleridge Goode obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/11/coleridge-goode |website=The Guardian |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=11 October 2015}}</ref>
*  2015   &ndash; [[Johnny Paton]], Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite web |title=Johnny Paton: Energetic left-winger for Chelsea |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/johnny-paton-energetic-leftwinger-believed-to-be-the-oldest-surviving-footballer-to-have-played-for-chelsea-a6763961.html |website=The Independent |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=7 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Neville Marriner]], British conductor (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Neville Marriner obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/02/sir-neville-marriner-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=2 October 2016}}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Tom Petty]], American musician (b. 1950)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Petty's death confirmed – the world pays tribute |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tom-petty-death-confirmed-manager-tributes-2146583 |website=NME |access-date=11 September 2021 |date=3 October 2017}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Jamal Khashoggi]], Saudi journalist (b. 1958)<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-02-24|title=Jamal Khashoggi: All you need to know about Saudi journalist's death|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45812399|access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Anne-Marie Hutchinson]], British lawyer (b. 1957)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/oct/19/anne-marie-hutchinson-obituary|title=Anne-Marie Hutchinson obituary|first=Catherine|last=Baksi|newspaper=The Guardian |date=19 October 2020|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Jack Biondolillo]], American bowler (b. 1940)<ref name=JB-PBA-Death>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/2021/october/jack-biondolillo-original-pba-tv-300-game-bowler-passes-away-81?fbclid=IwAR39-8fsAUD_ffY7Iiq5nDMq0ILRc2KEPmFDDPiPUW2pGgkfS9cuNp8jYhI |title=Jack Biondolillo, the Original PBA TV 300 Game Bowler, Passes away at 81 |website=PBA.com |date=October 6, 2021 |accessdate=October 6, 2021}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Sacheen Littlefeather]], American actress, model and activist for Native American civil rights (b. 1946)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sacheen Littlefeather, who declined Brando's Oscar, dies at 75 |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/10/03/oscars-activist-sacheen-littlefeather-dead/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Francis Lee (footballer)|Francis Lee]], English footballer (b. 1944)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-05 |title=Manchester City legend Francis Lee dies aged 79 |url=https://onefootball.com/es/noticias/manchester-city-legend-francis-lee-dies-aged-79-38320117 |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=OneFootball |language=es}}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Susie Berning]], American professional golfer (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-03 |title=Hall of Famer Susie Maxwell Berning, a 4-time major champion while raising 2 daughters, dies at 83 |url=https://apnews.com/article/susie-maxwell-berning-lpga-hall-of-fame-9c11dd8d199f803e6c9511cbcfb4a47e |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Marissa Haque]], Indonesian politician (b. 1962)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-02 |title=Celebrity and Politician Marissa Haque Passes Away at 61 |url=https://jakartaglobe.id/lifestyle/celebrity-and-politician-marissa-haque-passes-away-at-61 |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Jakarta Globe |language=en}}</ref>
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