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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[30 BC]] – [[Mark Antony]], Roman general and politician (b. 83 BC)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Antony {{!}} Roman triumvir |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-Antony-Roman-triumvir |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=17 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * [[371]] – [[Eusebius of Vercelli]], Italian bishop and saint (b. 283) * [[527]] – [[Justin I]], Byzantine emperor (b. 450) * [[690s]] – [[Jonatus]], abbot and saint<ref name="AO'H">{{citation |author=Alexander O'Hara |year=2018 |chapter=Jonas of Bobbio, Marchiennes-Hamage, and the ''Regula cuiusdam ad virgines'' |editor1=Sébastien Bully |editor2=Alain Dubreucq |editor3=Aurélia Bully |title=Colomban et son influence: Moines et monastères du haut Moyen Âge en Europe |publisher=Presses universitaires de Rennes |pages=287–293}}: "the dates of his death (1 August) and his translation (8 April) were recorded in liturgical sources from Marchiennes."</ref> * [[873]] – [[Thachulf, Duke of Thuringia|Thachulf]], duke of [[Thuringia]] * [[946]] – [[Ali ibn Isa ibn al-Jarrah|Ali ibn Isa al-Jarrah]], Abbasid vizier (b. 859) * 946 – [[Xu Xinyue|Lady Xu Xinyue]], Chinese queen (b. 902) * [[953]] – [[Shulü Ping|Yingtian]], Chinese Khitan empress (b. 879) * [[984]] – [[Æthelwold of Winchester|Æthelwold]], bishop of [[Diocese of Winchester|Winchester]]<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Yorke |first1=Barbara |title=Æthelwold [St Æthelwold, Ethelwold] (904x9–984), abbot of Abingdon and bishop of Winchester |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/8920}}</ref> *[[1098]] – [[Adhemar of Le Puy]], French papal legate *[[1137]] – [[Louis VI of France|Louis VI]], king of France (b. 1081) *[[1146]] – [[Vsevolod II of Kiev]], Russian prince<ref>''Dimnik, Martin.'' The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146–1246, 2003</ref> *[[1227]] – [[Shimazu Tadahisa]], Japanese warlord (b. 1179) *[[1252]] – [[Giovanni da Pian del Carpine]], Italian archbishop and explorer (b. 1180) *[[1299]] – [[Conrad of Lichtenberg|Conrad de Lichtenberg]], Bishop of Strasbourg (b. 1240) *[[1402]] – [[Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York]], English politician, [[Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports]] (b. 1341)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Tuck |first1=Anthony |title=Edmund [Edmund of Langley], first duke of York (1341–1402), prince |date=14 September 2023 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/16023}}</ref> *[[1457]] – [[Lorenzo Valla]], Italian author and educator (b. 1406) *[[1464]] – [[Cosimo de' Medici]], Italian ruler (b. 1386) *[[1494]] – [[Giovanni Santi]], artist and father of [[Raphael]] (b. c. 1435)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Howe |first1=Eunice D. |title=Santi, Giovanni |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T075875}}</ref> *[[1541]] – [[Simon Grynaeus]], German theologian and scholar (b. 1493) *[[1543]] – [[Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg]] (b. 1488) *[[1546]] – [[Peter Faber]], French Jesuit theologian (b. 1506) *[[1557]] – [[Olaus Magnus]], Swedish archbishop, historian, and cartographer (b. 1490) *[[1580]] – [[Albrecht Giese]], Polish-German politician and diplomat (b. 1524) *[[1589]] – [[Jacques Clément]], French assassin of [[Henry III of France]] (b. 1567) ===1601–1900=== *[[1603]] – [[Matthew Browne]], English politician (b. 1563) *[[1714]] – [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain]] (b. 1665)<ref>{{cite web |title=Queen Anne: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/anne.html |website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk |access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref> *[[1787]] – [[Alphonsus Liguori|Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori]], Italian bishop and saint (b. 1696) *[[1795]] – [[Clas Bjerkander]], Swedish meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist (b. 1735) *[[1796]] – [[Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet]], English colonel and politician (b. 1720) *[[1797]] – [[Emanuel Granberg]], Finnish church painter (b. 1754)<ref>{{cite book| title= Herran huoneiden kuvamaailma - Muhoksen ekumeeninen kuva- ja ikonikirja | publisher= Maahenki Oy | year= 2015 | author= Paula Mäkelä | chapter= Muhoksen kirkon kuvamaalari Emanuel Granberg (1754-1797) | pages= 28, 40 | isbn = 978-952-301-036-9 | language = fi}}</ref> *[[1798]] – [[François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers]], French admiral (b. 1753) *[[1807]] – [[John Boorman (cricketer)|John Boorman]], English cricketer (b. c. 1754) * 1807 – [[John Walker (lexicographer)|John Walker]], English actor, philologist, and lexicographer (b. 1732) *[[1808]] – [[Lady Diana Beauclerk]], English painter and illustrator (b. 1734)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Surtees |first1=Virginia |title=Beauclerk [née Spencer; other married name St John], Lady Diana (1734–1808), artist |date=9 January 2014 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/1848}}</ref> *[[1812]] – [[Yakov Kulnev]], Russian general (b. 1763) *[[1851]] – [[William Joseph Behr]], German publicist and academic (b. 1775) *[[1863]] – [[Jind Kaur]] Majarani (Regent) of the Sikh Empire (b. 1817)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/warriors/jindkaur.html|title=Maharani Jind Kaur|website=www.sikh-history.com|access-date=2019-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228141750/http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/warriors/jindkaur.html|archive-date=2019-02-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1866]] – [[John Ross (Cherokee chief)|John Ross]], American tribal chief (b. 1790)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Moulton |first1=Gary E. |title=Ross, John (1790-1866), Cherokee chief |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2000885}}</ref> *[[1869]] – [[Richard Dry]], Australian politician, 7th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1815) * 1869 – [[Peter Julian Eymard]], French Priest and founder of the [[Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament]] (b. 1811) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Calamity Jane]], American frontierswoman and scout (b. 1853)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Hallberg |first1=Carl V. |title=Calamity Jane (1852-1903), legendary western woman |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2001266}}</ref> *[[1905]] – [[Henrik Sjöberg]], Swedish gymnast and medical student (b. 1875)<ref>"[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76383 Henrik Sjöberg]". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 December 2020.</ref> *[[1911]] – [[Edwin Austin Abbey]], American painter and illustrator (b. 1852)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Schlatter |first1=N. Elizabeth |title=Abbey, Edwin Austin (1852-1911), artist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1700001}}</ref> * 1911 – [[Samuel A. Davenport|Samuel Arza Davenport]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1843)<ref>{{CongBio|id=D000077 |name=DAVENPORT, Samuel Arza |inline=YES}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[John Riley Banister]], American cowboy and police officer (b. 1854) *[[1920]] – [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]], Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and journalist (b. 1856)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andrabi |first1=Saima |title=Bal Gangadhar Tilak Death Anniversary 2022: Interesting Facts & Slogans |url=https://www.thequint.com/lifestyle/bal-gangadhar-tilak-death-anniversary-interesting-facts-and-quotes |access-date=31 July 2024 |work=The Quint |date=1 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[T. J. Ryan|T.J. Ryan]], Australian politician, 19th [[Premier of Queensland]] (b. 1876) *[[1922]] – [[Donát Bánki]], Hungarian engineer (b. 1856) *[[1929]] – [[Syd Gregory]], Australian cricketer (b. 1870) *[[1938]] – [[Edmund C. Tarbell]], American painter and academic (b. 1862)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Hirshler |first1=Erica E. |title=Tarbell, Edmund Charles (1862-1938), painter and teacher |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1700850}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Lydia Litvyak]], Soviet lieutenant and pilot (b. 1921) *[[1944]] – [[Manuel L. Quezon]], Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd [[President of the Philippines]] (b. 1878) *[[1957]] – [[Rose Fyleman]], English writer and poet (b. 1877)<ref>{{cite book|last=Hay|first=Ann G.|chapter=Fyleman, Rose (Amy)|editor-first=D.L.|editor-last=Kirkpatrick|title=Twentieth-century Children's Writers|location=London|publisher=Macmillan|year=1978|isbn=978-0-33323-414-3|page=485}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Jean Behra]], French race car driver (b. 1921) *[[1963]] – [[Theodore Roethke]], American poet (b. 1908) *[[1966]] – [[Charles Whitman]], American mass murderer (b. 1941) *[[1967]] – [[Richard Kuhn]], Austrian-German biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] Laureate (b. 1900) *[[1970]] – [[Frances Farmer]], American actress (b. 1913) * 1970 – [[Doris Fleeson]], American journalist (b. 1901) * 1970 – [[Otto Heinrich Warburg]], German physician and physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1883) *[[1973]] – [[Gian Francesco Malipiero]], Italian composer and educator (b. 1882) * 1973 – [[Walter Ulbricht]], German soldier and politician (b. 1893) *[[1974]] – [[Ildebrando Antoniutti]], Italian cardinal (b. 1898) *[[1977]] – [[Francis Gary Powers]], American captain and pilot (b. 1929) *[[1980]] – [[Patrick Depailler]], French race car driver (b. 1944) * 1980 – [[Strother Martin]], American actor (b. 1919) *[[1981]] – [[Paddy Chayefsky]], American author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1923) * 1981 – [[Kevin Lynch (hunger striker)|Kevin Lynch]], [[Irish republicanism|Irish Republican]], Hunger Striker<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://republicansinnfein.org/hunger-strike-roll-of-honour/|title=Roll of Honor/Hunger Strikers|date=6 May 2014}}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[T. Thirunavukarasu]], Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (b. 1933) *[[1989]] – [[John Ogdon]], English pianist and composer (b. 1937) *[[1990]] – [[Norbert Elias]], German-Dutch sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1897) *[[1996]] – [[Tadeusz Reichstein]], Polish-Swiss chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1897) * 1996 – [[Lucille Teasdale-Corti]], Canadian physician and surgeon (b. 1929) *[[1998]] – [[Eva Bartok]], Hungarian-British actress (b. 1927) *[[2001]] – [[Korey Stringer]], American football player (b. 1974) *[[2003]] – [[Guy Thys]], Belgian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1922) * 2003 – [[Marie Trintignant]], French actress and screenwriter (b. 1962) *[[2004]] – [[Philip Abelson]], American physicist and author (b. 1913) *[[2005]] – [[Al Aronowitz]], American journalist (b. 1928) * 2005 – [[Wim Boost]], Dutch cartoonist and educator (b. 1918) * 2005 – [[Constant Nieuwenhuys]], Dutch painter and sculptor (b. 1920) * 2005 – [[Fahd of Saudi Arabia]] (b. 1923) *[[2006]] – [[Bob Thaves]], American illustrator (b. 1924) * 2006 – [[Iris Marion Young]], American political scientist and activist (b. 1949) *[[2007]] – [[Tommy Makem]], Irish singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1932) *[[2008]] – [[Gertan Klauber]], Czech-English actor (b. 1932) * 2008 – [[Harkishan Singh Surjeet]], Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1916) *[[2009]] – [[Corazon Aquino]], Filipino politician, 11th [[President of the Philippines]] (b. 1933) *[[2010]] – [[Lolita Lebrón]], Puerto Rican-American activist (b. 1919) * 2010 – [[Eric Tindill]], New Zealand rugby player and cricketer (b. 1910) *[[2012]] – [[Aldo Maldera]], Italian footballer and agent (b. 1953) * 2012 – [[Douglas Townsend]], American composer and musicologist (b. 1921) * 2012 – [[Barry Trapnell]], English cricketer and academic (b. 1924) *[[2013]] – [[John Amis]], English journalist and critic (b. 1922) * 2013 – [[Gail Kobe]], American actress and producer (b. 1932) * 2013 – [[Babe Martin]], American baseball player (b. 1920) * 2013 – [[Toby Saks]], American cellist and educator (b. 1942) * 2013 – [[Wilford White]], American football player (b. 1928) *[[2014]] – [[Valyantsin Byalkevich]], Belarusian footballer and manager (b. 1973) * 2014 – [[Jan Roar Leikvoll]], Norwegian author (b. 1974) * 2014 – [[Charles T. Payne]], American soldier (b. 1925) * 2014 – [[Mike Smith (broadcaster)|Mike Smith]], English radio and television host (b. 1955) *[[2015]] – [[Stephan Beckenbauer]], German footballer and manager (b. 1968) * 2015 – [[Cilla Black]], English singer and actress (b. 1943) * 2015 – [[Bernard d'Espagnat]], French physicist, philosopher, and author (b. 1921) * 2015 – [[Bob Frankford]], English-Canadian physician and politician (b. 1939) * 2015 – [[Hong Yuanshuo]], Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1948) *[[2016]] – [[Anne of Romania|Queen Anne of Romania]] (b. 1923) *[[2020]] – [[Wilford Brimley]], American actor and singer (b. 1934)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2020?p=3|title=Famous People Who Died in 2020|website=On This Day|access-date=2020-08-22}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Rickey Dixon]], American professional football player (b. 1966)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2020/august|title=Famous People Who Died in August 2020|website=On This Day|date=August 2020 |access-date=2020-08-23}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Rodney H. Pardey]], American poker player (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2020/august|title=Famous People Who Died in August 2020|website=On This Day|date=August 2020 |access-date=2020-08-23}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Abdalqadir as-Sufi]], Scottish Islamic scholar and writer (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecognate.com/islamic-scholar-sheikh-dr-abdalqadir-as-sufi-passes-away/|title=Islamic Scholar Sheikh Dr Abdalqadir As-Sufi Passes Away|first=Shaik Zakeer|last=Hussain|date=2 August 2021}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Jerry Ziesmer]], American assistant director, production manager and occasional actor (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web |title=SAG-AFTRA magazine – Fall/Winter 2021 |url=https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1433871-fall-winter-2021/141? |website=SAG-AFTRA |access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Joyce Brabner]], American writer and artist (b. 1952)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=2024-08-02 |title=Joyce Brabner, Comic Book Writer, Editor & Publisher Has Died At 72 |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/joyce-brabner-comic-book-writer-editor-publisher-has-died-at-72/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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