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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 79]] – [[Pliny the Elder]], Roman commander and philosopher (b. 23) * [[274]] – [[Empress Yang Yan|Yang Yan]], [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]] empress (b. 238) * [[306]] – [[Saint Maginus]], Christian hermit and martyr from [[Tarragona]] *[[AD 383|383]] – [[Gratian]], Roman emperor (b. 359) * [[471]] – [[Gennadius of Constantinople|Gennadius I]], [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|patriarch of Constantinople]] * [[766]] – [[Constantine Podopagouros]], Byzantine official * 766 – [[Strategios Podopagouros]], Byzantine general * [[985]] – [[Dietrich of Haldensleben, Margrave of the Nordmark|Dietrich of Haldensleben]], German [[margrave]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Reuter |first1=Timothy |title=Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800-1056 |date=1991 |publisher=Longman |location=New York}}</ref> *[[1091]] – [[Sisnando Davides]], military leader *[[1192]] – [[Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy]] (b. 1142) *[[1258]] – [[George Mouzalon]], regent of the Empire of Nicaea *[[1270]] – [[Louis IX of France]] (b. 1214)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Consoli |first1=Joseph P. |title=The Novellino or One Hundred Ancient Tales: An Edition and Translation based on the 1525 Gualteruzzi editio princeps |date=2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-51105-9 |page=158 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4_lk-wKzYZAC&pg=PA158 |language=en}}</ref> * 1270 – [[Alphonso of Brienne]] (b. c. 1225) *[[1271]] – [[Joan, Countess of Toulouse]] (b. 1220) *[[1282]] – [[Thomas de Cantilupe]], English bishop and saint (b. 1218) *[[1322]] – [[Beatrice of Silesia]], queen consort of Germany (b. c. 1292) *[[1327]] – [[Demasq Kaja]], Chobanid *[[1330]] – [[James Douglas, Lord of Douglas|Sir James Douglas]], Scottish guerrilla leader (b. 1286) *[[1339]] – [[Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham]] (b. 1260) *[[1368]] – [[Andrea Orcagna]], Italian painter, sculptor, and architect *[[1482]] – [[Margaret of Anjou]] wife of [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]] and Queen of England (b. 1429) <ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret of Anjou {{!}} queen of England |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-of-Anjou-queen-of-England |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1485]] – [[William Catesby]], supporter of Richard III (b. 1450) *[[1554]] – [[Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord High Treasurer]] (b. 1473) *[[1592]] – [[William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel]] (b. 1532) *[[1600]] – [[Hosokawa Gracia]], Japanese aristocrat and Catholic convert (b. 1563)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ward |first=Haruko Nawata |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/9781315233697-24/hosokawa-tama-gracia-1563%E2%80%9325-august-1600-scholar-teacher-haruko-nawata-ward |title=Women Religious Leaders in Japan's Christian Century, 1549-1650 |date=2009 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-315-23369-7 |pages=215–236 |chapter=Hosokawa Tama Gracia (1563–25 August 1600): Scholar-Teacher |doi=10.4324/9781315233697-24}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1603]] – [[Ahmad al-Mansur]], Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (b. 1549) *[[1631]] – [[Nicholas Hyde]], [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales|Lord Chief Justice]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]] (b.c. 1572) *[[1632]] – [[Thomas Dekker (writer)|Thomas Dekker]], English author and playwright (b. 1572) *[[1688]] – [[Henry Morgan]], Welsh admiral and politician, [[Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica]] (b. 1635) *[[1699]] – [[Christian V of Denmark]] (b. 1646) *[[1711]] – [[Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for the Southern Department]] (b. 1656) *[[1742]] – [[Carlos Seixas]], Portuguese organist and composer (b. 1704) *[[1774]] – [[Niccolò Jommelli]], Italian composer and educator (b. 1714) *[[1776]] – [[David Hume]], Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1711) *[[1794]] – [[Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau]], Belgian-Austrian diplomat (b. 1727) *[[1797]] – [[Thomas Chittenden]], Governor of the [[Vermont Republic]], and first [[Governor of Vermont|Governor of the State of Vermont]] (b. 1730) *[[1815]] – [[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]] – [[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]] – [[William Herschel]], German-English astronomer and composer (b. 1738) *[[1867]] – [[Michael Faraday]], English physicist and chemist (b. 1791) *[[1882]] – [[Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald]], Estonian physician and author (b. 1803) *[[1886]] – [[Zinovios Valvis]], Greek lawyer and politician, 35th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1791) *[[1892]] – [[William Champ]], English-Australian politician, 1st [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1808) *[[1900]] – [[Friedrich Nietzsche]], German philologist, philosopher, and critic (b. 1844) ===1901–present=== *[[1904]] – [[Henri Fantin-Latour]], French painter and lithographer (b. 1836) *[[1908]] – [[Henri Becquerel]], French physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1852) *[[1916]] – [[Mary Tappan Wright]], American [[novelist]] and [[short story]] writer (b. 1851) *[[1921]] – [[Nikolay Gumilyov]], Russian poet and critic (b. 1886) *[[1924]] – [[Mariano Álvarez]], Filipino general and politician (b. 1818) * 1924 – [[Velma Caldwell Melville]], American editor, and writer of prose and poetry (b. 1858) *[[1925]] – [[Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf]], Austrian field marshal (b. 1852) *[[1930]] – [[Frankie Campbell]], American boxer (b. 1904) *[[1931]] – [[Dorothea Fairbridge]], South African author and co-founder of [[Guild of Loyal Women]] (b. 1862) *[[1936]] – [[Juliette Adam]], French author (b. 1836)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Kathryn J.|last1=Crecelius|first2=Karen|last2=Offen|chapter=Juliette Adam|editor-first=Katharina M.|editor-last=Wilson|title=An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers Volume 1|location=New York|publisher=Garland|year=1991|page=3|isbn=978-0-82408-547-6}}</ref> *[[1938]] – [[Aleksandr Kuprin]], Russian pilot, explorer, and author (b. 1870) *[[1939]] – [[Babe Siebert]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1904) *[[1940]] – [[Prince Jean, Duke of Guise]] (b. 1874) *[[1942]] – [[Prince George, Duke of Kent]] (b. 1902) *[[1945]] – [[John Birch (missionary)|John Birch]], American soldier and missionary (b. 1918) *[[1956]] – [[Alfred Kinsey]], American biologist and academic (b. 1894) *[[1965]] – [[Moonlight Graham]], American baseball player and physician (b. 1879) *[[1966]] – [[Lao She]], Chinese novelist and dramatist (b. 1899)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lyell|first=William A|title=Lao She (3 February 1899–25 August 1966)|journal=Dictionary of Literary Biography|series=Chinese Fiction Writers, 1900–1949|volume=328|pages=104–122|via=Gale Literature}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Stanley Bruce]], Australian lawyer and politician, 8th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (b. 1883) * 1967 – [[Oscar Cabalén]], Argentine race car driver (b. 1928) * 1967 – [[Paul Muni]], Ukrainian-born American actor (b. 1895) * 1967 – [[George Lincoln Rockwell]], American commander, politician, and activist, founded the [[American Nazi Party]] (b. 1918) *[[1968]] – [[Stan McCabe]], Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1910) *[[1969]] – [[Robert Cosgrove]], Australian politician, 30th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1884) *[[1970]] – [[Tachū Naitō]], Japanese architect and engineer, designed the [[Tokyo Tower]] (b. 1886) *[[1971]] – [[Ted Lewis (musician)|Ted Lewis]], American singer and clarinet player (b. 1890) *[[1973]] – [[Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám]], Hungarian lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of Hungary]] (b. 1875) *[[1976]] – [[Eyvind Johnson]], Swedish novelist and short story writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1900) *[[1977]] – [[Károly Kós]], Hungarian architect, ethnologist, and politician (b. 1883) *[[1979]] – [[Stan Kenton]], American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1911) *[[1980]] – [[Gower Champion]], American dancer and choreographer (b. 1919) *[[1981]] – [[Nassos Kedrakas]], Greek actor and cinematographer (b. 1915) *[[1982]] – [[Anna German]], Polish singer (b. 1936) *[[1984]] – [[Truman Capote]], American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1924) * 1984 – [[Viktor Chukarin]], Ukrainian gymnast and coach (b. 1921) * 1984 – [[Waite Hoyt]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1899) *[[1988]] – [[Art Rooney]], American businessman, founded the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (b. 1901) *[[1990]] – [[Morley Callaghan]], Canadian author and playwright (b. 1903) *[[1995]] – [[Doug Stegmeyer]], American bass player and producer (b. 1951) *[[1998]] – [[Lewis F. Powell, Jr.]], American lawyer and Supreme Court justice (b. 1907) *[[1999]] – [[Rob Fisher (British musician)|Rob Fisher]], English keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1956) *[[2000]] – [[Carl Barks]], American author and illustrator (b. 1901)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators |date=2006 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=978-1-55783-671-7 |page=20 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVShFCjVzvIC&pg=PA20 |language=en}}</ref> * 2000 – [[Frederick C. Bock]], American soldier and pilot (b. 1918) * 2000 – [[Jack Nitzsche]], American pianist, composer, and producer (b. 1937) * 2000 – [[Allen Woody]], American bass player and songwriter (b. 1955) *[[2001]] – [[Aaliyah]], American singer and actress (b. 1979) * 2001 – [[Carl Brewer (ice hockey)|Carl Brewer]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1938) * 2001 – [[Üzeyir Garih]], Turkish engineer and businessman, co-founded [[Alarko Holding]] (b. 1929) * 2001 – [[Ken Tyrrell]], English race car driver and businessman, founded [[Tyrrell Racing]] (b. 1924) *[[2002]] – [[Dorothy Hewett]], Australian author and poet (b. 1923) *[[2003]] – [[Tom Feelings]], American author and illustrator (b. 1933) *[[2005]] – [[Peter Glotz]], Czech-German academic and politician (b. 1939) *[[2006]] – [[Noor Hassanali]], Trinidadian-Tobagonian lawyer and politician, 2nd [[President of Trinidad and Tobago]] (b. 1918) *[[2007]] – [[Benjamin Aaron]], American lawyer and scholar (b. 1915) * 2007 – [[Ray Jones (footballer, born 1988)|Ray Jones]], English footballer (b. 1988) *[[2008]] – [[Ahmad Faraz]], Pakistani poet (b. 1931) * 2008 – [[Kevin Duckworth]], American basketball player (b. 1964) *[[2009]] – [[Ted Kennedy]], American politician (b. 1932) * 2009 – [[Mandé Sidibé]], Malian economist and politician, [[Prime Minister of Mali]] (b. 1940) *[[2011]] – [[Lazar Mojsov]], Macedonian politician (b. 1920) *[[2012]] – [[Florencio Amarilla]], Paraguayan footballer, coach, and actor (b. 1935) * 2012 – [[Neil Armstrong]], American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930) * 2012 – [[Roberto González Barrera]], Mexican banker and businessman (b. 1930) * 2012 – [[Donald Gorrie]], Scottish politician (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Donald Gorrie, politician |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-donald-gorrie-politician-1611221 |website=www.scotsman.com |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=en |date=28 August 2012}}</ref> *[[2013]] – [[Ciril Bergles]], Slovene poet and translator (b. 1934) * 2013 – [[António Borges]], Portuguese economist and banker (b. 1949) * 2013 – [[William Froug]], American screenwriter and producer (b. 1922) * 2013 – [[Liu Fuzhi]], Chinese academic and politician, 3rd [[Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China|Minister of Justice for China]] (b. 1917) * 2013 – [[Raghunath Panigrahi]], Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1932) * 2013 – [[Gylmar dos Santos Neves]], Brazilian footballer (b. 1930) *[[2014]] – [[William Greaves]], American director and producer (b. 1926) * 2014 – [[Marcel Masse]], Canadian educator and politician, 29th [[Minister of National Defence (Canada)|Canadian Minister of National Defence]] (b. 1936) * 2014 – [[Nico M. M. Nibbering]], Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1938) * 2014 – [[Uziah Thompson]], Jamaican-American drummer and producer (b. 1936) * 2014 – [[Enrique Zileri]], Peruvian journalist and publisher (b. 1931) *[[2015]] – [[José María Benegas]], Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1948) * 2015 – [[Francis Sejersted]], Norwegian historian and academic (b. 1936) *[[2016]] – [[Marvin Kaplan]], American actor (b. 1927) *[[2017]] – [[Rich Piana]], American bodybuilder (b. 1971) *[[2018]] – [[John McCain]], American politician (b. 1936) *[[2019]] – [[Ferdinand Piëch]], Austrian business magnate and engineer (b. 1937) <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49489424|title=Obituary: Volkswagen's visionary leader Ferdinand Piëch|website=BBC News|date=2019-08-27|access-date=2019-10-06}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Mable John]], American blues vocalist (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mable John obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/sep/02/mable-john-obituary |website=the Guardian |access-date=7 September 2022 |language=en |date=2 September 2022}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Salim Al-Huss]], Lebanese statesman, 34th [[Prime Minister of Lebanon]] (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=2024-08-25 |title=Former five-time Lebanese prime minister Salim Hoss dies at 94 |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2024-08-25/former-five-time-lebanese-prime-minister-salim-hoss-dies-at-94 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> <!-- Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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