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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[556]] – [[Maximianus of Ravenna|Maximianus]], Bishop of Ravenna (b. 499) * [[606]] – [[Pope Sabinian|Sabinian]], Pope of the Catholic Church * [[793]] – [[Sicga]], Anglo-Saxon nobleman and regicide * [[845]] – [[Empress Dowager Wang (Jingzong)|Wang]], Chinese Empress dowager * [[954]] – [[Guo Wei]], Chinese Emperor (b. 904) * [[965]] – [[Otto, Duke of Burgundy|Otto]], Duke of Burgundy (b. 944) * [[970]] – [[García Sánchez I of Pamplona|García I]], King of [[Kingdom of Pamplona|Pamplona]] * [[978]] – [[Lambert of Chalon|Lambert]], Count of Chalon (b. 930) *[[1071]] – [[Arnulf III, Count of Flanders|Arnulf III]], Count of Flanders *[[1072]] – [[Peter Damian]], Italian cardinal *[[1079]] – [[John of Fécamp]], Italian Benedictine abbot *[[1111]] – [[Roger Borsa]], King of Sicily (b. 1078)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Curtis |first1=Edmund |editor1-last=Davis |editor1-first=Henry W. C. |title=Roger of Sicily and the Normans in Lower Italy, 1016-1154 |date=1912 |publisher=G. P. Putnam's Sons |location=New York |pages=108–109}}</ref> *[[1297]] – [[Margaret of Cortona]], Italian penitent (b. 1247) *[[1371]] – [[David II of Scotland|David II]], King of Scotland (b. 1324) *[[1452]] – [[William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas]] (b. 1425) *[[1500]] – [[Gerhard VI, Count of Oldenburg|Gerhard VI]], German nobleman (b. 1430) *[[1511]] – [[Henry, Duke of Cornwall|Henry]], Duke of Cornwall (b. 1511) *[[1512]] – [[Amerigo Vespucci]], Italian cartographer and explorer (b. 1454)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wonning |first1=Paul R. |title=Colonial American History Stories – 1215 – 1664: Forgotten and Famous Historical Events |publisher=Mossy Feet Books |isbn=978-1-370-19406-3 |page=43 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mNooDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT43 |language=en}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1627]] – [[Olivier van Noort]], Dutch explorer (b. 1558) *[[1674]] – [[Jean Chapelain]], French poet and critic (b. 1595) *[[1680]] – [[La Voisin]], French occultist (b. 1640) *[[1690]] – [[Charles Le Brun]], French painter and theorist (b. 1619) *[[1731]] – [[Frederik Ruysch]], Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1638) *[[1732]] – [[Francis Atterbury]], English bishop (b. 1663) *[[1770]] – [[Christopher Seider]], first American killed in the [[American Revolution]] (b. 1758)<ref name="USA1stBastardCop" /> *[[1799]] – [[Heshen]], Chinese politician (b. 1750) *[[1816]] – [[Adam Ferguson]], Scottish historian and philosopher (b. 1723) *[[1875]] – [[Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot]], French painter and illustrator (b. 1796) * 1875 – [[Charles Lyell]], Scottish geologist (b. 1797)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) |url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/lyell-charles |website=National Records of Scotland |access-date=28 October 2021 |language=English |date=31 May 2013 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028214544/https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/lyell-charles |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1888]] – [[Anna Kingsford]], English physician and activist (b. 1846) *[[1890]] – [[John Jacob Astor III]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1822) * 1890 – [[Carl Bloch]], Danish painter and academic (b. 1834) *[[1897]] – [[Charles Blondin]], French tightrope walker and acrobat (b. 1824) *[[1898]] – [[Heungseon Daewongun]], Korean king (b. 1820) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Hugo Wolf]], Austrian composer (b. 1860) *[[1904]] – [[Leslie Stephen]], English historian, author, and critic (b. 1832) *[[1913]] – [[Ferdinand de Saussure]], Swiss linguist and author (b. 1857) * 1913 – [[Francisco I. Madero]], Mexican president and author (b. 1873) *[[1923]] – [[Théophile Delcassé]], French politician, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)|French Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (b. 1852) *[[1939]] – [[Antonio Machado]], Spanish-French poet and author (b. 1875) *[[1942]] – [[Stefan Zweig]], Austrian journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1881) *[[1943]] – [[Christoph Probst]], German activist (b. 1919) * 1943 – [[Hans Scholl]], German activist (b. 1918) * 1943 – [[Sophie Scholl]], German activist (b. 1921) *[[1944]] – [[Kasturba Gandhi]], Indian activist (b. 1869) * 1944 – [[Fritz Schmenkel]], anti-Nazi German who joined Soviet partisans (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ufarkin|first1=N.V.|title=Schmenkel, Paul Fritz|url=http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=1815|website=Geroi strany|accessdate=27 September 2016|archive-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330002910/http://warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=1815|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wild|first1=Manfred|title=Fritz Schmenkel ist unvergessen|url=http://www.rotfuchs.net/rotfuchs-lesen/fritz-schmenkel-ist-unvergessen.html|website=RotFuchs|accessdate=27 September 2016|archive-date=30 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630080713/http://www.rotfuchs.net/rotfuchs-lesen/fritz-schmenkel-ist-unvergessen.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Osip Brik]], Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (b. 1888) *[[1958]] – [[Abul Kalam Azad]], Indian scholar and politician, [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Indian Minister of Education]] (b. 1888) *[[1960]] – [[Paul-Émile Borduas]], Canadian-French painter and critic (b. 1905) *[[1961]] – [[Nick LaRocca]], American trumpet player and composer (b. 1889) *[[1965]] – [[Felix Frankfurter]], Austrian-American lawyer and jurist (b. 1882) *[[1971]] – [[Frédéric Mariotti]], French actor (b. 1883) *[[1973]] – [[Jean-Jacques Bertrand]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st [[List of Quebec premiers|Premier of Quebec]] (b. 1916) * 1973 – [[Elizabeth Bowen]], Anglo-Irish author (b. 1899) * 1973 – [[Katina Paxinou]], Greek actress (b. 1900) * 1973 – [[Winthrop Rockefeller]], American colonel and politician, 37th [[Governor of Arkansas]] (b. 1912) *[[1976]] – [[Angela Baddeley]], English actress (b. 1904) * 1976 – [[Florence Ballard]], American singer (b. 1943) *[[1980]] – [[Oskar Kokoschka]], Austrian painter, poet and playwright (b. 1886) *[[1982]] – [[Josh Malihabadi]], Indian-Pakistani poet and author (b. 1898) *[[1983]] – [[Adrian Boult]], English conductor (b. 1889) * 1983 – [[Romain Maes]], Belgian cyclist (b. 1913) *[[1985]] – [[Salvador Espriu]], Spanish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1913) * 1985 – [[Efrem Zimbalist]], Russian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1889) *[[1986]] – [[John Donnelly (rugby league)|John Donnelly]], Australian rugby league player (b. 1955) *[[1987]] – [[David Susskind]], American talk show host and producer (b. 1920) * 1987 – [[Andy Warhol]], American painter and photographer (b. 1928) *[[1992]] – [[Markos Vafiadis]], Greek general and politician (b. 1906) *[[1994]] – [[Papa John Creach]], American violinist (b. 1917) *[[1995]] – [[Ed Flanders]], American actor (b. 1934) *[[1997]] – [[Joseph Aiuppa]], American gangster (b. 1907) *[[1998]] – [[Abraham A. Ribicoff]], American lawyer and politician, 4th [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services]] (b. 1910) *[[1999]] – [[William Bronk]], American poet and academic (b. 1918) * 1999 – [[Menno Oosting]], Dutch tennis player (b. 1964) *[[2002]] – [[Chuck Jones]], American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912) * 2002 – [[Jonas Savimbi]], Angolan general, founded [[UNITA]] (b. 1934) *[[2004]] – [[Andy Seminick]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1920) *[[2005]] – [[Lee Eun-ju]], South Korean actress and singer (b. 1980) * 2005 – [[Simone Simon]], French actress (b. 1910) *[[2006]] – [[S. Rajaratnam]], Singaporean politician, 1st [[Senior Minister of Singapore]] (b. 1915)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roots.sg/learn/stories/sinnathamby-rajaratnam/story|title=Sinnathamby Rajaratnam – Roots.sg|website=Roots.sg|access-date=27 July 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726101737/https://www.roots.sg/learn/stories/sinnathamby-rajaratnam/story|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe]], English politician, [[Leader of the House of Lords]] (b. 1918) * 2007 – [[Dennis Johnson]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1954) *[[2012]] – [[Sukhbir (writer)|Sukhbir]], Indian author and poet (b. 1925) * 2012 – [[Frank Carson]], Irish-English comedian and actor (b. 1926) * 2012 – [[Marie Colvin]], American journalist (b. 1956) * 2012 – [[Rémi Ochlik]], French photographer and journalist (b. 1983) *[[2013]] – [[Atje Keulen-Deelstra]], Dutch speed skater (b. 1938) * 2013 – [[Jean-Louis Michon]], French-Swiss scholar and translator (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[Wolfgang Sawallisch]], German pianist and conductor (b. 1923) *[[2014]] – [[Charlotte Dawson]], New Zealand–Australian television host (b. 1966) * 2014 – [[Trebor Jay Tichenor]], American pianist and composer (b. 1940) * 2014 – [[Leo Vroman]], Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (b. 1915) *[[2015]] – [[Chris Rainbow]], Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1946) *[[2019]] – [[Brody Stevens]], American comedian and actor (b. 1970)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brody-stevens-dead-comedian-was-48-1189224|title=Comedian Brody Stevens Dies at 48|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=22 February 2019|access-date=9 March 2019|archive-date=27 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227142918/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brody-stevens-dead-comedian-was-48-1189224|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Morgan Woodward]], American actor (b. 1925)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/article226683744.html|title=Native Arlington actor known for 'Cool Hand Luke' and 'Star Trek' roles dies|website=star-telegram|access-date=2019-03-09|archive-date=2019-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090544/https://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/article226683744.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Lawrence Ferlinghetti]], American poet, painter (b. 1919)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2021-idUSRTR4Z4Y0|title=Notable deaths in 2021|agency=Reuters|date=2021-02-24|access-date=2021-03-17|archive-date=2021-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326074147/https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2021-idUSRTR4Z4Y0|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[John Lowe (musician)|John Lowe]], English musician, pianist for [[The Quarrymen]] (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bestclassicbands.com/john-duff-lowe-obituary-quarrymen-mccartney-lennon-harrison-2-22-24/|title=John 'Duff' Lowe, Bandmate of McCartney, Lennon and Harrison in The Quarrymen, Dies|website=Bestclassicbands|access-date=2024-02-23|archive-date=2024-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223065046/https://bestclassicbands.com/john-duff-lowe-obituary-quarrymen-mccartney-lennon-harrison-2-22-24/|url-status=live}}</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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