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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[238]] – [[Balbinus]], [[Roman emperor]] (b. 165) * 238 – [[Pupienus]], Roman emperor (b. 178) * [[451]] – [[Tuoba Huang]], prince of [[Northern Wei]] (b. 428) * [[796]] – [[Offa of Mercia]] (b. 730) * [[846]] – [[Li Shen]], [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor of the Tang Dynasty]] *[[1030]] – [[Olaf II of Norway]] (b. 995) *[[1095]] – [[Ladislaus I of Hungary]] (b. 1040) *[[1099]] – [[Pope Urban II]] (b. 1042) *[[1108]] – [[Philip I of France]] (b. 1052) *[[1236]] – [[Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France]] (b. 1175) *[[1326]] – [[Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster]] (b. 1259)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Duffy |first1=Seán |title=Burgh, Richard de, second earl of Ulster [called the Red Earl] (b. in or after 1259, d. 1326), magnate, lord of Connacht |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/3995}}</ref> *[[1504]] – [[Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby]] (b. 1435)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Bennett |first1=Michael J. |title=Stanley, Thomas, first earl of Derby (c. 1433–1504), magnate |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/26279}}</ref> *[[1507]] – [[Martin Behaim]], German-Bohemian geographer and astronomer (b. 1459) *[[1573]] – [[John Caius]], English physician and academic (b. 1510)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Nutton |first1=Vivian |title=Caius, John (1510–1573), scholar and physician |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/4351}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1612]] – [[Jacques Bongars]], French scholar and diplomat (b. 1554) *[[1644]] – [[Pope Urban VIII]] (b. 1568) *[[1752]] – [[Peter Warren (Royal Navy officer)|Peter Warren]], Irish admiral and politician (b. 1703)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Gwyn |first1=Julian |title=Warren, Sir Peter (1703/4–1752), naval officer and politician |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/28786}}</ref> *[[1781]] – [[Johann Kies]], German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713) *[[1792]] – [[René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou]], French lawyer and politician, [[Chancellor of France]] (b. 1714) *[[1813]] – [[Jean-Andoche Junot]], French general (b. 1771) *[[1833]] – [[William Wilberforce]], English philanthropist and politician (b. 1759)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Wolffe |first1=John |title=Wilberforce, William (1759–1833), politician, philanthropist, and slavery abolitionist |date=21 May 2009 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/29386}}</ref> *[[1839]] – [[Gaspard de Prony]], French mathematician and engineer (b. 1755) *[[1844]] – [[Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart]], Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1791)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Angermüller |first1=Rudolph |last2=Oldman |first2=C.B. |last3=Stafford |first3=William |title=Mozart, Franz Xaver Wolfgang |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.6002278236}}</ref> *[[1856]] – [[Robert Schumann]], German composer and critic (b. 1810)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Daverio |first1=John |last2=Sams |first2=Eric |title=Schumann, Robert |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.40704}}</ref> *[[1857]] – [[Thomas Dick (scientist)|Thomas Dick]], Scottish minister, astronomer, and author (b. 1774)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Astore |first1=William J. |title=Dick, Thomas (1774–1857), writer on science and philosopher |date=28 September 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/7597}}</ref> *[[1887]] – [[Agostino Depretis]], Italian politician, 9th [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. 1813) *[[1890]] – [[Vincent van Gogh]], Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1853)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Uitert |first1=Evert van |title=Gogh, Vincent (Willem) van |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T033020 |isbn=978-1-884446-05-4}}</ref> *[[1895]] – [[Floriano Peixoto]], Brazilian general and politician, 2nd [[President of Brazil]] (b. 1839) *[[1900]] – [[Umberto I of Italy]] (b. 1844)<ref name ="1900 Umberto I of Italy"/> ===1901–present=== *[[1908]] – [[Marie Adam-Doerrer]], Swiss women's rights activist and unionist (b. 1838) *[[1913]] – [[Tobias Asser]], Dutch lawyer and jurist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] Laureate (b. 1838) *[[1918]] – [[Ernest William Christmas]], Australian-American painter (b. 1863) *[[1924]] – [[Sotirios Krokidas]], Greek educator and politician, 110th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1852) *[[1934]] – [[Didier Pitre]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1883) *[[1938]] – [[Nikolai Krylenko]], Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, [[List of Prosecutor Generals of Russia and the Soviet Union|Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR]] (b. 1885) *[[1950]] – [[Joe Fry]], English race car driver (b. 1915) *[[1951]] – [[Ali Sami Yen]], Turkish footballer and manager, founded [[Galatasaray S.K.]] (b. 1886) *[[1954]] – [[Coen de Koning]], Dutch speed skater (b. 1879) *[[1960]] – [[Hasan Saka]], Turkish politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1885) *[[1962]] – [[Ronald Fisher]], English biologist and statistician (b. 1890)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Spencer |first1=Hamish G. |title=Fisher, Sir Ronald Aylmer (1890–1962), statistician and geneticist |date=5 January 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/33146}}</ref> * 1962 – [[Leonardo De Lorenzo]], Italian-American flute player and educator (b. 1875) *[[1964]] – [[Vean Gregg]], American baseball player (b. 1885) *[[1966]] – [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]], Nigerian general and politician, 2nd [[List of heads of state of Nigeria|Head of State of Nigeria]] (b. 1924) * 1966 – [[Adekunle Fajuyi]], Nigerian colonel (b. 1926) *[[1970]] – [[John Barbirolli]], English cellist and conductor (b. 1899)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Crichton |first1=Ronald |last2=Bowen |first2=José A. |title=Barbirolli, Sir John |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.02013}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[Norm Smith]], Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915) * 1973 – [[Roger Williamson]], English race car driver (b. 1948) *[[1974]] – [[Cass Elliot]], American singer (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Simonot |first1=Colette |title=Elliot, Cass |date=25 July 2013 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2240801}}</ref> * 1974 – [[Erich Kästner]], German author and poet (b. 1899) *[[1976]] – [[Mickey Cohen]], American gangster (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Henstell |first1=Bruce |title=Cohen, Mickey (1913-1976), criminal and celebrity |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2001544}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Andrzej Bogucki]], Polish actor, operetta singer, and songwriter (b. 1904) *[[1979]] – [[Herbert Marcuse]], German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1898) * 1979 – [[Bill Todman]], American screenwriter and producer (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Duncan |first1=Joyce |title=Todman, William Selden (1916-1979), radio and television writer, director, and producer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1802108}}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Robert Moses]], American urban planner, designed the [[Northern State Parkway]] and [[Southern State Parkway]] (b. 1888)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Gutfreund |first1=Owen D. |title=Moses, Robert (18 December 1888–29 July 1981), public official |date=January 2007 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700375}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Sydney Kyte]], British bandleader (b. 1896)<ref>[[Principal Probate Registry]]; London, England; ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England''</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Harold Sakata]], American wrestler and actor (b. 1920) * 1982 – [[Vladimir K. Zworykin]], Russian-American engineer, invented the [[Iconoscope]] (b. 1889)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Schuppert |first1=Roger A. |title=Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma (1889-1982), scientist and television pioneer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1302125}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Luis Buñuel]], Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900) * 1983 – [[Raymond Massey]], Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (b. 1896)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Richards |first1=Jeffrey |title=Massey, Raymond (1896-1983), actor |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1802047}}</ref> * 1983 – [[David Niven]], English military officer and actor (b. 1910) *[[1984]] – [[Fred Waring]], American television host and bandleader (b. 1900)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Schüler |first1=Nico |title=Waring, Fred(erick Malcolm) |date=20 January 2016 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2289669}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay]], Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1894) *[[1990]] – [[Bruno Kreisky]], Austrian academic and politician, 22nd [[Chancellor of Austria]] (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flint |first1=Peter B. |title=Bruno Kreisky, Austria's Leader For a Record 13 Years, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/30/obituaries/bruno-kreisky-austria-s-leader-for-a-record-13-years-dies-at-79.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 July 1990}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Christian de Castries]], French general (b. 1902) *[[1992]] – [[Michel Larocque]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1952) *[[1994]] – [[John Britton (doctor)|John Britton]], American physician (b. 1925) * 1994 – [[Dorothy Hodgkin]], Egyptian-English biochemist and biophysicist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1910)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Glusker |first1=Jenny P. |title=Dorothy crowfoot hodgkin (1910–1994) |journal=Protein Science |date=December 1994 |volume=3 |issue=12 |pages=2465–2469 |doi=10.1002/pro.5560031233 |pmid=7757003 |pmc=2142778}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Les Elgart]], American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1917) *[[1996]] – [[Ric Nordman]], Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1919) * 1996 – [[Marcel-Paul Schützenberger]], French mathematician and theorist (b. 1920) * 1996 – [[Jason Thirsk]], American singer and bass player (b. 1967) *[[1998]] – [[Jerome Robbins]], American director, producer, and choreographer (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Hering |first1=Doris |title=Robbins, Jerome (1918-1998), choreographer, dancer, director |date=July 2001 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1803482}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Edward Gierek]], Polish soldier and politician (b. 1913) * 2001 – [[Wau Holland]], German computer scientist, co-founded [[Chaos Computer Club]] (b. 1951) *[[2003]] – [[Foday Sankoh]], Sierra Leonean soldier, founded the [[Revolutionary United Front]] (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brittain |first1=Victoria |title=Foday Sankoh |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jul/31/guardianobituaries.westafrica |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=31 July 2003}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Rena Vlahopoulou]], Greek actress and singer (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite news |title=Rena Vlahopoulou |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-31-me-passings31.1-story.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=31 July 2004}}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[Mike Reid (actor)|Mike Reid]], English comedian, actor, and author (b. 1940)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Dennis |title=Mike Reid |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jul/31/broadcasting.guardianobituaries |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=31 July 2007}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Michel Serrault]], French actor (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Michel Serrault |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/aug/03/guardianobituaries.france |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=2 August 2007}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Tom Snyder]], American journalist and talk show host (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elsen |first1=Jon |title=Tom Snyder, TV Talk Host, Dies at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/arts/television/30cnd-snyder.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 July 2007}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Marvin Zindler]], American journalist (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blumenthal |first1=Ralph |title=Marvin Zindler, 85, Crusader in 'Whorehouse in Texas' Case, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/us/02zindler.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=2 August 2007}}</ref> *[[2008]] – [[Bruce Edward Ivins]], American scientist and bio-defense researcher (b. 1946) *[[2010]] – [[Charles E. Wicks]], American chemist and academic (b. 1925) *[[2012]] – [[Tatiana Egorova]], Russian footballer and manager (b. 1970) * 2012 – [[August Kowalczyk]], Polish actor and director (b. 1921) * 2012 – [[Chris Marker]], French photographer and journalist (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lim |first1=Dennis |title=Chris Marker, Pioneer of the Essay Film, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/movies/chris-marker-enigmatic-multimedia-artist-dies-at-91.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=31 July 2012}}</ref> * 2012 – [[James Mellaart]], English archaeologist and author (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rogasch |first1=Jana |chapter=Mellaart, James |title=Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology |date=2014 |pages=4774–4776 |doi=10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2491 |isbn=978-1-4419-0426-3}}</ref> * 2012 – [[John Stampe]], Danish footballer and coach (b. 1957) *[[2013]] – [[Christian Benítez]], Ecuadorian footballer (b. 1986) * 2013 – [[Peter Flanigan]], American banker and civil servant (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Peter M. Flanigan, Banker and Nixon Aide, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/01/us/peter-m-flanigan-banker-and-nixon-aide-dies-at-90.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=1 August 2013}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Tony Gaze]], Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news |title=Squadron Leader Tony Gaze |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10214903/Squadron-Leader-Tony-Gaze.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=31 July 2013 |language=en}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Munir Hussain (commentator)|Munir Hussain]], Indian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1929) *[[2014]] – [[M. Caldwell Butler]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1925) * 2014 – [[Jon R. Cavaiani]], English-American sergeant, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (b. 1943) * 2014 – [[Giorgio Gaslini]], Italian pianist and composer (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Montecchi |first1=Giordano |title=Gaslini, Giorgio |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.10703}}</ref> * 2014 – [[María Antonia Iglesias]], Spanish journalist and author (b. 1945) * 2014 – [[Péter Kiss]], Hungarian engineer and politician (b. 1959) * 2014 – [[Idris Muhammad]], American drummer and composer (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Braman |first1=Chuck |last2=Kernfeld |first2=Barry |title=Muhammad, Idris [Morris, Leo] |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J316600}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Thomas R. St. George]], American soldier and author (b. 1919) *[[2015]] – [[Antony Holland]], English-Canadian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morrow |first1=Martin |title=Award-winning actor Antony Holland founded Vancouver's Studio 58 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/award-winning-actor-antony-holland-founded-vancouvers-studio-58/article26010242/ |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=18 August 2015 |language=en-CA}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Peter O'Sullevan]], Anglo-Irish sportscaster (b. 1918) * 2015 – [[Mike Pyle (American football)|Mike Pyle]], American football player and sportscaster (b. 1939) * 2015 – [[Franklin H. Westervelt]], American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1930) *[[2018]] – [[Oliver Dragojević]], [[Croats|Croatian]] recording artist (b. 1947) <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/news/croatia/item/4968-oliver-dragojevic-dies-after-losing-battle-with-cancer |title=Oliver Dragojevic dies after losing battle with cancer - The Dubrovnik Times |last=Thomas |first=Mark |website=thedubrovniktimes.com |language=en-gb |access-date=2018-07-29}}</ref> * 2018 – [[Nikolai Volkoff]], Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler (b. 1947)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/recent-notable-deaths-1.1236203 |title=Josip Peruzovic |date=2018-08-10 |newspaper=Newsday Entertainment/Celebrities}}</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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