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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[923]] – [[Robert I of France]] (b. 866) * [[948]] – [[Romanos I|Romanos I Lekapenos]], Byzantine Emperor (b. c. 870) * [[952]] – [[Murong Yanchao]], Chinese general * [[960]] – [[Eadburh of Winchester]], English princess and saint * [[970]] – [[Adalbert, Bishop of Passau|Adalbert]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau|Passau]] * [[991]] – [[Theophanu]], Byzantine wife of [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 960) *[[1073]] – [[Emperor Go-Sanjō]] of Japan (b. 1034) *[[1184]] – [[Magnus V of Norway|Magnus Erlingsson]], King of Norway (b. 1156) *[[1189]] – [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]], Japanese general (b. 1159) *[[1246]] – [[Frederick II, Duke of Austria]] (b. 1219) *[[1337]] – [[Angelo da Clareno]], Italian Franciscan and leader of a group of [[Fraticelli]] (b. 1247) *[[1341]] – [[Andronikos III Palaiologos]], Byzantine emperor (b. 1297) *[[1381]] – [[John Cavendish]], English lawyer and judge (b. 1346) * 1381 – [[Wat Tyler]], English rebel leader (b. 1341) *[[1383]] – [[John VI Kantakouzenos]], Byzantine emperor (b. 1292) * 1383 – [[Matthew Kantakouzenos]], Byzantine emperor *[[1389]] – [[Lazar of Serbia]] (b. 1329) * 1389 – [[Murad I]], Ottoman Sultan (b. 1319)<ref name ="Britannica">[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/397836/Murad-I "Murad I"]. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 19 Dec. 2014.</ref> * 1389 – [[Miloš Obilić]], Serbian knight.<ref>{{cite book|last=Judah|title=The Serbs|year=2009|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-15826-7|page=32}}</ref> *[[1416]] – [[John, Duke of Berry]] (b. 1340) *[[1467]] – [[Philip III, Duke of Burgundy]] (b. 1396) *[[1521]] – [[Tamás Bakócz]], Hungarian cardinal (b. 1442) ===1601–1900=== *[[1614]] – [[Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton]], English courtier and politician, [[Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports]] (b. 1540) *[[1724]] – [[Henry Sacheverell]], English minister and politician (b. 1674) *[[1768]] – [[James Short (mathematician)|James Short]], Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710) *[[1772]] – [[Louis-Claude Daquin]], French organist and composer (b. 1694) *[[1844]] – [[Thomas Campbell (poet)|Thomas Campbell]], Scottish poet and academic (b. 1777) *[[1849]] – [[James K. Polk]], American lawyer and politician, 11th [[President of the United States]] (b. 1795) *[[1858]] – [[Ary Scheffer]], Dutch-French painter and academic (b. 1795) *[[1881]] – [[Franjo Krežma]], Croatian violinist and composer (b. 1862)<ref>[https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/krezma-franjo Krežma, Franjo] at Hrvatska Enciklopedija {{in lang|hr}}</ref> *[[1888]] – [[Frederick III, German Emperor]] (b. 1831)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Elkind |first1=Louis |title=The German Emperor's Speeches |date=1904 |publisher=Longmans, Green, & Co. |location=London |pages=1–4}}</ref> *[[1889]] – [[Mihai Eminescu]], Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Mihai Eminescu|author2=Mihai Beniuc|author3=Eugen Simion|title=Mihail Eminescu, 1850-1889|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5YgIAQAAIAAJ|year=1964|publisher=R.P.R. Academy|page=19}}</ref> *[[1890]] – [[Unryū Kyūkichi]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 10th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (b. 1822) ===1901–present=== *[[1917]] – [[Kristian Birkeland]], Norwegian physicist and academic (b. 1867) *[[1934]] – [[Alfred Bruneau]], French cellist and composer (b. 1857) *[[1938]] – [[Ernst Ludwig Kirchner]], German painter and illustrator (b. 1880) *[[1941]] – [[Otfrid Foerster]], German neurologist and physician (b. 1873) * 1941 – [[Evelyn Underhill]], English mystic and author (b. 1875) *[[1945]] – [[Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein]], Austrian diplomat *[[1961]] – [[Giulio Cabianca]], Italian racing driver (b. 1923) * 1961 – [[Peyami Safa]], Turkish journalist and author (b. 1899) *[[1962]] – [[Alfred Cortot]], Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1877) *[[1967]] – [[Tatu Kolehmainen]], Finnish runner (b. 1885) *[[1968]] – [[Sam Crawford]], American baseball player, coach, and umpire (b. 1880) * 1968 – [[Wes Montgomery]], American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1925) *[[1971]] – [[Wendell Meredith Stanley]], American biochemist and virologist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1904) *[[1976]] – [[Jimmy Dykes]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1896) *[[1984]] – [[Meredith Willson]], American playwright, composer, and conductor (b. 1902) *[[1985]] – [[Andy Stanfield]], American sprinter (b. 1927) *[[1989]] – [[Maurice Bellemare]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1912) * 1989 – [[Ray McAnally]], Irish actor (b. 1926) *[[1991]] – [[Happy Chandler]], American businessman and politician, 49th [[Governor of Kentucky]] (b. 1898) * 1991 – [[Arthur Lewis (economist)|Arthur Lewis]], Saint Lucian economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1915) *[[1992]] – [[Chuck Menville]], American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940) * 1992 – [[Brett Whiteley]], Australian painter (b. 1939) *[[1993]] – [[John Connally]], American commander, lawyer, and politician, 61st [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] (b. 1917) * 1993 – [[James Hunt]], English racing driver and sportscaster (b. 1947) *[[1994]] – [[Manos Hatzidakis]], Greek composer and theorist (b. 1925) *[[1995]] – [[John Vincent Atanasoff]], American physicist and inventor, invented the [[Atanasoff–Berry computer]] (b. 1903) *[[1996]] – [[Ella Fitzgerald]], American singer and actress (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ella Fitzgerald {{!}} Biography, Music, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ella-Fitzgerald |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=14 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet]], Scottish general and politician (b. 1911) * 1996 – [[Dick Murdoch]], American wrestler (b. 1946) *[[1999]] – [[Omer Côté]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1906) *[[2000]] – [[Jules Roy]], French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1907) *[[2001]] – [[Henri Alekan]], French cinematographer (b. 1909) *[[2002]] – [[Choi Hong Hi]], South Korean general and martial artist, founded [[Taekwondo]] (b. 1918) *[[2003]] – [[Hume Cronyn]], Canadian-American actor (b. 1911) *[[2004]] – [[Ahmet Piriştina]], Turkish politician and mayor of İzmir (b. 1952) *[[2005]] – [[Suzanne Flon]], French actress (b. 1918) *[[2006]] – [[Raymond Devos]], Belgian-French comedian and clown (b. 1922) * 2006 – [[Herb Pearson]], New Zealand cricketer (b. 1910) *[[2007]] – [[Hugo Corro]], Argentine boxer (b. 1953) *[[2008]] – [[Ray Getliffe]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914) *[[2011]] – [[Bill Haast]], American herpetologist and academic (b. 1910) *[[2012]] – [[Phillip D. Cagan]], American economist and author (b. 1927) * 2012 – [[Barry MacKay (tennis)|Barry MacKay]], American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1935) * 2012 – [[Israel Nogueda Otero]], Mexican economist and politician, 10th [[Governor of Guerrero]] (b. 1935) * 2012 – [[Jerry Tubbs]], American football player and coach (b. 1935) *[[2013]] – [[Heinz Flohe]], German footballer and manager (b. 1948) * 2013 – [[José Froilán González]], Argentinian racing driver (b. 1922) * 2013 – [[Dennis O'Rourke]], Australian director and producer (b. 1945) * 2013 – [[Kenneth G. Wilson]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1936) *[[2014]] – [[Jacques Bergerac]], French actor and businessman (b. 1927) * 2014 – [[Casey Kasem]], American radio host, producer, and voice actor, co-created ''[[American Top 40]]'' (b. 1932) * 2014 – [[Daniel Keyes]], American short story writer and novelist (b. 1927) * 2014 – [[Moise Safra]], Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded [[Banco Safra]] (b. 1934) *[[2015]] – [[Kirk Kerkorian]], American businessman, founded the [[Tracinda Corporation]] (b. 1917) *[[2016]] – [[Lois Duncan]], American author (b. 1934) *[[2018]] – [[Matt "Guitar" Murphy]], American Blues guitarist (b. 1929) *[[2019]] – [[Franco Zeffirelli]], Italian film director (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jun/15/franco-zeffirelli-revered-italian-director-dies-aged-96|title=Franco Zeffirelli, revered Italian director, dies aged 96|author=Chris Weigand|website=The Guardian|date=15 June 2019}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Glenda Jackson]], English actress and politician (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-15 |title=Glenda Jackson: Oscar-winning actress and former MP dies aged 87 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65916692 |access-date=2023-09-26}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[James Kent (chef)|James Kent]], American chef (b. 1979)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Traub |first=Alex |date=2024-06-16 |title=James Kent, Chef Who Was Building a Restaurant Empire, Dies at 45 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/obituaries/james-kent-dead.html |access-date=2024-06-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *2024 – [[Matija Sarkic]], English-born Montenegrin footballer (b. 1997)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-15 |title=Matija Sarkic: Millwall announce death of goalkeeper aged 26 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cv22z9lgdlxo |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</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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