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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[322 BC]] – [[Demosthenes]], Athenian statesman, (b. 384 BC) * [[638]] – [[Pope Honorius I|Honorius I]], pope of the Catholic Church * [[642]] – [[Pope John IV|John IV]], pope of the Catholic Church * [[884]] – [[Prince Tsunesada|Tsunesada]], Japanese prince (b. 825) * [[974]] – [[Al-Muti]], Abbasid caliph (b. 913/14)<ref>{{TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi | first = Ahmet | last = Güner | authorlink = | title = Mutî‘-Lillâh | volume = 31 | url = https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/muti-lillah | pages = 401–402}}</ref> *[[1095]] – [[Leopold II, Margrave of Austria|Leopold II]], margrave of Austria (b. 1050) *[[1152]] – [[Adolf III of Berg]], German nobleman (b. 1080) *[[1176]] – [[William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel]], English politician (b. 1109) *[[1320]] – [[Michael IX Palaiologos]], Byzantine emperor (b. 1277) *[[1328]] – [[Clementia of Hungary]], queen consort of France and Navarre (b. 1293) *[[1448]] – [[Zhu Quan]], Chinese prince, historian and playwright (b. 1378) *[[1491]] – [[Fritz Herlen]], German painter (b. 1449) *[[1492]] – [[Piero della Francesca]], Italian mathematician and painter (b. 1415) *[[1565]] – [[Jean Ribault]], French-American lieutenant and navigator (b. 1520) *[[1576]] – [[Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian II]], Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1527) *[[1590]] – [[Kanō Eitoku]], Japanese painter and educator (b. 1543) *[[1600]] – [[Luis de Molina]], Spanish priest and philosopher (b. 1535) ===1601–1900=== *[[1601]] – [[Nicholas Brend]], English landowner (b. 1560) *[[1632]] – [[Kutsuki Mototsuna]], Japanese commander (b. 1549) *[[1646]] – [[François de Bassompierre]], French general and courtier (b. 1579) *[[1654]] – [[Carel Fabritius]], Dutch painter (b. 1622) *[[1678]] – [[Edmund Berry Godfrey]], English lawyer and judge (b. 1621) *[[1679]] – [[William Gurnall]], English minister, theologian, and author (b. 1617) *[[1685]] – [[Christoph Ignaz Abele]], Austrian lawyer and jurist (b. 1628) *[[1730]] – [[Frederick IV of Denmark|Frederick IV]], king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1671) *[[1758]] – [[Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth]], Irish field marshal and politician (b. 1680) *[[1812]] – [[Juan José Castelli]], Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1764) *[[1828]] – [[Ioan Nicolidi of Pindus]], Aromanian physician and noble (b. 1737)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IvtJAAAAcAAJ|title=Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich: Nabielak – Odelga|first=Constantin von|last=Wurzbach|author-link=Constantin von Wurzbach|series=[[Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich]]|volume=20|page=316|year=1869|language=de}}</ref> *[[1845]] – [[Elizabeth Fry]], English prison reformer, Quaker and philanthropist (b. 1780)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Fry {{!}} British philanthropist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Fry |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1858]] – [[Hiroshige]], Japanese painter (b. 1797) *[[1870]] – [[Robert E. Lee]], American general (b. 1807) *[[1875]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux]], French sculptor and painter (b. 1827) *[[1896]] – [[Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs]], Danish lawyer and politician, 9th [[Council President of Denmark]] (b. 1817) *[[1898]] – [[Calvin Fairbank]], American minister and activist (b. 1816) ===1901–present=== *[[1914]] – [[Margaret E. Knight]], American inventor (b. 1838) *[[1915]] – [[Edith Cavell]], English nurse (b. 1865) *[[1923]] – [[A. P. Lucas|Bunny Lucas]], English cricketer (b. 1857) *[[1924]] – [[Anatole France]], French journalist, novelist, and poet, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1844) *[[1926]] – [[Edwin Abbott Abbott]], English theologian and author (b. 1838) *[[1933]] – [[John Lister (UK politician)|John Lister]], English philanthropist and politician (b. 1847) *[[1940]] – [[Tom Mix]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880) *[[1946]] – [[Joseph Stilwell]], American general (b. 1883) *[[1948]] – [[Susan Sutherland Isaacs]], English psychologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1885) *[[1954]] – [[George Welch (pilot)|George Welch]], American soldier and pilot (b. 1918) *[[1956]] – [[Lorenzo Perosi]], Italian composer and painter (b. 1872) *[[1957]] – [[Arie de Jong]], Indonesian-Dutch linguist and physician (b. 1865) *[[1958]] – [[Gordon Griffith]], American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907) *[[1960]] – [[Inejiro Asanuma]], Japanese lawyer and politician (b. 1898) *[[1965]] – [[Paul Hermann Müller]], Swiss chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1899) *[[1967]] – [[Ram Manohar Lohia]], Indian activist and politician (b. 1910) *[[1969]] – [[Sonja Henie]], Norwegian figure skater and actress (b. 1912) * 1969 – [[Serge Poliakoff]], Russian-French painter and academic (b. 1906) * 1969 – [[Julius Saaristo]], Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (b. 1891) *[[1970]] – [[Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky]], Russian-American illustrator and painter (b. 1891) * 1970 – [[Mustafa Zaidi]], Pakistani poet and academic (b. 1930) *[[1971]] – [[Dean Acheson]], American lawyer and politician, 51st [[United States Secretary of State]] (b. 1893) * 1971 – [[Gene Vincent]], American musician (b. 1935) *[[1972]] – [[Robert Le Vigan]], French-Argentinian actor and politician (b. 1900) *[[1973]] – [[Peter Aufschnaiter]], Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (b. 1899) *[[1978]] – [[Nancy Spungen]], American figure of the 1970s punk rock scene (b. 1958) *[[1984]] – [[Anthony Berry]], English politician (b. 1925) *[[1985]] – [[Johnny Olson]], American radio host and game show announcer (b. 1910) * 1985 – [[Ricky Wilson (American musician)|Ricky Wilson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953) *[[1987]] – [[Alf Landon]], American lieutenant and politician, 26th [[Governor of Kansas]] (b. 1887) * 1987 – [[Fahri Korutürk]], Turkish commander and politician, 6th [[President of Turkey]] (b. 1903) *[[1988]] – [[Ruth Manning-Sanders]], Welsh-English poet and author (b. 1886) * 1988 – [[Coby Whitmore]], American painter and illustrator (b. 1913) *[[1989]] – [[Jay Ward]], American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded [[Jay Ward Productions]] (b. 1920) *[[1990]] – [[Rifaat el-Mahgoub]], Egyptian politician (b. 1926) * 1990 – [[Peter Wessel Zapffe]], Norwegian physician, mountaineer, and author (b. 1899) *[[1991]] – [[Sheila Florance]], Australian actress (b. 1916) * 1991 – [[Arkady Strugatsky]], Russian author and translator (b. 1925) * 1991 – [[Regis Toomey]], American actor (b. 1898) *[[1993]] – [[Leon Ames]], American actor (b. 1902) *[[1994]] – [[Gérald Godin]], Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1938) *[[1996]] – [[René Lacoste]], French tennis player and fashion designer, co-founded [[Lacoste]] (b. 1904) * 1996 – [[Roger Lapébie]], French cyclist (b. 1911) *[[1997]] – [[John Denver]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1943) *[[1998]] – [[Mario Beaulieu (Canadian senator)|Mario Beaulieu]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1930) * 1998 – [[Matthew Shepard]], American murder victim (b. 1976) *[[1999]] – [[Wilt Chamberlain]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1936) * 1999 – [[Robert Marsden Hope]], Australian lawyer and judge (b. 1919) *[[2001]] – [[Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone]], English academic and politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain]] (b. 1907) * 2001 – [[Hikmet Şimşek]], Turkish conductor (b. 1924) * 2001 – [[Richard Buckle]], Ballet critic and writer (b. 1916) *[[2002]] – [[Ray Conniff]], American bandleader and composer (b. 1916) * 2002 – [[Audrey Mestre]], French biologist and diver (b. 1974) * 2002 – [[Hilaire du Berrier]], American-French aviator, mercenary, and writer (b. 1906)<ref>{{Cite web |title=10487 Family/Local History - Manuscripts by Subject - Archives Holdings - Archives - State Historical Society of North Dakota |url=https://www.history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/10487.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250509135040/https://www.history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/10487.html |archive-date=May 9, 2025 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=www.history.nd.gov}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Jim Cairns]], Australian economist and politician, 4th [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]] (b. 1914) * 2003 – [[Joan Kroc]], American philanthropist (b. 1928) * 2003 – [[Bill Shoemaker]], American jockey (b. 1931) *[[2005]] – [[C. Delores Tucker]], American activist and politician (b. 1927) *[[2006]] – [[Angelika Machinek]], German glider pilot (b. 1956)<ref name=probst11>{{cite book|last=Probst|first=Ernst|title=Angelika Machinek - Eine Segelfliegerin der Weltklasse|trans-title=Angelika Machinek - A World Class Glider Pilot|place=Munich|publisher=Grin-Verl|year=2010|language=de|isbn=978-3-6407-3630-0|page=11}}</ref> * 2006. – [[Eugène Martin]], French race car driver (b. 1915) * 2006 – [[Gillo Pontecorvo]], Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1919) *[[2007]] – [[Kisho Kurokawa]], Japanese architect, designed the [[Nakagin Capsule Tower]] (b. 1934) *[[2008]] – [[Karl Chircop]], Maltese physician and politician (b. 1965) *[[2009]] – [[Dickie Peterson]] American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1948) * 2009 – [[Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)|Frank Vandenbroucke]], Belgian cyclist (b. 1974) *[[2010]] – [[Austin Ardill]], Northern Irish soldier and politician (b. 1917) * 2010 – [[Woody Peoples]], American football player (b. 1943) * 2010 – [[Belva Plain]], American author (b. 1919) *[[2011]] – [[Patricia Breslin]], American actress (b. 1931) * 2011 – [[Dennis Ritchie]], American computer scientist, created the [[C (programming language)|C programming language]] (b. 1941) *[[2012]] – [[James Elliott Coyne|James Coyne]], Canadian lawyer and banker, 2nd [[Governor of the Bank of Canada]] (b. 1910) * 2012 – [[Norm Grabowski]], American hot rod builder and actor (b. 1933) * 2012 – [[Sukhdev Singh Kang]], Indian judge and politician, 14th [[Governor of Kerala]] (b. 1931) * 2012 – [[Torkom Manoogian]], Iraqi-Armenian patriarch (b. 1919) * 2012 – [[Erik Moseholm]], Danish bassist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1930) * 2012 – [[Břetislav Pojar]], Czech animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923) *[[2013]] – [[George Herbig]], American astronomer and academic (b. 1920) * 2013 – [[Oscar Hijuelos]], American author and academic (b. 1951) * 2013 – [[Hans Wilhelm Longva]], Norwegian diplomat (b. 1942) * 2013 – [[Malcolm Renfrew]], American chemist and academic (b. 1910) *[[2014]] – [[Ali Mazrui]], Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1933) * 2014 – [[Graham Miles]], English snooker player (b. 1941) * 2014 – [[Roberto Telch]], Argentinian footballer and coach (b. 1943) *[[2015]] – [[Abdallah Kigoda]], Tanzanian politician, 8th [[Minister of Industry and Trade (Tanzania)|Tanzanian Minister of Industry and Trade]] (b. 1953) * 2015 – [[Joan Leslie]], American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian (b. 1925) *[[2017]] – [[Margarita D'Amico]], Venezuelan journalist (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 October 2017|title=Murió la periodista e investigadora Margarita D'Amico|language=es|publisher=El Universal|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/noticias/cultura/murio-periodista-investigadora-margarita-damico_673802|access-date=5 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015210006/http://www.eluniversal.com/noticias/cultura/murio-periodista-investigadora-margarita-damico_673802|archive-date=15 October 2017}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Conchata Ferrell]], American actress (b. 1943)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/13/two-and-a-half-men-star-conchata-ferrell-dead-dies-77/ |accessdate=21 September 2021|title='Two and Half Men' Conchata Ferrell Dead at 77 | website=TMZ | date=13 October 2020}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Roberta McCain]], American socialite and oil heiress (b. 1912)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://uk.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2020-idUSRTS30YSX|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200408210155/https://uk.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2020-idUSRTS30YSX|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2020-04-08|title= Notable deaths in 2020|website=Reuters|access-date=2020-10-23}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Luis Garavito]], Colombian serial killer (b. 1957)<ref>{{cite web |title=Colombian serial killer who confessed to murdering more than 190 children dies in hospital |url=https://apnews.com/article/colombian-serial-killer-garavito-death-5290ce76e367c49529ecdebc51d71074 |website=AP News |date=12 October 2023 |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Jackmaster]], Scottish DJ and record producer (b. 1986)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pilley |first=Max |date=2024-10-12 |title=Jackmaster dies from accidental head injury aged 38 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jackmaster-dies-from-accidental-head-injury-aged-38-3802158 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> *2024 – [[Ka (rapper)|Ka]], American rapper (b. 1972)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diaz |first=Johnny |date=October 14, 2024 |title=Ka, Lone Soldier of New York's Underground Rap Scene, Dies at 52 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/arts/music/ka-dead.html |access-date=October 23, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[Lilly Ledbetter]], American activist (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Duster |first=Chandelis |date=October 14, 2024 |title=Lilly Ledbetter, the activist who inspired Fair Pay Act, dies at 86 |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/10/14/nx-s1-5152538/lilly-ledbetter-pay-equity-obituary |access-date=October 14, 2024 |work=[[NPR]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[Tito Mboweni]], South African politician (b. 1959)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Basson |first=Adriaan |date=12 October 2024 |title=Former minister Tito Mboweni dies at 65 |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/former-minister-tito-mboweni-dies-at-65-20241012 |access-date=12 Oct 2024 |work=News24}}</ref> *2024 – [[Alvin Rakoff]], Canadian film and television director (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=2024-10-17 |title=Alvin Rakoff, Canadian Director of Laurence Olivier Starrer 'A Voyage Round My Father,' Dies at 97 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/alvin-rakoff-dead-dies-a-voyage-round-my-father-1236180995/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – [[Alex Salmond]], Scottish economist and politician, [[First Minister of Scotland]] (b. 1954)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Brian |title=Alex Salmond obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/oct/13/alex-salmond-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=13 October 2024 |date=13 October 2024}}</ref> *2024 – [[Baba Siddique]], Indian politician (b. 1958)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mallick |first=India TV News |last2=Mallick |first2=India TV |date=12 October 2024 |title=Baba Siddique, who was shot at in Mumbai, dies, confirms Lilavati Hospital |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/maharashtra/baba-siddique-ncp-leader-who-was-shot-at-in-mumbai-dies-lilavati-hospital-mumbai-police-arrest-eknath-shinde-latest-updates-2024-10-12-956840 |access-date=12 October 2024 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref> <!-- Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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