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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 33]] – [[Agrippina the Elder]], Roman wife of [[Germanicus]] (b. 14 BC) * [[532]] – [[Pope Boniface II]] * [[866]] – [[Al-Musta'in]], Abbasid caliph (b. 836) *[[1271]] – [[Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir]], Icelandic aristocrat and poet *[[1277]] – [[Beatrice of Falkenburg]], German queen consort (b. c. 1254) *[[1346]] – [[John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray]] *[[1346]] – [[Maurice de Moravia, Earl of Strathearn]] *[[1456]] – [[Nicolas Grenon]], French composer (b. 1375) *[[1485]] – [[John Scott of Scott's Hall]], Warden of the Cinque Ports *[[1528]] – [[Hernando Alonso]], Spanish conquistador, first Jew executed in the New World<ref>{{cite book |last=Kritzler |first=Edward |author-link=Edward Kritzler |title=Jewish pirates of the Caribbean: how a generation of swashbuckling Jews carved out an empire in the New World in their quest for treasure, religious freedom – and revenge |date=2009 |publisher=Anchor Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0-7679-1952-4 |edition=First Anchor Books}}</ref> *[[1552]] – [[Andreas Osiander]], German Protestant theologian (b. 1498) *[[1575]] – [[Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta]], Spanish cardinal (b. 1511) *[[1586]] – [[Philip Sidney]], English courtier, poet, and general (b. 1554) *[[1587]] – [[Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (b. 1541) ===1601–1900=== *[[1616]] – [[John Pitts (Catholic scholar)|John Pitts]], English priest and scholar (b. 1560) *[[1660]] – [[Adrian Scrope]], English colonel and politician (b. 1601) *[[1673]] – [[Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh]], English politician, [[Lord High Treasurer of England]] (b. 1630) *[[1690]] – [[Margaret Mary Alacoque]], French mystic (b. 1647) *[[1757]] – [[René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur]], French entomologist and academic (b. 1683) *[[1776]] – [[Pierre François le Courayer]], French-English theologian and author (b. 1681) *[[1780]] – [[William Cookworthy]], English pharmacist and minister (b. 1705) *[[1781]] – [[Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke]], English admiral (b. 1705)<ref>{{cite DNB |wstitle=Hawke, Edward |first=John Knox |last=Laughton |volume=25}}</ref> *[[1786]] – [[Johann Ludwig Aberli]], Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1723) *[[1806]] – [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], Haitian commander and politician, [[List of heads of state of Haiti|Governor-General of Haiti]] (b. 1758) *[[1836]] – [[Orest Kiprensky]], Russian painter (b. 1782) *[[1837]] – [[Johann Nepomuk Hummel]], Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1778) *[[1849]] – [[Frédéric Chopin]], Polish pianist and composer (b. 1810) *[[1868]] – [[Laura Secord]], Canadian [[War of 1812|war]] heroine (b. 1775) *[[1887]] – [[Gustav Kirchhoff]], German physicist and chemist (b. 1824) *[[1889]] – [[Nikolay Chernyshevsky]], Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1828) *[[1893]] – [[Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta]], French general and politician, 3rd [[President of France]] (b. 1808) ===1901–present=== *[[1910]] – [[Julia Ward Howe]], American poet and songwriter (b. 1819) *[[1918]] – [[Malak Hifni Nasif]], Egyptian poet and author (b. 1886) *[[1920]] – [[Michael Fitzgerald (Irish republican)]] died on Hunger Strike (b. 1881)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/19343|title=Commandant Mick Fitzgerald honoured | An Phoblacht|website=www.anphoblacht.com}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Frank Dicksee]], English painter and illustrator (b. 1853) *[[1931]] – [[Alfons Maria Jakob]], German neurologist and academic (b. 1884) *[[1937]] – [[J. Bruce Ismay]], English businessman (b. 1862) *[[1938]] – [[Karl Kautsky]], Czech-German journalist, philosopher, and theoretician (b. 1854) *[[1948]] – [[Royal Cortissoz]], American art critic (b. 1869) *[[1955]] – [[Dimitrios Maximos]], Greek banker and politician (b. 1873) *[[1956]] – [[Anne Crawford]], Israeli-English actress (b. 1920) *[[1957]] – [[Wilhelmina Hay Abbott]], Scottish suffragist and feminist (b. 1884)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Elizabeth|last1=Ewan|first2=Rosemary J.|last2=Pipes|first3=Jane|last3=Rendall|first4=Sian|last4=Reynolds|title=Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|year=2018|isbn=978-1-47443-627-4|page=3}}</ref> *[[1958]] – [[Paul Outerbridge]], American photographer (b. 1896) * 1958 – [[Charlie Townsend]], English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1876) *[[1962]] – [[Natalia Goncharova]], Russian painter, costume designer, and set designer (b. 1882)<ref>{{cite book|first=Jane A.|last=Sharp|chapter=Natalia Goncharova|editor1-last=Bowlt|editor1-first=John E.|editor2-last=Drutt|editor2-first=Matthew|title=Amazons of the Avant-Garde: Alexandra Exter, Natalia Goncharova, Liubov Popova, Olga Rozanova, Varvara Stepanova, and Nadezhda Udaltsova|date=2000|publisher=Guggenheim Museum|isbn=978-0-89207-225-5|location=New York|page=163|url=https://archive.org/details/amazonsofavantga00exte}}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Jacques Hadamard]], French mathematician and academic (b. 1865) *[[1965]] – [[Bart King]], American cricketer (b. 1873) *[[1966]] – [[Sidney Hatch]], American runner and soldier (b. 1883) * 1966 – [[Wieland Wagner]], German director and manager (b. 1917) *[[1967]] – [[Puyi]], Chinese emperor (b. 1906) *[[1970]] – [[Pierre Laporte]], Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1921) * 1970 – [[Vola Vale]], American actress (b. 1897) * 1970 – [[Quincy Wright]], American political scientist and academic (b. 1890) *[[1972]] – [[Turk Broda]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914) * 1972 – [[George, Crown Prince of Serbia]] (b. 1887) *[[1973]] – [[Ingeborg Bachmann]], Austrian author and poet (b. 1926) *[[1978]] – [[George Clark (racing driver)|George Clark]], American race car driver (b. 1890) * 1978 – [[Giovanni Gronchi]], Italian educator, soldier, and politician, 3rd [[President of the Italian Republic]] (b. 1887) *[[1979]] – [[S. J. Perelman]], American humorist and screenwriter (b. 1904) * 1979 – [[John Stuart (actor)|John Stuart]], Scottish-English actor (b. 1898) * 1979 – [[Eugenio Mendoza]], Venezuelan business tycoon (b. 1909) *[[1981]] – [[Kannadasan]] Indian author, poet, and songwriter (b. 1927) * 1981 – [[Albert Cohen (novelist)|Albert Cohen]], Greek-Swiss civil servant and author (b. 1895) * 1981 – [[Lina Tsaldari]], Greek politician (b. 1887) *[[1983]] – [[Raymond Aron]], French sociologist, political scientist, and philosopher (b. 1905) *[[1987]] – [[Abdul Malek Ukil]], Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (b. 1925) *[[1991]] – [[Tennessee Ernie Ford]], American singer and actor (b. 1919) *[[1992]] – [[Herman Johannes]], Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (b. 1912) * 1992 – [[Orestis Laskos]], Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908) *[[1993]] – [[Criss Oliva]], American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1963) *[[1996]] – [[Chris Acland]], English musician and drummer of Lush (b. 1966) *[[1997]] – [[Larry Jennings]], American magician and author (b. 1933) *[[1998]] – [[Joan Hickson]], English actress (b. 1906) * 1998 – [[Hakim Said]], Pakistani scholar and politician, 20th [[Governor of Sindh]] (b. 1920) *[[1999]] – [[Nicholas Metropolis]], Greek-American mathematician and physicist (b. 1915) *[[2000]] – [[Leo Nomellini]], Italian-American football player and wrestler (b. 1924) * 2000 – [[Joachim Nielsen]], Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1964) *[[2001]] – [[Jay Livingston]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1915) * 2001 – [[Micheline Ostermeyer]], French shot putter, discus thrower, and pianist (b. 1922) * 2001 – [[Rehavam Ze'evi]], Israeli historian, general, and politician, [[Tourism Minister of Israel]] (b. 1926) *[[2002]] – [[Derek Bell (musician)|Derek Bell]], Irish harpist and composer (b. 1935) *[[2004]] – [[Uzi Hitman]], Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1952) *[[2006]] – [[Daniel Emilfork]], Chilean-French actor (b. 1924) * 2006 – [[Christopher Glenn]], American journalist (b. 1938) *[[2007]] – [[Joey Bishop]], American actor and talk show host (b. 1918) * 2007 – [[Teresa Brewer]], American singer (b. 1931) * 2007 – [[Suzy Covey]], American scholar and academic (b. 1939) *[[2008]] – [[Urmas Ott]], Estonian journalist and author (b. 1955) * 2008 – [[Levi Stubbs]], American singer (b. 1936) * 2008 – [[Ben Weider]], Canadian businessman, co-founded the [[International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness]] (b. 1923) *[[2009]] – [[Norma Fox Mazer]], American author and educator (b. 1931) * 2009 – [[Vic Mizzy]], American composer (b. 1916) *[[2011]] – [[Carl Lindner, Jr.]], American businessman (b. 1919) *[[2012]] – [[Milija Aleksic]], English-South African footballer (b. 1951) * 2012 – [[Émile Allais]], French skier (b. 1912) * 2012 – [[Henry Friedlander]], German-American historian and author (b. 1930) * 2012 – [[Stanford R. Ovshinsky]], American scientist and businessman, co-founded [[Energy Conversion Devices]] (b. 1922) * 2012 – [[Kōji Wakamatsu]], Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936) *[[2013]] – [[Mother Antonia]], American-Mexican nun and activist (b. 1926) * 2013 – [[Terry Fogerty]], English rugby player and coach (b. 1944) * 2013 – [[Arthur Maxwell House]], Canadian neurologist and politician, 10th [[Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador]] (b. 1926) * 2013 – [[Lou Scheimer]], American animator, producer, and voice actor, co-founded the [[Filmation|Filmation Company]] (b. 1928) * 2013 – [[Rene Simpson]], Canadian-American tennis player (b. 1966) *[[2014]] – [[Edwards Barham]], American farmer and politician (b. 1937) * 2014 – [[Masaru Emoto]], Japanese author and activist (b. 1943) * 2014 – [[Tom Shaw (bishop)|Tom Shaw]], American bishop (b. 1945) * 2014 – [[Berndt von Staden]], German diplomat, [[German Ambassador to the United States]] (b. 1919) *[[2015]] – [[Danièle Delorme]], French actress and producer (b. 1926) * 2015 – [[Howard Kendall]], English footballer and manager (b. 1946) * 2015 – [[Anne-Marie Lizin]], Belgian lawyer and politician (b. 1949) * 2015 – [[Tom Smith (Pennsylvania politician)|Tom Smith]], American businessman and politician (b. 1947) *[[2017]] – [[Gord Downie]], Canadian musician (b. 1964)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mazerolle |first1=John |title=Tragically Hip's Gord Downie dead at 53 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gord-downie-obit-1.4359906 |website=CBC News |access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Elijah Cummings]], American politician and civil rights advocate (b. 1951)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Portnoy |first1=Jenna |title=Elijah Cummings, Baltimore congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 68 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/17/elijah-cummings-dies-baltimore/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Mitzi Gaynor]], American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/mitzi-gaynor-dead-south-pacific-320eb99fe0824091babafac794dc2320|title=Mitzi Gaynor, star of 'South Pacific,' dies at 93|first1=Kaitlyn|last1=Huamani|first2=Bob|last2=Thomas|publisher=Associated Press|date=17 October 2024|accessdate=17 October 2024}}</ref> *2024 – [[Toshiyuki Nishida]], Japanese actor (b. 1947)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-17 |title=Actor Toshiyuki Nishida Dies at 76 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-17/actor-toshiyuki-nishida-dies-at-76/.216837 |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Andrew Schally]], Polish-American endocrinologist (b. 1926)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gellene |first=Denise |date=October 21, 2024 |title=Andrew V. Schally, 97, Dies; Scientist Shared Nobel Glory With Rival |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/science/andrew-v-schally-dead.html |access-date=October 23, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</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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