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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[625]] – [[Pope Boniface V]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Boniface V {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Boniface-V |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * [[912]] – [[Rudolph I of Burgundy|Rudolph I]], king of [[Upper Burgundy|Burgundy]] (b. 859) *[[1047]] – [[Magnus the Good]], Norwegian king (b. 1024) *[[1053]] – [[Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu]] *[[1154]] – [[Stephen, King of England]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Stephen {{!}} king of England |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stephen-king-of-England |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1180]] – [[John of Salisbury]], French bishop (b. c. 1120) *[[1200]] – [[Conrad of Wittelsbach]], German cardinal (b. 1120) *[[1230]] – [[Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester]], English soldier (b. 1180) *[[1292]] – [[Robert Burnell]], [[Lord Chancellor]] of England *[[1349]] – [[James III of Majorca]] (b. 1315) *[[1359]] – [[Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359)|Beatrice of Castile]], queen consort of Portugal (b. 1293) *[[1400]] – [[Geoffrey Chaucer]], English philosopher, poet, and author (b. c. 1343)<ref>{{cite web |title=Geoffrey Chaucer {{!}} Biography, Poems, Canterbury Tales, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Geoffrey-Chaucer |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1415]] – [[Charles I of Albret]] * 1415 – [[Philip II, Count of Nevers]] (b. 1389) * 1415 – [[Frederick I, Count of Vaudémont]] (b. 1371) * 1415 – [[Jean I, Duke of Alençon]] (b. 1385) * 1415 – [[Anthony, Duke of Brabant]] (b. 1384) * 1415 – [[Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk]], English soldier (b. 1394) * 1415 – [[Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York]], English politician (b. 1373) * 1415 – [[Dafydd Gam]], Welsh nobleman (b. c. 1380) *[[1478]] – [[Catherine of Bosnia]] (b. 1425) *[[1492]] – [[Thaddeus McCarthy]], Irish bishop (b. 1455) *[[1495]] – [[John II of Portugal]] (b. 1455) *[[1514]] – [[William Elphinstone]], Scottish bishop and academic, founded [[University of Aberdeen]] (b. 1431) *[[1557]] – [[William Cavendish (courtier)|William Cavendish]], English courtier and civil servant (b. 1505) ===1601–1900=== *[[1647]] – [[Evangelista Torricelli]], Italian physicist and mathematician (b. 1608) *[[1651]] – [[Saint Job of Pochayiv]], Ukrainian Orthodox Christian saint (b. 1551) *[[1683]] – [[William Scroggs]], English judge and politician, [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales]] (b. 1623) *[[1733]] – [[Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri]], Italian priest, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1667) *[[1757]] – [[Antoine Augustin Calmet]], French monk and theologian (b. 1672) *[[1760]] – [[George II of Great Britain]] (b. 1683) *[[1806]] – [[Henry Knox]], American general and politician, 2nd [[United States Secretary of War]] (b. 1750) *[[1826]] – [[Philippe Pinel]], French physician and psychiatrist (b. 1745) *[[1833]] – [[Abbas Mirza]], Persian prince (b. 1789) *[[1852]] – [[John C. Clark]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1793) *[[1889]] – [[Émile Augier]], French playwright (b. 1820) *[[1895]] – [[Charles Hallé]], German-English pianist and conductor (b. 1819) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Frank Norris]], American journalist and novelist (b. 1870) *[[1910]] – [[Willie Anderson (golfer)|Willie Anderson]], Scottish-American golfer (b. 1878) *[[1916]] – [[William Merritt Chase]], American painter and educator (b. 1849) *[[1919]] – [[William Kidston]], Scottish-Australian politician, 17th [[Premier of Queensland]] (b. 1849) *[[1920]] – [[Alexander of Greece]] (b. 1893) * 1920 – [[Terence MacSwiney]], Irish playwright, politician, [[Lord Mayor of Cork]] died on hunger strike (b. 1879)<ref>Corkery, Daniel (December 1920). "Terence MacSwiney: Lord Mayor of Cork". Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review. 9 (36): 512–520. {{JSTOR|30092903}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Joe Murphy (Irish republican)|Joe Murphy]], ([[Irish Americans|Irish-American]]), died on hunger strike during the [[1920 Cork hunger strike]] (b. 1895)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=25 October 1920 |title=Joseph Murphy Dies of 76 Days' Hunger Strike, The Second Prisoner to Succumb in Cork Jail |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/10/26/113316564.pdf |work=NY Times |location= |access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Bat Masterson]], American lawman, buffalo hunter, and sport writer (b. 1853) *[[1924]] – [[Ziya Gökalp]], Turkish sociologist, poet, and activist (b. 1876) *[[1938]] – [[Alfonsina Storni]], Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (b. 1892) *[[1940]] – [[Thomas Waddell]], Irish-Australian politician, 15th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1854) *[[1941]] – [[Franz von Werra]], Swiss-German captain and pilot (b. 1914) *[[1945]] – [[Robert Ley]], German politician (b. 1890) *[[1949]] – [[Mary Acworth Orr Evershed]], English astronomer and Dante scholar (b. 1867) *[[1953]] – [[Holger Pedersen (linguist)|Holger Pedersen]], Danish linguist and academic (b. 1867) *[[1954]] – [[Purshottam Narayan Gadgil]], Indian jeweller and namesake of [[P. N. Gadgil Jewellers]] (b. 1874)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Joshi |first1=P. K. |title=Gadgil Kulavruttanta |trans-title=The Gadgil Family Genealogy Almanac |date=1989 |location=[[Pune]] |language=mr |page=95}}</ref> *[[1955]] – [[Sadako Sasaki]], Japanese girl (b. 1943) *[[1956]] – [[Risto Ryti]], Finnish lawyer, politician and Governor of the [[Bank of Finland]]; 5th [[President of Finland]] (b. 1889)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000002623963.html|title=Muistot: Risto Ryti|work=[[Helsingin Sanomat]]|date=October 25, 1956|access-date=December 28, 2021|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huittinen.fi/tietoa_huittisista/presidentti_risto_ryti|title=Tietoa Huittisista: Presidentti Risto Ryti 1889-1956|publisher=Town of Huittinen|access-date=December 28, 2021|language=fi}}</ref> *[[1957]] – [[Albert Anastasia]], Italian-American mob boss (b. 1902) * 1957 – [[Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany]], English-Irish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1878) *[[1960]] – [[Harry Ferguson]], Irish-English engineer, founded the [[Ferguson Company]] (b. 1884) *[[1963]] – [[Roger Désormière]], French conductor and composer (b. 1898) *[[1967]] – [[Margaret Ayer Barnes]], American author and playwright (b. 1886)<ref>{{cite book|first=Lloyd C.|last=Taylor|title=Margaret Ayer Barnes|location=Boston|publisher=Twayne Publishing|year=1974|isbn=978-0-80570-037-4|page=15}}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Ellinor Aiki]], Estonian painter (b. 1893) *[[1970]] – [[Ülo Sooster]], Estonian painter (b. 1924) *[[1971]] – [[Mikhail Yangel]], Soviet missile designer (b. 1911) *[[1972]] – [[Johnny Mantz]], American race car driver (b. 1918) *[[1973]] – [[Abebe Bikila]], Ethiopian runner (b. 1932) * 1973 – [[Cleo Moore]], American actress (b. 1928) * 1973 – [[Robert Scholl]], German accountant and politician (b. 1891) *[[1975]] – [[Vladimir Herzog]], Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1937) *[[1976]] – [[Raymond Queneau]], French poet and author (b. 1903) *[[1977]] – [[Félix Gouin]], French politician (b. 1884) *[[1979]] – [[Gerald Templer]], English field marshal and politician, [[List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Malaya|British High Commissioner in Malaya]] (b. 1898) *[[1980]] – [[Virgil Fox]], American organist and educator (b. 1912) * 1980 – [[Víctor Galíndez]], Argentine boxer (b. 1948) * 1980 – [[Sahir Ludhianvi]], Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1921) *[[1982]] – [[Bill Eckersley]], English footballer (b. 1925) * 1982 – [[Arvid Wallman]], Swedish diver (b. 1901) *[[1985]] – [[Gary Holton]], English singer-songwriter (b. 1952) *[[1986]] – [[Forrest Tucker]], American actor (b. 1919) *[[1989]] – [[Mary McCarthy (author)|Mary McCarthy]], American novelist and critic (b. 1912) *[[1990]] – [[Alberto da Costa Pereira]], Portuguese footballer (b. 1929) *[[1991]] – [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]], German-American concert promoter (b. 1931) *[[1992]] – [[Roger Miller]], American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1936) * 1992 – [[Richard Pousette-Dart]], American painter and educator (b. 1916) *[[1993]] – [[Danny Chan]], Hong Kong singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1958) * 1993 – [[Vincent Price]], American actor (b. 1911) *[[1994]] – [[Kara Hultgreen]], American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1965) * 1994 – [[Mildred Natwick]], American actress (b. 1905) *[[1995]] – [[Viveca Lindfors]], Swedish actress (b. 1920) * 1995 – [[Bobby Riggs]], American tennis player (b. 1918) *[[1999]] – [[Leonard Boyle]], Irish and Canadian palaeographer and medievalist (b. 1923)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=English |first=Edward D. |date=2001 |title=Leonard E. Boyle, OP (1923–99) |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24413249 |journal=Renaissance Studies |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=367–374 |jstor=24413249 |issn=0269-1213}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Payne Stewart]], American golfer (b. 1957) *[[2000]] – [[Mochitsura Hashimoto]], Japanese commander (b. 1909) *[[2002]] – [[Richard Harris]], Irish actor and singer (b. 1930) * 2002 – [[René Thom]], French mathematician and biologist (b. 1923) * 2002 – [[Paul Wellstone]], American academic and politician (b. 1944) *[[2003]] – [[Pandurang Shastri Athavale]], Indian spiritual leader and philosopher (b. 1920) * 2003 – [[Veikko Hakulinen]], Finnish skier and technician (b. 1925) *[[2004]] – [[John Peel]], English radio host and producer (b. 1939) *[[2010]] – [[Lisa Blount]], American actress (b. 1957) * 2010 – [[Gregory Isaacs]], Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (b. 1951) * 2010 – [[Vesna Parun]], Croatian poet and author (b. 1922) *[[2012]] – [[Jacques Barzun]], French-American historian and author (b. 1907) * 2012 – [[Jaspal Bhatti]], Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955) * 2012 – [[John Connelly (footballer, born 1938)|John Connelly]], English footballer (b. 1938) * 2012 – [[Emanuel Steward]], American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster (b. 1944) *[[2013]] – [[Ron Ackland]], New Zealand rugby player and coach (b. 1934) * 2013 – [[Arthur Danto]], American philosopher and critic (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[Nicholas Hunt]], Welsh-English admiral (b. 1930) * 2013 – [[Hal Needham]], American actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter (b. 1931) * 2013 – [[Paul Reichmann]], Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded [[Olympia and York]] (b. 1930) * 2013 – [[Bill Sharman]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1926) * 2013 – [[Marcia Wallace]], American actress and comedian (b. 1942) *[[2014]] – [[Jack Bruce]], Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1943)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clayson |first1=Alan |last2=McIver |first2=Joel |title=Jack Bruce obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/26/jack-bruce |website=The Guardian |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=26 October 2014}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Carlos Morales Troncoso]], Dominican lawyer and politician, 34th [[List of Vice Presidents of the Dominican Republic|Vice President of the Dominican Republic]] (b. 1940) *[[2015]] – [[David Cesarani]], English historian and author (b. 1956) * 2015 – [[Lisa Jardine]], English historian, author, and academic (b. 1944) * 2015 – [[Cecil Lolo]], South African footballer (b. 1988) * 2015 – [[Flip Saunders]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1955) *[[2016]] – [[Carlos Alberto Torres]], Brazilian football player and manager (b. 1944) * 2016 – [[Bob Hoover]], USAF, Test, and Airshow pilot (b. 1922) *[[2018]] – [[Thomas Keating]], American Trappist monk and a principal developer of [[Centering Prayer]] (b. 1923)<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/obituaries/rev-thomas-keating-pioneer-in-contemplative-movement-dies-at-95.html Rev. Thomas Keating, Pioneer in Contemplative Movement, Dies at 95], by Katharine Q. Seelye (The New York Times, Oct. 28, 2018)</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Dilip Parikh]], Indian politician (b. 1937) *[[2024]] – [[Phil Lesh]], American bassist (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farber |first=Jim |date=October 25, 2024 |title=Phil Lesh, Bassist Who Anchored the Grateful Dead, Dies at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/arts/music/phil-lesh-dead.html |access-date=October 25, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[Kim Soo-mi]], South Korean actress (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite web |last=Kim |first=Ji-ye |date=October 25, 2024 |title=Kim Soo-mi, iconic actor and culinary star, dies at 75 |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-10-25/entertainment/television/Kim-Soomi-iconic-actor-and-culinary-star-dies-at-75/2163348 |access-date=October 25, 2024 |website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref> <!-- Do not add the names of people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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