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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[456]] – [[Remistus]], Roman general * [[936]] – [[Unni (bishop)|Unni]], archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen * [[958]] – [[Li Jingsui]], Chinese prince (b. 920) *[[1025]] – [[Hugh Magnus]], king of France (b. 1007) *[[1148]] – [[Conan III, Duke of Brittany|Conan III]], duke of Brittany (b. 1070) *[[1179]] – [[Hildegard of Bingen]], German abbess and polymath (b. 1098)<ref>{{cite book|first=Sabina|last=Flanagan|title=Hildegard of Bingen: A Visionary Life|location=London|publisher=Routledge|year=1998|page=8|isbn=978-0-41518-551-6}}</ref> *[[1322]] – [[Robert III, Count of Flanders|Robert III]], count of Flanders (b. 1249) *[[1415]] – [[Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk]] (b. 1367) *[[1422]] – [[Constantine II of Bulgaria|Constantine II]], tsar of Bulgaria *[[1482]] – [[William III, Landgrave of Thuringia|William III]], duke of Luxembourg (b. 1425) *[[1563]] – [[Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland]], English soldier (b. 1526) *[[1574]] – [[Pedro Menéndez de Avilés]], Spanish admiral and explorer, founded [[St. Augustine, Florida]] (b. 1519) *[[1575]] – [[Heinrich Bullinger]], Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1504) ===1601–1900=== *[[1609]] – [[Judah Loew ben Bezalel]], Bohemian rabbi, mystic and philosopher (b. 1520) *[[1621]] – [[Robert Bellarmine]], Italian cardinal and saint (b. 1542) *[[1626]] – [[Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg]], German cleric and politician, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (b. 1553) *[[1630]] – [[Thomas Lake]], English politician, [[Secretary of State (England)|English Secretary of State]] (b. 1567) *[[1637]] – [[Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton]], English-Scottish peer *[[1665]] – [[Philip IV of Spain|Philip IV]], king of Spain (b. 1605) *[[1676]] – [[Sabbatai Zevi]], Turkish rabbi and scholar (b. 1626) *[[1679]] – [[John of Austria the Younger]], Spanish general and politician, [[List of governors of the Habsburg Netherlands|Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands]] (b. 1629) *[[1701]] – [[Stanislaus Papczyński]], Polish priest and saint (b. 1631)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kim był i kim jest? |url=https://papczynski.pl/swiety-ojciec/kim-byl-i-kim-jest/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Sanktuarium św. o. Stanisława Papczyńskiego |language=pl-PL}}</ref> *[[1721]] – [[Marguerite Louise d'Orléans]], French princess (b. 1645)<ref name=Acton54>Acton, p. 54.</ref> *[[1762]] – [[Francesco Geminiani]], Italian violinist and composer (b. 1687) *[[1771]] – [[Tobias Smollett]], Scottish author and poet (b. 1721) *[[1803]] – [[Franz Xaver Süssmayr]], Austrian composer and director (b. 1766) *[[1808]] – [[Benjamin Bourne]], American judge and politician (b. 1755) *[[1817]] – [[Jacques Bernard d'Anselme]], French general (b. 1740) *[[1836]] – [[Antoine Laurent de Jussieu]], French botanist and author (b. 1748) *[[1852]] – [[Francisco Javier Echeverría]], Mexican businessman and politician. President (1841) (b. 1797)<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10060/Francisco%20Javier%20Echeverria|publisher=Busca Biografias|access-date=May 27, 2019|language=es|title=Francisco Javier Echeverría}}</ref> *[[1858]] – [[Dred Scott]], American slave (b. 1795) *[[1862]] – [[Lawrence O'Bryan Branch]], American politician and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general (b. 1820) * 1862 – [[William E. Starke]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general (b. 1814) *[[1863]] – [[Charles Robert Cockerell]], English archaeologist and architect (b. 1788) * 1863 – [[Alfred de Vigny]], French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1797) *[[1864]] – [[Walter Savage Landor]], English author and poet (b. 1775) *[[1868]] – [[Roman Nose]], Native American warrior (b. circa 1823) *[[1877]] – [[Henry Fox Talbot]], English photographer, developed the [[Calotype|Calotype Process]] (b. 1800) *[[1878]] – [[Orélie-Antoine de Tounens]], French lawyer and adventurer (b. 1825) *[[1879]] – [[Eugène Viollet-le-Duc]], French architect and theorist (b. 1814) *[[1892]] – [[Rudolf von Jhering]], German jurist (b. 1818)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Seagle |first=William |date=1945 |title=Rudolf von Jhering: Or Law as a Means to an End |url=https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/uclrev/vol13/iss1/4 |journal=[[University of Chicago Law Review]] |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=71–89 [88] |doi=10.2307/1597562 |issn=0041-9494 |jstor=1597562}}</ref> *[[1894]] – [[Deng Shichang]], Chinese captain (b. 1849) *[[1899]] – [[Charles Alfred Pillsbury]], American businessman, co-founded the [[Pillsbury Company]] (b. 1842) ===1901–present=== *[[1907]] – [[Ignaz Brüll]], Czech-Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1846) * 1907 – [[Edmonia Lewis]], American sculptor (b. 1844)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artfixdaily.com/blogs/post/51-sculptors-death-unearthed-edmonia-lewis-died-in-london-in-1907|title=Sculptor's Death Date Unearthed: Edmonia Lewis Died in London in 1907|website=ArtfixDaily|language=en|access-date=2018-11-30}}</ref> *[[1908]] – [[Henri Julien]], Canadian cartoonist (b. 1852) * 1908 – [[Thomas Selfridge]], American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1882) *[[1909]] – [[Thomas Bent]], Australian businessman and politician, 22nd [[Premier of Victoria]] (b. 1838) *[[1923]] – [[Stefanos Dragoumis]], Greek judge and politician, 92nd [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1842) *[[1925]] – [[Carl Eytel]], German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1862) *[[1933]] – [[Joseph De Piro]], Maltese priest and missionary (b. 1877) *[[1936]] – [[Ettie Annie Rout]], New Zealand author and activist (b. 1877) *[[1937]] – [[Walter Dubislav]], German logician and philosopher of science, Vienna circle member (b. 1895) *[[1938]] – [[Bruno Jasieński]], Polish poet and author (b. 1901) *[[1943]] – [[Friedrich Zickwolff]], German general (b. 1893) *[[1948]] – [[Ruth Benedict]], American anthropologist and academic (b. 1887) * 1948 – [[Folke Bernadotte]], Swedish soldier and diplomat (b. 1895) *[[1951]] – [[Jimmy Yancey]], American pianist and composer (b. 1898) *[[1953]] – [[David Curtiss Munson|David Munson]], American runner (b. 1884) * 1953 – [[Hans Feige]], German general (Wehrmacht) (b. 1880) *[[1961]] – [[Adnan Menderes]], Turkish lawyer and politician, 9th [[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1899) *[[1965]] – [[Alejandro Casona]], Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1903) *[[1966]] – [[Fritz Wunderlich]], German tenor and actor (b. 1930) *[[1971]] – [[Carlos Lamarca]], Brazilian captain (b. 1937) *[[1972]] – [[Akim Tamiroff]], American actor (b. 1899) *[[1973]] – [[Hugo Winterhalter]], American bandleader and composer (b. 1909) *[[1975]] – [[Nicola Moscona]], Greek-American operatic bass (b. 1907) *[[1980]] – [[Anastasio Somoza Debayle]], Nicaraguan commander and politician, 73rd [[President of Nicaragua]] (b. 1925) *[[1982]] – [[Manos Loïzos]], Egyptian-Greek composer (b. 1937) *[[1983]] – [[Humberto Sousa Medeiros]], Portuguese-American cardinal (b. 1915) *[[1984]] – [[Richard Basehart]], American actor and director (b. 1914) *[[1985]] – [[Laura Ashley]], Welsh fashion designer, founded [[Laura Ashley plc]] (b. 1925) *[[1987]] – [[Harry Locke]], English actor (b. 1913) *[[1991]] – [[Zino Francescatti]], French violinist and composer (b. 1902) *[[1992]] – [[Roger Wagner]], American conductor and educator (b. 1914) *[[1993]] – [[Willie Mosconi]], American [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] player and actor (b. 1913) * 1993 – [[Christian Nyby]], American director and producer (b. 1913) *[[1994]] – [[John Delafose]], American accordion player (b. 1939) * 1994 – [[Vitas Gerulaitis]], American tennis player and coach (b. 1954) * 1994 – [[Karl Popper]], Austrian-English philosopher and academic (b. 1902) *[[1995]] – [[Isadore Epstein]], Estonian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1919) * 1995 – [[Lucien Victor]], Belgian cyclist (b. 1931) *[[1996]] – [[Spiro Agnew]], American soldier and politician, 39th [[Vice President of the United States]] (b. 1918) *[[1997]] – [[Red Skelton]], American actor and comedian (b. 1913) *[[1998]] – [[Ted Binion]], American poker player and businessman (b. 1943) * 1998 – [[Geoffrey Dutton]], Australian historian and author (b. 1922) *[[1999]] – [[Frankie Vaughan]], English singer and actor (b. 1928) *[[2000]] – [[Georgiy Gongadze]], Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (b. 1969) *[[2003]] – [[Erich Hallhuber]], German actor (b. 1951) *[[2005]] – [[Jacques Lacarrière]], French journalist and critic (b. 1925) * 2005 – [[Alfred Reed]], American composer and educator (b. 1921) *[[2009]] – [[Dick Durock]], American stuntman and actor (b. 1937) * 2009 – [[Noordin Mohammad Top]], Malaysian terrorist (b. 1968) *[[2011]] – [[Colin Madigan]], Australian architect and author, designed the [[National Gallery of Australia]] (b. 1921) *[[2012]] – [[Melvin Charney]], Canadian sculptor and architect (b. 1935) * 2012 – [[Lou Kenton]], English soldier and potter (b. 1908) * 2012 – [[Russell E. Train]], American soldier and civil servant (b. 1920) *[[2013]] – [[Kristian Gidlund]], Swedish drummer and journalist (b. 1983) * 2013 – [[Larry Lake (musician)|Larry Lake]], American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (b. 1943) * 2013 – [[Bernie McGann]], Australian saxophonist and composer (b. 1937) * 2013 – [[Alex Naumik]], Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1949) * 2013 – [[Michael J. Noonan (Fianna Fáil politician)|Michael J. Noonan]], Irish farmer and politician, 25th [[Minister for Defence (Ireland)|Irish Minister of Defence]] (b. 1935) * 2013 – [[Marvin Rainwater]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1925) * 2013 – [[Eiji Toyoda]], Japanese businessman (b. 1913) *[[2014]] – [[George Hamilton IV]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937) * 2014 – [[Andriy Husin]], Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1972) * 2014 – [[Wakachichibu Komei]], Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1939) * 2014 – [[Charles Read (RAAF officer)|Charles Read]], Australian air marshal (b. 1918) * 2014 – [[Peter von Bagh]], Finnish historian, director, and screenwriter (b. 1943) * 2014 – [[China Zorrilla]], Uruguayan actress (b. 1922) *[[2015]] – [[Ingrīda Andriņa]], Latvian actress (b. 1944) * 2015 – [[Dettmar Cramer]], German footballer and manager (b. 1925) * 2015 – [[Milo Hamilton]], American sportscaster (b. 1927) * 2015 – [[Vadim Kuzmin (physicist)|Vadim Kuzmin]], Russian physicist and academic (b. 1937) * 2015 – [[David Willcocks]], English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1919) *[[2016]] – [[Bahman Golbarnezhad]], Iranian racing cyclist (b. 1968) * 2016 – [[Sigge Parling]], Swedish footballer (b. 1936) *[[2017]] – [[Bobby Heenan]], American professional wrestling manager (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Chavez |first1=Chris |title=WWE Icon Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan Dies At 73 Years Old |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/09/17/bobby-brain-heenan-death-wwe-legend |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Cokie Roberts]], American journalist and bestselling author (b. 1943)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cokie-roberts-death-age-journalist-cause-books-family-a9109196.html|title= Cokie Roberts death: Women in journalism mourn renowned writer|website=The Independent|date =2019-09-17|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Robert W. Gore]], American engineer and businessman, co-inventor of [[Gore-Tex]] (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert W. Gore, Chairman Emeritus of W.L. Gore & Associates, and Inventor of GORE-TEX® Technology Dies at 83 |url=https://www.gore.com/news-events/press-release/robert-gore-passing |website=www.gore.com |publisher=[[W. L. Gore and Associates]] |access-date=22 September 2020 |language=en |date=18 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Schudel|first=Matt|date=September 19, 2020|title=Robert W. Gore, company president and inventor of Gore-Tex, dies at 83|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/robert-w-gore-company-president-and-inventor-of-gore-tex-dies-at-83/2020/09/19/c6da5244-faa9-11ea-89e3-4b9efa36dc64_story.html|access-date=September 21, 2020|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]], Algerian politician, President of Algeria (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-18|title=Algeria's former President Bouteflika dies at 84|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/algerias-former-president-bouteflika-dies-84-2021-09-17/|access-date=2021-09-19|website=[[Reuters]]|language=en}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Maarten Schmidt]], Dutch astronomer (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2022-09-23/maarten-schmidt-astronomer-who-changed-our-understanding-of-the-cosmos-dies |title=Maarten Schmidt dies; Caltech astronomer changed our understanding of the cosmos |first1=John Jr. |last1=Johnson |work=The Los Angeles Times |access-date=24 September 2022 |date=23 September 2022}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Nelson DeMille]], American lieutenant and author (b. 1943)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Penelope |date=September 20, 2024 |title=Nelson DeMille, Blockbuster Author Who Thrilled Millions, Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/books/nelson-demille-dead.html |access-date=September 21, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[Neil King Jr.]], American journalist and author (b. 1959)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabriel |first=Trip |date=September 27, 2024 |title=Neil King Jr., Who Wrote of a Long Walk of ‘Renewal,’ Dies at 65 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/books/neil-king-jr-dead.html |access-date=September 28, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[JD Souther]], American singer, songwriter, and actor (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2024-09-18 |title=JD Souther, Singer Who Co-Wrote Eagles Classics Like ‘New Kid in Town,’ Dies at 78 |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/jd-souther-dead-eagles-new-kid-in-town-1236148047/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> <!-- Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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