Deaths

Deaths

• 79 – Pliny the Elder, Roman commander and philosopher (b. 23)
• 383 – Gratian, Roman emperor (b. 359)
• 766 – Constantine Podopagouros and Strategios Podopagouros
• 1192 – Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142)
• 1270 – Louis IX of France (b. 1214)
• 1282 – Thomas de Cantilupe, English bishop and saint (b. 1218)
• 1330 – James Douglas, Lord of Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286)
• 1482 – Margaret of Anjou (b. 1429)
• 1554 – Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1473)
• 1632 – Thomas Dekker, English playwright (b. 1572)
• 1688 – Henry Morgan, Welsh admiral (b. 1635)
• 1699 – Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646)
• 1711 – Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician (b. 1656)
• 1742 – Carlos Seixas, Portuguese organist and composer (b. 1704)
• 1774 – Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer (b. 1714)
• 1776 – David Hume, Scottish historian and philosopher (b. 1711)
• 1794 – Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Belgian-Austrian diplomat (b. 1727)
• 1798 – Mikiel'Ang Grima, Maltese surgeon (b. 1729)
• 1819 – James Watt, Scottish engineer (b. 1736)
• 1822 – William Herschel, German-English astronomer and composer (b. 1738)
• 1867 – Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist (b. 1791)
• 1882 – Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, Estonian physician and author (b. 1803)
• 1886 – Zinovios Valvis, Greek politician, 35th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1791)
• 1900 – Friedrich Nietzsche, German philologist, philosopher, and critic (b. 1844)
• 1904 – Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter (b. 1836)
• 1908 – Henri Becquerel, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
• 1921 – Nikolay Gumilev, Russian poet and critic (b. 1886)
• 1924 – Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general and politician (b. 1818)
• 1925 – Count Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austrian field marshal (b. 1852)
• 1930 – Frankie Campbell, American boxer (b. 1904)
• 1938 – Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian writer (b. 1870)
• 1938 – Johannes van Dijk, Dutch rower (b. 1868)
• 1939 – Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1904)
• 1940 – Prince Jean, Duke of Guise (b. 1874)
• 1942 – Prince George, Duke of Kent (b. 1902)
• 1945 – John Birch, Indian-American military officer and missionary (b. 1918)
• 1950 – Earl Caddock, American wrestler (b. 1888)
• 1956 – Alfred Kinsey, American biologist (b. 1894)
• 1965 – Moonlight Graham, American baseball player (b. 1879)
• 1967 – Stanley Bruce, Australian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1883)
• 1967 – Paul Muni, Ukrainian-American actor and singer (b. 1895)
• 1967 – George Lincoln Rockwell, American commander, politician, and activist, founded the American Nazi Party (b. 1918)
• 1968 – Stan McCabe, Australian cricketer (b. 1910)
• 1970 – Tachū Naitō, Japanese architect and engineer, designed the Tokyo Tower (b. 1886)
• 1971 – Ted Lewis, American singer and clarinet player (b. 1890)
• 1973 – Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám, Hungarian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1875)
• 1976 – Eyvind Johnson, Swedish author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
• 1977 – Károly Kós, Hungarian architect, ethnologist, and politician (b. 1883)
• 1979 – Stan Kenton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1911)
• 1980 – Gower Champion, American actor, director, and choreographer (b. 1919)
• 1981 – Nassos Kedrakas, Greek actor (b. 1915)
• 1984 – Truman Capote, American author (b. 1924)
• 1984 – Viktor Chukarin, Ukrainian gymnast (b. 1921)
• 1984 – Waite Hoyt, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1899)
• 1985 – Samantha Smith, American actress and activist (b. 1972)
• 1988 – Art Rooney, American businessman, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (b. 1901)
• 1990 – Morley Callaghan, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1903)
• 1995 – Doug Stegmeyer, American bass player (b. 1951)
• 1997 – Camilla Spira, German actress (b. 1906)
• 1998 – Lewis F. Powell, Jr., American jurist (b. 1907)
• 1999 – Rob Fisher, English keyboard player and songwriter (Naked Eyes and Climie Fisher) (b. 1956)
• 2000 – Carl Barks, American illustrator and author (b. 1901)
• 2000 – Frederick C. Bock, American pilot (b. 1918)
• 2000 – Jack Nitzsche, American pianist, composer, and producer (The Wrecking Crew and Crazy Horse) (b. 1937)
• 2000 – Allen Woody, American bass player and songwriter (The Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule) (b. 1955)
• 2001 – Aaliyah, American singer, dancer, and actress (b. 1979)
• 2001 – Carl Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1938)
• 2001 – Philippe Léotard, French actor and singer (b. 1940)
• 2001 – Ken Tyrrell, English race car driver (b. 1924)
• 2002 – Giannis Gionakis, Greek actor (b. 1922)
• 2002 – Dorothy Hewett, Australian author and poet (b. 1923)
• 2003 – Tom Feelings, American author and illustrator (b. 1933)
• 2005 – Peter Glotz, Czech-German politician (b. 1939)
• 2005 – Moondog King, Canadian wrestler (b. 1949)
• 2006 – Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian-Tobagonian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1918)
• 2007 – Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (b. 1915)
• 2007 – Ray Jones, English footballer (b. 1988)
• 2008 – Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (b. 1964)
• 2008 – Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer and photographer (b. 1959)
• 2009 – Ted Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932)
• 2009 – Mandé Sidibé, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1940)
• 2010 – Esther Earl, American activist and vlogger (b. 1994)
• 2012 – Florencio Amarilla, Paraguayan footballer, coach, and actor (b. 1935)
• 2012 – Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)
• 2012 – Aurélio Granada Escudeiro, Portuguese bishop (b. 1920)
• 2012 – Vesna Girardi-Jurkić, Croatian archeologist (b. 1944)
• 2012 – Roberto González Barrera, Mexican businessman (b. 1930)
• 2012 – Donald Gorrie, Scottish politician (b. 1933)
• 2012 – Angkarn Kalayanapong, Thai poet and painter (b. 1926)
• 2012 – V. K. Lakshmanan, Indian politician (b. 1932)
• 2012 – Pontus Schultz, Swedish journalist (b. 1972)
• 2013 – Ciril Bergles, Slovene poet (b. 1934)
• 2013 – António Borges, Portuguese economist and banker (b. 1949)
• 2013 – William Froug, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1922)
• 2013 – Bobby Hoff, American poker player (b. 1939)
• 2013 – Liu Fuzhi, Chinese politician, 3rd Minister of Justice for China (b. 1917)
• 2013 – Bill Nilsson, Swedish motocross racer (b. 1932)
• 2013 – Raghunath Panigrahi, Indian singer (b. 1932)
• 2013 – Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (b. 1930)