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Notable Deaths on April 3
103 people
33 – 2026
April 3 has seen 103 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 33 – 2026. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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1943 — Conrad Veidt
German actor, director, and producer (born 1893)
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He attracted early attention for his roles in the films Different from the Others (1919), The Cabinet of Dr
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After a successful career in German silent films, where he was one of the best-paid stars of UFA, Veidt and his new Jewish wife Ilona Prager left Germany in 1933 after the Nazis came to power
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Veidt subsequently appeared in many British films, including The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
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After emigrating to the United States around 1941, he was cast as Major Strasser in Casablanca (1942), his last film role to be released during his lifetime.
AD 33 (XXXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman world as the Year of the Consulship of Ocella and Sulla. The denomination AD 33 for this year has been…
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33
Duke of Aquitaine (born 915)
William III, called Towhead from the colour of his hair, was the "Count of the Duchy of Aquitaine" from 959 and Duke of Aquitaine from 962 to his death. He was also the Count of Poitiers from 935 and Count of Auvergne…
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963
vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate
Abu'l-Hasan Ali al-Adil ibn al-Sallar or al-Salar, usually known simply as Ibn al-Sal[l]ar, was a Fatimid commander and official, who served as the vizier of Caliph al-Zafir from 1149 to 1154.
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1153
seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar (born c. 1120)
Philip of Milly, also known as Philip of Nablus, was a baron in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar. He briefly employed the troubadour Peire Bremon lo Tort in the Holy Land.
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1171
1203
Richard of Chichester, also known as Richard de Wych, is a saint who was Bishop of Chichester.
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1253
Pope Honorius IV was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 April 1285 to his death on 3 April 1287. His election followed the death of Pope Martin IV and was notable for its speed; he was…
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1287
Sufi saint (born 1238)
Khawaja Syed Muhammad b. Ahmad Ali al-Badaoni al-Bukhari, popularly called Nizamuddin Auliya, also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, Sultan-ul-Mashaikh and Mahbub-e-Ilahi, was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint of the…
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1325
1350
Countess of Wiltshire (born 1480)
Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire was an English noblewoman, noted for being the mother of Anne Boleyn and as such the maternal grandmother of Elizabeth I of England. The eldest daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke…
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1538
Spanish chronicler and moralist (born 1481)
Antonio de Guevara was a Spanish bishop and author. In 1527, he was named royal chronicler to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. His first book Libro áureo first appeared in pirated editions the following year. This…
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1545
8th Baron Mountjoy, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1563)
Charles Brooke Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire, KG, was an English nobleman and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Elizabeth I, and later as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under James I. He was instrumental…
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1606
1st Earl of Anglesey, English noble (born c. 1593)
Christopher Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey, known at court as Kit Villiers, was an English courtier, Gentleman of the Bedchamber and later Master of the Robes to King James I. In 1623 he was ennobled as Earl of…
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1630
1637
Indian emperor, founded the Maratha Empire (born 1630)
Shivaji I was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji inherited a fiefdom from his father who served as a retainer for the Sultanate of Bijapur, which later formed the genesis of the Maratha…
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1680
Spanish painter and educator (born 1618)
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of paintings of contemporary women and children. These lively…
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1682
French-Swiss painter (born 1608)
Jean Petitot was a enamel painter from the Republic of Geneva, who spent most of his career working for the courts of France and England.
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1691
Dutch painter (born 1636)
Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch animalier painter, was born in Utrecht and died in Amsterdam. After the start of his career, he painted virtually exclusively bird subjects, usually exotic or game, in park-like landscapes.…
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1695
1717
Scottish lawyer and historian (born 1662)
James Anderson, Scottish antiquary and historian, was born in Edinburgh. His father was Patrick Anderson of Walston, a church minister, who was for some time imprisoned on the Bass Rock on the Firth of Forth in…
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1728
English admiral (born 1706)
Admiral Sir George Pocock was a Royal Navy officer who served in the Seven Years' War.
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1792
Polish priest, historian, and author (born 1727)
Jędrzej Kitowicz was a Polish historian and diarist.
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1804
English priest (born 1783)
Reginald Heber was an English Anglican bishop, a man of letters, and hymn-writer. After 16 years as a country parson, he served as Bishop of Calcutta until his death at the age of 42. The son of a rich landowner and…
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1826
German physicist and academic (born 1756)
Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni was a German physicist and musician. His most important work, for which he is sometimes labeled the father of acoustics, included research on vibrating plates and the calculation of the…
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1827
French physician and author (born 1780)
François Carlo Antommarchi was Napoleon's medical doctor from 1819 to his death in 1821.
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1838
English cleric, 1st Archdeacon of Lindisfarne (born 1807)
Edward Thomas Bigge was an English cleric, the first appointee to the revived role of Archdeacon of Lindisfarne.
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1844
English soldier and explorer (born 1814)
William Braine was a British explorer. He served as a marine in the Royal Marines. From 1845 he was part of an expedition to find the Northwest Passage, but he died early in the trip and was buried on Beechey Island.…
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1846
Polish-French poet and playwright (born 1809)
Juliusz Słowacki was a Polish Romantic poet. He is considered one of the "Three Bards" of Polish literature — a major figure in the Polish Romantic period, and the father of modern Polish drama. His works often feature…
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1849
Swedish composer and surgeon (born 1796)
Franz Adolf Berwald was a Swedish Romantic composer and violinist. He made his living as an orthopedist and later as the manager of a saw mill and glass factory, and became more appreciated as a composer after his death…
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1868
German actress and opera singer (born 1831)
Felicita Vestvali was a German operatic contralto or dramatic soprano and actress. She became famous both in Europe and the United States.
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1880
American criminal and outlaw (born 1847)
Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern…
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1882
German pianist and composer (born 1833)
Johannes Brahms was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, often set within studied yet expressive…
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1897
English composer and talent agent (born 1844)
Richard D'Oyly Carte was an English talent agent, theatrical impresario, composer, and hotelier during the latter half of the Victorian era. He built two of London's theatres and a hotel empire, while also establishing…
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1901
American lawyer and judge (born 1814)
Esther Hobart Morris was an American judge who was the first woman justice of the peace in the United States. She began her tenure as justice in South Pass City, Wyoming, on February 14, 1870, serving a term of nearly…
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1902
Canadian-English operatic soprano (born 1847)
Dame Emma Albani, DBE was a Canadian-British operatic coloratura soprano, later spinto soprano and dramatic soprano of the 19th and early 20th century, the first Canadian singer to become an international star. Her…
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1930
German-American murderer (born 1899)
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was a German-American carpenter and criminal who was convicted of the abduction and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne…
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1936
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna (born 1877)
Tachiyama Mineemon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture. He was the sport's 22nd yokozuna. He was well known for his extreme strength and skill. He won 99 out of 100 matches…
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1941
Hungarian academic and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1879)
Count Pál János Ede Teleki de Szék was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1920 to 1921 and from 1939 to 1941. He was also an expert in geography, a university professor, a…
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1941
Japanese general (born 1887)
Masaharu Homma was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Homma commanded the Japanese 14th Army, which invaded the Philippines and perpetrated the Bataan Death March. After the war,…
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1946
German-American composer and pianist (born 1900)
Kurt Julian Weill was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful…
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1950
American historian, author, and journalist, founded Black History Month (born 1875)
Carter Godwin Woodson was an American historian, author, journalist, and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). He was one of the first scholars to study the history…
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1950
Estonian poet and playwright (born 1890)
Henrik Visnapuu was an Estonian poet and playwright.
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1951
Finnish minister and politician (born 1866)
Miina Sillanpää was a Finnish politician. She served as Deputy Minister of Social Affairs in 1926–1927. She was Finland's first female minister and a key figure in the workers' movement. In 2016, the Finnish government…
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1952
Canadian-American actor (born 1883)
Ned Sparks was a Canadian character actor of the American stage and screen. He was known for his deadpan expression and comically nasal, monotone delivery.
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1957
Estonian poet and author (born 1891)
Jaan Kärner was an Estonian poet and writer. He is known especially for his nature poetry. Many of his poems were set to music by Estonian composers of choral music. Kärner also wrote numerous novels, plays, works of…
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1958
Greek composer and educator (born 1883)
Manolis Kalomiris was a Greek classical composer. He was the founder of the Greek National School of Music.
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1962
1970
American gangster (born 1904)
Joseph Michael Valachi was an American mobster in the Genovese crime family who was the first member of the Italian-American Mafia to acknowledge its existence publicly in 1963. He is credited with the popularization of…
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1971
American pianist and composer (born 1892)
Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé, known as Ferde Grofé was an American composer, arranger, pianist, and instrumentalist. He is best known for his 1931 five-movement symphonic poem the Grand Canyon Suite, and for…
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1972
1975
American physicist and academic (born 1900)
David Mathias Dennison was an American physicist who made contributions to quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, and the physics of molecular structure.
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1976
Canadian journalist and politician (born 1894)
Claude-Henri Grignon, OC, FRSC was a French-Canadian novelist, journalist and politician, best known for his 1933 novel Un Homme et son péché.
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1976
1978
American composer (born 1909)
Winston Singleton Sharples was an American composer known for his work with animated short subjects, especially those created by the animation department at Paramount Pictures. In his 35-year career, Sharples scored…
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1978
American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways (born 1899)
Juan Terry Trippe was an American commercial aviation pioneer, entrepreneur and the founder of Pan American World Airways, one of the iconic airlines of the 20th century. He was involved in the introduction of the…
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1981
American actor (born 1928)
Warren Mercer Oates was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in Western and crime films, most notably in-collaboration with directors Sam Peckinpah and Monte Hellman. He had starring roles in Peckinpah's…
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1982
English footballer and manager (born 1934)
James Henry Bloomfield was an English football player and manager. He made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League, including more than 300 in the First Division with Arsenal, Birmingham City and West Ham United.…
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1983
English tenor and educator (born 1910)
Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears was an English tenor. His career was closely associated with the composer Benjamin Britten, his personal and professional partner for nearly forty years.
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1986
American football player (born 1936)
Thomas Joseph Sestak was an American football defensive tackle who played for the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the McNeese State Cowboys. He was named to the AFL…
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1987
American cartoonist (born 1907)
Milton Arthur Paul Caniff was an American cartoonist known for the Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon comic strips.
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1988
American singer (born 1924)
Sarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One", and the "Queen of Bebop", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a…
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1990
American bridge player and author (born 1901)
Charles Henry Goren was an American bridge player and writer who significantly developed and popularized the game. He was the leading American bridge personality in the 1950s and 1960s and widely known as "Mr. Bridge".
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1991
English novelist, playwright, and critic (born 1904)
Henry Graham Greene was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century.
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1991
1993
American businessman (born 1932)
Franklin G. Wells was an American businessman who served as president and chief operating officer of The Walt Disney Company from 1984 until his death in 1994.
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1994
Canadian businessman, co-founded Canadian Tire (born 1902)
Alfred Jackson Billes was a Canadian businessman and co-founder of Canadian Tire.
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1995
American captain and politician, 30th United States Secretary of Commerce (born 1941)
Ronald Harmon Brown was an American politician and lobbyist who served as the 30th United States secretary of commerce during the first term of President Bill Clinton. Before this, he was chairman of the Democratic…
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1996
Norwegian chemical engineer and inventor (born 1921)
John Ugelstad was a Norwegian chemical engineer and inventor, known for discovering a process to manufacture monodisperse micropellets or microbeads and dynabeads. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of…
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1997
English mathematician and academic (born 1900)
Dame Mary Lucy Cartwright was a British mathematician. She was one of the pioneers of what would later become known as chaos theory. Along with J. E. Littlewood, Cartwright saw many solutions to a problem which would…
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1998
English composer (born 1930)
Lionel Bart was an English writer and composer of pop music and musicals. He wrote Tommy Steele's "Rock with the Caveman" and was the sole creator of the musical Oliver! (1960). With Oliver! and his work alongside…
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1999
Canadian general (born 1909)
Lieutenant-General Geoffrey Walsh, CBE, DSO, CD was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1961 – 1964; Walsh was the last officer to hold this appointment as it was…
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1999
American botanist and philosopher (born 1946)
Terence Kemp McKenna was an American philosopher, ethnobotanist, lecturer, and author who advocated for the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants and mushrooms. He spoke and wrote about a variety of…
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2000
Librarian and YIVO and Yiddish language expert (born 1909)
Dina Abramowicz was a librarian at YIVO and a Yiddish language expert.
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2000
Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1944)
François Gérin was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer by career.
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2005
2007
Croatian footballer (born 1983)
Hrvoje Ćustić was a Croatian footballer who played as a midfielder.
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2008
2012
French civil servant (born 1958)
Richard Descoings was a French civil servant. He was serving as the Director of the Paris Institute of Political Studies, and as such as the Chief Administrator of the National Foundation of Political Science. These two…
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2012
Indian politician, 8th Governor of Karnataka (born 1917)
Govind Narain, ICS was an Indian civil servant who was member of the Indian Civil Service and served as the 8th Governor of Karnataka.
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2012
American wrestler (born 1928)
Luke Joseph Scarpa was an American professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer who was best known by the ring name Chief Jay Strongbow. He portrayed a Native American wrestler who wore a war bonnet to the ring and would…
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2012
Spanish footballer and manager (born 1930)
José María Zárraga Martín was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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2012
Spanish actress (born 1930)
María Victoria Bilbao-Goyoaga Álvarez better known by her stage name Mariví Bilbao was a Spanish actress, especially famous for her roles as Marisa Benito in Aquí no hay quien viva and Izaskun Sagastume in La que se…
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2013
German-American author and screenwriter (born 1927)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was a British and American novelist and screenwriter. She is best known for her collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, made up of film director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant.
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2013
French author, playwright, and director (born 1935)
Régine Deforges was a French author, editor, director, and playwright. Her book La Bicyclette bleue was the most popular book in France in 2000 and it was known by some to be offensive and to others for its plagiarism,…
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2014
2014
Wilhelm Heinrich Michael Louis Ferdinand Friedrich Franz Wladimir Prinz von Preussen was a descendant of the Hohenzollern dynasty which ruled Germany until the end of World War I. His great-grandfather Wilhelm II was…
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2014
Serbian metropolitan (born 1936)
Jovan Pavlović was a Serbian Orthodox prelate who was the metropolitan bishop of Zagreb and Ljubljana of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1982 until his death in 2014. He was one of the most prominent individuals in…
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2014
American guitarist, fiddler, and composer (born 1921)
Arthur Smith was an American musician, composer, and record producer, as well as a radio and TV host. He produced radio and TV shows; The Arthur Smith Show was the first nationally syndicated country music show on…
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2014
American activist and author (born 1942)
Sarah Jane Brady was a prominent advocate for gun control in the United States. Her husband, James Brady, was press secretary to U.S. president Ronald Reagan and was left permanently disabled as a result of an…
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2015
2015
Austrian-Israeli rabbi and author (born 1913)
Shmuel HaLevi Wosner was a prominent Ashkenazi rabbi and posek living in Bnei Brak, Israel. He was known as the Shevet HaLevi after his major work.
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2015
Italian footballer and manager (born 1932)
Cesare Maldini was an Italian professional football manager and player who played as a defender.
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2016
American anthropologist, historian, and author (born 1913)
Joseph Medicine Crow was a Native American writer, historian and war chief of the Crow Tribe. His writings on Native American history and reservation culture are considered seminal works, but he is best known for his…
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2016
2016
Indian classical vocalist (born 1931)
Kishori Amonkar was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Jaipur Gharana, or a community of musicians sharing a distinctive musical style. She is considered to be one of the foremost classical singers in India.…
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2017
Canadian-American politician, 20th Governor of Montana (born 1929)
Stanley Graham Stephens was a Canadian-American politician, journalist, and broadcaster who served as the 20th governor of Montana from 1989 until 1993 as a member of the Republican Party.
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2021
English actress (born 1927)
June Muriel Brown was an English actress and author. She was best known for her role as Dot Cotton on the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2005, she won Best Actress at the Inside Soap Awards and received the Lifetime…
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2022
Australian rugby league player (born 1942)
Robert Lanigan was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played for Newtown in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
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2024
Italian architect and designer (born 1939)
Gaetano Pesce was an Italian architect and a design pioneer of the 20th century. Pesce was born in La Spezia in 1939, and he grew up in Padua and Florence. During his 50-year career, Pesce worked as an architect, urban…
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2024
American former cardinal (born 1930)
Theodore Edgar McCarrick was an American former Catholic prelate who was dismissed and laicized by Pope Francis in 2019 after being convicted of sexual misconduct in a canonical trial. Prior to his dismissal, he served…
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2025
Irish Gaelic footballer and manager (born 1936)
Michael O'Dwyer was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player. He most famously managed the senior Kerry county team between 1974 and 1989, during which time he became the county's longest-serving manager, and its…
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2025
Lebanese-American professional wrestler (born 1941)
Fred Thomas Koury Jr. better known by his ring name "Flying" Fred Curry, was an American professional wrestler of Lebanese descent.
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2026
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Conrad Veidt — German and British actor (1893–1943)
FeaturedConrad Veidt
Death year1943
Known forHe attracted early attention for his roles in the films Different from the Others (1919), The Cabinet of Dr
Deaths on this date103 (33 – 2026)
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