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Notable Deaths on January 9
123 people
710 – 2025
January 9 has seen 123 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 710 – 2025. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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2022 — Bob Saget
American comedian, actor, and television host (born 1956)
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He was simultaneously known for his family-friendly image and his profane comedian persona, with his 2014 album That's What I'm Talkin' About being nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.
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Robert Lane Saget was an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and television host
abbot and scholar
Adrian, also spelled Hadrian, was a North African scholar in Anglo-Saxon England and the abbot of Saint Peter's and Saint Paul's in Canterbury. He was a noted teacher and commentator of the Bible. Adrian was born…
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710
Emperor Xizong of Jin, personal name Hela, sinicised name Wanyan Dan, was the third emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. He reigned for about 15 years from 1135 to 1150. During his reign, the Jin dynasty…
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1150
Minorcan ruler (born 1204)
Abû ‘Uthman Sa’îd ibn Hakam al-Qurashi was the first Ra’îs of Manûrqa from 1234 to 1282.
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1282
Chinese general and scholar (born 1236)
Wen Tianxiang, noble title Duke of Xin (信國公), was a Chinese statesman, poet and politician in the last years of the Southern Song dynasty. For his resistance to Kublai Khan's invasion of the Southern Song dynasty, and…
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1283
Italian saint (born 1319)
Giulia della Rena was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Order of Saint Augustine in its third order branch. Della Rena was orphaned sometime in her late childhood and sought work as a maid in Florence…
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1367
Bishop of Chichester
Adam Moleyns, Bishop of Chichester, was an English bishop, lawyer, royal administrator and diplomat. During the minority of Henry VI of England, he was clerk of the ruling council of the Regent.
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1450
1st Earl of Kent, English soldier (born 1405)
William Neville, Earl of Kent, KG, jure uxoris 6th Baron Fauconberg, was an English nobleman and soldier.
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1463
Elector of Brandenburg (born 1455)
John II was Elector of Brandenburg from 1486 until his death, the fourth of the House of Hohenzollern. After his death he received the cognomen Cicero, after the Roman orator of the same name, but the elector's…
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1499
Greek scholar and academic (born 1423)
Demetrios Chalkokondyles, Latinized as Demetrius Chalcocondyles and found variously as Demetricocondyles, Chalcocondylas or Chalcondyles, was one of the most eminent Greek scholars in the West. He taught in Italy for…
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1511
queen of Charles VIII of France and Louis XII of France (born 1477)
Anne of Brittany was reigning Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. She was the only woman to have been queen consort of France twice. During…
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1514
Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (born 1472)
Wang Shouren, courtesy name Bo'an, art name Yangmingzi, usually referred to as Wang Yangming, was a Chinese statesman, general, and Neo-Confucian philosopher during the Ming dynasty. After Zhu Xi, he is commonly…
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1529
Bavarian historian and philologist (born 1477)
Johann Georg Turmair, known by the pen name Johannes Aventinus or Aventin, was a Bavarian Renaissance humanist historian and philologist. He authored the 1523 Annals of Bavaria, a valuable record of the early history of…
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1534
French general and diplomat (born 1491)
Guillaume du Bellay, seigneur de Langey, was a French diplomat and general from a notable Angevin family under King Francis I.
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1543
Japanese warlord (born 1514)
Amago Haruhisa was a daimyō warlord in the Izumo Province, Chūgoku region of western Japan. He was the second son of Amago Masahisa. Initially named Akihisa (詮久), he changed his name to Haruhisa in 1541 after Ashikaga…
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1561
French admiral (born 1510)
Nicolas Durand, sieur de Villegagnon, also Villegaignon was a commander of the Knights of Malta, and later a French naval officer who attempted to help the Huguenots in France escape persecution, before turning against…
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1571
English poet and scholar (born 1553)
Jasper Heywood was an English Jesuit priest. He is known as the English translator of three Latin plays of Seneca, the Troas (1559), the Thyestes (1560) and Hercules Furens (1561).
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1598
Lord Mayor of London (born 1550)
Sir Leonard Holliday was a founder of the East India Company, and a Lord Mayor of London.
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1612
French Canoness Regular and foundress (born 1576)
Alix Le Clerc, known as Mother Alix, was a French religious leader and founder of the Canonesses of Saint-Augustin of the Notre-Dame Congregation, a religious order created to provide education to girls, especially…
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1622
French author, poet, and playwright (born 1657)
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, also called Bernard Le Bouyer de Fontenelle, was a French writer and a member of three of the academies of the Institut de France, noted especially for his accessible treatment of…
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1757
colonial governor of Florida (born 1678)
Antonio Benavides Bazán y Molina was a Lieutenant General in the Spanish Army who held administrative positions in the Americas as Royal Governor of Spanish Florida (1718–1734), Governor of Veracruz (1734–1745),…
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1762
English historian and author (born 1705)
Thomas Birch was an English antiquarian, historian, and writer.
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1766
Italian mathematician and philosopher (born 1718)
Maria Gaetana Agnesi was an Italian mathematician, philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian. She was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook, the first woman appointed as a mathematics professor at a university…
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1799
French general (born 1762)
Jean-Étienne Vachier Championnet was a French Army officer who led a Republican French division in several important battles of the French Revolutionary Wars. He became commander-in-chief of the Army of Rome in 1798 and…
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1800
American physician and politician (born 1723)
Noble Wimberly Jones was an American physician and statesman from Savannah, Georgia. A leading Georgia patriot in the American Revolution, he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1781 and 1782.
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1805
French mathematician and theorist (born 1752)
Adrien-Marie Legendre was a French mathematician who made numerous contributions to mathematics. Well-known and important concepts such as the Legendre polynomials and Legendre transformation are named after him. He is…
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1833
English engineer (born 1773)
William Hedley was born in Newburn, near Newcastle upon Tyne. He was one of the leading industrial engineers of the early 19th century, and was instrumental in several major innovations in early railway development.…
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1843
German-English astronomer (born 1750)
Caroline Lucretia Herschel was a German astronomer, whose most significant contributions to astronomy were the discoveries of several comets, including the periodic comet 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, which bears her name. She…
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1848
Greek cleric and educator (born 1770)
Neophytos Vamvas was a priest, philosopher, philologist, author, professor, and dean. He was the first dean of the philosophical school at the University of Athens. He is known for being part of the Neophytos incident.…
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1856
American physician and politician; 4th President of the Republic of Texas (born 1798)
Anson Jones was an American medical doctor, businessman, and politician, who was the fourth and last president of the Republic of Texas.
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1858
French politician, 1st President of France (born 1808)
Napoleon III was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last monarch of France. He created the Second…
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1873
American physician and activist (born 1801)
Samuel Gridley Howe was an American physician, abolitionist, and advocate of education for the blind. He organized and was the first director of the Perkins Institution. In 1824, he went to Greece to serve as a surgeon…
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1876
Victor Emmanuel II was King of Sardinia from 23 March 1849 until 17 March 1861, when he assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of an independent, united Italy since the 6th century, a title he held…
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1878
American-English businessman (born 1812)
Aaron Lufkin Dennison was an American watchmaker and businessman. He is mainly known for his eponymous line of timepieces Dennison and for the invention of the mainspring gauge. Dennison was also the founder of Waltham…
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1895
English lawyer and academic (born 1830)
Richard Copley Christie was an English lawyer, university teacher, philanthropist and bibliophile.
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1901
German poet, illustrator, and painter (born 1832)
Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch was a German humorist, poet, illustrator, and painter. He published wildly innovative illustrated tales that remain influential to this day.
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1908
Russian actor, playwright, and author (born 1840)
Abraham Goldfaden, also known as Avram Goldfaden, was a Russian-born Jewish poet, playwright, stage director and actor in Yiddish and Hebrew languages and author of some 40 plays. Goldfaden is considered the father of…
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1908
American violinist and composer (born 1853)
Edwin Arthur Jones was an American composer. His works include a cantata and a large oratorio in three parts, modeled after Handel's Messiah.
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1911
Italian-Slovene pilot and engineer (born 1886)
Edvard Rusjan was a Slovenian–Friulian flight pioneer and airplane constructor from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He died in an airplane crash in Belgrade.
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1911
American cartoonist (born 1853)
Luther Daniels Bradley was an American illustrator and political cartoonist associated with the Chicago Daily News. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale University in 1875. After some years at his…
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1917
French scientist and educator, invented the Praxinoscope (born 1844)
Charles-Émile Reynaud was a French inventor, responsible for the praxinoscope and was responsible for the first projected animated films. His Pantomimes Lumineuses
premiered on 28 October 1892 in Paris. His Théâtre…
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1918
New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and essayist (born 1888)
Kathleen Mansfield Murry was a New Zealand writer and critic who was an important figure in the modernist movement. Her works are celebrated across the world and have been published in 25 languages.
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1923
Sri Lankan civil servant and politician (born 1853)
Ponnambalam Arunachalam was a Ceylonese civil servant and a member of the Executive Council of Ceylon and Legislative Council of Ceylon.
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1924
English-German philosopher and author (born 1855)
Houston Stewart Chamberlain was a British-German-French philosopher who wrote works about political philosophy and natural science. His writing promoted German ethnonationalism, antisemitism, scientific racism, and…
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1927
Dutch-American journalist and author (born 1863)
Edward William Bok was a Dutch-born American editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He was editor of the Ladies' Home Journal for 30 years (1889–1919). He also distributed popular homebuilding plans and created Bok…
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1930
American football player and wrestler (born 1896)
Wayne Munn was an American professional wrestler and collegiate football player from the University of Nebraska. As a wrestler, Munn was a World Heavyweight Champion. His world title win is historic as it was the first…
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1931
American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1899)
John Gilbert was an American actor, screenwriter and director. He rose to fame during the silent era and became a popular leading man known as "The Great Lover". His breakthrough came in 1925 with his starring roles in…
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1936
Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1866)
Johann Maria Eduard Strauss III was an Austrian composer whose father was Eduard Strauss, whose uncles were Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss, and whose grandfather was Johann Strauss I. Born in Vienna, he was…
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1939
Greek runner (born 1874)
Dimitrios P. Golemis was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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1941
Japanese admiral and pilot (born 1908)
Shigekazu Shimazaki was a Japanese career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II.
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1945
Estonian journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (born 1890)
Jüri Uluots was an Estonian prime minister, journalist, prominent attorney and distinguished Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Tartu.
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1945
Turkish journalist, author, and playwright (born 1890)
Osman Cemal Kaygılı was a Turkish writer and journalist.
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1945
American poet and playwright (born 1903)
Countee Cullen was an American poet, novelist, children's writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance.
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1946
Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (born 1893)
Karl Mannheim was a Hungarian sociologist and a key figure in classical sociology as well as one of the founders of the sociology of knowledge. Mannheim is best known for his book Ideology and Utopia (1929/1936), in…
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1947
English author and educator (born 1880)
Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley, was an English girls' story writer, who took the name Oxenham as her pseudonym when her first book, Goblin Island, was published in 1907. Her Abbey Series of 38 titles are her best-known and…
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1960
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1867)
Emily Greene Balch was an American economist, sociologist and pacifist. Balch combined an academic career at Wellesley College with a long-standing interest in social issues such as poverty, child labor, and…
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1961
Turkish author and academic (born 1884)
Halide Edip Adıvar was a Turkish novelist, teacher, and a nationalist and feminist intellectual. She was best known for her novels criticizing the low social status of Turkish women and what she saw from her observation…
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1964
American baseball player and scout (born 1876)
Elmer Harrison Flick was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1910 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Bronchos/Naps. In 1,483…
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1971
1972
French actor and screenwriter (born 1897)
Pierre Fresnay was a French stage and film actor.
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1975
Russian mathematician and theorist (born 1901)
Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov was a Soviet mathematician known for his work in group theory. His son, Sergei Novikov, was also a mathematician.
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1975
Italian engineer and architect, designed the Tour de la Bourse and Pirelli Tower (born 1891)
Pier Luigi Nervi was an Italian engineer and architect. He studied at the University of Bologna graduating in 1913. Nervi taught as a professor of engineering at Rome University from 1946 to 1961 and was known as a…
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1979
Polish pianist and composer (born 1922)
Kazimierz Serocki was a Polish composer and one of the founders of the Warsaw Autumn contemporary music festival.
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1981
1984
German-English businessman and philanthropist (born 1879)
Sir Robert Mayer was a German-born British philanthropist, businessman, and a major supporter of music and young musicians.
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1985
American actor (born 1905)
Arthur William Lake was an American actor known best for bringing Dagwood Bumstead, the bumbling husband of Blondie, to life in film, radio, and television.
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1987
Norwegian fiddler and composer (born 1909)
Peter Larsson Rypdal was a Norwegian fiddler and famous traditional folk music composer.
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1988
American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1907)
Spurgeon Ferdinand "Spud" Chandler was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed starting pitcher and played his entire career for the New York Yankees from 1937…
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1990
Turkish poet and journalist (born 1931)
Cemal Süreya, known by his given name as Cemalettin Seber, was a Kurdish-Zaza, Alevi poet, writer, and translator. He was one of the pioneering poets of the İkinci Yeni movement, a modernist movement in Turkish poetry.…
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1990
American actor (born 1919)
Steve Brodie was an American stage, film, and television actor from El Dorado in Butler County in south central Kansas. He reportedly adopted his screen name in memory of Steve Brodie, a daredevil who claimed to have…
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1992
English playwright and screenwriter (born 1910)
William John Francis Naughton was an Irish-born British playwright and author, best known for his play Alfie.
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1992
Australian historian and politician, Governor-General of Australia (born 1905)
Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck was an Australian statesman who served as the 17th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1969 to 1974. Prior to that, he was a Liberal Party politician, holding ministerial…
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1993
Laotian politician, 1st President of Laos (born 1909)
Prince Souphanouvong, nicknamed the Red Prince, was along with his half-brother Prince Souvanna Phouma and Prince Boun Oum of Champasak, one of the "Three Princes" who represented respectively the communist…
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1995
English actor and screenwriter (born 1937)
Peter Edward Cook was an English comedian, actor, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishment comedic…
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1995
Jr., American soldier and author (born 1923)
Walter Michael Miller Jr. was an American science fiction writer. He wrote short stories that became a celebrated fix-up novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959). His only novel published in his lifetime, it won the 1961…
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1996
Saudi atheist, writer, and intellectual (born 1907)
Abdullah al-Qasemi was a Saudi Arabian 20th-century writer. He was one of the most controversial writers in the Arab world because of his radical change from defending Salafism to defending atheism and rejecting…
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1996
Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland (born 1909)
Edward Bolesław Osóbka-Morawski was a Polish activist and politician in the Polish Socialist Party (PPS) before World War II, and after the Soviet takeover of Poland, Chairman of the Communist-dominated interim…
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1997
American actor (born 1917)
Jesse White was an American actor who was best known for his portrayal as "Ol' Lonely" the repairman in Maytag television commercials from 1967 to 1988.
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1997
Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
Kenichi Fukui was a Japanese chemist. He became the first person of East Asian ancestry to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry when he won the 1981 prize with Roald Hoffmann, for their independent investigations…
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1998
Hungarian-Israeli martial artist, founded Krav Maga (born 1910)
Imre "Imi" Lichtenfeld, also known as Imi Sde-Or, was a Hungarian-born Israeli martial artist. He is widely recognized for developing Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art.
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1998
English engineer and academic (born 1915)
Sir Arnold Alexander Hall was an English aeronautical engineer, scientist and industrialist.
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2000
Scottish historian and author (born 1909)
Nigel Tranter OBE was a Scottish writer of a wide range of books on history and architecture, both fiction and non-fiction. He was best-known for his popular and well-researched historical novels, covering centuries of…
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2000
American photographer and director (born 1926)
Maurice William Prather was an American motion picture and still photographer and film director. He was born in Miami, Florida, the son of Maurice J. Prather, a mechanic, cabinet maker, and woodworker, and Zora M.…
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2001
American journalist (born 1935)
William McDonough was an American sportswriter for The Boston Globe who also worked as an on-air football reporter for CBS and NBC.
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2003
Italian philosopher and academic (born 1909)
Norberto Bobbio was an Italian philosopher of law and political sciences and a historian of political thought. He also wrote regularly for the Turin-based daily La Stampa.
Bobbio was a social liberal in the tradition of…
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2004
Australian motorcycle racer (born 1964)
Andrew David Caldecott was an off-road motorcycle racer born in Keith, South Australia. He won the motorcycle division of the Australian Safari Rally four times consecutively (2000–2003) and was a competitor in the…
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2006
American author and academic (born 1913)
Willard Cleon Skousen was an American law enforcement officer and conservative and nationalist author associated with the John Birch Society.
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2006
2007
French anthropologist and historian (born 1914)
Jean-Pierre Vernant was a French resistant, historian and anthropologist, specialist in ancient Greece. Influenced by Claude Lévi-Strauss, Vernant developed a structuralist approach to Greek myth, tragedy, and society…
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2007
American radio host and producer (born 1923)
Johnny Grant was an American radio personality and television producer who also served as the honorary mayor of Hollywood, in which capacity he was often present at Hollywood community functions, including the unveiling…
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2008
English businessman and television host (born 1924)
Sir John Harvey-Jones MBE was an English businessman and Captain of Industry. He was the chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries from 1982 to 1987. He was best known by the public for his BBC television show,…
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2008
English mountaineer and explorer (born 1987)
Robert Douglas "Rob" Gauntlett was an English adventurer, explorer and motivational speaker. In 2006 he became the youngest British climber to reach the summit of Everest.
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2009
Welsh author and poet (born 1914)
Thomas Llewelyn Jones was a Welsh language author. Over a writing career of more than 50 years, he became one of the most prolific and popular authors of children's books in Welsh. He wrote, and was generally known, as…
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2009
Singaporean murderer and triad leader of Ang Soon Tong (born 1966)
Tan Chor Jin, also known by his alias Tony Kia, was a Singaporean gang leader known for fatally shooting 41-year-old Lim Hock Soon, his former friend and nightclub owner, using a semi-automatic Beretta .22 calibre…
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2009
Australian painter (born 1930)
Makinti Napanangka AM was a Pintupi-speaking Indigenous Australian artist from Australia's Western Desert region. She was referred to posthumously as Kumentje. The term Kumentje was used instead of her personal name as…
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2011
Welsh boxer (born 1937)
Brian Nancurvis, who fought under the name Brian Curvis as a professional, was a boxer from Swansea, Wales who was active from 1959 to 1966. He fought as a Welterweight, becoming British welterweight champion in 1960.…
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2012
Swiss geologist and academic (born 1910)
Augusto Gansser-Biaggi was a Swiss geologist who specialised in the geology of the Himalayas. He was born in Milan.
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2012
German-American psychologist and parapsychologist (born 1926)
William G. Roll was an American psychologist and parapsychologist on the faculty of the Psychology Department of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia. Roll is most notable for his belief in poltergeist…
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2012
Guinea-Bissau politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (born 1947)
Malam Bacai Sanhá was a Bissau-Guinean politician who was President of Guinea-Bissau from 8 September 2009 until his death on 9 January 2012. A member of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde…
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2012
Hungarian physician and academic (born 1921)
László Szekeres. Professor Emeritus, Institute of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Medical Faculty of the University of Szeged, Hungary. He has held a number of notable positions and received a number of awards. His…
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2012
Austrian-English immunologist and academic (born 1923)
Brigitte Alice Askonas was a British immunologist and a visiting professor at Imperial College London from 1995.
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2013
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1919)
James McGill Buchanan Jr. was an American economist known for his work on public choice theory originally outlined in his most famous work, The Calculus of Consent, co-authored with Gordon Tullock in 1962. He continued…
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2013
American businessman and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (born 1927)
Robert Lee Rock was an American politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1965 to 1969 and as the Mayor of Anderson, Indiana, from 1972 to 1980. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of…
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2013
2013
American poet, playwright, and academic (born 1934)
Amiri Baraka, previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several…
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2014
Spanish poet and critic (born 1926)
Josep Maria Castellet Díaz de Cossío, also known as José María Castellet, was a Spanish Catalan writer, poet, literacy critic, publisher and editor.
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2014
South African painter and sculptor (born 1965)
Paul Johan du Toit was a South African artist, working in painting, sculpture, paper and mixed media. His exhibits have been displayed globally. Most notably, three of his sculptures were selected for the 2001 Florence…
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2014
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1939)
Dale Thomas Mortensen was an American economist, a professor at Northwestern University, and a winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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2014
French author (born 1934)
Michel Jeury was a French science fiction writer, reputed in the 1970s. He also used the pseudonym of Albert Higon.
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2015
Polish economist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Poland (born 1946)
Józef Oleksy was a Polish left-wing politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 7 March 1995 to 7 February 1996, when he resigned due to espionage allegations. He was chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance.
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2015
Malaysian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak (born 1928)
Abdul Rahman bin Ya'kub was a Malaysian politician of Melanau descent from Mukah. He was the third Chief Minister of Sarawak and the fourth Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak. He is also an uncle of Pehin Sri Abdul Taib…
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2015
American basketball player (born 1964)
Roy James Tarpley Jr. was an American professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA), earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. In…
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2015
Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (born 1938)
John Harvard was a Canadian journalist and politician. He served as a federal Member of Parliament (MP) from 1988 to 2004, and was appointed the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba just before Canada's 2004 federal…
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2016
American actor and author (born 1926)
Angus Scrimm was an American actor, author, and journalist, known for his portrayal of the Tall Man in the 1979 horror film Phantasm and its sequels.
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2016
Polish sociologist (born 1925)
Zygmunt Bauman was a Polish–British sociologist and philosopher. He was driven out of the Polish People's Republic during the 1968 Polish political crisis and forced to give up his Polish citizenship. He emigrated to…
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2017
Papua New Guinean rugby league player (born 1994)
Benkato "Kato" Ottio was a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer. Primarily playing as a centre, Ottio represented Papua New Guinea, most notably at the 2017 World Cup.
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2018
2019
2019
American actor (born 1934)
John Henry Matthew Reilly was an American film and television actor who appeared on soap operas, including General Hospital, Sunset Beach, and Passions.
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2021
American opera singer (born 1950)
Maria Louise Ewing, Lady Hall was an American opera singer. In the early part of her career she performed solely as a lyric mezzo-soprano; she later assumed full soprano parts as well. Her signature roles were Blanche,…
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2022
Irish accordion player, fiddler and Irish traditional musician (born 1949)
Séamus Begley was an Irish accordion player, and Irish traditional musician. He was regarded as one of Ireland's greatest accordion players.
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2023
Indian classical musician (born 1968)
Ustad Rashid Khan was an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani tradition. He belonged to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana and was the great-grandson of the gharana's founder Inayat Hussain Khan.
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2024
American professional wrestler (born 1948)
Richard Harris, better known by his ring name Black Bart, was an American professional wrestler.
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2025
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Bob Saget — American comedian and actor (1956–2022)
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Death year2022
Known forHe portrayed Danny Tanner on the sitcom Full House (1987–1995) and its sequel Fuller House (2016–2020)
Deaths on this date123 (710 – 2025)
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2021
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board. Wikipedia →
2017
Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre, the province of Quebec's first alternative schooling democratic learning centre to support homeschooled youth, opens in the city of Montreal. Wikipedia →
2015
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The perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris two days earlier are both killed after a hostage situation; a second hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurs at a Jewish market in Vincennes. Wikipedia →
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