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When a radio tower was installed in the early 1930s, he became the airport's first radio controller.
Notable Deaths on October 1
105 people
630 – 2025
October 1 has seen 105 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 630 – 2025. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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1986 — Archie League
American air traffic controller (born 1907)
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Archie William League is generally considered the first air traffic controller in the United States
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His first "control tower" consisted of a wheelbarrow on which he mounted a beach umbrella for the summer heat
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League had been a licensed pilot, and licensed engine and aircraft mechanic
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Before the installation of a radio tower, he was a flagman who directed traffic via flags
Mayan king
Tajoom Ukʼab Kʼahkʼ was a Maya ruler of the Kaan kingdom. He became a king on March 28, 622.
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630
Emperor Tenmu was the 40th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. He was born Prince Ōama around 630, the son of Emperor Jomei and Princess Takara. Ruling from 673 to 686, during the Asuka…
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686
804
895
918
959
961
1040
Queen of Jerusalem
Morphia of Melitene was queen consort of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1118 until her death. She was an Armenian by ethnicity and a Melkite Greek Orthodox Christian. Her father, Gabriel, was a warlord in northern Syria.…
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1126
Lady of Bourbon (born 1257)
Beatrice of Burgundy was ruling Lady of Bourbon from 1288 to 1310, and, through her mother, heiress of all Bourbon estates.
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1310
Pope Boniface IX was head of the Catholic Church from 2 November 1389 to his death, in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope during the Western Schism. In this time, the Avignon claimants, Clement VII and Benedict…
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1404
Albanian ruler
Yaqub Spata or Shpata was the last Lord of Arta, ruling from 1414/15 until 1416, with a brief interval when he was evicted by the local population. His rule ended after his capture and execution by Carlo I Tocco, who…
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1416
Marquis of Ferrara, Italian noble (born 1407)
Leonello d'Este was Marquess of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio Emilia from 1441 to 1450. Despite the presence of legitimate children, Leonello was favoured by his father as his successor. In addition, his virtuous…
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1450
Italian astrologer and philosopher (born 1433)
Marsilio Ficino was an Italian scholar and Catholic priest who was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissance. He was an astrologer, a reviver of Neoplatonism in touch with the…
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1499
English bishop and politician (born 1430)
John Alcock was an English churchman, bishop and Lord Chancellor.
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1500
Flemish painter
Jan Gossaert was a French-speaking painter from the Low Countries also known as Jan Mabuse or Jennyn van Hennegouwe (Hainaut), as he called himself when he matriculated in the Guild of Saint Luke, at Antwerp, in 1503.…
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1532
1567
Flemish painter (born 1520)
Frans Floris, Frans Floris the Elder or Frans Floris de Vriendt was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print artist and tapestry designer. He is mainly known for his history paintings, allegorical scenes and portraits. He…
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1570
Dutch painter (born 1498)
Maarten van Heemskerck, also known as Marten Jacobsz Heemskerk van Veen, was a Dutch portrait and religious painter, who spent most of his career in Haarlem. He was a pupil of Jan van Scorel, and adopted his teacher's…
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1574
John of Austria was the illegitimate son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Charles V recognized him in a codicil to his will. John became a military leader in the service of his half-brother, King Philip II of Spain,…
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1578
English priest and martyr (born 1557)
Edward James was an English Catholic priest and martyr.
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1588
Spanish organist and composer (born 1541)
Hernando de Cabezón, was a Spanish composer and organist, son of Antonio de Cabezón. Only a few of his works are extant today, and he is chiefly remembered for publishing the bulk of his father's work.
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1602
Italian priest and composer (born 1532)
Giammateo Asola was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. He was a prolific composer of sacred music, mostly in a conservative style, although he may have been one of the first composers to write a part for basso…
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1609
1652
1683
French playwright (born 1606)
Pierre Corneille was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great 17th-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine.
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1684
Venetian statesman and military commander (born 1632)
Girolamo Corner or Cornaro was a Venetian nobleman and statesman. He served in high military posts during the Morean War against the Ottoman Empire, leading the Venetian conquest of Castelnuovo and Knin in Dalmatia, the…
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1690
1693
1708
Scottish mathematician and academic (born 1687)
Robert Simson was a Scottish mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow. The Simson line is named after him.
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1768
Scottish businessman and politician (born 1741)
William Brodie, often known by his title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild, and Edinburgh city councillor, who maintained a secret life as a burglar in order to support his…
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1788
American politician (born 1774)
James Bunbury White was an American politician and millwright. He was a member of both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly, was the first to represent Columbus County in the North Carolina Senate, and was…
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1819
American politician (born 1777)
Robert Clark was a medical doctor and politician. He served in the New York State Assembly and one term as United States Representative from New York. With his family, he moved to Monroe, Michigan in 1823, joining the…
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1837
Scottish chemist and businessman (born 1768)
Charles Tennant was a Scottish chemist and industrialist. He discovered bleaching powder and founded an industrial dynasty.
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1838
American spy (born 1817)
Rose O'Neal Greenhow was a famous Confederate spy during the American Civil War. A socialite in Washington, D.C., during the period before the war, she moved in important political circles and cultivated friendships…
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1864
Burmese king (born 1808)
Mindon Min, born Maung Lwin, was the penultimate king of Burma (Myanmar) from 1853 to 1878. He was one of the most popular and revered kings of Burma because of his role in the Fifth Buddhist Council. Under his half…
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1878
American physician and surgeon (born 1799)
John Light Atlee was an American physician and surgeon. He was one of the organizers of the American Medical Association, also serving as its president.
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1885
Jr., American chemist, physicist, and academic (born 1836)
Eli Whitney Blake Jr. was an American scientist. His father and namesake was an inventor and partner of the Blake Brothers manufacturing firm. His great uncle was Eli Whitney, who changed the face of the cotton industry…
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1895
Afghan emir (born 1844)
Abdur Rahman Khan Barakzai, also known by his epithet as the Iron Emir, was Emir of Afghanistan from 11 August 1880 until his death on 1 October 1901. He is known for uniting the country after years of strong…
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1901
Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1827)
Eugene O'Keefe, baptized as Owen Keeffe, was an Irish-born Canadian businessman and philanthropist, well-known in the brewing industry for his signature brews. He incorporated the O'Keefe Brewery Company of Toronto…
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1913
French sculptor and painter (born 1861)
Antoine Bourdelle, born Émile Antoine Bordelles, was a French sculptor and teacher. He was a student of Auguste Rodin, a teacher of Giacometti and Henri Matisse, and an important figure in the Art Deco movement and the…
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1929
Chinese mathematician (born 1898)
Chiungtze C. Tsen, given name Chiung, was a Chinese mathematician born in Nanchang, Jiangxi. He is known for his work in algebra. He was one of Emmy Noether's students at the University of Göttingen, Germany.
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1940
Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (born 1884)
Ants Piip VR III/1 was an Estonian lawyer, diplomat and politician. Piip was the 1st Head of State of Estonia and the 5th Prime Minister of Estonia. Piip played a key role in internationalising the independence…
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1942
Turkish poet, educator, and politician (born 1876)
Faik Ali Ozansoy was a Turkish politician, poet, and educator. He was the younger brother of Süleyman Nazif, an eminent man of letters and prominent member of the Committee for Union and Progress. Faik Ali was one of…
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1950
Scottish-English footballer and manager (born 1878)
Peter McWilliam was a Scottish footballer who played at left-half for Inverness Thistle, Newcastle United and Scotland. He won every domestic trophy during his nine years with Newcastle United.
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1951
American painter (born 1870)
John Marin was an early American modernist visual artist. He is known for his abstract landscape paintings and watercolors.
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1953
American film producer who founded Christie Film Company (born 1880)
Charles Herbert Christie and Alfred Ernest Christie were Canadian motion picture entrepreneurs.
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1955
Turkish civil servant, politician, and sixth Turkish Minister of National Defence (born 1881)
Mustafa Abdülhalik Renda was a Turkish civil servant and politician of Albanian descent who was acting President of Turkey for one day after Atatürk's death in November 1938.
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1957
Russian painter and educator (born 1886)
Robert Rafailovich Falk was a Russian and Soviet avant-garde painter.
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1958
Italian journalist, lawyer, politician, and first President of Italy (born 1877)
Enrico De Nicola was an Italian jurist, journalist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of Italy in 1948 and provisional head of state of republican Italy from 1946 to 1948.
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1959
Italian-American author and illustrator (born 1898)
Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian-born American writer and illustrator known for his humorous memoirs about working in upscale hotels and restaurants of New York City and illustrations on the walls of Bemelmans Bar, as…
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1961
Italian-German Catholic priest, author, and academic (born 1885)
Romano Guardini was an Italian, naturalized German Catholic priest, philosopher and theologian.
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1968
Argentinian race car driver (born 1893)
Raúl Riganti was an Argentine racing driver. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times, qualifying every year he was entered. Riganti was briefly an adviser of driver Juan Manuel Fangio.
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1970
Kenyan-English archaeologist and paleontologist (born 1903)
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey was a Kenyan-British palaeoanthropologist and archaeologist whose work was important in demonstrating that humans evolved in Africa, particularly through discoveries made at Olduvai Gorge…
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1972
Greek archaeologist and academic (born 1901)
Spyridon Marinatos was a Greek archaeologist who specialised in the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations of the Aegean Bronze Age. He is best known for the excavation of the Minoan site of Akrotiri on Thera, which he…
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1974
Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1935)
Albert J. Jackson Jr. was an American drummer, producer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, a group of session musicians who worked for Stax Records and produced their own instrumentals.…
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1975
American baseball player and manager (born 1911)
Walter Emmons Alston, nicknamed "Smokey", was an American baseball manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who managed the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1954 through 1976, signing 23 one-year contracts with the…
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1984
Scottish race car driver (born 1925)
Ninian Sanderson was a Scottish car dealer, sports car racing driver, and winner of the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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1985
American essayist and journalist (born 1899)
Elwyn Brooks White was an American writer, essayist and a contributing editor for The New Yorker magazine. He was also the author of highly popular books for children: Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and…
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1985
English author, poet, and critic (born 1897)
Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, 6th Baronet, was an English writer, particularly on baroque architecture, and an art and music critic. Sitwell produced some 50 volumes of poetry and some 50 works on art, music,…
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1988
American general (born 1906)
Curtis Emerson LeMay was a US Air Force general who was a key American military commander during World War II and the Cold War. He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1965.
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1990
German activist and politician (born 1947)
Petra Karin Kelly was a German Green politician and ecofeminist activist. She was a founding member of the German Green Party, the first Green party to rise to prominence both nationally in Germany and worldwide. In…
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1992
German mathematician and philosopher (born 1915)
Paul Lorenzen was a German philosopher and mathematician, founder of the Erlangen School and inventor of game semantics.
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1994
American engineer and philanthropist (born 1923)
Jerome "Jerry" Hal Lemelson was an American engineer, inventor, and patent holder. Several of his inventions relate to warehouses, industrial robots, cordless telephones, fax machines, videocassette recorders,…
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1997
American publisher and diplomat (born 1908)
Walter Hubert Annenberg was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and diplomat. Annenberg owned and operated Triangle Publications, which included ownership of The Philadelphia Inquirer, TV Guide, the Daily…
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2002
American photographer (born 1923)
Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and dance. An obituary published…
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2004
Canadian bass player (born 1946)
Bruce Palmer was a Canadian musician best known as the bassist in the folk rock band Buffalo Springfield, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
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2004
Estonian journalist and author (born 1921)
Robert Vaidlo was an Estonian journalist and children's writer.
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2004
Saudi Arabian terrorist (born 1979)
Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeiee was a Yemeni Islamist militant who was a cell ringleader for al-Qaeda in Yemen (AQY). Rabeiee and his cell were responsible for several attacks and plots on behalf of AQY, most prominently the MV…
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2006
American author and activist (born 1938)
Jerald Dee Tanner and Sandra McGee Tanner are American writers and researchers who publish archival and evidential materials about the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Tanners founded the…
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2006
English conductor and composer (born 1928)
Ronald Hazlehurst was an English composer and conductor who, having joined the BBC in 1961, became its Light Entertainment Musical Director.
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2007
Australian footballer and journalist (born 1965)
Christopher Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football…
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2007
2007
American cinematographer (born 1925)
John Scott Biddle was a foremost yachting cinematographer and lecturer, establishing a film-making career that spanned more than forty years. His films captured not only the technical aspects of sailing but also the…
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2008
Cuban poet and author (born 1921)
Cintio Vitier was a Cuban poet, essayist, and novelist. Upon selecting him for the Juan Rulfo Prize, the award jury called him "one of the most important writers of his generation".
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2009
English footballer and cricketer (born 1938)
Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football as an inside forward for Derby County between 1959 and 1967, before brief spells with Luton Town, Notts County, Port Vale, and non-League…
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2010
Swedish ice hockey player and golfer (born 1931)
Sven Tumba was one of the most prominent Swedish ice hockey players of the 1950s and 1960s. He also represented Sweden in football as well as golf and became Swedish champion in waterskiing.
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2011
Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (born 1935)
Octavio Getino was an Argentine film director and writer who is best known for co-founding, along with Fernando Solanas, the Grupo Cine Liberación and the school of Third Cinema.
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2012
Egyptian-English historian and author (born 1917)
Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm was a British historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism and nationalism. His best-known works include his tetralogy about what he called the "long 19th century" and the "short…
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2012
American lawyer and judge (born 1950)
Mark Richard Kravitz was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
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2012
Hungarian-Israeli economist and banker (born 1926)
Moshe Sanbar was an economist and Israeli public figure. He served as Governor of the Bank of Israel (1971–76) and chairman of Bank Leumi (1988–95).
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2012
Greek-Italian Holocaust survivor and author (born 1923)
Shlomo Venezia was a Greek-born Italian Jew. He was a survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
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2012
American lawyer, politician, and 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (born 1930)
Arnold Irwin Burns was an American lawyer. He served as the United States Deputy Attorney General from 1986 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan and U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese. In March 1988, Burns, together…
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2013
American author (born 1947)
Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. was an American writer. He was best known for his techno-thrillers, which feature technical details in espionage and military science settings. Originally an insurance agent, Clancy published his…
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2013
American lighting designer (born 1928)
Imero (Immie) Fiorentino was an American lighting designer, considered one of the most respected pioneers and leaders in the American entertainment industry. Beginning his career as a lighting designer in the Golden Age…
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2013
Polish-Israeli historian and author (born 1923)
Israel Gutman was a Polish-born Israeli historian and a survivor of the Holocaust.
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2013
Norwegian physician, academic, and politician (born 1939)
Ole Danbolt Mjøs was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Christian Democratic Party. A professor and former rector at the University of Tromsø, he was known worldwide as the leader of the Norwegian Nobel…
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2013
American football player and coach (born 1936)
James W. Rountree was an American college and professional football player who was a defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for ten years during the 1950s and 1960s. Rountree played college football for…
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2013
English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (born 1948)
Lynsey de Paul was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. After initially writing hits for others, she had her own chart hits in the UK and Europe in the 1970s, starting with UK top 10 single "Sugar Me", and…
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2014
Israeli general and politician (born 1927)
Shlomo "Chich" Lahat was a major general in the Israel Defense Forces and former Head of the Manpower Directorate. He served as the eighth mayor of Tel Aviv in 1974–1993, for four consecutive terms. After election on…
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2014
Cuban-American baseball player and coach (born 1942)
José Martínez Azcuis was a Cuban-born professional baseball player, coach, executive and scout. As a player, he appeared in 96 Major League Baseball (MLB) games during 1969 and 1970 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily…
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2014
Venezuelan criminologist and politician (born 1987)
Robert Serra was a Venezuelan politician from Maracaibo and a member of the Venezuelan National Assembly for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).
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2014
Croatian footballer (born 1950)
Božo Bakota was a Croatian footballer who throughout his entire professional football career played only for two football clubs, NK Zagreb and SK Sturm Graz. He played as a midfielder for NK Zagreb and as a forward for…
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2015
American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1915)
William Donlon Edwards was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the United States House of Representatives from California for 32 years in the late 20th century.
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2015
Iranian footballer (born 1985)
Hadi Norouzi was an Iranian footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career with Persepolis in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
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2015
American rabbi and academic, co-founder of American Jewish University (born 1919)
Jacob "Jack" Pressman was an American Conservative rabbi. He served as the rabbi of Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles, California, from 1950 to 1985. He was a co-founder of the American Jewish University in Bel Air. He…
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2015
American mass murderer (born 1953)
Stephen Craig Paddock was an American mass murderer who perpetrated the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Paddock opened fire into a crowd of about 22,000 concertgoers attending a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip,…
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2017
American sportscaster (born 1955)
David Strader was an American sportscaster, primarily known for his play-by-play commentary of ice hockey. During his career, he worked on telecasts for the Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes and…
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2017
French-Armenian singer, composer, writer, filmmaker and public figure (born 1924)
Charles Aznavour was a French and Armenian singer-songwriter, actor, and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low…
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2018
Czech singer (born 1939)
Karel Gott was a Czech singer, considered the most successful male singer in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. He was voted the country's best male singer in the annual Český slavík national music award 42 times,…
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2019
Japanese professional wrestler and politician (born 1943)
Antonio Inoki was a Japanese professional wrestler, professional wrestling trainer, martial artist, politician, and promoter of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts (MMA). He is best known as the founder and…
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2022
American professional baseball player (born 1966)
Timothy Stephen Wakefield was an American professional baseball knuckleball pitcher. Wakefield began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with…
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2023
English lawyer and politician (born 1945)
Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, Baron Kerr of Monteviot,, commonly known as Michael Ancram, was a British politician and peer who served as Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party from 2001 to…
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2024
English primatologist (born 1934)
Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall was an English primatologist and anthropologist. Regarded as a pioneer in primate ethology, and described by many publications as "the world's preeminent chimpanzee expert", she was best…
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2025
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Archie League — American air traffic controller
FeaturedArchie League
Death year1986
Known forLeague had been a licensed pilot, and licensed engine and aircraft mechanic
Deaths on this date105 (630 – 2025)
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