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He defeated Labor MP Philip Tyler at the 1989 election and was a member of the Liberals until 2000 when he became an independent
Notable Deaths on October 11
91 people
965 – 2025
October 11 has seen 91 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 965 – 2025. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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2014 — Bob Such
Australian educator and politician (born 1944)
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He was the member for the seat of Fisher in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1989 until his death in 2014
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Such was Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, and Minister for Youth Affairs, in the Brown Liberal government from 1993 to 1996
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He served as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly for the Rann Labor government from 2005 to 2006
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Such was joint Father of the House with Michael Atkinson from 2012.
Archbishop of Cologne (born 925)
Bruno the Great was the archbishop of Cologne from 953 until his death and the duke of Lotharingia after 954. He was the youngest brother of Emperor Otto I.
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965
Chinese historian and statesman (born 1019)
Sima Guang, courtesy name Junshi, hao Yusou, was a Chinese historian, politician, and writer. He was a high-ranking Song dynasty scholar-official who authored the Zizhi Tongjian, a monumental work of history.
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1086
Count of Boulogne and Earl of Surrey (born c. 1137)
William I, also referred to as William of Blois, was Count of Boulogne and Earl of Surrey jure uxoris from 1153 until his death. He was the second son of Stephen, King of England, and Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne.
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1159
1188
Pope Boniface VIII was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 until his death in 1303. The Caetani family was of baronial origin with connections to the papacy. He succeeded…
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1303
1347
1424
Swiss pastor and theologian (born 1484)
Huldrych Zwingli was a Swiss Christian theologian, musician, and leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. Born during a time of emerging Swiss patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenary system, he…
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1531
English poet and diplomat (born 1503)
Sir Thomas Wyatt was a 16th-century English politician, ambassador, and lyric poet credited with introducing the sonnet to English literature. He was born at Allington Castle near Maidstone in Kent, though his family…
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1542
Ottoman politician, 43rd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1506)
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha was an Ottoman statesman of Serb origin most notable for being the grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Born in Ottoman Herzegovina into an Orthodox Christian family, Mehmed was recruited as a young…
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1579
Italian noble (born 1613)
Mattias de' Medici was the third son of Grand Duke Cosimo II de' Medici of Tuscany and Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria. He was governor of Siena, with interruptions, from 1629. He never married.
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1667
3rd Earl of Castlehaven (born c. 1617)
James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven was the son of Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven and his first wife, Elizabeth Barnham. Castlehaven played a prominent role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms that took place in…
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1684
Irish philosopher and writer (born 1656)
William Molyneux FRS was an Anglo-Irish writer and philosopher. He is noted as a close friend of fellow philosopher John Locke, and for proposing Molyneux's Problem, a thought experiment widely discussed.
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1698
French physicist and instrument maker (born 1663)
Guillaume Amontons was a French scientific instrument inventor and physicist. He was one of the pioneers in studying the problem of friction, which is the resistance to motion when bodies make contact. He is also known…
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1705
German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher (born 1651)
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus or Tschirnhauß was a German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher. He introduced the Tschirnhaus transformation and is considered by some to have been the inventor of…
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1708
English merchant and politician (born 1636)
Edward Colston was an English merchant, slave trader, philanthropist and Tory Member of Parliament.
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1721
1725
Polish-American general (born 1745)
Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski, anglicised as Casimir Pulaski, was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The Soldier of Liberty". Born in…
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1779
American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (born 1774)
Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William…
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1809
American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (born 1754)
John Ross Key was a lawyer, a commissioned officer in the Continental Army, a judge, and the father of writer Francis Scott Key.
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1821
Peruvian military leader, President of Peru (born 1776)
José Domingo de la Merced de La Mar y Cortázar was a Peruvian military leader and politician who served as the third President of Peru.
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1830
English organist and composer (born 1766)
Samuel Wesley was an English organist and composer in the late Georgian period. Wesley was a contemporary of Mozart (1756–1791) and was called by some "the English Mozart".
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1837
German mathematician and academic (born 1823)
Ferdinand Gotthold Max Eisenstein was a German mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory and analysis. Born in Berlin, Prussia, to Jewish parents who converted to Protestantism before his birth,…
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1852
English physicist and brewer (born 1818)
James Prescott Joule was an English physicist. Joule studied the nature of heat and discovered its relationship to mechanical work. This led to the law of conservation of energy, which in turn led to the development of…
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1889
English archbishop (born 1829)
Edward White Benson was archbishop of Canterbury from 1883 until his death. Before this, he was the first Bishop of Truro, serving from 1877 to 1883, and began construction of Truro Cathedral.
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1896
Austrian organist, composer, and educator (born 1824)
Joseph Anton Bruckner was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his symphonies and sacred music, which includes Masses, Te Deum and motets. The symphonies are considered emblematic of the final stage of…
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1896
French organist and composer (born 1862)
Léon Boëllmann was a French composer, known for a small number of compositions for organ. His best-known composition is Suite gothique (1895), which is a staple of the organ repertoire, especially its concluding Toccata.
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1897
American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (born 1833)
Mary Davy Tenney Gray was a 19th-century American editorial writer, clubwoman, philanthropist, and suffragist from Pennsylvania, who later became a resident of Kansas. She lived in Kansas City, Kansas for more than…
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1904
Mexican poet, educator, and activist (born 1846)
Rita Cetina Gutiérrez was a 19th-century Mexican educator, writer, and feminist who promoted women's education in Mérida, Yucatán. She helped found a literary society, a periodical, and a school with Gertrudis Tenorio…
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1908
American lawyer and politician (born 1859)
William Alden Smith was a U.S. representative and U.S. senator from the state of Michigan. After the 1912 sinking of the Titanic, Smith chaired the Senate hearings into the disaster. His report led to major reforms in…
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1932
Australian author (born 1868)
Steele Rudd was the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis an Australian author, best known for his short story collection On Our Selection.
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1935
Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1860)
Vito Volterra was an Italian mathematician and physicist, known for his contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations, being one of the founders of functional analysis.
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1940
Estonian businessman and politician (born 1879)
Heinrich Gutkin was a trader and the Estonian National Assembly member.
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1941
Estonian politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1876)
Mihkel Pung was an Estonian politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia and Speaker of the National Council from 21 April 1938 to 5 July 1940. Pung was Minister of Finance in 1931. He was arrested…
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1941
French painter (born 1876)
Maurice de Vlaminck was a French painter. Along with André Derain and Henri Matisse, he is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904 to 1908 were united in…
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1958
American actor (born 1910)
Richard Cromwell also known as Roy Radabaugh, was an American actor. His career was at its pinnacle with his work in Jezebel (1938) with Bette Davis and Henry Fonda and again with Fonda in John Ford's Young Mr. Lincoln…
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1960
American comedian (born 1887)
Leonard "Chico" Marx was an American comedian, actor, and pianist. He was the oldest brother in the Marx Brothers comedy troupe, alongside his brothers Arthur ("Harpo"), Julius ("Groucho"), Milton ("Gummo"), and Herbert…
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1961
French author, poet, and playwright (born 1889)
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th century and highly influential…
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1963
American photographer and journalist (born 1895)
Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs influenced the development of…
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1965
Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (born 1884)
Walther Stampfli was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1940–1947).
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1965
typographer, known for work on Times New Roman font (born 1889)
Stanley Arthur Morison was a British typographer, printing executive and historian of printing. Largely self-educated, he promoted higher standards in printing and an awareness of the best printing and typefaces of the…
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1967
Turkish educator and politician, 13th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1899)
Selim Rauf Sarper was a Turkish diplomat and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1960 and 1962.
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1968
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna (born 1944)
Tamanoumi Masahiro was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Aichi. He was the sport's 51st yokozuna. Making his professional debut in 1959, he reached the top makuuchi division in 1964. He won six tournament…
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1971
American general (born 1898)
Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was a United States Marine Corps officer. Beginning his career fighting guerillas in Haiti and Nicaragua as part of the Banana Wars, he later served with distinction in World War II and the…
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1971
Italian author, screenwriter, and songwriter (born 1897)
Alfredo Bracchi was a versatile Italian writer, whose production ranged from song lyrics to movie scripts.
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1976
American journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1904)
MacKinlay Kantor, born Benjamin McKinlay Kantor, was an American journalist, novelist and screenwriter. He wrote more than 30 novels, several set during the American Civil War, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for…
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1977
Canadian administrator and engineer (born 1889)
Roy Fraser Armstrong was a Canadian hospital administrator and engineer who served as the Superintendent of Kingston General Hospital from 1925 to 1957.
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1983
Scottish sculptor and engineer (born 1891)
Benno Schotz was an Estonian-born Scottish sculptor, and one of Scotland's leading artists during the twentieth century.
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1984
1986
American actress (born 1923)
Bonita Gloria Granville Wrather was an American character actress and producer. The daughter of vaudevillians, Granville began her career on the stage at age three. She began as a child actress, making her film debut in…
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1988
American geologist and academic (born 1904)
Marion King Hubbert was an American geologist and geophysicist. He worked at the Shell research lab in Houston, Texas. He made several important contributions to geology, geophysics, and petroleum geology, most notably…
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1989
1991
Scottish singer and entertainer (born 1933)
Andrew Stewart MBE was a Scottish singer and entertainer. He presented the BBC TV variety show The White Heather Club throughout the 1960s, and his song "Donald Where's Your Troosers?" was a hit in both 1960 and 1989.…
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1993
Barbadian cricketer (born 1943)
Keith David Boyce was a cricketer who played 21 Tests and 8 One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1971 and 1976. He was a member of the squad that won the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
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1996
Canadian-American author and critic (born 1912)
Eleanor Frances (Butler) Cameron was a children's author and critic. She published 20 books in her lifetime, including The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (1954) and its sequels, a collection of critical essays…
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1996
Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1960)
Renato Russo was a Brazilian musician who was the lead singer of the post-punk band Legião Urbana. A Brazilian film depicting his life and career was released in 2013, called Somos Tão Jovens.
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1996
English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (born 1913)
Joseph Morris was a Canadian trade unionist mostly noted as the president of the Canadian Labour Congress in the 1970s.
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1996
American actor (born 1914)
Richard Denning was an American actor who starred in science fiction films of the 1950s, including Unknown Island (1948), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Target Earth (1954), Day the World Ended (1955), Creature…
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1998
Dutch-American author and illustrator (born 1910)
Leo Lionni was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Italy and lived there before moving to the United States in 1939, where he worked as an art director for…
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1999
French historian, photographer, and painter (born 1914)
Luc-Marie Bayle was a French naval officer, painter, and artist.
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2000
Scottish politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (born 1937)
Donald Campbell Dewar was a Scottish statesman and politician who served as the inaugural first minister of Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000 and leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 1998 until his death…
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2000
Italian director, set designer, and illustrator (born 1926)
Beni Montresor was an Italian artist, opera and film director, set designer, author and children's book illustrator. He won the 1965 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing May I Bring a Friend?.…
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2001
Australian cricketer and pilot (born 1919)
Keith Ross Miller was an Australian Test cricketer and a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War II. Miller is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever all-rounder. His ability, irreverent manner and good…
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2004
Pakistani-Canadian linguist, journalist, and poet (born 1917)
Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Quaid-i-Azam, was an Urdu poet, writer, journalist, broadcaster, translator, critic, researcher, linguist and lexicographer of Pakistan.
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2005
Turkish poet, author, and journalist (born 1925)
Attilâ İlhan was a Turkish poet, novelist, essayist, journalist and reviewer.
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2005
Polish economist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (born 1915)
Edward Franciszek Szczepanik was a Polish economist and the last Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile.
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2005
American baseball player (born 1972)
Cory Fulton Lidle was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, Lidle played in Major League Baseball with the New York Mets, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays,…
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2006
South Korean-American general and pilot (born 1915)
David Lee "Tex" Hill was an American fighter pilot and triple flying ace. He is credited with 12+1⁄4 victories as a squadron leader with the Flying Tigers and another six as an officer in the United States Army Air…
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2007
Austrian-American singer (born 1915)
The Trapp Family was a singing group formed from the family of former Austrian naval commander Georg von Trapp. The family achieved fame in their original singing career in their native Austria during the interwar…
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2007
English Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (born 1932)
Commandant Marjorie Fletcher CBE served as Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) between 1986 and 1988.
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2008
Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (born 1950)
Jörg Haider was an Austrian politician. He was Governor of Carinthia on two occasions, the long-time leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and later Chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Austria, a breakaway…
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2008
Surinamese-Dutch television host and producer (born 1966)
Ernst-Paul Hasselbach was a Dutch TV host and producer. He hosted several shows on Dutch and Belgian television.
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2008
American trumpet player and composer (born 1922)
Neal Paul Hefti was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He wrote music for The Odd Couple movie and TV series and for the Batman TV series.
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2008
American physician and endocrinologist (born 1922)
Angelo Mario DiGeorge was an American physician and pediatric endocrinologist from Philadelphia who pioneered the research on the autosomal dominant immunodeficiency now commonly referred to as DiGeorge syndrome.
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2009
Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1934)
Halit Refiğ was a Turkish film director, film producer, screenwriter and writer. He made around sixty films, including feature films, documentaries and TV serials. He is considered to be the pioneer of the National…
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2009
Israeli rabbi (born 1936)
Avrohom Genachowsky, was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and talmudic scholar. He served as dean at Yeshivas Tchebin in Jerusalem.
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2012
German footballer and coach (born 1939)
Helmut Haller was a German footballer who played as a forward. At international level, he represented West Germany at three World Cups. At club level, he played in both Germany and Italy, and won Italian league titles…
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2012
Polish lawyer, publicist, and activist (born 1913)
Edward Kossoy was a Polish lawyer, publicist and an activist for victims of Nazism.
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2012
2012
American baseball player and coach (born 1946)
John Junior "Champ" Summers was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman for six teams during his eleven-year career that spanned from 1974 to 1984. Summers played with the Oakland Athletics,…
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2012
Spanish race car driver (born 1980)
María de Villota Comba was a Spanish racing driver who competed in Superleague Formula and Euroseries 3000. She had an accident in straight-line testing as the Marussia Formula One team test driver, where she suffered…
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2013
German captain (born 1913)
Erich Priebke was a German mid-level Schutzstaffel (SS) commander in the Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo) of Nazi Germany. In 1996, he was convicted of war crimes in Italy for commanding the unit which was responsible for the…
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2013
Italian soprano (born 1931)
Anita Cerquetti was an Italian dramatic soprano who had a short but meteoric career in the 1950s. Her voice was very powerful and pleasing to audiences.
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2014
Argentinian footballer (born 1933)
Carmelo "Cholo" Simeone, was an Argentine football defender who won three league championships with Boca Juniors and played for the Argentina national team. Nicknamed "Cholo", he was known for his energetic playing…
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2014
American baseball player and manager (born 1941)
Wilmer Dean Chance was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he played in 11 Major League Baseball seasons for the Los Angeles / California Angels, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New…
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2015
Barbadian politician (born 1926)
Sir Clifford Straughn Husbands GCMG KStJ KA QC was a Barbadian judge who served as the sixth Governor-General of Barbados. He held this office from 1996, when he was appointed after the death of Nita Barrow, until he…
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2017
Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk (born 1934)
Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during the…
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2019
English-American actress, singer, and producer (born 1925)
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury was a British-American-Irish actress and singer. In a career spanning 80 years, she played various roles across film, stage, and television. Although based for much of her life in the United…
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2022
Bangladeshi actor (born 1943)
Jamaluddin Hossain was a Bangladeshi actor, director and theatre activist. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2013.
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2024
American actress (born 1946)
Diane Keaton Hall was an American actress. Her career spanned more than five decades, during which she rose to prominence in the New Hollywood movement. She collaborated frequently with Woody Allen, appearing in eight…
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2025
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Bob Such — Australian politician
FeaturedBob Such
Death year2014
Known forHe was the member for the seat of Fisher in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1989 until his death in 2014
Deaths on this date91 (965 – 2025)
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