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Louis XIV was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715.
Notable Deaths on September 1
1715 — Louis XIV of France (born 1638)
Louis XIV of France (born 1638)
September 1 has 97 recorded notable deaths across history, from 870 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
97 source records
870 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on September 1
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- 1939 J. Robert Oppenheimer and his student Hartland Snyder publish the Oppenheimer–Snyder model, proving for the first time in contemporary physics how black holes could develop. Source
- 1804 3 Juno, one of the largest asteroids in the Main Belt, is discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding. Source
- 1610 Claudio Monteverdi's musical work Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers for the Blessed Virgin) is first published, printed in Venice and dedicated to Pope Paul V. Source
- 1981 Central African President David Dacko is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General André Kolingba. Source
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Jimmy Buffett's other popular songs include "Son of a Son of a Sailor" (1978), "One Particular Harbour" (1983), and "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" with Alan Jackson (2003).
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Best known for his left hook and formidable punching power, Morrison won the World Boxing Organization heavyweight world title in 1993 with a unanimous decision victory over George Foreman.
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Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War.
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Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award, the first African American to star on her own television show, and the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
More major people who died on September 1
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2023
Jimmy Buffett
American singer-songwriter, musician, author and businessman (born 1946)
James William Buffett was an American singer-songwriter, author, and businessperson.
2013
Tommy Morrison
American boxer and actor (born 1969)
Tommy David Morrison was an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competed from 1988 to 2009.
1967
Siegfried Sassoon
English soldier and writer (born 1886)
Siegfried Loraine Sassoon was an English war poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War.
1977
Ethel Waters
American singer and actress (born 1896)
Ethel Waters was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues.
1997
Zoltán Czibor
Hungarian footballer (born 1929)
Zoltán Czibor was a Hungarian footballer who played for several Hungarian clubs, including Ferencváros and Budapest Honvéd, and the Hungary national team before joining CF Barcelona.
2020
Erick Morillo
American disc jockey and music producer (born 1971)
Erick Morillo was a Colombian-American disc jockey, music producer, and record label owner.
1985
Stefan Bellof
German racing driver (born 1957)
Stefan Bellof was a German racing driver. Bellof was the winner of the Drivers' Championship in the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for the factory Rothmans Porsche team.
2022
Yang Yongsong
Chinese major general (born 1919)
Yang Yongsong was a Chinese military officer, who was a founding major general in the People's Liberation Army.
2015
Gurgen Dalibaltayan
Armenian general (born 1926)
Gurgen Harutyun Dalibaltayan was an Armenian military commander. He was the Chief of General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces during the 1992 Battle of Shusha, a battle to capture the city from Azerbaijan.
1678
Jan Brueghel the Younger
Flemish painter (born 1601)
Jan Brueghel the Younger was a Flemish Baroque painter. He was the son of Jan Brueghel the Elder, and grandson of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, both prominent painters who contributed respectively to the development of…
1974
Gerd Neggo
Estonian dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer (born 1891)
Gerd Neggo was an Estonian dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. She studied the musical response methods of É.
2015
Dean Jones
American actor and singer (born 1931)
Dean Carroll Jones was an American actor. He was best known as the Walt Disney Company's main leading man in the 1970s with his roles as Agent Zeke Kelso in That Darn Cat!
1951
Nellie McClung
Canadian author and suffragist (born 1873)
Nellie Letitia McClung was a Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who is regarded as one of Canada's most prominent suffragists.
1414
William de Ros
6th Baron de Ros, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (born 1369)
William de Ros, 6th Baron Ros, was a medieval English nobleman, politician and soldier.
2022
Barbara Ehrenreich
American writer and journalist (born 1941)
Barbara Ehrenreich was an American author and political activist. During the 1980s and early 1990s, she was a prominent figure in the Democratic Socialists of America.
1648
Marin Mersenne
French mathematician, theologian, and philosopher (born 1588)
Marin Mersenne, OM was a French polymath whose works touched a wide variety of fields.
2013
Ken Wallis
English commander and pilot (born 1916)
Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis was a British aviator, engineer, and inventor.
1256
Kujō Yoritsune
Japanese shōgun (born 1218)
Kujō Yoritsune , also known as Fujiwara no Yoritsune , was the fourth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. His father was kanpaku Kujō Michiie and his grandmother was a niece of Minamoto no Yoritomo.
1599
Cornelis de Houtman
Dutch explorer (born 1565)
Cornelis de Houtman was a Dutch merchant seaman who commanded the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies.