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Notable Deaths on September 2
116 people
421 – 2024
September 2 has seen 116 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 421 – 2024. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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2021 — Siddharth Shukla
Indian TV and film actor (born 1980)
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He was known for his roles in Balika Vadhu, Broken But Beautiful 3, and Dil Se Dil Tak
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He was the winner of Bigg Boss 13 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7
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He made his acting debut with a lead role in the 2008 show Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na
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In 2014, Shukla made his Bollywood debut in a supporting role in Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania.
Roman emperor
Constantius III was briefly Western Roman emperor in 421, having earned the throne through his capability as a general under Honorius. By 411 he had achieved the rank of magister militum, and in the same year he…
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421
Byzantine saint (born 390)
Simeon Stylites or Symeon the Stylite was a Syrian Christian ascetic who achieved notability by living 36 years on top of a pillar near Aleppo. Several other stylites later followed his model. Simeon is venerated as a…
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459
John IV of Constantinople, also known as John Nesteutes, was patriarch of Constantinople. He was the first to assume the title Ecumenical Patriarch. He is regarded as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church which holds a…
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595
king of Mide and High King of Ireland
Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, also called Máel Sechnaill Mór or Máel Sechnaill II, was a King of Mide and High King of Ireland. His great victory at the Battle of Tara against Olaf Cuaran in 980 resulted in Gaelic Irish…
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1022
Emeric, also Emericus, Emerick, Emery or Emory. Venerated as Saint Emeric, was the son of King Stephen I of Hungary and Giselle of Bavaria.
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1031
Munjong, personal name Wang Hwi, was the 11th monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.
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1083
Japanese shōgun (born 1242)
Prince Munetaka was the sixth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan who reigned from 1252 to 1266.
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1274
Italian composer
Francesco Landini was a Florentine composer, poet, organist, singer and instrument maker, and a central figure of the music of the Trecento in the Italian peninsula.
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1397
Dawit II, better known by his birth name of Lebna Dengel, and also known by the macaronic name Wanag Segad, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1508 to 1540, whose political center and palace was in Shewa.
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1540
Dutch painter and poet (born 1548)
Karel van Mander (I) or Carel van Mander I (May 1548 – 2 September 1606) was a Flemish painter, playwright, poet, art historian and art theoretician, who established himself in the Dutch Republic in the latter part of…
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1606
Ottoman Valide sultan and regent (born 1589)
Kösem Sultan, also known as Mahpeyker Sultan, was the chief consort and legal wife of Ottoman sultan Ahmed I, mother of Murad IV and Ibrahim, and grandmother of Mehmed IV. She effectively ruled as regent of the Ottoman…
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1651
Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Steward of Sweden (born 1602)
Count Per Brahe the Younger was a Swedish soldier, statesman, and writer. He served as Privy Councillor from 1630, Lord High Steward from 1640, as well as Governor-General of Finland in 1637–1640 and 1648–1654.
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1680
1st Baronet, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (born 1631)
Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet was an English banker, goldsmith and Lord Mayor of London.
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1688
Elector Palatine, German Count Palatine of Neuburg (born 1615)
Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine was Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1653 to 1690, Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1653 to 1679 and Elector of the Palatinate from 1685 to 1690. He was the son of Wolfgang Wilhelm,…
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1690
English astronomer and mathematician (born 1700)
Nathaniel Bliss was an English astronomer of the 18th century, serving as Britain's fourth Astronomer Royal between 1762 and 1764.
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1764
Swiss-English colonel (born 1719)
Henry Bouquet was a Swiss mercenary who rose to prominence in British service during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War.
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1765
French mathematician and theorist (born 1703)
Antoine Deparcieux was a French mathematician.
He was born at Clessous in the Portes, province of Languedoc. He attended the school of Saint Florent for 10 years while working on his family farm. In 1725, his desire for…
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1768
German historian and theologian (born 1701)
Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim was a German Catholic priest and coadjutor bishop of Trier, and a
historian/theologian. He is remembered as Febronius, the pseudonym under which he wrote his 1763 treatise On the State of…
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1790
French general (born 1763)
Jean Victor Marie Moreau was a French general who helped Napoleon Bonaparte rise to power, but later became his chief military and political rival and was banished to the United States. A product of the French…
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1813
The Jiaqing Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Renzong of Qing, personal name Yongyan, was the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. He was the 15th son of…
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1820
Hungarian-French astronomer and academic (born 1754)
Baron Franz Xaver von Zach was an Austrian astronomer born in Pest, Hungary.
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1832
Scottish engineer and architect, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (born 1757)
Thomas Telford was a Scottish civil engineer. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, as well as harbours…
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1834
Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (born 1805)
Sir William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who made numerous major contributions to algebra, classical mechanics, and optics. His theoretical works and mathematical equations are…
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1865
Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (born 1783)
Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig, most often referred to as N. F. S. Grundtvig, was a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher and politician. He was one of the most influential people in Danish…
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1872
Greek admiral and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1793)
Konstantinos Kanaris, also anglicised as Constantine Kanaris or Canaris, was a Greek statesman, an admiral, and a hero of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829).
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1877
Maltese architect (born 1821)
Giuseppe Bonavia was a Maltese draughtsman and architect who was mainly active in the second half of the 19th century. Born in Valletta, he was initially a clerk of works with the Royal Engineers, before becoming the…
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1885
American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1807)
Wilford Woodruff Sr. was an American religious leader who served as the fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1889 until his death. He ended the public practice of plural marriage…
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1898
French painter (born 1844)
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau was a French post-Impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier, a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector. He started…
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1910
French anarchist, cartomancer and spiritualist (born 1851)
Marie Andrieu, also known as Marie de Saint-Rémy, Romanoff, or the Seer, was a French spiritualist, cartomancer, editor of newspapers, and anarchist. She is best known for her work as an anarchist editor, founding…
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1911
Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (born 1847)
Sir John Forrest was an Australian explorer and politician. He was the first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901) and a long-serving cabinet minister in federal politics.
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1918
English poet and critic (born 1840)
Henry Austin Dobson, usually known as Austin Dobson, was an English poet, biographer and essayist.
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1921
Australian poet and author (born 1867)
Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson was an Australian writer and bush poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is…
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1922
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Yokozuna (born 1878)
Umegatani Tōtarō II was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture. He was the sport's 20th yokozuna. Umegatani had a great rivalry with fellow yokozuna Hitachiyama Taniemon. Their era…
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1927
New Zealand rugby player (born 1860)
James Allan ) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played eight games for the New Zealand national rugby union team, and was nicknamed the Taieri Giant. Allan played in the first match contested by the New Zealand…
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1934
American singer, violinist, and actor (born 1908)
Ruggiero Eugenio di Rodolfo Colombo, known as Russ Columbo, was an American baritone, songwriter, violinist, and actor. He is famous for romantic ballads such as his signature tune "You Call It Madness, But I Call It…
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1934
American clarinet player (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (born 1884)
Alcide Patrick Nunez, also known as Yellow Nunez and Al Nunez, was an American jazz clarinetist. He was one of the first musicians of New Orleans to make audio recordings.
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1934
French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (born 1863)
Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin, also known as Pierre de Coubertin and Baron de Coubertin, was a French educator and historian, co-founder of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and its second…
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1937
American race car driver (born 1919)
Carl D. "Lightning" Lloyd Seay was an early stock car racing driver from Dawsonville Georgia. NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. described Seay as the "best pure race driver I ever saw". He was shot to death by his cousin…
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1941
Executed Irish Republican (born 1923)
Thomas Joseph Williams was a volunteer in C Company, 2nd Battalion of the Belfast Brigade in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) from the Bombay Street area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was hanged in the Crumlin Road…
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1942
American rower (born 1874)
James Benner Juvenal was an American rower, born in Philadelphia, who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
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1942
American painter and poet (born 1877)
Marsden Hartley was an American Modernist painter, poet, and essayist. Hartley developed his painting abilities by observing Cubist artists in Paris and Berlin.
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1943
Russian-American model and author (born 1895)
Bella Rosenfeld Chagall was a Russian Jewish writer and the first wife of painter Marc Chagall. She was the subject of many of Chagall's paintings including Bella au col blanc in 1917, and appears posthumously in…
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1944
American golfer (born 1885)
Mason Elliott Phelps was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
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1945
American archaeologist and spy (born 1883)
Sylvanus Griswold Morley was an American archaeologist and epigrapher who studied the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in the early 20th century. Morley led extensive excavations of the Maya site of Chichen Itza on…
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1948
Dutch rower (born 1875)
Hendrik Karel Offerhaus was a Dutch medical doctor and rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch boat Minerva Amsterdam, which finished third in the eight event.
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1953
American general, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1883)
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV was a United States Army general, the commander of Allied forces in the Philippines, and prisoner of war during World War II.
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1953
German lawyer and political scientist (born 1900)
Franz Leopold Neumann was a German political activist, Western Marxist theorist, and labor lawyer who became a political scientist in exile and is best known for his theoretical analyses of Nazism. He studied in Germany…
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1954
American publisher and businessman (born 1890)
William Richard "Billy" Wilkerson was an American businessman who founded The Hollywood Reporter. He was real estate developer in Las Vegas and owner of such nightclubs as Ciro's. His series of columns known as "Billy's…
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1962
American archaeologist and scholar (born 1900)
Glenn Albert Black was an American archaeologist, author, and part-time university lecturer who was among the first professional archaeologists to study prehistoric sites in Indiana continuously. Black, a pioneer and…
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1964
American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1887)
Alvin Cullum York, also known by his rank as Sergeant York, was an American soldier who was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a…
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1964
German poet and author (born 1917)
Johannes Bobrowski was a German lyric poet, narrative writer, adaptor and essayist.
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1965
Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (born 1890)
Hồ Chí Minh, colloquially known as Uncle Ho among other aliases and sobriquets, was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman who founded the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945. He served as its first president from…
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1969
Ghanaian footballer (born 1939)
Robert Mensah was a Ghanaian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. As a player, he was best known for his exploits at Asante Kotoko where he won the African Clubs Cup in 1970. He was also a runner-up with the Ghana…
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1971
American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1910)
Carl Ward Dudley (1910–1973) was an American film director and producer. He was best known for directing and producing short travelogues.
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1973
English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (born 1892)
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).
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1973
American activist (born 1883)
Mabel Vernon was an American suffragist, pacifist, and a national leader in the United States suffrage movement. She was a Quaker and a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Vernon was inspired by…
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1975
Polish poet and playwright (born 1934)
Stanisław Antoni Grochowiak, pen-name "Kain" was a Polish poet and dramatist. His is often classified as a representative of turpism, because of his interest in the physical, ugly and brutal, but he also exhibits strong…
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1976
American actor (born 1918)
Francis Michael Dunne was an American actor, radio personality and disc jockey. He was active in television and films from 1945 to 1973, and was also credited as Steve Dunn, Michael Dunne, Stephan Dunne, and Steve Dunne.
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1977
American businessman, founded Fred Meyer (born 1886)
Fred G. Meyer was an American businessman who founded the Oregon-based Fred Meyer store chain, which had 63 stores in four western states at the time of his death. He was known for successfully introducing several…
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1978
American general (born 1903)
Otto Paul Weyland was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and the post-World War II Commander of Far East Air Forces during the Korean War and of Tactical Air Command.
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1979
1983
1984
Sri Lankan Tamil teacher and politician
Arumugam Murugesu Alalasundaram was an assassinated Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, politician and Member of Parliament.
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1985
Dutch footballer (born 1920)
Abe Minderts Lenstra was a Dutch footballer and national football icon in the 1950s who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest players ever to hail from the Netherlands. He was also a Frisian legend,…
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1985
Sri Lankan Tamil politician (born 1918)
Visvanathan Dharmalingam was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.
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1985
American wrestler (born 1955)
Steven Nicolas Romero was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jay Youngblood. He wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions in a tag team with Ricky Steamboat. In…
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1985
Australian rugby league player (born 1935)
Brian Joseph 'Poppa' Clay (1935–1987) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a five-eighth with the St. George Dragons during their 11-year consecutive premiership winning…
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1987
South African-Australian businessman and lawyer (born 1937)
Michael Robert Hamilton Holmes à Court was a South African-born Australian businessman who became Australia's first billionaire. He died suddenly of heart failure in 1990 at the age of 53.
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1990
Mexican politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)
Alfonso García Robles was a Mexican diplomat and politician who, in conjunction with Sweden's Alva Myrdal, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982.
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1991
American geneticist and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)
Barbara McClintock was an American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. McClintock received her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1927. There, she started…
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1992
Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1953)
Patrick Bernard Clift was a Zimbabwean first class cricketer for Leicestershire County Cricket Club, who was educated at St. George's College, Harare. He was a right-armed medium bowler and right-handed batsman. Clift…
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1996
Austrian-American manager (born 1902)
Sir Rudolf Bing, KBE was an Austrian-born British opera impresario who worked in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, including as General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1950 to…
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1997
Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (born 1905)
Viktor Emil Frankl
was an Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, and Holocaust survivor, who founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that describes a search for a life's meaning as the central human…
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1997
Northern Irish footballer (born 1933)
John Blanchflower was a footballer from Northern Ireland. He graduated from Manchester United's youth system and played for the club on 117 occasions, winning one league title, before his career was cut short due to…
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1998
American journalist and author (born 1918)
Allen Stuart Drury was an American novelist. During World War II, he was a reporter in the Senate, closely observing Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, among others. He would convert these experiences…
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1998
American dancer (born 1905)
Elvera "Baby" Sánchez Davis was an American dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr.
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2000
German-American author and screenwriter (born 1907)
Curt Siodmak was a German-American novelist, screenwriter and director. He is known for his work in the horror and science fiction film genres, with such films as The Wolf Man and Donovan's Brain. He was the younger…
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2000
South African surgeon and academic (born 1922)
Christiaan Neethling Barnard was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant operation. On 3 December 1967, Barnard transplanted the heart of accident victim Denise…
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2001
American actor (born 1936)
Troy Donahue was an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Johnny Hunter in the film A Summer Place. He was a popular sex symbol in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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2001
Australian footballer and coach (born 1915)
Richard Sylvannus Reynolds was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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2002
2004
American actor (born 1935)
Robert Osbourne Denver was an American comedic actor who portrayed beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the 1959–1963 series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and Gilligan on the 1964–1967 television series Gilligan's Island.
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2005
American decathlete and politician (born 1930)
Robert Bruce Mathias was an American decathlete, politician, and actor. Representing the United States, he won two Olympic gold medals in the Decathlon, at the 1948 and the 1952 Summer Games. As a Republican, he served…
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2006
American dancer and choreographer (born 1961)
William Roscoe Leake, better known as Willi Ninja, was an American dancer and choreographer known for his appearance in the documentary film Paris Is Burning.
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2006
American saxophonist (born 1931)
Walter Dewey Redman was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader, and as a member of bands including those led by Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett.
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2006
German game designer, created TransAmerica (born 1957)
Franz-Benno Delonge was a designer of German-style board games. He has been nominated for multiple best game awards, including Spiel des Jahres and International Gamers Awards. TransAmerica won the Mensa best mind game…
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2007
2007
Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor (born 1916)
José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez was a Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor. Melendez was known for working on the Peanuts animated specials, as well as providing the voices of Snoopy and…
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2008
Australian walker
Alan Mossman Waddell was an Australian walker who received national and international media attention for walking every street in over 280 suburbs in Sydney.
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2008
Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (born 1949)
Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, popularly known as YSR, was an Indian politician. He served as the 14th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009. Reddy was elected four terms to the Lok Sabha from Kadapa.…
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2009
Chilean journalist (born 1979)
Roberto Andrés Bruce Pruzzo was a Chilean television journalist, mainly known for his work on Televisión Nacional de Chile's breakfast programme Buenos Días a Todos. Bruce also worked as host of Dónde La Viste in the…
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2011
Chilean television presenter (born 1966)
Felipe Humberto Camiroaga Fernández was a Chilean television presenter, actor and comedian, one of the most popular in his country.
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2011
American guitarist (born 1966)
Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. Initially a continuation of Jefferson Starship, it underwent a change in musical direction, the subsequent loss of personnel, and a lawsuit settlement…
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2012
American photographer and director (born 1931)
Jack E. Boucher was an American photographer for the National Park Service for more than 40 years beginning in 1958. He served as the Chief Photographer for the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). In 1966 he left…
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2012
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)
John C. Marshall was a British guitarist, vocalist and songwriter in the jazz and blues vein. He was born in London, England.
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2012
Portuguese-French composer and educator (born 1941)
Emmanuel Nunes was a Portuguese composer who lived and worked in Paris from 1964.
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2012
French actress and director (born 1965)
Valérie Benguigui was a French actress and theater director. Born in Oran, Algeria, she took acting courses at the Cours Florent and the National Chaillot Theatre School. Her first film role was in Francis Huster's On a…
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2013
English rugby player and coach (born 1940)
Terence A. Clawson was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played from the 1950s through to the 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain between 1962 and 1974, and was…
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2013
English-American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910)
Ronald Harry Coase was a British economist and author. Coase was educated at the London School of Economics, where he was a member of the faculty until 1951. He was the Clifton R. Musser Professor of Economics at the…
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2013
English radio and television host (born 1926)
David Lewis Jacobs was a British broadcaster. He was the presenter of the BBC Television series Juke Box Jury in the 1960s, and chaired the long-running BBC Radio 4 topical discussion series Any Questions?. His earlier…
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2013
American author and publisher (born 1919)
Frederik George Pohl Jr. was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna", to the 2011 novel…
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2013
Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (born 1935)
Sir Paul Godwin Scoon was a Grenadian politician who served as governor-general of Grenada from 1978 to 1992. His tenure is notable for the hectic events related to the rise and fall of the People's Revolutionary…
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2013
American lawyer and politician, 20th District Attorney of Philadelphia (born 1930)
F. Emmett Fitzpatrick Jr. was an American politician, attorney and professor. A noted criminal defense attorney, he served as the District Attorney of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between 1974 and 1978.
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2014
South African cricketer (born 1911)
Norman Gordon was a South African cricketer who played in five Test matches during the 1938–39 South African cricket season.
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2014
Polish gymnast (born 1921)
Helena Rakoczy was a Polish artistic gymnast. She is a 1956 Olympic bronze medalist with the Polish team, as well as 4-time World champion and a 7-time World Championships medalist. She was born in Kraków, Poland.
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2014
Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Attorney General of India (born 1949)
Goolamhussein Essaji Vahanvati (1949-2014) was an Indian senior counsel who served as the 11th Attorney General for India. His first term in office began in June 2009 and was for three years.
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2014
American rheumatologist, author, and academic (born 1911)
Ephraim Engleman was an American rheumatologist and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
He had a major national and international impact on rheumatology during more than six…
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2015
American music manager (born 1940)
Gerald Elliot Heller was an American music manager and businessman. He was best known for his management of West Coast rap and gangsta rap pioneers N.W.A and Eazy-E. He rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s…
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2016
Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (born 1938)
Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov was an Uzbek politician who served as the first president of Uzbekistan, from the country's independence in 1991 until his death in 2016. He was the last First Secretary of the Communist…
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2016
American activist and author (born 1997)
Claire Lucia Wineland was an American activist, author, speaker and social media personality. Through her non-profit organization, Claire's Place Foundation, she provided support to children and families affected by…
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2018
Greek composer (born 1925)
Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works.
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2021
American radio astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1930)
Frank Donald Drake was an American astrophysicist and astrobiologist.
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2022
Indian Carnatic vocalist (born 1945)
T. V. Sankaranarayanan, was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, known for his music that stems from the style of his guru and maternal-uncle, Madurai Mani Iyer. TVS was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in…
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2022
American actor (born 1936)
James William Ercolani, known by his stage name James Darren, was an American actor, singer, and television director. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring and supporting roles in films…
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2024
Colombian politician (born 1945)
Rodolfo Hernández Suárez was a Colombian politician, civil engineer, and businessman who served as a senator of Colombia from July to October 2022. He was mayor of Bucaramanga from 2016 until his resignation in 2019. As…
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2024
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Siddharth Shukla — Indian actor and model (1980–2021)
FeaturedSiddharth Shukla
Death year2021
Known forHe was known for his roles in Balika Vadhu, Broken But Beautiful 3, and Dil Se Dil Tak
Deaths on this date116 (421 – 2024)
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