Notable Deaths on September 7

Q: Who died on September 7?

Notable people who died on September 7 include: Sima Yi, Claudius Silvanus, Emperor Xuānzong of Tang, Meng Zhixiang, Alfonso the Battler.

Q: What is Warren Zevon known for?

Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter (born 1947)

143 people 251 – 2024

September 7 has seen 143 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 251 – 2024. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.

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2003 — Warren Zevon

American singer-songwriter (born 1947)

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His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner"

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All three songs are featured on his third album, Excitable Boy (1978), the title track of which is also well-known

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Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer and songwriter

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But there was also vulnerability and longing in Mr

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Zevon's ballads, like 'Mutineer,' 'Accidentally Like a Martyr' and 'Hasten Down the Wind'."

Sima Yi

Chinese general and politician (born 179)

Sima Yi, courtesy name Zhongda, was a Chinese military general, politician, and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China.

251

Claudius Silvanus

Roman general

Silvanus was a Roman general and usurper of Frankish descent. He revolted in Gaul against Emperor Constantius II, claiming the imperial title for 28 days in AD 355.

355

Emperor Xuānzong of Tang

Chinese emperor (born 810)

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was an emperor of China's Tang dynasty, reigning from 25 April 846 until his death. Personally named Li Yi, later renamed Li Chen, and known before his reign as the Prince of Guang, he was…

859

Meng Zhixiang

Chinese general (born 874)

Meng Zhixiang, courtesy name Baoyin (保胤), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Gaozu of Later Shu (後蜀高祖), was the founding emperor of the Chinese Later Shu dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms…

934

Alfonso the Battler

Spanish emperor (born 1073)

Alfonso I, called the Battler or the Warrior, was King of Aragon and Navarre from 1104 until his death in 1134. He was the second son of King Sancho Ramírez and successor of his brother Peter I. With his marriage to…

1134

Geoffrey Plantagenet

Count of Anjou (born 1113)

Geoffrey V, called the Fair, Plantagenet, and of Anjou, was the count of Anjou and Maine by inheritance from 1129, and also duke of Normandy by his marriage claim and conquest, from 1144.

1151

William of the White Hands

French cardinal (born 1135)

William of the White Hands, also called William White Hands, was a French cardinal.

1202

Viola

Duchess of Opole

Viola, Duchess of Opole, also known as Veleslava, Polish: Wencisława-Wiola; was a Duchess consort of Opole-Racibórz through her marriage to Casimir I. She served as regent during the minority of her sons Mieszko II and…

1251

Gregory Bicskei

archbishop of Esztergom

Gregory Bicskei was a prelate in the Kingdom of Hungary at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. He was the elected Archbishop of Esztergom between 1298 and 1303. Supporting the claim of the Capetian House of Anjou,…

1303

Ferdinand IV of Castile (born 1285)

Ferdinand IV called the Summoned, was King of Castile and León from 1295 until his death.

1312

Andrea Dandolo

doge of Venice (born 1306)

Andrea Dandolo was the 54th doge of Venice from 1343 to 1354. He was elected to replace Bartolomeo Gradenigo who died in 1342.

1354

Joan of the Tower (born 1321)

Joan of the Tower, daughter of Edward II of England and Isabella of France, was Queen of Scotland from 1329 to her death as the first wife of King David II.

1362

Frederick II

Elector of Saxony (born 1412)

Frederick II, The Gentle was Prince-Elector and Arch-Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire, who ruled as Duke of Saxony and Margrave of Meissen (1428–1464) and Landgrave of Thuringia (1440–1445). His succession laid the…

1464

Ferdinand II of Naples (born 1469)

Ferdinand II was King of Naples from 1495 to 1496. He was the son of Alfonso II of Naples and the grandson of Ferrante I of Naples.

1496

Robert Estienne

English-French printer and scholar (born 1503)

Robert I Estienne, known as Robertus Stephanus in Latin and sometimes referred to as Robert Stephens, was a French 16th-century printer in Paris. He was the proprietor of the Estienne print shop after the death of his…

1559

Nikola Šubić Zrinski

Croatian general (born 1506)

Nikola IV Zrinski or Miklós IV Zrínyi, also commonly known as Nikola Šubić Zrinski, was a Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and general, Ban of Croatia from 1542 until 1556, royal master of the treasury from 1557 until 1566,…

1566

Joanna of Austria

Princess of Portugal (born 1535)

Joanna of Austria was an Infanta of Spain by birth and Princess of Portugal by marriage to João Manuel, Prince of Portugal. She served as regent of Spain for her brother Philip II during his trips to England to marry…

1573

John Shakespeare

father of William Shakespeare (born 1529)

John Shakespeare was an English businessman who was the father of William Shakespeare. Active in Stratford-upon-Avon, he was a glover and whittawer by trade. Shakespeare was elected to several municipal offices, serving…

1601

Melchior Grodziecki

Polish priest and saint (born 1582)

Melchior Grodziecki was a Silesian Jesuit priest. He is considered a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church. He was canonized in 1995 and is liturgically commemorated on 19 January.

1619

Marko Krizin

Croatian priest, missionary, and saint (born 1589)

Marko Stjepan Krizin, or Marko Križevčanin was a Croatian Roman Catholic priest, professor of theology and missionary, who was active in the 17th century. In the course of the struggle between Catholicism and Calvinism…

1619

Denis Godefroy

French lawyer and jurist (born 1549)

Denis Godefroy was a French jurist, a member of the noted Godefroy family. He worked in France and Germany.

1622

Edward Villiers

English noble and politician (born c. 1585)

Sir Edward Villiers was an English nobleman from Leicestershire and member of the Villiers family, whose younger half-brother George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was a favourite of both James VI and I and his son…

1626

Guido Bentivoglio

Italian cardinal and historian (born 1579)

Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona was an Italian cardinal, statesman and historian.

1644

François Tristan l'Hermite

French author and playwright (born 1601)

François l'Hermite was a French dramatist who wrote under the name Tristan l'Hermite. He was born at the Château de Soliers in the County of La Marche.

1655

Arvid Wittenberg

Swedish field marshal (born 1606)

Arvid Wittenberg or Arvid Wirtenberg von Debern, was a Swedish count, field marshal and privy councillor. Born in Porvoo, Finland, he died imprisoned in Zamość, Poland, 7 September 1657. Arvid Wittenberg preferred to…

1657

William Carpenter

English-American settler, co-founded Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (born 1605)

William Carpenter was a co-founder of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, born about 1610, probably in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. He died September 7, 1685, in the Pawtuxet section of…

1685

William Burnet

Dutch-American civil servant and politician, 21st Governor of the province of New York (born 1688)

William Burnet was a British civil servant and colonial administrator who served as governor of New York and New Jersey (1720–1728) and Massachusetts and New Hampshire (1728–1729). Born into a position of privilege,…

1729

Blas de Lezo

Spanish admiral (born 1689)

Admiral Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta was a Spanish Navy officer best known for his victory at the 1741 Battle of Cartagena de Indias, where forces under his command defeated a large British invasion force under Admiral…

1741

Peter Frederik Suhm

Danish-Norwegian historian and author (born 1728)

Peter Frederik Suhm, was a Danish historian.

1798

Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier

French botanist and physicist (born 1717)

Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier was a French natural scientist and contributor to the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers.

1799

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke

Thai king (born 1737)

Phutthayotfa Chulalok, posthumously honoured as King Phutthayotfa Chulalok the Great, also known by his regnal name Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the first King of Siam from the reigning Chakri…

1809

Hannah More

English poet, playwright, and philanthropist (born 1745)

Hannah More was an English religious writer, philanthropist, poet, and playwright in the circle of Johnson, Reynolds and Garrick, who wrote on moral and religious subjects.

1833

Jacques MacDonald

French general (born 1765)

Étienne Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, 1st duc de Tarente, was a Marshal of the Empire and military leader during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.

1840

Kimenzan Tanigorō

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 13th Yokozuna (born 1826)

Kimenzan Tanigorō was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 13th yokozuna and the first to be promoted during the Meiji era.

1871

Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha

Ottoman politician, 217th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1815)

Mehmed Emin Âlî Pasha, also spelled as Mehmed Emin Aali, commonly known as Ali Pasha, was a Turkish–Ottoman statesman during the Tanzimat period, best known as the architect of the Ottoman Reform Edict of 1856, and for…

1871

Sidney Lanier

American poet and academic (born 1842)

Sidney Clopton Lanier was an American musician, poet and author. He served in the Confederate States Army as a private, worked on a blockade-running ship for which he was imprisoned, taught, worked at a hotel where he…

1881

Lorenzo Sawyer

American lawyer and judge (born 1820)

Lorenzo Sawyer was an American lawyer and judge who was appointed to the Supreme Court of California in 1860 and served as the ninth Chief Justice of California from 1868 to 1870. He served as a United States circuit…

1891

John Greenleaf Whittier

American poet and activist (born 1807)

John Greenleaf Whittier was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns.…

1892

Hamilton Fish

American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State (born 1808)

Hamilton Fish was an American statesman who served as the sixteenth governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States senator from New York from 1851 to 1857, and the 26th U.S. secretary of state from 1869 to…

1893

Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu

Romanian philologist, journalist, and playwright (born 1838)

Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu was a Romanian writer and philologist who pioneered many branches of Romanian philology and history.

1907

William Holman Hunt

English painter and soldier (born 1827)

William Holman Hunt was an English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings were notable for their great attention to detail, vivid colour, and elaborate symbolism. These features…

1910

Simon-Napoléon Parent

Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Quebec (born 1855)

Simon-Napoléon Parent, KC was the 12th premier of Quebec from October 3, 1900 to March 21, 1905, as well as serving as President of the Quebec Bridge and Railway Company.

1920

Alfred William Rich

English author and painter (born 1856)

Alfred William Rich was an English artist, teacher and author.

1921

Frederic Weatherly

English lawyer, author, and songwriter (born 1848)

Frederic Edward Weatherly, KC was an English lawyer, author, lyricist and broadcaster. He was christened and brought up using the name Frederick Edward Weatherly, and appears to have adopted the spelling 'Frederic'…

1929

Edward Grey

1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (born 1862)

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who was the main force behind British foreign policy in the era of the First World War.

1933

Kyōka Izumi

Japanese author, poet, and playwright (born 1873)

Kyōtarō Izumi , known by his pen name Izumi Kyōka , was a Japanese novelist, writer and kabuki playwright who was active during the prewar period.

1939

José Félix Estigarribia

Paraguayan soldier and politician, President of Paraguay (born 1888)

José Félix Estigarribia Insaurralde was a Paraguayan military officer and politician who served as the 34th President of Paraguay from 1939 until his death in a plane crash on 7 September 1940. He is most remembered for…

1940

Mario García Menocal

Cuban lawyer and politician, President of Cuba (born 1866)

Aurelio Mario Gabriel Francisco García Menocal y Deop was the 3rd President of Cuba, serving from 1913 to 1921. His term as president saw Cuba's participation in the Allies in World War I.

1941

Cecilia Beaux

American painter and academic (born 1855)

Eliza Cecilia Beaux was an American artist and the first woman to teach art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Known for her elegant and sensitive portraits of friends, relatives, and Gilded Age patrons,…

1942

Mary Karadja

Swedish writer, spiritualist and princess (born 1868)

Marie Louise "Mary" Karadja was a Swedish writer, spiritual medium and aristocrat, a central figure in Western esotericism during the Belle Époque. Born in Stockholm to the business magnate Lars Olsson Smith, she…

1943

José Clemente Orozco

Mexican painter and illustrator (born 1883)

José Clemente Orozco was a Mexican caricaturist and painter, who specialized in political murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance together with murals by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and others.…

1949

Maria Montez

Dominican-French actress (born 1912)

María África Gracia Vidal, known professionally as Maria Montez, was a Dominican actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen…

1951

John French Sloan

American painter and etcher (born 1871)

John French Sloan was an American painter and etcher. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Ashcan school of American art. He was also a member of the group known as The Eight. He is best known for his urban…

1951

Bud Fisher

American cartoonist (born 1885)

Harry Conway "Bud" Fisher was an American cartoonist who created Mutt and Jeff, the first successful daily comic strip in the United States.

1954

C. B. Fry

English cricketer, academic, and politician (born 1872)

Charles Burgess Fry was an English sportsman, teacher, writer, editor and publisher, who is best remembered for his career as a cricketer. John Arlott described him with the words: "Charles Fry could be autocratic,…

1956

Maurice Duplessis

Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Quebec (born 1890)

Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis,, popularly known as "Le Chef", was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A conservative, nationalist, populist, anti-communist, anti-unionist and fervent…

1959

Wilhelm Pieck

German carpenter and politician, President of East Germany (born 1873)

Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck was a German communist politician who served as the co-chairman of the Socialist Unity Party from 1946 to 1950 and as the only president of the German Democratic Republic from 1949 until…

1960

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy

Dutch lawyer, jurist, and politician, 34th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1885)

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy was a Dutch politician and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 3 September 1940 until 25 June 1945. He oversaw the government-in-exile based in London under Queen…

1961

Karen Blixen

Danish memoirist and short story writer (born 1885)

Baroness Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke was a Danish author who wrote in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries; Tania Blixen, used in…

1962

Graham Walker

English motorcycle racer and journalist (born 1897)

Graham William Walker was an English motorcycle racer, broadcaster and journalist. He also contributed greatly to the motorcycle section of the National Motor Museum.

1962

Walter A. Brown

American businessman (born 1905)

Walter Augustine Brown was an American sports executive. He was the founder and original owner of the Boston Celtics, operated the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation, and served as president of the Boston Athletic…

1964

Everett Dirksen

American lieutenant and politician (born 1896)

Everett McKinley Dirksen was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 until his death…

1969

Yitzhak Gruenbaum

Polish-Israeli journalist and politician, 1st Internal Affairs Minister of Israel (born 1879)

Yitzhak Gruenbaum was a Polish and later Israeli politician. He was a leader of the Bloc of National Minorities and one of the top Zionist leaders in interwar Poland. In 1933 he travelled to Mandatory Palestine and…

1970

Spring Byington

American actress (born 1886)

Spring Dell Byington was an American actress. Her career included a seven-year run on radio and television as the star of December Bride. She was an MGM contract player who appeared in films from the 1930s to the 1960s.

1971

Ludwig Suthaus

German tenor (born 1906)

Ludwig Suthaus was a German operatic heldentenor.

1971

Dimitris Poulianos

Greek painter and illustrator (born 1899)

Dimitris Poulianos was a Greek artist responsible for creating a large body of oil paintings and charcoal drawings that continue to hold value amongst private collectors and prominent, international galleries. Poulianos…

1972

Holling C. Holling

American author and illustrator (born 1900)

Holling Clancy Holling was an American writer and illustrator, best known for the book Paddle-to-the-Sea, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1942. Paddle to the Sea won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1962. In 1966,…

1973

Lev Vladimirsky

Kazakhstani-Russian admiral (born 1903)

Lev Anatolevich Vladimirsky, was a Soviet naval officer and an Admiral (1954).

1973

S. M. Rasamanickam

Ceylon politician (born 1913)

Sinnappu Moothathamby Rasamanickam was a Ceylon Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.

1974

Cecil Aronowitz

South African-English viola player (born 1916)

Cecil Aronowitz was a British viola player, a founding member of the Melos Ensemble, a leading chamber musician, and an influential teacher at the Royal College of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music.

1978

Keith Moon

English drummer (The Who) (born 1946)

Keith John Moon was an English musician who was the drummer for the rock band the Who. Regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music, he was noted for his unique style of playing and his…

1978

Charles Williams

English composer and conductor (born 1893)

Charles Williams was a British composer and conductor, contributing music to over 50 films. While his career ran from 1934 through 1968, much of his work came to the big screen as stock music and was therefore…

1978

I. A. Richards

English literary critic and rhetorician (born 1893)

Ivor Armstrong Richards CH, known as I. A. Richards, was an English educator, literary critic, poet, and rhetorician. His work contributed to the foundations of New Criticism, a formalist movement in literary theory…

1979

Christy Brown

Irish author, poet, and painter (born 1932)

Christy Brown was an Irish writer and painter. He had cerebral palsy, and this allowed him to write or type only with the toes of one foot. His most recognized work is his autobiography, titled My Left Foot (1954). It…

1981

Ken Boyer

American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1931)

Kenton Lloyd Boyer was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman, coach and manager who played with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers for 15 seasons, 1955…

1982

Tamurbek Dawletschin

Tatar author and prisoner of war (born 1904)

Tamurbek Dawletschin was a Soviet writer and intellectual, best known for publishing one of the few memoirs by a Soviet prisoner of war held by Germany during World War II.

1983

Joe Cronin

American baseball player and manager (born 1906)

Joseph Edward Cronin was an American professional baseball player, manager and executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop, most notably as a member of the Boston Red Sox. Cronin spent over 48…

1984

Josyf Slipyj

Ukrainian cardinal (born 1892)

Josyf Slipyi was a Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and a cardinal of the Catholic Church.

1984

Don Tallon

Australian cricketer (born 1916)

Donald Tallon was an Australian cricketer who played 21 Test matches as a wicket-keeper between 1946 and 1953. He was widely regarded by his contemporaries as Australia's finest ever wicket-keeper and one of the best in…

1984

Jacoba van Velde

Dutch author (born 1903)

Jacoba van Velde was a Dutch writer, translator, and dramaturge. Her first novel, De grote zaal, appeared in the literary journal Querido in 1953 and was translated into thirteen languages within ten years. During her…

1985

José Zabala-Santos

Filipino cartoonist (born 1911)

José Zabala-Santos, nicknamed as "Mang Pepe" by hometown neighbors and as "Zabala" by colleagues in the cartooning profession, was a successful cartoonist in the Philippines and was one of the pioneers of Philippine…

1985

Les Bury

English-Australian public servant and politician, 26th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (born 1913)

Leslie Harry Ernest Bury CMG was an Australian politician and economist. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the House of Representatives between 1956 and 1974, representing the Division of Wentworth. He…

1986

Sedad Hakkı Eldem

Turkish architect (born 1908)

Sedad Hakkı Eldem was a Turkish architect known as a proponent of nationalized modern architecture in Turkey.

1988

Mikhail Goldstein

Ukrainian violinist and composer (born 1917)

Mikhail Emmanuilovich Goldstein was a German composer, violinist and violin teacher of Jewish origin, brother of prominent violinist Boris Goldstein.

1989

Earle E. Partridge

American general and pilot (born 1900)

Earle Everard "Pat" Partridge was a four-star general in the United States Air Force and a Command Pilot.

1990

A. J. P. Taylor

English historian and journalist (born 1906)

Alan John Percivale Taylor was an English historian who specialised in 19th- and 20th-century European diplomacy. Both a journalist and a broadcaster, he became well known to millions through his television lectures.…

1990

Edwin McMillan

American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907)

Edwin Mattison McMillan was an American physicist credited with being the first to produce a transuranium element, neptunium. For this, he shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Glenn Seaborg.

1991

Eric Crozier

English director and playwright (born 1914)

Eric Crozier OBE was a British theatrical director, opera librettist and producer, long associated with Benjamin Britten.

1994

Dennis Morgan

American actor (born 1908)

Dennis Morgan was an American actor-singer. He used the acting pseudonym Richard Stanley before adopting the name under which he gained his greatest fame.

1994

Terence Young

Chinese-English director and screenwriter (born 1915)

Stewart Terence Herbert Young was a British film director and screenwriter who worked in the United Kingdom, Europe and Hollywood. He is best known for directing three James Bond films: the first two films in the…

1994

Russell Johnson

American cartoonist (born 1893)

Russell Johnson was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator and artist of Mister Oswald, a monthly comic strip that ran for more than six decades in the national trade journal now called Hardware Retailing.…

1995

Bibi Besch

Austrian-American actress (born 1942)

Bibi Besch was an Austrian-American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Carol Marcus in the science fiction film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Her other notable film…

1996

Mobutu Sese Seko

Congolese soldier and politician, President of Zaire (born 1930)

Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga, often shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or Mobutu and also known by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the first and only president of Zaire…

1997

Bruce Gyngell

Australian-English broadcaster (born 1929)

Bruce Gyngell AO was an Australian television executive, active for more than 40 years in both Australian and UK television. Although Gyngell began his career in radio, in the 1950s he stepped into the arena of early…

2000

Igor Buketoff

American conductor and educator (born 1915)

Igor Konstantin Buketoff was an American conductor, arranger and teacher. He had a special affinity with Russian classical music and with Sergei Rachmaninoff in particular. He also strongly promoted British contemporary…

2001

Spede Pasanen

Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor (born 1930)

Pertti Olavi "Spede" Pasanen was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor, who has been called an "all-around entertainer". During his career he directed, wrote, produced or acted in about 50 movies…

2001

Billie Lou Watt

American actress and voice artist (born 1924)

Billie Lou Watt was an American actress. She was best known as the original English dub voice of the title characters of the 1960s anime series Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion, the character Elsie the Cow for Borden…

2001

Uziel Gal

German-Israeli colonel and gun designer, designed the Uzi (born 1923)

Uziel "Uzi" Gal was a German-born Israeli firearm designer who invented and became the eponym of the Uzi submachine gun.

2002

Bob Boyd

American baseball player (born 1925)

Robert Richard Boyd was an American first baseman in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball.

2004

Kune Biezeveld

Dutch minister and theologian (born 1948)

Kunegonda Elizabeth (Kune) Biezeveld was a Dutch theologian. She was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church.

2008

Ilarion Ciobanu

Romanian rugby player and actor (born 1931)

Ilarion Ciobanu was a Romanian actor. He has been described as "a legend" in the press and the last true Romanian comic.

2008

Don Haskins

American basketball player and coach (born 1930)

Donald Lee Haskins, nicknamed "the Bear", was an American basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for three years under coach Henry Iba at Oklahoma A&M. He was the head coach at the University of Texas…

2008

Gregory Mcdonald

American author (born 1937)

Gregory Burke Christopher Mcdonald was an American novelist best known for his mystery adventures featuring investigative reporter Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher.

2008

Nagi Noda

Japanese director and producer (born 1973)

Nagi Noda was a Japanese pop artist and art director born in Tokyo.

2008

Amar Garibović

Serbian skier (born 1991)

Amar Garibović was a Serbian cross-country skier who had competed since 2004. He finished 80th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

2010

William H. Goetzmann

American historian and author (born 1930)

William Harry Goetzmann was an American historian and emeritus professor in the American Studies and American Civilization Programs at the University of Texas at Austin. He attended Yale University as a graduate student…

2010

Barbara Holland

American author (born 1933)

Barbara Murray Holland was an American author who wrote in defense of such modern-day vices as cursing, drinking, eating fatty food and smoking cigarettes, as well as a memoir of her time spent growing up in Chevy…

2010

John Kluge

German-American businessman (born 1914)

John Werner Kluge was a German-American entrepreneur who became a television industry mogul in the United States. He was the founder and chairman of Metromedia. At one time he was the richest person in the U.S.

2010

Glenn Shadix

American actor (born 1952)

William Glenn Shadix-Scott was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his roles as Otho Fenlock in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice and the Mayor of Halloween Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

2010

Walter White

American fictional protagonist of television series Breaking Bad (born 1958)

Walter Hartwell White, also known by his alias Heisenberg, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American crime drama television series Breaking Bad. He is portrayed by Bryan Cranston.

2010