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Day of the year
September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 98 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1901–present
1906 – U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims
Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
1906 – Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the
Atlanta Race Riot , further increasing racial segregation.
1911 –
His Majesty's Airship No. 1 , Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
1929 –
Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
1932 – Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar agree to the
Poona Pact , which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables).
1935 –
Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights.
1946 –
Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
1946 – The top-secret
Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman.
1948 – The
Honda Motor Company is founded.
1950 – The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the
Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
[3]
1954 –
AEC Routemaster , the iconic
London bus was introduced.
[4]
1957 – President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce
desegregation .
1959 –
TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in
Bordeaux ,
Nouvelle-Aquitaine ,
France , killing 55 people.
[5]
1960 –
USS Enterprise , the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
1972 –
Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India.
1973 –
Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
1975 –
Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route.
1993 – The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with
Norodom Sihanouk as king.
1996 – Representatives of 71 nations sign the
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
2005 –
Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern
Texas .
2007 – Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in
anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.
2008 –
Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa.
2009 – The
G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.
2009 –
SA Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near
Durban International Airport in
Durban ,
South Africa , killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew.
[6]
2013 – A
7.7-magnitude
earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people.
2014 – The
Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.
2015 – At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after
a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
2023 –
NASA 's
OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid
101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.
[7]
Births
Pre-1600
15 –
Vitellius , Roman emperor (d. 69)
[8]
936 –
'Adud al-Dawla , Buyid king (d. 983)
1301 –
Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford , English soldier (d. 1372)
[9]
1418 –
Anne of Cyprus , Duchess of Savoy (probable;
[10] d. 1462)
1433 –
Shekha of Amarsar , Rajput chieftain (d. 1488)
1473 –
Georg von Frundsberg , German Knight and landowner (d. 1528)
1501 –
Gerolamo Cardano , Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (d. 1576)
1534 –
Guru Ram Das , fourth
Sikh Guru (d. 1581)
1564 –
William Adams , English sailor and navigator (d. 1620)
1583 –
Albrecht von Wallenstein , Bohemian general (d. 1634)
1601–1900
1625 –
Johan de Witt , Dutch mathematician and politician (d. 1672)
1667 –
Jean-Louis Lully , French composer (d. 1688)
1705 –
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun , Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)
1717 –
Horace Walpole , English historian, author, and politician (d. 1797)
[11]
1755 –
John Marshall , American Continental Army officer, jurist, and politician, 4th
Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1835)
1761 –
F.L.Æ. Kunzen , German-Danish composer and conductor (d. 1817)
1796 –
Antoine-Louis Barye , French sculptor and educator (d. 1875)
1801 –
Mikhail Ostrogradsky , Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1862)
1802 –
Adolphe d'Archiac , French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)
1812 –
Mary Ann Browne , British poet and writer of musical scores (d. 1845)
[12]
1817 –
Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio , Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)
1829 –
Charles S. West , American jurist and politician,
Secretary of State of Texas (d. 1885)
1845 –
Nikolai Anderson , Estonian philologist and author (d. 1905)
1858 –
Eugene Foss , American businessman and politician, 45th
Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1939)
1859 –
Julius Klengel , German cellist and composer (d. 1933)
1861 –
Bhikaiji Cama , Indian activist (d. 1936)
1870 –
Georges Claude , French chemist and engineer, invented
Neon lighting (d. 1960)
1871 –
Lottie Dod , English tennis player, golfer, and archer (d. 1960)
1872 –
Jaan Teemant , Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th
State Elder of Estonia (d. 1941)
1873 –
María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui , Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1957)
1878 –
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz , Swiss author and poet (d. 1947)
1880 –
Sarah Knauss , American super-centenarian, oldest verified American person ever (d. 1999)
1882 –
Max Decugis , French tennis player (d. 1978)
1883 –
Franklin Clarence Mars , American businessman, founded
Mars, Incorporated (d. 1934)
1883 –
Lawson Robertson , Scottish-American high jumper and coach (d. 1951)
1884 –
Gustave Garrigou , French cyclist (d. 1963)
1884 –
İsmet İnönü , Turkish general and politician, 2nd
President of Turkey (d. 1973)
1884 –
Hugo Schmeisser , German weapons designer and engineer (d. 1953)
1885 –
Artur Lemba , Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1963)
1890 –
Mike González , Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1977)
1890 –
A. P. Herbert , English author and playwright (d. 1971)
1892 –
Adélard Godbout , Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th
Premier of Québec (d. 1956)
1893 –
Blind Lemon Jefferson , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1929)
1894 –
Tommy Armour , Scottish-American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1968)
1894 –
Billy Bletcher , American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)
1895 –
André Frédéric Cournand , French physician and physiologist,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
1896 –
F. Scott Fitzgerald , American novelist and short story writer (d. 1940)
1898 –
Howard Florey , Australian pharmacologist and pathologist,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
1898 –
Charlotte Moore Sitterly , American astronomer (d. 1990)
1899 –
William Dobell , Australian painter (d. 1970)
1899 –
Bessie Braddock , British politician (d. 1970)
[13]
1900 –
Ham Fisher , American cartoonist (d. 1955)
1901–present
1901 –
Alexandra Adler , Austrian neurologist and psychologist (d. 2001)
1905 –
Severo Ochoa , Spanish–American physician and biochemist,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
1906 –
Leonard Marsh , Canadian sociologist and academic (d. 1982)
1906 –
Józef Nawrot , Polish footballer (d. 1982)
1907 –
Ben Oakland , American pianist, composer, and songwriter (d. 1979)
1909 –
Gerard Antoni Ciołek , Polish historian and architect (d. 1966)
1910 –
Jean Servais , Belgian-French actor (d. 1976)
1911 –
Konstantin Chernenko , Soviet politician (d. 1985)
1912 –
Robert Lewis Taylor , American author (d. 1998)
1913 –
Herb Jeffries , American singer (d. 2014)
1914 –
Esther Eng , Chinese-American film director (d. 1970)
[14]
1914 –
John Kerr , Australian politician, 18th
Governor-General of Australia (d. 1991)
1914 –
Andrzej Panufnik , Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1991)
1916 –
Ruth Leach Amonette , American businesswoman and author (d. 2004)
1918 –
Michael J. S. Dewar , Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the
Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model (d. 1997)
1918 –
Audra Lindley , American actress (d. 1997)
1920 –
Richard Bong , American soldier and pilot,
Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
1920 –
Jan Carew , Guyanese-American author, poet, and playwright (d. 2012)
1920 –
Ovadia Yosef , Iraqi-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2013)
1921 –
Jim McKay , American sportscaster and journalist (d. 2008)
1921 –
Sheila MacRae , English-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2014)
1922 –
Ettore Bastianini , Italian actor and singer (d. 1967)
1922 –
Bert I. Gordon , American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2023)
1922 –
Theresa Merritt , American actress and singer (d. 1998)
1922 –
John Moffatt , English actor and playwright (d. 2012)
1923 –
Louis Edmonds , American actor (d. 2001)
1923 –
Fats Navarro , American trumpet player and composer (d. 1950)
1923 –
Raoul Bott , Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 2005)
1924 –
Nina Bocharova , Ukrainian gymnast (d. 2020)
1924 –
Voula Zouboulaki , Egyptian-Greek actress (d. 2015)
1925 –
Autar Singh Paintal , Indian physiologist and academic (d. 2004)
1927 –
Arthur Malet , English-American actor and singer (d. 2013)
1929 –
John Carter , American clarinet player, saxophonist, and flute player (d. 1991)
1930 –
Jack Gaughan , American illustrator (d. 1985)
[15]
1930 –
Józef Krupiński , Polish poet and author (d. 1998)
1930 –
Angelo Muscat , Maltese-English actor (d. 1977)
1930 –
Benjamin Romualdez , Filipino politician and diplomat (d. 2012)
1930 –
John W. Young , American captain, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2018)
[16]
1931 –
Elizabeth Blackadder , Scottish painter and printmaker (d. 2021)
[17]
1931 –
Cardiss Collins , American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
1931 –
Brian Glanville , English journalist and author
1931 –
Anthony Newley , English singer and actor (d. 1999)
1931 –
Mike Parkes , English race car driver (d. 1977)
1932 –
Miguel Montuori , Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (d. 1998)
1932 –
Walter Wallmann , German politician,
Minister-President of Hesse (d. 2013)
1933 –
Raffaele Farina , Italian cardinal
1933 –
Mel Taylor , American drummer (d. 1996)
1934 –
Tommy Anderson , Scottish footballer and manager
1934 –
John Brunner , English-Scottish author and screenwriter (d. 1995)
1934 –
John Kasmin , English art dealer
1934 –
Bernard Nevill , English painter, designer, and academic (d. 2019)
1934 –
Chick Willis , American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)
1934 –
Manfred Wörner , German politician and diplomat, 7th
Secretary General of NATO (d. 1994)
1934 –
Donald Wrye , American director, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2015)
1936 –
Sivanthi Adithan , Indian businessman (d. 2013)
1936 –
Jim Henson , American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, created
The Muppets (d. 1990)
[16]
1938 –
Steve Douglas , American saxophonist, flute player, and producer (d. 1993)
1939 –
Wayne Henderson , American trombonist and producer (d. 2014)
1939 –
Moti Kirschenbaum , Israeli journalist (d. 2015)
1939 –
Jacques Vallée , French ufologist
1940 –
Yves Navarre , French author (d. 1994)
1941 –
John Mackey , American football player (d. 2011)
1941 –
Linda McCartney , American singer, photographer, and activist (d. 1998)
[16]
1942 –
Gerry Marsden , English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
1944 –
Eavan Boland , Irish poet and academic (d. 2020)
1944 –
Sven-Ole Thorsen , Danish bodybuilder and stuntman
1944 –
Victoria Vetri , Playboy's 1967 Miss September and 1968 Playmate of the Year.
1945 –
Lou Dobbs , American journalist and author
[18]
1945 –
Carson Van Osten , American comics creator and musician (d. 2015)
1945 –
John Rutter , English composer, conductor, and producer
1946 –
Jerry Donahue , American guitarist and producer
1946 –
Joe Greene , American football player, coach, and actor
[16]
1946 –
Lars Emil Johansen , Greenlandic educator and politician, 2nd
Prime Minister of Greenland
1946 –
César Pedroso , Cuban pianist and songwriter
1946 –
Pat Pocock , Welsh-English cricketer
1946 –
María Teresa Ruiz , Chilean astronomer
1947 –
Stephen Mueller , American painter (d. 2011)
1948 –
Gordon Clapp , American actor
[18]
1948 –
Phil Hartman , Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (d. 1998)
[16]
1948 –
Garth Porter , New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and producer
1949 –
Baleka Mbete , South African politician,
Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
1949 –
Anders Arborelius , Swedish cardinal
1950 –
Mohinder Amarnath , Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1950 –
John Kessel , American author, poet, and playwright
1950 –
Harriet Walter , English actress
[18]
1951 –
Douglas Kmiec , American scholar and diplomat,
United States Ambassador to Malta
1952 –
Dieter Hochheimer , German footballer and manager
1952 –
Mark Sandman , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999)
1954 –
Marco Tardelli , Italian footballer and coach
1955 –
Riccardo Illy , Italian businessman and politician,
President of Friuli Venezia Giulia
1956 –
Hubie Brooks , American baseball player
1957 –
Wolfgang Wolf , German footballer and manager
1958 –
Kevin Sorbo , American actor and producer
[18]
1959 –
Theo Paphitis , Cypriot-English businessman
1959 –
Steve Whitmire , American puppeteer
1960 –
Amy Sky , Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1961 –
Christopher L. Eisgruber , American lawyer and academic
1961 –
John Logan , American screenwriter and producer
1961 –
Luc Picard , Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
1962 –
Ally McCoist , Scottish footballer and manager
1962 –
Mike Phelan , English footballer, coach, and manager
1962 –
Tim Supple , English director and producer
1962 –
Nia Vardalos , Canadian-American actress and screenwriter
[18]
1962 –
Ilgvars Zalāns , Latvian painter
1963 –
Michael Potter , Australian rugby player and coach
1963 –
Ben Preston , English journalist
1964 –
Rafael Palmeiro , Cuban-American baseball player
1964 –
Marko Pomerants , Estonian lawyer and politician,
Estonian Minister of the Interior
1964 –
Ronald van der Kemp , Dutch fashion designer
1965 –
Robert Irvine , English chef and television host
[16]
1965 –
Njål Ølnes , Norwegian saxophonist and composer
1965 –
Sean McNabb , American singer and bass player
1965 –
Janet Weiss , American drummer
1966 –
Christophe Bouchut , French race car driver
1966 –
Rajesh Khattar , Indian voice actor
1966 –
Bernard Gilkey , American baseball player
1966 –
Stefan Molyneux , Irish-Canadian philosopher, author, and blogger
1966 –
Michael O. Varhola , American journalist and author
1967 –
Noreena Hertz , English economist, author, and academic
1969 –
Shawn Crahan , American drummer, songwriter, and producer
[18]
1969 –
Christopher Pincher , English politician
1969 –
Shamim Sarif , English author, director, and screenwriter
1969 –
Paul Ray Smith , American sergeant,
Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2003)
1969 –
Megan Ward , American actress
1971 –
Michael S. Engel , American paleontologist and entomologist
1971 –
Mike Michalowicz , American businessman and author
1971 –
Kevin Millar , American baseball player and sportscaster
1971 –
Peter Salisbury , English drummer
1972 –
Conor Burns , British politician
1972 –
Kate Fleetwood , English actress
1973 –
Eddie George , American football player and sportscaster
1973 –
Gillian Lindsay , Scottish rower
[19]
1973 –
Rodrick Rhodes , American basketball player and coach
1974 –
John McDonald , American baseball player
1976 –
Carlos Almeida , Angolan basketball player
1976 –
Ian Bohen , American actor
[18]
1976 –
Stephanie McMahon , American wrestler and businesswoman
[18]
1976 –
Yakkun Sakurazuka , Japanese voice actress and singer (d. 2013)
1976 –
Vahur Vahtramäe , Estonian footballer
1977 –
Frank Fahrenhorst , German footballer and manager
1977 –
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila , American football player
[20]
1977 –
Casey Rabach , American football player
1978 –
Wietse van Alten , Dutch archer
1979 –
Fábio Aurélio , Brazilian footballer
1979 –
Kim Jong-min , South Korean singer
1980 –
Daniele Bennati , Italian cyclist
1980 –
Dean Canto , Australian race car driver
1980 –
Petri Pasanen , Finnish footballer
1980 –
Victoria Pendleton , English cyclist
1980 –
John Arne Riise , Norwegian footballer
1981 –
Ryan Briscoe , Australian race car driver
1981 –
Drew Gooden , American basketball player
1981 –
Tomáš Surový , Slovak ice hockey player
[21]
1982 –
Morgan Hamm , American gymnast
[16]
1982 –
Paul Hamm , American gymnast
[16]
1982 –
Jeff Karstens , American baseball player
1983 –
Liam Finn , Australian-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist
1983 –
Randy Foye , American basketball player
1983 –
Ben Harris , Australian rugby league player
1984 –
Bobby Brown , American basketball player
[22]
1985 –
Jonathan Soriano , Spanish footballer
1986 –
Eloise Mumford , American actress
[16]
1987 –
Spencer Treat Clark , American actor
[18]
1987 –
Matthew Connolly , English footballer
1987 –
Grey Damon , American actor
[18]
1987 –
Gürhan Gürsoy , Turkish footballer
1988 –
Karl Alzner , Canadian ice hockey player
1988 –
Steven Kampfer , American ice hockey player
[23]
1988 –
Kyle Sullivan , American actor
[18]
1989 –
Pia Wurtzbach , Filipina actress, model, and beauty queen,
Miss Universe 2015
[24]
1990 –
Vontaze Burfict , American football player
[25]
1991 –
Perry Jones , American basketball player
[26]
1991 –
Oriol Romeu , Spanish footballer
1991 –
Maximiliano Uggè , Italian footballer
1993 –
Sonya Deville , American wrestler and mixed martial artist
[27]
1993 –
Ben Platt , American actor, singer, and songwriter
[18]
1997 –
Tosin Adarabioyo , English footballer
2002 –
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro , Spanish tennis player
[28]
2003 –
Joe Locke , Manx actor
[16]
Deaths
Pre-1600
366 –
Pope Liberius
768 –
Pepin the Short , Frankish king (b. 714)
887 –
Gao Pian , general of the Tang Dynasty (b. 821)
1054 –
Hermann of Reichenau , German composer, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1013)
[29]
1120 –
Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072)
1143 –
Agnes of Germany (b. 1072)
1143 –
Pope Innocent II
1180 –
Manuel I Komnenos , Byzantine emperor (b. 1118)
1218 –
Robert of Knaresborough (b. 1160)
1228 –
Stefan the First-Crowned , Serbian king (b. 1165)
1270 –
Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres
1275 –
Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford , English politician,
Lord High Constable of England (b. 1208)
1435 –
Isabeau of Bavaria (b. 1370)
1459 –
Eric of Pomerania , King of Norway, Denmark and Sweden (b. 1382)
1494 –
Poliziano , Italian poet and scholar (b. 1454)
1534 –
Michael Glinski , Lithuanian prince (b. c. 1470)
1541 –
Paracelsus , German-Swiss physician, botanist, and chemist (b. 1493)
1545 –
Albert of Mainz , German cardinal (b. 1490)
1562 –
Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent , English politician (b. 1495)
1572 –
Túpac Amaru , last of the Incas
1601–1900
1605 –
Manuel Mendes , Portuguese composer and educator (b. 1547)
1621 –
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz , Polish commander (b. 1560)
1646 –
Duarte Lobo , Portuguese composer and educator (b. 1565)
1655 –
Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege (b. 1617)
1707 –
Vincenzo da Filicaja , Italian poet and author (b. 1642)
1732 –
Emperor Reigen of Japan (b. 1654)
1742 –
Johann Matthias Hase , German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1684)
1790 –
John Keyse Sherwin , English engraver (b. 1751)
1798 –
Bartholomew Teeling , leader of the
United Irishmen executed during the
Irish Rebellion of 1798
[30]
1802 –
Alexander Radishchev , Russian author and critic (b. 1749)
1834 –
Pedro I of Brazil (b. 1798)
1848 –
Branwell Brontë , English painter and poet (b. 1817)
1863 –
William Debenham , English businessman, founded
Debenhams (b. 1794)
1889 –
D. H. Hill , American general and academic (b. 1821)
1889 –
Charles Leroux , American balloonist and skydiver (b. 1856)
1892 –
Patrick Gilmore , Irish-American soldier and composer (b. 1829)
1896 –
Louis Gerhard De Geer , Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st
Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1818)
1901–present
1904 –
Niels Ryberg Finsen , Faroese-Danish physician and author,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
1929 –
Mahidol Adulyadej , Thai prince (b. 1892)
1930 –
William A. MacCorkle , American lawyer and politician, 9th
Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)
1933 –
Mike Donlin , American baseball player and actor (b. 1878)
1933 –
Alice Muriel Williamson , English author (b. 1869)
1936 –
József Klekl , Slovene priest and journalist (b. 1879)
1938 –
Lev Schnirelmann , Belarusian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
1939 –
Carl Laemmle , German-American film producer, founded
Universal Studios (b. 1867)
1939 –
Charles Tatham , American fencer (b. 1854)
1945 –
Hans Geiger , German physicist and academic, co-invented the
Geiger counter (b. 1882)
1947 –
Andrew C. McLaughlin , American historian and author (b. 1861)
1948 –
Warren William , American actor (b. 1894)
1950 –
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1863)
1962 –
Charles Reisner , American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
1973 –
August Kippasto , Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (b. 1887)
1973 –
Josué de Castro , Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (b. 1908)
1975 –
Earle Cabell , American businessman and politician,
Mayor of Dallas (b. 1906)
1976 –
Philip Gbeho , Ghanaian composer and educator (b. 1904)
1978 –
James Bassett , American journalist and author (b. 1912)
1978 –
Hasso von Manteuffel , German general and politician (b. 1897)
1980 –
Theodor Luts , Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1896)
1981 –
Patsy Kelly , American actress and dancer (b. 1910)
1982 –
Sarah Churchill , English actress (b. 1914)
1982 –
Józef Nawrot , Polish-English footballer (b. 1906)
1984 –
Neil Hamilton , American actor (b. 1899)
1991 –
Dr. Seuss , American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904)
1993 –
Ian Stuart Donaldson , English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1957)
1993 –
Bruno Pontecorvo , Italian physicist and academic (b. 1913)
1994 –
Barry Bishop , American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (b. 1932)
1996 –
Zeki Müren , Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
1998 –
Jeff Moss , American composer and screenwriter (b. 1942)
2002 –
Youssouf Togoïmi , Chadian politician (b. 1953)
2002 –
Mike Webster , American football player (b. 1952)
2003 –
Rosalie Allen , American singer and radio host (b. 1924)
2003 –
Lyle Bettger , American actor (b. 1915)
2004 –
Françoise Sagan , French author and screenwriter (b. 1935)
2006 –
Michael Ferguson ,
PIRA volunteer, lawyer, and politician (b. 1953)
2006 –
Phil Latulippe , Canadian soldier and runner (b. 1909)
2008 –
Oliver Crawford , American screenwriter and author (b. 1917)
2008 –
Irene Dailey , American actress (b. 1920)
2008 –
Mickey Vernon , American baseball player and coach (b. 1918)
2009 –
Nelly Arcan , Canadian author (b. 1975)
2010 –
Gennady Yanayev , Russian engineer and politician,
Vice President of the Soviet Union (b. 1937)
2012 –
Pierre Adam , French cyclist (b. 1924)
2012 –
Bruno Bobak , Polish-Canadian painter and educator (b. 1923)
2012 –
Pedro Vázquez Colmenares , Mexican lawyer and politician,
Governor of Oaxaca (b. 1934)
2013 –
Paul Dietzel , American football player and coach (b. 1924)
2013 –
Margaret Feilman , Australian architect and urban planner (b. 1921)
2013 –
Boris Karvasarsky , Ukrainian-Russian psychiatrist and author (b. 1931)
2013 –
Anthony Lawrence , English-Hong Kong journalist and author (b. 1912)
2013 –
Sagadat Nurmagambetov , Kazakh general and politician (b. 1924)
2013 –
Paul Oliver , American football player (b. 1984)
2014 –
Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire , English aristocrat, socialite, and author (b. 1920)
2014 –
Christopher Hogwood , English
harpsichord player and conductor, founded the
Academy of Ancient Music (b. 1941)
2014 –
Madis Kõiv , Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (b. 1929)
2015 –
Alan Moore , Australian painter and educator (b. 1914)
2015 –
Wang Zhongshu , Chinese archaeologist and academic (b. 1925)
2016 –
Mel Charles , Welsh footballer (b. 1935)
2016 –
Vladimir Kuzmichyov , Russian footballer (b. 1979)
2016 –
Bill Mollison , Australian researcher, author and biologist (b. 1928)
2016 –
Bill Nunn , American actor (b. 1953)
2016 –
Buckwheat Zydeco , American accordionist and bandleader (b. 1947)
2020 –
Dean Jones , Australian cricketer, coach and commentator (b. 1961)
[31]
2022 –
Pharoah Sanders , American jazz saxophonist (b. 1940)
[32]
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