People who died on August 3 101
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Burchard, Duke of Thuringia
d. 908
Burchard, Duke of Thuringia
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Egino, Duke of Thuringia
d. 908
Egino, Duke of Thuringia
Rudolf I (bishop of Würzburg)
d. 908
Rudolf I, bishop of Würzburg
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Empress Dowager Cao (Li Cunxu's mother)
d. 925
Cao, Chinese empress dowager
Thietmar, Margrave of Meissen
d. 979
Thietmar, Margrave of Meissen
At-Ta'i
d. 1003
At-Ta'i, the Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh
d. 1355
Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh
James II of Scotland
d. 1460 (b. 1430)
James II of Scotland (b. 1430)
Scaramuccia Trivulzio
d. 1527
Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal
Francesco Ferruccio
d. 1530 (b. 1489)
Francesco Ferruccio, Florentine captain (b. 1489)
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
d. 1546 (b. 1484)
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, designed the Apostolic Palace (b. 1484)
Étienne Dolet
d. 1546 (b. 1509)
Étienne Dolet, French scholar and translator (b. 1509)
Bernardino de Mendoza
d. 1604 (b. 1540)
Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish commander and diplomat (b. 1540)
Guillaume du Vair
d. 1621 (b. 1556)
Guillaume du Vair, French lawyer and author (b. 1556)
Joshua Barnes
d. 1712 (b. 1654)
Joshua Barnes, English historian and scholar (b. 1654)
Anthonie Heinsius
d. 1720 (b. 1641)
Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch politician (b. 1641)
Grinling Gibbons
d. 1721 (b. 1648)
Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor and woodcarver (b. 1648)
Johann Matthias Gesner
d. 1761 (b. 1691)
Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (b. 1691)
Stanisław Konarski
d. 1773 (b. 1700)
Stanisław Konarski, Polish monk, poet, and playwright (d. 1773)
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
d. 1780 (b. 1714)
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemologist and philosopher (d. 1780)
Richard Arkwright
d. 1792 (b. 1732)
Richard Arkwright, English engineer and businessman (b. 1732)
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
d. 1797 (b. 1717)
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1717)
Christopher Anstey
d. 1805 (b. 1724)
Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (b. 1724)
Wenzel Müller
d. 1835 (b. 1767)
Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1835)
Dorothea von Schlegel
d. 1839 (b. 1763)
Dorothea von Schlegel, German author and translator (b. 1763)
Eugène Sue
d. 1857 (b. 1804)
Eugène Sue, French author and politician (b. 1804)
Gábor Klauzál
d. 1866 (b. 1804)
Gábor Klauzál, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1804)
Philipp August Böckh
d. 1867 (b. 1785)
Philipp August Böckh, German historian and scholar (b. 1785)
William B. Ogden
d. 1877 (b. 1805)
William B. Ogden, American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
Joseph Severn
d. 1879 (b. 1793)
Joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)
George Inness
d. 1894 (b. 1825)
George Inness, American painter (b. 1825)
William Lyne
d. 1913 (b. 1844)
William Lyne, Australian politician, 13th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1844)
Roger Casement
d. 1916 (b. 1864)
Roger Casement, Irish poet and activist (b. 1864)
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius
d. 1917 (b. 1849)
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (b. 1849)
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Peeter Süda
d. 1920 (b. 1883)
Peeter Süda, Estonian organist and composer (b. 1883)
Ture Malmgren
d. 1922 (b. 1851)
Ture Malmgren, Swedish journalist and politician (b. 1851)
Joseph Conrad
d. 1924 (b. 1857)
Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British novelist (b. 1857)
William Bruce (cricketer)
d. 1925 (b. 1864)
William Bruce, Australian cricketer (b. 1864)
Emile Berliner
d. 1929 (b. 1851)
Emile Berliner, German-American inventor and businessman, invented the phonograph (b. 1851)
Thorstein Veblen
d. 1929 (b. 1857)
Thorstein Veblen, American economist and sociologist (b. 1857)
Konstantin Konik
d. 1936 (b. 1873)
Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1873)
Richard Willstätter
d. 1942 (b. 1872)
Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1942)
Ignotus
d. 1949 (b. 1869)
Ignotus, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1869)
Colette
d. 1954 (b. 1873)
Colette, French novelist and journalist (b. 1873)
Peter Collins (racing driver)
d. 1958 (b. 1931)
Peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931)
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Herb Byrne
d. 1959 (b. 1887)
Herb Byrne, Australian footballer (b. 1887)
Hilda Rix Nicholas
d. 1961 (b. 1884)
Hilda Rix Nicholas, Australian artist (d. 1961)
Flannery O'Connor
d. 1964 (b. 1925)
Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (b. 1925)
Lenny Bruce
d. 1966 (b. 1925)
Lenny Bruce, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
Konstantin Rokossovsky
d. 1968 (b. 1896)
Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (b. 1896)
Alexander Mair
d. 1969 (b. 1889)
Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1969)
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Giannis Papaioannou
d. 1972 (b. 1913)
Giannis Papaioannou, Turkish-Greek composer (b. 1913)
Richard Marshall (general)
d. 1973 (b. 1895)
Richard Marshall, American general (b. 1895)
Edgar Johan Kuusik
d. 1974 (b. 1888)
Edgar Johan Kuusik, Estonian architect and interior designer (b. 1888)
Andreas Embirikos
d. 1975 (b. 1901)
Andreas Embirikos, Greek psychoanalyst and poet (d. 1975)
Makarios III
d. 1977 (b. 1913)
Makarios III, Greek archbishop and politician, 1st President of Cyprus (d. 1977)
Alfred Lunt
d. 1977 (b. 1892)
Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (d. 1977)
Bertil Ohlin
d. 1979 (b. 1899)
Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
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Angelos Terzakis
d. 1979 (b. 1907)
Angelos Terzakis, Greek author and playwright (b. 1907)
Carolyn Jones
d. 1983 (b. 1930)
Carolyn Jones, American actress (b. 1930)
Ida Lupino
d. 1995 (b. 1918)
Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director (b. 1918)
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Edward Whittemore
d. 1995 (b. 1933)
Edward Whittemore, American soldier and author (b. 1933)
Jørgen Garde
d. 1996 (b. 1939)
Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (b. 1939)
Pietro Rizzuto
d. 1997 (b. 1934)
Pietro Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
Alfred Schnittke
d. 1998 (b. 1934)
Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and journalist (b. 1934)
Rod Ansell
d. 1999 (b. 1953)
Rod Ansell, Australian hunter (b. 1953)
Byron Farwell
d. 1999 (b. 1921)
Byron Farwell, American historian and author (b. 1921)
Joann Lõssov
d. 2000 (b. 1921)
Joann Lõssov, Estonian basketball player and coach (d. 2000)
Christopher Hewett
d. 2001 (b. 1922)
Christopher Hewett, English actor and director (b. 1922)
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Roger Voudouris
d. 2003 (b. 1954)
Roger Voudouris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1954)
Henri Cartier-Bresson
d. 2004 (b. 1908)
Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (d. 2004)
Françoise d'Eaubonne
d. 2005 (b. 1920)
Françoise d'Eaubonne, French author and poet (b. 1920)
Arthur Lee (musician)
d. 2006 (b. 1945)
Arthur Lee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1945)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
d. 2006 (b. 1915)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-English soprano and actress (b. 1915)
John Gardner (British writer)
d. 2007 (b. 1926)
John Gardner, English author (b. 1926)
Peter Thorup
d. 2007 (b. 1948)
Peter Thorup, Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1948)
Skip Caray
d. 2008 (b. 1939)
Skip Caray, American sportscaster (b. 1939)
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Erik Darling
d. 2008 (b. 1933)
Erik Darling, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
d. 2008 (b. 1918)
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist, dramatist and historian, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
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Nikolaos Makarezos
d. 2009 (b. 1919)
Nikolaos Makarezos, Greek soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
Bobby Hebb
d. 2010 (b. 1938)
Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
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William Sleator
d. 2011 (b. 1945)
William Sleator, American author (b. 1945)
Bubba Smith
d. 2011 (b. 1945)
Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (b. 1945)
Frank Evans (baseball)
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Frank Evans, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1921)
Martin Fleischmann
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Martin Fleischmann, Czech-English chemist and academic (b. 1927)
Paul McCracken (economist)
d. 2012 (b. 1915)
Paul McCracken, American economist and academic (b. 1915)
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John Pritchard (basketball)
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
John Pritchard, American basketball player (b. 1927)
John Coombs
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
John Coombs, English-Monacan race car driver and businessman (b. 1922)
Jack English Hightower
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
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Jack Hynes
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
Jack Hynes, Scottish-American soccer player and manager (b. 1920)
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Miangul Aurangzeb
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Miangul Aurangzeb, Pakistani captain and politician, 19th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (b. 1928)
Edward Clancy (cardinal)
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Edward Clancy, Australian cardinal (b. 1923)
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Dorothy Salisbury Davis
d. 2014 (b. 1916)
Dorothy Salisbury Davis, American author (b. 1916)
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Kenny Drew, Jr.
d. 2014 (b. 1958)
Kenny Drew, Jr., American pianist and composer (b. 1958)
Lydia Yu-Jose
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Lydia Yu-Jose, Filipino political scientist and academic (b. 1944)
Robert Conquest
d. 2015 (b. 1917)
Robert Conquest, English-American historian, poet, and academic (b. 1917)
Mel Farr
d. 2015 (b. 1944)
Mel Farr, American football player and businessman (b. 1944)
Coleen Gray
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Coleen Gray, American actress (b. 1922)
Margot Loyola
d. 2015 (b. 1918)
Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
Johanna Quandt
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Johanna Quandt, German businesswoman (b. 1926)
Jef Murray
d. 2015 (b. 1960)
Jef Murray, Australian artist and author (b. 1960)