People who died on October 2 89
Athalaric
d. 534 (b. 516)
Athalaric, Italian king (b. 516)
Michael II
d. 829 (b. 770)
Michael II, Byzantine emperor (b. 770)
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Eberhard of Franconia
d. 939
Eberhard III, duke of Franconia
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Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine
d. 939 (b. 890)
Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine (b. 890)
Pope Urban IV
d. 1264
Pope Urban IV
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Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln
d. 1348 (b. 1281)
Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln (b. 1281)
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Jacquet of Mantua
d. 1559 (b. 1483)
Jacquet of Mantua, French-Italian composer (b. 1483)
Bernardino Telesio
d. 1588 (b. 1509)
Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher and scientist (b. 1509)
Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar
d. 1626 (b. 1567)
Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar, Spanish academic and diplomat (b. 1567)
Antonio Cifra
d. 1629 (b. 1584)
Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (b. 1584)
Pierre de Bérulle
d. 1629 (b. 1575)
Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian (b. 1575)
David Teniers III
d. 1685 (b. 1638)
David Teniers III, Flemish painter (b. 1638)
Anne Jules de Noailles
d. 1708 (b. 1650)
Anne Jules de Noailles, French general (b. 1650)
François-Timoléon de Choisy
d. 1724 (b. 1644)
François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (b. 1644)
Josiah Burchett
d. 1746 (b. 1666)
Josiah Burchett, English admiral and politician (b. 1666)
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
d. 1764 (b. 1720)
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1720)
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Fukuda Chiyo-ni
d. 1775 (b. 1703)
Fukuda Chiyo-ni, Japanese nun and poet (b. 1703)
John André
d. 1780 (b. 1750)
John André, English soldier (b. 1750)
Charles Lee (general)
d. 1782 (b. 1732)
Charles Lee, English-born American general (b. 1732)
Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
d. 1786 (b. 1725)
Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (b. 1725)
Samuel Adams
d. 1803 (b. 1722)
Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, 4th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1722)
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
d. 1804 (b. 1725)
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French engineer (b. 1725)
Sarah Biffen
d. 1850 (b. 1784)
Sarah Biffen, English painter (b. 1784)
François Arago
d. 1853 (b. 1786)
François Arago, French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician, 25th Prime Minister of France (b. 1786)
Max Bruch
d. 1920 (b. 1838)
Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (b. 1838)
Svante Arrhenius
d. 1927 (b. 1859)
Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
Alexandru Averescu
d. 1938 (b. 1859)
Alexandru Averescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1859)
André Lagache
d. 1938 (b. 1885)
André Lagache, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1885)
John Evans (Australian politician)
d. 1943 (b. 1855)
John Evans, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1855)
P. D. Ouspensky
d. 1947 (b. 1878)
P. D. Ouspensky, Russian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
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Humphrey Barclay (priest)
d. 1955 (b. 1882)
Humphrey Barclay, English priest (b. 1882)
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William Orthwein
d. 1955 (b. 1881)
William Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1881)
Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev
d. 1962 (b. 1859)
Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev, Russian mathematician and author (b. 1859)
Marcel Duchamp
d. 1968 (b. 1887)
Marcel Duchamp, French painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
Jessie Arms Botke
d. 1971 (b. 1883)
Jessie Arms Botke, American painter (b. 1883)
Paul Hartman
d. 1973 (b. 1904)
Paul Hartman, American actor and dancer (b. 1904)
Paavo Nurmi
d. 1973 (b. 1897)
Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner (b. 1897)
Vasily Shukshin
d. 1974 (b. 1929)
Vasily Shukshin, Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
K. Kamaraj
d. 1975 (b. 1903)
K. Kamaraj, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1903)
Harry Golden
d. 1981 (b. 1902)
Harry Golden, American journalist and author (b. 1902)
Hazel Scott
d. 1981 (b. 1920)
Hazel Scott, Trinidadian-American activist, actress, and musician (b. 1920)
Rock Hudson
d. 1985 (b. 1925)
Rock Hudson, American actor (b. 1925)
Madeleine Carroll
d. 1987 (b. 1906)
Madeleine Carroll, English actress (b. 1906)
Peter Medawar
d. 1987 (b. 1915)
Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
Alec Issigonis
d. 1988 (b. 1906)
Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the Mini (b. 1906)
Hamengkubuwono IX
d. 1988 (b. 1912)
Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1912)
Hazen Argue
d. 1991 (b. 1921)
Hazen Argue, Canadian politician (b. 1921)
Demetrios I of Constantinople
d. 1991 (b. 1914)
Demetrios I of Constantinople (b. 1914)
Harriet Nelson
d. 1994 (b. 1909)
Harriet Nelson, American actress and singer (b. 1909)
Robert Bourassa
d. 1996 (b. 1933)
Robert Bourassa, Canadian lawyer and politician, 22nd Premier of Quebec (b. 1933)
Andrey Lukanov
d. 1996 (b. 1938)
Andrey Lukanov, Bulgarian lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1938)
Gene Autry
d. 1998 (b. 1907)
Gene Autry, American actor, singer, and guitarist (b. 1907)
Olivier Gendebien
d. 1998 (b. 1924)
Olivier Gendebien, Belgian race car driver (b. 1924)
Heinz G. Konsalik
d. 1999 (b. 1921)
Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (b. 1921)
David Tonkin
d. 2000 (b. 1929)
David Tonkin, Australian politician, 38th Premier of South Australia (b. 1929)
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Franz Biebl
d. 2001 (b. 1906)
Franz Biebl, German composer and academic (b. 1906)
Heinz von Foerster
d. 2002 (b. 1911)
Heinz von Foerster, Austrian-American physicist and philosopher (b. 1911)
John Thomas Dunlop
d. 2003 (b. 1914)
John Thomas Dunlop, American scholar and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Labor (b. 1914)
Nipsey Russell
d. 2005 (b. 1918)
Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (b. 1918)
August Wilson
d. 2005 (b. 1945)
August Wilson, American author and playwright (b. 1945)
Helen Chenoweth-Hage
d. 2006 (b. 1938)
Helen Chenoweth-Hage, American politician (b. 1938)
Paul Halmos
d. 2006 (b. 1916)
Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician (b. 1916)
Tex Coulter
d. 2007 (b. 1924)
Tex Coulter, American football player (b. 1924)
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Christopher Derrick
d. 2007 (b. 1921)
Christopher Derrick, English author and critic (b. 1921)
George Grizzard
d. 2007 (b. 1928)
George Grizzard, American actor (b. 1928)
Dan Keating
d. 2007 (b. 1902)
Dan Keating, Irish Republican Army volunteer (b. 1902)
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Tawn Mastrey
d. 2007 (b. 1954)
Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (b. 1954)
Kwa Geok Choo
d. 2010 (b. 1920)
Kwa Geok Choo, Singaporean lawyer and scholar (b. 1920)
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Peter L. Benson
d. 2011 (b. 1946)
Peter L. Benson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1946)
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Nguyễn Chí Thiện
d. 2012 (b. 1939)
Nguyễn Chí Thiện, Vietnamese-American poet and activist (b. 1939)
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Charles Roach
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Charles Roach, Trinidadian-Canadian lawyer and activist (b. 1933)
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J. Philippe Rushton
d. 2012 (b. 1943)
J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist, theorist, academic (b. 1943)
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Gottfried Fischer
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
Gottfried Fischer, German psychologist, therapist, and academic (b. 1944)
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Herman Hugg
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Herman Hugg, American painter and sculptor (b. 1921)
Jonathan Kaufer
d. 2013 (b. 1955)
Jonathan Kaufer, American director and screenwriter (b. 1955)
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Abraham Nemeth
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Abraham Nemeth, American mathematician and academic (b. 1918)
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Kaare Ørnung
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
Kaare Ørnung, Norwegian pianist and educator (b. 1931)
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Robert Flower
d. 2014 (b. 1955)
Robert Flower, Australian footballer (b. 1955)
Vaughn O. Lang
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Vaughn O. Lang, American general (b. 1927)
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Frederic Tamler Sommers
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Frederic Tamler Sommers, American philosopher and academic (b. 1923)
Eric Arturo Delvalle
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Eric Arturo Delvalle, Panamanian lawyer and politician, President of Panama (b. 1937)
Brian Friel
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (b. 1929)
Rodolfo Frigeri
d. 2015 (b. 1942)
Rodolfo Frigeri, Argentinian economist and politician, Argentinian Minister of Finance (b. 1942)
Coleridge Goode
d. 2015 (b. 1914)
Coleridge Goode, Jamaican-English bassist and composer (b. 1914)
James Mutende
d. 2015 (b. 1962)
James Mutende, Ugandan veterinarian, economist, and politician (b. 1962)
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Johnny Paton
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Johnny Paton, Scottish footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1923)
Neville Marriner
d. 2016 (b. 1924)
Neville Marriner, British conductor (b. 1924)
Gary Reed (comics)
d. 2016 (b. 1956)
Gary Reed, American comic book writer (b. 1956)
Tom Petty
d. 2017 (b. 1950)
Tom Petty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1950)