People who died on October 23 94
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Ignatios of Constantinople
d. 877 (b. 797)
Ignatios of Constantinople, Byzantine patriarch (b. 797)
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Yazaman al-Khadim
d. 891
Yazaman al-Khadim, Abbasid general and politician
Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya
d. 902 (b. 850)
Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir (b. 850)
Emperor Daigo
d. 930 (b. 885)
Daigo, Japanese emperor (b. 885)
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Hyejong of Goryeo
d. 945 (b. 912)
Hyejong of Goryeo, Korean king (b. 912)
Emperor Yōzei
d. 949 (b. 869)
Yōzei, Japanese emperor (b. 869)
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Abu al-Salt
d. 1134
Abu al-Salt, Andalusian polymath
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Sweyn III of Denmark
d. 1157
Sweyn III, Danish king (b. c. 1125)
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John of Capistrano
d. 1456 (b. 1386)
John of Capistrano, Italian priest and saint (d. 1456)
Tiedemann Giese
d. 1550 (b. 1480)
Tiedemann Giese, Polish bishop (b. 1480)
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Michael Neander
d. 1581 (b. 1529)
Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)
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Bernardino de Sahagún
d. 1590 (b. 1499)
Bernardino de Sahagún, Spanish-born Franciscan, compiler of the Florentine Codex of Aztecs history in Mexico (b. 1499)
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Leonhard Hutter
d. 1616 (b. 1563)
Leonhard Hutter, German theologian and academic (b. 1563)
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Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange
d. 1688 (b. 1610)
Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian (d. 1688)
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Anne Oldfield
d. 1730 (b. 1683)
Anne Oldfield, English actress (b. 1683)
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Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte
d. 1764 (b. 1683)
Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte, French admiral (b. 1683)
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Michel Benoist
d. 1774 (b. 1715)
Michel Benoist, French missionary and astronomer (b. 1715)
Franz Bopp
d. 1867 (b. 1791)
Franz Bopp, German linguist and academic (b. 1791)
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
d. 1869 (b. 1799)
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1799)
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Théophile Gautier
d. 1872 (b. 1811)
Théophile Gautier, French journalist, author, and poet (b. 1811)
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Charles S. West
d. 1885 (b. 1829)
Charles S. West, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (b. 1829)
Alexander of Battenberg
d. 1893 (b. 1857)
Alexander of Battenberg (b. 1857)
Chulalongkorn
d. 1910 (b. 1853)
Chulalongkorn, Thai king (b. 1853)
W. G. Grace
d. 1915 (b. 1848)
W. G. Grace, English cricketer and physician (b. 1848)
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Richard McFadden
d. 1916 (b. 1889)
Richard McFadden, Scottish footballer and soldier (b. 1889)
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Eugène Grasset
d. 1917 (b. 1845)
Eugène Grasset, Swiss illustrator (b. 1845)
John Boyd Dunlop
d. 1921 (b. 1840)
John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish businessman, founded Dunlop Rubber (b. 1840)
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Charles Demuth
d. 1935 (b. 1883)
Charles Demuth, American painter (d. 1935)
Zane Grey
d. 1939 (b. 1872)
Zane Grey, American dentist and author (b. 1872)
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Ralph Rainger
d. 1942 (b. 1901)
Ralph Rainger, American pianist and composer (b. 1901)
Wakashima Gonshirō
d. 1943 (b. 1876)
Wakashima Gonshirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 21st Yokozuna (b. 1876)
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Charles Glover Barkla
d. 1944 (b. 1877)
Charles Glover Barkla, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
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Hana Brady
d. 1944 (b. 1931)
Hana Brady, Czech holocaust victim (b. 1931)
Al Jolson
d. 1950 (b. 1886)
Al Jolson, Lithuanian-American actor and singer (b. 1886)
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Adrien de Noailles
d. 1953 (b. 1869)
Adrien de Noailles, French son of Jules Charles Victurnien de Noailles (b. 1869)
Christian Dior
d. 1957 (b. 1905)
Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (b. 1905)
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Gerda Lundequist
d. 1959 (b. 1871)
Gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (b. 1871)
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Frank Luther Mott
d. 1964 (b. 1886)
Frank Luther Mott, American historian and journalist (b. 1886)
Maybelle Carter
d. 1978 (b. 1909)
Maybelle Carter, American singer and autoharp player (Carter Family) (b. 1909)
Jessica Savitch
d. 1983 (b. 1947)
Jessica Savitch, American journalist (b. 1947)
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Oskar Werner
d. 1984 (b. 1922)
Oskar Werner, Austrian-German actor (d. 1984)
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Edward Adelbert Doisy
d. 1986 (b. 1893)
Edward Adelbert Doisy, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
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Asashio Tarō III
d. 1988 (b. 1929)
Asashio Tarō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 46th Yokozuna (d. 1988)
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Armida (actress)
d. 1989 (b. 1911)
Armida, Mexican-American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)
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Thomas Williams (writer)
d. 1990 (b. 1926)
Thomas Williams, American author and academic (d. 1990)
Robert Lansing (actor)
d. 1994 (b. 1928)
Robert Lansing, American actor (b. 1928)
Bob Grim (baseball)
d. 1996 (b. 1930)
Bob Grim, American baseball player (b. 1930)
Bert Haanstra
d. 1997 (b. 1916)
Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
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Barnett Slepian
d. 1998 (b. 1946)
Barnett Slepian, American physician (b. 1946)
Eric Reece
d. 1999 (b. 1909)
Eric Reece, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1909)
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Yokozuna (wrestler)
d. 2000 (b. 1966)
Yokozuna, American wrestler (b. 1966)
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Josh Kirby
d. 2001 (b. 1928)
Josh Kirby, English painter and illustrator (d. 2001)
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Daniel Wildenstein
d. 2001 (b. 1917)
Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and historian (b. 1917)
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Adolph Green
d. 2002 (b. 1914)
Adolph Green, American playwright and composer (d. 2002)
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Tony Capstick
d. 2003 (b. 1944)
Tony Capstick, English actor and singer (b. 1944)
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Soong Mei-ling
d. 2003 (b. 1897)
Soong Mei-ling, Chinese wife of Chiang Kai-shek, 2nd First Lady of the Republic of China (b. 1897)
Robert Merrill
d. 2004 (b. 1917)
Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (b. 1919)
Bill Nicholson (footballer)
d. 2004 (b. 1919)
Bill Nicholson, English footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1919)
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William Hootkins
d. 2005 (b. 1948)
William Hootkins, American actor (b. 1948)
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John Muth
d. 2005 (b. 1930)
John Muth, American economist and academic (b. 1930)
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Stella Obasanjo
d. 2005 (b. 1945)
Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian wife of Olusegun Obasanjo, 10th First Lady of Nigeria (b. 1945)
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Lebo Mathosa
d. 2006 (b. 1977)
Lebo Mathosa, South African singer (Boom Shaka) (b. 1977)
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John Ilhan
d. 2007 (b. 1965)
John Ilhan, Turkish-Australian businessman, founded Crazy John's (b. 1965)
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Lim Goh Tong
d. 2007 (b. 1918)
Lim Goh Tong, Malaysian-Chinese businessman (b. 1918)
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Kevin Finnegan
d. 2008 (b. 1948)
Kevin Finnegan, English boxer (b. 1948)
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Lou Jacobi
d. 2009 (b. 1913)
Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
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Fran Crippen
d. 2010 (b. 1984)
Fran Crippen, American swimmer (b. 1984)
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Stanley Tanger
d. 2010 (b. 1923)
Stanley Tanger, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (b. 1923)
Herbert A. Hauptman
d. 2011 (b. 1917)
Herbert A. Hauptman, American chemist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
Marco Simoncelli
d. 2011 (b. 1987)
Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1987)
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William Joel Blass
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
William Joel Blass, American lawyer and politician (b. 1917)
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Wilhelm Brasse
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Wilhelm Brasse, Polish photographer (b. 1917)
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Roland de la Poype
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Roland de la Poype, French soldier and pilot (b. 1920)
Sunil Gangopadhyay
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Sunil Gangopadhyay, Indian author and poet (b. 1934)
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Michael Marra
d. 2012 (b. 1952)
Michael Marra, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
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Wes Bialosuknia
d. 2013 (b. 1945)
Wes Bialosuknia, American basketball player (b. 1945)
Anthony Caro
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Anthony Caro, English sculptor and academic (b. 1924)
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Niall Donohue
d. 2013 (b. 1990)
Niall Donohue, Irish hurler (b. 1990)
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Gypie Mayo
d. 2013 (b. 1951)
Gypie Mayo, English guitarist and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood and The Yardbirds) (b. 1951)
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Bill Mazer
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
Bill Mazer, Ukrainian-American journalist and sportscaster (d. 2013)
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Ghulam Azam
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Ghulam Azam, Bangladeshi politician (d. 2014)
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John Bramlett
d. 2014 (b. 1941)
John Bramlett, American football player (b. 1941)
Bernard Mayes
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Bernard Mayes, English-American journalist and academic (b. 1929)
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Joan Quigley
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Joan Quigley, American astrologer and author (b. 1927)
Tullio Regge
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Tullio Regge, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1931)
Alvin Stardust
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
Alvin Stardust, English singer and actor (b. 1942)
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Leon Bibb (musician)
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Leon Bibb, American-Canadian singer (b. 1922)
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Roger De Clerck
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Roger De Clerck, Belgian businessman (b. 1924)
Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1940)
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Jim Roberts, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1940)
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Fred Sands
d. 2015 (b. 1938)
Fred Sands, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Museum of Contemporary Art (b. 1938)
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Jack Chick
d. 2016 (b. 1924)
Jack Chick, American cartoonist and publisher (b. 1924)
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Wim van der Voort
d. 2016 (b. 1923)
Wim van der Voort, Dutch speed skater (b. 1923)
Pete Burns
d. 2016 (b. 1959)
Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (b. 1959)
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Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger
d. ?
Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger, Roman general and politician (b. 85 BC)