People who died on October 24 111
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Li Yu (Later Tang)
d. 935
Li Yu, Chinese official and chancellor
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Hugh Capet
d. 996 (b. 938)
Hugh Capet, French king (b. 938)
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Jocelin of Soissons
d. 1152
Jocelin of Soissons, French theologian, philosopher and composer
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William IV, Count of Nevers
d. 1168
William IV, Count of Nevers (b.c. 1130)
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Qutuz
d. 1260
Qutuz, Egyptian sultan
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Valdemar IV of Denmark
d. 1375 (b. 1320)
Valdemar IV of Denmark (b. 1320)
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Jane Seymour
d. 1537 (b. 1508)
Jane Seymour, English wife of Henry VIII of England (b. 1508)
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Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby
d. 1572 (b. 1508)
Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (b. 1508)
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Tycho Brahe
d. 1601 (b. 1546)
Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and chemist (d. 1601)
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Jean Titelouze
d. 1633
Jean Titelouze, French organist and composer (b. 1562/3)
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Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey
d. 1642 (b. 1582)
Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey (d. 1642)
Pierre Gassendi
d. 1655 (b. 1592)
Pierre Gassendi, French priest, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1592)
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William Prynne
d. 1669 (b. 1600)
William Prynne, English lawyer and author (b. 1600)
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John Webb (architect)
d. 1672 (b. 1611)
John Webb, English architect and scholar (b. 1611)
Alessandro Scarlatti
d. 1725 (b. 1660)
Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1660)
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Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
d. 1799 (b. 1739)
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1799)
Elias Boudinot
d. 1821 (b. 1740)
Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)
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Israel Bissell
d. 1824 (b. 1752)
Israel Bissell, American patriot post rider during American Revolutionary War (b. 1752)
Daniel Webster
d. 1852 (b. 1782)
Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (b. 1782)
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Raffaello Carboni
d. 1875 (b. 1817)
Raffaello Carboni, Italian-Australian author and poet (b. 1817)
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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
d. 1898 (b. 1824)
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (d. 1898)
Désiré Charnay
d. 1915 (b. 1828)
Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (b. 1828)
James Carroll Beckwith
d. 1917 (b. 1852)
James Carroll Beckwith, American painter and academic (b. 1852)
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George Cadbury
d. 1922 (b. 1839)
George Cadbury, English businessman (b. 1839)
Dutch Schultz
d. 1935 (b. 1902)
Dutch Schultz, American mob boss (b. 1902)
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Nils Wahlbom
d. 1937 (b. 1886)
Nils Wahlbom, Swedish actor (b. 1886)
Ernst Barlach
d. 1938 (b. 1870)
Ernst Barlach, German sculptor and playwright (b. 1870)
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau
d. 1943 (b. 1912)
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (b. 1912)
Louis Renault (industrialist)
d. 1944 (b. 1877)
Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded the Renault Company (b. 1877)
Vidkun Quisling
d. 1945 (b. 1887)
Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian soldier and politician, Minister President of Norway (b. 1887)
Franz Lehár
d. 1948 (b. 1870)
Franz Lehár, Austrian-Hungarian composer (b. 1870)
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Frederic L. Paxson
d. 1948 (b. 1877)
Frederic L. Paxson, American historian and author (b. 1877)
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G. E. Moore
d. 1958 (b. 1873)
G. E. Moore, English philosopher and academic (b. 1873)
Yevgeny Ostashev
d. 1960 (b. 1924)
Yevgeny Ostashev, the test pilot of rocket, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, Lenin prize winner, Candidate of Technical Sciences (b. 1924)
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Toni Kinshofer
d. 1964 (b. 1931)
Toni Kinshofer, German mountaineer (b. 1931)
Hans Meerwein
d. 1965 (b. 1879)
Hans Meerwein, German chemist (b. 1879)
Sofya Yanovskaya
d. 1966 (b. 1896)
Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian (b. 1896)
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Behçet Kemal Çağlar
d. 1969 (b. 1908)
Behçet Kemal Çağlar, Turkish poet and politician (b. 1908)
Richard Hofstadter
d. 1970 (b. 1916)
Richard Hofstadter, American historian and author (b. 1916)
Carl Ruggles
d. 1971 (b. 1876)
Carl Ruggles, American composer (b. 1876)
Jo Siffert
d. 1971 (b. 1936)
Jo Siffert, Swiss race car driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1936)
Jackie Robinson
d. 1972 (b. 1919)
Jackie Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1919)
Claire Windsor
d. 1972 (b. 1892)
Claire Windsor, American actress (b. 1897)
David Oistrakh
d. 1974 (b. 1908)
David Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist (b. 1908)
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İsmail Erez
d. 1975 (b. 1919)
İsmail Erez, Turkish lawyer and diplomat, Turkish Ambassador to France (b. 1919)
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Zdzisław Żygulski (senior)
d. 1975 (b. 1888)
Zdzisław Żygulski, Polish historian, author, and academic (b. 1888)
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Carlo Abarth
d. 1979 (b. 1908)
Carlo Abarth, Italian engineer and businessman, founded Abarth (d. 1979)
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Jiang Wen-Ye
d. 1983 (b. 1910)
Jiang Wen-Ye, Taiwanese composer and educator (b. 1910)
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Richie Evans
d. 1985 (b. 1941)
Richie Evans, American race car driver (b. 1941)
Maurice Roy
d. 1985 (b. 1905)
Maurice Roy, Canadian cardinal (b. 1905)
Jerzy Kukuczka
d. 1989 (b. 1948)
Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer (b. 1948)
Gene Roddenberry
d. 1991 (b. 1921)
Gene Roddenberry, American captain, screenwriter, and producer, created Star Trek (b. 1921)
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Ismat Chughtai
d. 1991 (b. 1915)
Ismat Chughtai, Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1915)
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Laurie Colwin
d. 1992 (b. 1944)
Laurie Colwin, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1944)
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Heinz Kubsch
d. 1993 (b. 1930)
Heinz Kubsch, German footballer (b. 1930)
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Yannis Hotzeas
d. 1994 (b. 1930)
Yannis Hotzeas, Greek theoretician and author (b. 1930)
Raúl Juliá
d. 1994 (b. 1940)
Raúl Juliá, Puerto Rican-American actor and singer (b. 1940)
Don Messick
d. 1997 (b. 1926)
Don Messick, American voice actor and singer (b. 1926)
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Berthe Qvistgaard
d. 1999 (b. 1910)
Berthe Qvistgaard, Danish actress (b. 1910)
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Kathleen Ankers
d. 2001 (b. 1919)
Kathleen Ankers, American actress and set designer (b. 1919)
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Wolf Rüdiger Hess
d. 2001 (b. 1937)
Wolf Rüdiger Hess, German author and critic (b. 1937)
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Jaromil Jireš
d. 2001 (b. 1935)
Jaromil Jireš, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2001)
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Winton M. Blount
d. 2002 (b. 1921)
Winton M. Blount, American soldier and politician, 59th United States Postmaster General (b. 1921)
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Hernán Gaviria
d. 2002 (b. 1969)
Hernán Gaviria, Colombian footballer (b. 1969)
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Harry Hay
d. 2002 (b. 1912)
Harry Hay, English-American activist, co-founded the Mattachine Society and Radical Faeries (b. 1912)
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Peggy Moran
d. 2002 (b. 1918)
Peggy Moran, American actress and singer (b. 1918)
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Randy Dorton
d. 2004 (b. 1954)
Randy Dorton, American engineer (b. 1954)
Ricky Hendrick
d. 2004 (b. 1980)
Ricky Hendrick, American race car driver and businessman (b. 1980)
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James Aloysius Hickey
d. 2004 (b. 1920)
James Aloysius Hickey, American cardinal (b. 1920)
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Maaja Ranniku
d. 2004 (b. 1941)
Maaja Ranniku, Estonian chess player (b. 1941)
Joy Clements
d. 2005 (b. 1932)
Joy Clements, American soprano and actress (b. 1932)
José Azcona del Hoyo
d. 2005 (b. 1927)
José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran businessman and politician, President of Honduras (b. 1926)
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Mokarrameh Ghanbari
d. 2005 (b. 1928)
Mokarrameh Ghanbari, Iranian painter (b. 1928)
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Immanuel C. Y. Hsu
d. 2005 (b. 1923)
Immanuel C. Y. Hsu, Chinese sinologist and scholar (b. 1923)
Rosa Parks
d. 2005 (b. 1913)
Rosa Parks, American activist (b. 1913)
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Robert Sloman
d. 2005 (b. 1926)
Robert Sloman, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)
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Enolia McMillan
d. 2006 (b. 1904)
Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist (b. 1904)
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William Montgomery Watt
d. 2006 (b. 1909)
William Montgomery Watt, Scottish historian and scholar (b. 1909)
Petr Eben
d. 2007 (b. 1929)
Petr Eben, Czech organist and composer (b. 1929)
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Ian Middleton
d. 2007 (b. 1928)
Ian Middleton, New Zealand author (b. 1928)
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Alisher Saipov
d. 2007 (b. 1981)
Alisher Saipov, Kyrgyzstan journalist (b. 1981)
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Anne Weale
d. 2007 (b. 1929)
Anne Weale, English journalist and author (b. 1929)
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Moshe Cotel
d. 2008 (b. 1943)
Moshe Cotel, American pianist and composer (b. 1943)
Mike Esposito (comics)
d. 2010 (b. 1927)
Mike Esposito, American author and illustrator (b. 1927)
Lamont Johnson
d. 2010 (b. 1922)
Lamont Johnson, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1922)
Joseph Stein
d. 2010 (b. 1912)
Joseph Stein, American author and playwright (b. 1912)
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Sansan Chien
d. 2011 (b. 1967)
Sansan Chien, Taiwanese composer and educator (b. 1967)
John McCarthy (computer scientist)
d. 2011 (b. 1927)
John McCarthy, American computer scientist and academic, developed the Lisp programming language (b. 1927)
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Peggy Ahern
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Peggy Ahern, American actress (b. 1917)
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Anita Björk
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Anita Björk, Swedish actress (b. 1923)
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Jeff Blatnick
d. 2012 (b. 1957)
Jeff Blatnick, American wrestler and sportscaster (b. 1957)
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Bill Dees
d. 2012 (b. 1939)
Bill Dees, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
Margaret Osborne duPont
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Margaret Osborne duPont, American tennis player (b. 1918)
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Antonia Bird
d. 2013 (b. 1951)
Antonia Bird, English director and producer (b. 1951)
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Brooke Greenberg
d. 2013 (b. 1993)
Brooke Greenberg, American girl with a rare genetic disorder (b. 1993)
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Ana Bertha Lepe
d. 2013 (b. 1934)
Ana Bertha Lepe, Mexican model and actress (b. 1934)
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Lew Mayne
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
Lew Mayne, American football player and coach (b. 1920)
Frank Perconte
d. 2013 (b. 1917)
Frank Perconte American soldier b. 1917)
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Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
d. 2014 (b. 1980)
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, South African runner (b. 1980)
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S. S. Rajendran
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
S. S. Rajendran, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)
Marcia Strassman
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
Marcia Strassman, American actress and singer (b. 1948)
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Alvin Wiederspahn
d. 2014 (b. 1949)
Alvin Wiederspahn, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
Michael Beetham
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Michael Beetham, English commander and pilot (b. 1923)
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Alvin Bronstein
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Alvin Bronstein, American lawyer and academic (b. 1928)
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Margarita Khemlin
d. 2015 (b. 1960)
Margarita Khemlin, Ukrainian-Russian author and critic (b. 1960)
Ján Chryzostom Korec
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Ján Chryzostom Korec, Slovak cardinal (b. 1924)
Maureen O'Hara
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
Maureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer (b. 1920)
Bobby Vee
d. 2016 (b. 1943)
Bobby Vee, American pop singer (b. 1943)
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Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
d. 2016 (b. 1927)
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Uruguay (d. 2016)
Fats Domino
d. 2017 (b. 1928)
Fats Domino, American pianist and singer-songwriter (b. 1928)
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Robert Guillaume
d. 2017 (b. 1927)
Robert Guillaume, American actor and singer (d. 2017)