People who died on October 31 97
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Al-Muqtadir
d. 932 (b. 895)
Al-Muqtadir, Arab caliph (b. 895)
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Wolfgang of Regensburg
d. 994 (b. 934)
Wolfgang of Regensburg, German bishop and saint (b. 934)
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Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester
d. 1147 (b. 1100)
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, son of Henry I of England (b. 1100)
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Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile
d. 1214 (b. 1162)
Eleanor of England, queen of Castile (b. 1163)
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Ricold of Monte Croce
d. 1320 (b. 1242)
Ricold of Monte Croce, Italian Dominican missionary (b. 1242)
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Marie of Évreux
d. 1335 (b. 1303)
Marie of Évreux, French noblewoman (b. 1303)
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John VIII Palaiologos
d. 1448 (b. 1390)
John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1390)
Fra Bartolomeo
d. 1517 (b. 1472)
Fra Bartolomeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)
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Cornelis Jol
d. 1641 (b. 1597)
Cornelis Jol, Dutch admiral (b. 1597)
John Bradshaw (judge)
d. 1659 (b. 1602)
John Bradshaw, English lawyer and judge, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1602)
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Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
d. 1661 (b. 1575)
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 109th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1575)
Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
d. 1723 (b. 1642)
Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1642)
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Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
d. 1732 (b. 1666)
Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (b. 1666)
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg
d. 1733 (b. 1676)
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)
Leonardo Leo
d. 1744 (b. 1694)
Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (b. 1694)
Francesco Maria Veracini
d. 1768 (b. 1690)
Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1690)
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Utamaro
d. 1806
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese artist and printmaker (b. ca. 1753)
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Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
d. 1860 (b. 1775)
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1860)
Charles A. Wickliffe
d. 1869 (b. 1788)
Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1788)
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Jacob Abbott
d. 1879 (b. 1803)
Jacob Abbott, American author (d. 1879)
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Joseph Hooker
d. 1879 (b. 1814)
Joseph Hooker, American general (d. 1879)
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Marie Bashkirtseff
d. 1884 (b. 1858)
Marie Bashkirtseff, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1858)
Bryan O'Loghlen
d. 1905 (b. 1828)
Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (b. 1828)
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William Evans-Gordon
d. 1913 (b. 1857)
William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (b. 1857)
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Charles Taze Russell
d. 1916 (b. 1852)
Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852)
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Huang Xing
d. 1916 (b. 1874)
Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (b. 1874)
Egon Schiele
d. 1918 (b. 1890)
Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890)
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Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator)
d. 1920 (b. 1854)
Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian journalist and businessman, co-founded Desjardins Group (d. 1920)
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Max Linder
d. 1925 (b. 1883)
Max Linder, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1925)
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Mikhail Frunze
d. 1925 (b. 1885)
Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (b. 1885)
Harry Houdini
d. 1926 (b. 1874)
Harry Houdini, American magician and stuntman (b. 1874)
António José de Almeida
d. 1929 (b. 1866)
António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (b. 1866)
Norman Pritchard
d. 1929 (b. 1877)
Norman Pritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor (b. 1877)
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Octave Uzanne
d. 1931 (b. 1851)
Octave Uzanne, French journalist and author (b. 1851)
Otto Rank
d. 1939 (b. 1884)
Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (b. 1884)
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Chit Hlaing
d. 1952 (b. 1879)
Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
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Jean Cabannes
d. 1959 (b. 1885)
Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (b. 1885)
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H. L. Davis
d. 1960 (b. 1894)
H. L. Davis, American author and poet (b. 1894)
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Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion
d. 1962 (b. 1877)
Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion, French astronomer (b. 1877)
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Mesut Cemil
d. 1963 (b. 1902)
Mesut Cemil, Turkish cellist and composer (b. 1902)
Bill Durnan
d. 1972 (b. 1916)
Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1916)
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Malek Bennabi
d. 1973 (b. 1905)
Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher and author (b. 1905)
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C. B. Colby
d. 1977 (b. 1904)
C. B. Colby, American author and illustrator (b. 1904)
Jan Werich
d. 1980 (b. 1905)
Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (b. 1905)
George Halas
d. 1983 (b. 1895)
George Halas, American football player and coach (b. 1895)
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Sharof Rashidov
d. 1983 (b. 1917)
Sharof Rashidov, Uzbek politician, candidate member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 1983)
Eduardo De Filippo
d. 1984 (b. 1900)
Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
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Indira Gandhi
d. 1984 (b. 1917)
Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India (d. 1984)
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Nikos Engonopoulos
d. 1985 (b. 1907)
Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (b. 1907)
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Poul Reichhardt
d. 1985 (b. 1913)
Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (b. 1913)
Robert S. Mulliken
d. 1986 (b. 1896)
Robert S. Mulliken, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)
John Houseman
d. 1988 (b. 1902)
John Houseman, Romanian-born American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
Alfred Pellan
d. 1988 (b. 1906)
Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and academic (b. 1906)
Joseph Papp
d. 1991 (b. 1921)
Joseph Papp, American stage director and producer (b. 1921)
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Gary Rippingale
d. 1992 (b. 1974)
Gary Rippingale, English ice hockey player (b. 1974)
Federico Fellini
d. 1993 (b. 1920)
Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1920)
River Phoenix
d. 1993 (b. 1970)
River Phoenix, American actor and singer (b. 1970)
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Rosalind Cash
d. 1995 (b. 1938)
Rosalind Cash, American singer and actress (d. 1995)
Marcel Carné
d. 1996 (b. 1906)
Marcel Carné, French director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
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Elmer Vasko
d. 1998 (b. 1935)
Elmer Vasko, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero
d. 1998 (b. 1926)
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, Spanish nun and saint (Roman Catholic Church) (b. 1926)
Greg Moore (racing driver)
d. 1999 (b. 1975)
Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (b. 1975)
Ring Lardner, Jr.
d. 2000 (b. 1915)
Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1915)
Kazuki Watanabe (musician)
d. 2000 (b. 1981)
Kazuki Watanabe, Japanese songwriter and guitarist (b. 1981)
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Régine Cavagnoud
d. 2001 (b. 1970)
Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (b. 1970)
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Lionel Poilâne
d. 2002 (b. 1945)
Lionel Poilâne, French banker and businessman (b. 1945)
Michail Stasinopoulos
d. 2002 (b. 1903)
Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, President of Greece (b. 1903)
Raf Vallone
d. 2002 (b. 1916)
Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (b. 1916)
Richard Neustadt
d. 2003 (b. 1919)
Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and historian (b. 1919)
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Hal Anger
d. 2005 (b. 1920)
Hal Anger, American biophysicist and engineer (b. 1920)
P. W. Botha
d. 2006 (b. 1916)
P. W. Botha, South African soldier and politician, State President of South Africa (b. 1916)
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Peter Fryer
d. 2006 (b. 1927)
Peter Fryer, English journalist and author (b. 1927)
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Amrita Pritam
d. 2006 (b. 1919)
Amrita Pritam, Pakistani-Indian author and poet (b. 1919)
Ray Gravell
d. 2007 (b. 1951)
Ray Gravell, Welsh rugby player, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1951)
Erdal İnönü
d. 2007 (b. 1926)
Erdal İnönü, Turkish physicist and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1926)
Studs Terkel
d. 2008 (b. 1912)
Studs Terkel, American historian and author (b. 1912)
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Mustafa Mahmud
d. 2009 (b. 1921)
Mustafa Mahmud, Egyptian physician and author (b. 1921)
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Tom Wheatcroft
d. 2009 (b. 1922)
Tom Wheatcroft, English businessman, founded the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition (b. 1922)
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Qian Xuesen
d. 2009 (b. 1911)
Qian Xuesen, Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (d. 2009)
Ted Sorensen
d. 2010 (b. 1928)
Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (b. 1928)
Flórián Albert
d. 2011 (b. 1941)
Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1941)
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Roberto Lippi
d. 2011 (b. 1926)
Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (d. 1926)
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Gae Aulenti
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Gae Aulenti, Italian architect and designer (b. 1927)
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John Fitch (racing driver)
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1917)
John H. Reed
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
John H. Reed, American soldier and politician, 67th Governor of Maine (b. 1921)
Chris Chase
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Chris Chase, American actress and author (b. 1924)
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Gérard de Villiers
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Gérard de Villiers, French journalist and author (b. 1929)
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Trevor Kletz
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Trevor Kletz, English chemist and author (b. 1922)
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Johnny Kucks
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Johnny Kucks, American baseball player (b. 1933)
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Andres Narvasa
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 2013)
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Bobby Parker (guitarist)
d. 2013 (b. 1937)
Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
David Manker Abshire
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (b. 1926)
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Michael Alsbury
d. 2014 (b. 1975)
Michael Alsbury, American engineer and pilot (b. 1975)
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John Forzani
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
John Forzani, Canadian football player and businessman (b. 1947)
Brad Halsey
d. 2014 (b. 1981)
Brad Halsey, American baseball player (b. 1981)
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Hitoshi Motoshima
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Hitoshi Motoshima, Japanese educator and politician (b. 1922)
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Gus Savage
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Gus Savage, American businessman and politician (b. 1925)