People who died on October 7 96
Pope Mark
d. 336
Pope Mark
Emperor Montoku
d. 858 (b. 826)
Montoku, Japanese emperor (b. 826)
Charles the Simple
d. 929 (b. 879)
Charles the Simple, French king (b. 879)
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Empress Li (Later Jin)
d. 950
Li, Chinese empress consort
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Emperor Shizong of Liao
d. 951 (b. 919)
Shi Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (b. 919)
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Empress Dowager Xiao (Shizong)
d. 951
Xiao, Chinese Khitan empress dowager
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Empress Zhen (Liao dynasty)
d. 951
Zhen, Chinese Khitan empress consort
Emperor Juntoku
d. 1242 (b. 1197)
Juntoku, Japanese emperor (b. 1197)
Ezzelino III da Romano
d. 1259
Ezzelino III da Romano, Italian ruler
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Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormonde
d. 1363 (b. 1304)
Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormonde (b. 1304)
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
d. 1368 (b. 1338)
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Belgian-English politician (b. 1338)
Jean Poton de Xaintrailles
d. 1461
Jean Poton de Xaintrailles, follower of Joan of Arc (b. c. 1390)
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta
d. 1468 (b. 1417)
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, lord of Rimini (b. 1417)
Cristóbal de Morales
d. 1553 (b. 1500)
Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (b. 1500)
Sufi Ali Pasha
d. 1571
Sufi Ali Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, Ottoman Governor of Egypt
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
d. 1571 (b. 1511)
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Danish queen consort of Christian III of Denmark (b. 1511)
George Gascoigne
d. 1577 (b. 1535)
George Gascoigne, English soldier, courtier, and poet (b. 1535)
Giovanni Battista Guarini
d. 1612 (b. 1538)
Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian poet, playwright, and diplomat (b. 1538)
Stanisław Żółkiewski
d. 1620 (b. 1547)
Stanisław Żółkiewski, Polish-Lithuanian commander (b. 1547)
Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy
d. 1637 (b. 1587)
Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1587)
Jacques Sirmond
d. 1651 (b. 1559)
Jacques Sirmond, French scholar (b. 1559)
Fausto Poli
d. 1653 (b. 1581)
Fausto Poli, Italian cardinal (b. 1581)
Guru Gobind Singh
d. 1708 (b. 1666)
Guru Gobind Singh, Indian 10th Sikh guru (b. 1666)
John Woolman
d. 1772 (b. 1720)
John Woolman, American preacher and abolitionist (b. 1720)
Henry Muhlenberg
d. 1787 (b. 1711)
Henry Muhlenberg, German-American pastor and missionary (b. 1711)
George Mason
d. 1792 (b. 1725)
George Mason, American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire
d. 1793 (b. 1718)
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician, President of the Board of Trade (b. 1718)
Thomas Reid
d. 1796 (b. 1710)
Thomas Reid, Scottish mathematician and philosopher (b. 1710)
Edgar Allan Poe
d. 1849 (b. 1809)
Edgar Allan Poe, American short story witer, poet, and critic (b. 1809)
Bernard Petitjean
d. 1884 (b. 1829)
Bernard Petitjean, French Roman Catholic missionary to Japan (b. 1829)
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
d. 1894 (b. 1809)
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician, author, and poet (b. 1809)
Rudolf Lipschitz
d. 1903 (b. 1832)
Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)
Isabella Bird
d. 1904 (b. 1831)
Isabella Bird, English historian and explorer (b. 1831)
Honoré Beaugrand
d. 1906 (b. 1848)
Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, 18th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1848)
John Hughlings Jackson
d. 1911 (b. 1835)
John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist and physician (b. 1835)
Alfred Deakin
d. 1919 (b. 1856)
Alfred Deakin, Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1856)
Christy Mathewson
d. 1925 (b. 1880)
Christy Mathewson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
Emil Kraepelin
d. 1926 (b. 1856)
Emil Kraepelin, German psychologist and academic (b. 1856)
Alexander Peacock
d. 1933 (b. 1861)
Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
Harvey Williams Cushing
d. 1939 (b. 1869)
Harvey Williams Cushing, American neurosurgeon and academic (b. 1869)
Radclyffe Hall
d. 1943 (b. 1880)
Radclyffe Hall, English author and poet (b. 1880)
Helmut Lent
d. 1944 (b. 1918)
Helmut Lent, German colonel and pilot (b. 1918)
Willis Carrier
d. 1950 (b. 1876)
Willis Haviland Carrier, American engineer (b. 1876)
Anton Philips
d. 1951 (b. 1874)
Anton Philips, Dutch businessman, co-founded Philips (b. 1874)
Clarence Birdseye
d. 1956 (b. 1886)
Clarence Birdseye, American businessman, founded Birds Eye (b. 1886)
Mario Lanza
d. 1959 (b. 1921)
Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (b. 1921)
Grigoris Asikis
d. 1966 (b. 1890)
Grigoris Asikis, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1890)
Norman Angell
d. 1967 (b. 1872)
Norman Angell, English journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1872)
Léon Scieur
d. 1969 (b. 1888)
Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (b. 1888)
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Alphonse-Marie Parent
d. 1970 (b. 1906)
Alphonse-Marie Parent, Canadian priest and academic (b. 1906)
1927
d. 1983 (b. 1927)
George O. Abell, American astronomer, professor at UCLA, science popularizer, and skeptic (b. 1927)
Cemal Reşit Rey
d. 1985 (b. 1904)
Cemal Reşit Rey, Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1904)
Beatrice Hutton
d. 1990 (b. 1893)
Beatrice Hutton, Australian architect (b. 1893)
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Harry W. Brown (pilot)
d. 1991 (b. 1921)
Harry W. Brown, American colonel and pilot (b. 1921)
Leo Durocher
d. 1991 (b. 1905)
Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (b. 1905)
Darren Millane
d. 1991 (b. 1965)
Darren Millane, Australian footballer (b. 1965)
Allan Bloom
d. 1992 (b. 1930)
Allan Bloom, American philosopher and educator (b. 1930)
Babu Karam Singh Bal
d. 1992 (b. 1927)
Babu Karam Singh Bal, Indian businessman and politician (b.1927)
Cyril Cusack
d. 1993 (b. 1910)
Cyril Cusack, South African-born Irish actor (b. 1910)
Niels Kaj Jerne
d. 1994 (b. 1911)
Niels Kaj Jerne, Danish-English physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
Ivan Hutchinson
d. 1995 (b. 1928)
Ivan Hutchinson, Australian film critic and author (b. 1928)
Olga Taussky-Todd
d. 1995 (b. 1906)
Olga Taussky-Todd, Austrian-Czech-American mathematician, attendant of the Vienna Circle (b. 1906)
Lou Lichtveld
d. 1996 (b. 1903)
Lou Lichtveld, Surinamese-Dutch author, playwright, and politician (b. 1903)
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Cees de Vreugd
d. 1998 (b. 1952)
Cees de Vreugd, Dutch strongman and weightlifter (b. 1952)
Herblock
d. 2001 (b. 1909)
Herblock, American cartoonist and author (b. 1909)
Chris Adams (wrestler)
d. 2001 (b. 1955)
Christopher Adams, English-American wrestler and trainer (b. 1955)
Roger Gaudry
d. 2001 (b. 1913)
Roger Gaudry, Canadian chemist and businessman (b. 1913)
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Pierangelo Bertoli
d. 2002 (b. 1942)
Pierangelo Bertoli, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
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Izzy Asper
d. 2003 (b. 1932)
Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
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Arthur Berger (composer)
d. 2003 (b. 1912)
Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (b. 1912)
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Tony Lanfranchi
d. 2004 (b. 1935)
Tony Lanfranchi, English race car driver (b. 1935)
Julen Goikoetxea
d. 2006 (b. 1985)
Julen Goikoetxea, Spanish cyclist (b. 1985)
Anna Politkovskaya
d. 2006 (b. 1958)
Anna Politkovskaya, American-Russian journalist and activist (b. 1958)
Norifumi Abe
d. 2007 (b. 1975)
Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle racer (b. 1975)
George E. Sangmeister
d. 2007 (b. 1931)
George E. Sangmeister, American lawyer and politician (b. 1931)
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Irving Penn
d. 2009 (b. 1917)
Irving Penn, American photographer (b. 1917)
T Lavitz
d. 2010 (b. 1956)
T Lavitz, American keyboard player, composer, and producer (b. 1956)
Milka Planinc
d. 2010 (b. 1924)
Milka Planinc, Croatian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1924)
Ramiz Alia
d. 2011 (b. 1925)
Ramiz Alia, Albanian politician, 1st President of Albania (b. 1925)
Andrew Laszlo
d. 2011 (b. 1926)
Andrew Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1926)
Mervyn M. Dymally
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Mervyn M. Dymally, Trinidadian-American politician, 41st Lieutenant Governor of California (b. 1926)
Ivo Michiels
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Ivo Michiels, Belgian-French author and poet (b. 1923)
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Wiley Reed
d. 2012 (b. 1944)
Wiley Reed, American-Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944)
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Mick Buckley
d. 2013 (b. 1953)
Mick Buckley, English footballer (b. 1953)
Patrice Chéreau
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
David E. Jeremiah
d. 2013 (b. 1934)
David E. Jeremiah, American admiral (b. 1934)
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Leandro Mendoza
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Leandro Mendoza, Filipino police officer and politician, 36th Executive Secretary of the Philippines (b. 1946)
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Joe Rogers
d. 2013 (b. 1964)
Joe Rogers, American lawyer and politician, 45th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado (b. 1964)
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Nika Kiladze
d. 2014 (b. 1988)
Nika Kiladze, Georgian footballer (b. 1988)
Siegfried Lenz
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (b. 1926)
Iva Withers
d. 2014 (b. 1917)
Iva Withers, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1917)
Harry Gallatin
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (b. 1927)
Hossein Hamadani
d. 2015 (b. 1951)
Hossein Hamadani, Iranian general (b. 1951)
W. R. Mitchell
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
W. R. Mitchell, English journalist and author (b. 1928)
Jurelang Zedkaia
d. 2015 (b. 1950)
Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands (b. 1950)
Ross Higgins
d. 2016 (b. 1931)
Ross Higgins, Australian actor, comedian (b. 1930)