People who died on October 8 99
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
d. 705 (b. 646)
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Muslim caliph (b. 646)
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Pilgrim I (archbishop of Salzburg)
d. 923
Pilgrim I, archbishop of Salzburg
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Empress Xiao Sagezhi
d. 951
Xiao Sagezhi, Chinese Khitan empress
Helen of Zadar
d. 976
Helen of Zadar, queen consort of the Kingdom of Croatia
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Constance of Greater Poland
d. 1281
Princess Constance of Greater Poland (b. c.1245)
John I, Duke of Brittany
d. 1286 (b. 1217)
John I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)
Emperor Fushimi
d. 1317 (b. 1265)
Emperor Fushimi of Japan (b. 1265)
Cola di Rienzo
d. 1354
Cola di Rienzo, Roman tribune (b. c.1313)
John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp
d. 1361
John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut
d. 1436 (b. 1401)
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (b. 1401)
Filippo Lippi
d. 1469 (b. 1406)
Filippo Lippi, artist (b. 1406)
Ishikawa Goemon
d. 1594 (b. 1558)
Ishikawa Goemon, ninja and thief of Japan (b. 1558)
Antoine de Montchrestien
d. 1621 (b. 1575)
Antoine de Montchrestien, French soldier, playwright, and economist (b. 1575)
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus
d. 1647 (b. 1562)
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer and mathematician (b. 1562)
John Greaves
d. 1652 (b. 1602)
John Greaves, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1602)
John George I, Elector of Saxony
d. 1656 (b. 1585)
John George I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1585)
Jean de Quen
d. 1659 (b. 1603)
Jean de Quen, French missionary, priest, and historian (b. 1603)
Yongzheng Emperor
d. 1735 (b. 1678)
Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)
Henry Fielding
d. 1754 (b. 1707)
Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (b. 1707)
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville
d. 1772 (b. 1711)
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (b. 1711)
John Hancock
d. 1793 (b. 1737)
John Hancock, American merchant and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1737)
Andrew Kippis
d. 1795 (b. 1725)
Andrew Kippis, English minister and author (b. 1725)
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Emmanuele Vitale
d. 1802 (b. 1758)
Emmanuele Vitale, Maltese general and politician (b. 1758)
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Thomas Cochran (judge)
d. 1804 (b. 1777)
Thomas Cochran, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1777)
James Elphinston
d. 1809 (b. 1721)
James Elphinston, Scottish orthographer, phonologist, and linguist (b. 1721)
François-Adrien Boieldieu
d. 1834 (b. 1775)
François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (b. 1775)
Franklin Pierce
d. 1869 (b. 1804)
Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (b. 1804)
Miguel Grau Seminario
d. 1879 (b. 1834)
Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian admiral (b. 1834)
Austin F. Pike
d. 1886 (b. 1819)
Austin F. Pike, American lawyer and politician (b. 1819)
Alexei Savrasov
d. 1897 (b. 1830)
Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (b. 1830)
Larry Semon
d. 1928 (b. 1889)
Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
John Monash
d. 1931 (b. 1865)
John Monash, Australian general and engineer (b. 1865)
Premchand
d. 1936 (b. 1880)
Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1880)
Red Ames
d. 1936 (b. 1882)
Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
Ahmet Tevfik Pasha
d. 1936 (b. 1845)
Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman politician, 292nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1845)
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William Henry Stark
d. 1936 (b. 1851)
William Henry Stark, American businessman (b. 1851)
Sergey Chaplygin
d. 1942 (b. 1869)
Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1869)
Wendell Willkie
d. 1944 (b. 1892)
Wendell Willkie, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1892)
Felix Salten
d. 1945 (b. 1869)
Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (b. 1869)
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Joe Adams (baseball)
d. 1952 (b. 1877)
Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1877)
Nigel Bruce
d. 1953 (b. 1895)
Nigel Bruce, British actor (b. 1895)
Kathleen Ferrier
d. 1953 (b. 1912)
Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (b. 1912)
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Iry LeJeune
d. 1955 (b. 1928)
Iry LeJeune, American accordion player (b. 1928)
Ran Bosilek
d. 1958 (b. 1886)
Ran Bosilek, Bulgarian author and translator (b. 1886)
Solomon Linda
d. 1962 (b. 1909)
Solomon Linda, South African singer-songwriter (b. 1909)
Remedios Varo
d. 1963 (b. 1908)
Remedios Varo, Spanish-Mexican painter (b. 1908)
Clement Attlee
d. 1967 (b. 1883)
Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1883)
Jean Giono
d. 1970 (b. 1895)
Jean Giono, French author and poet (b. 1895)
Gabriel Marcel
d. 1973 (b. 1889)
Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher, playwright, and critic (b. 1889)
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Giorgos Papasideris
d. 1977 (b. 1902)
Giorgos Papasideris, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1902)
Bertha Parker Pallan
d. 1978 (b. 1907)
Bertha Parker Pallan, American archaeologist (b. 1907)
Brian Edmund Baker
d. 1979 (b. 1896)
Brian Edmund Baker, English air marshal (b. 1896)
Jayaprakash Narayan
d. 1979 (b. 1902)
Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian activist and politician (d. 1979)
Fernando Lamas
d. 1982 (b. 1915)
Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor and director (b. 1915)
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker
d. 1982 (b. 1889)
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, English runner and politician, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
Joan Hackett
d. 1983 (b. 1934)
Joan Hackett, American actress (b. 1934)
Malcolm Ross (balloonist)
d. 1985 (b. 1919)
Malcolm Ross, American captain, physicist, and balloonist (b. 1919)
Gordon Welchman
d. 1985 (b. 1906)
Gordon Welchman, English-American mathematician and scholar (b. 1906)
Konstantinos Tsatsos
d. 1987 (b. 1899)
Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek scholar and politician, 2nd President of Greece (b. 1899)
Willy Brandt
d. 1992 (b. 1913)
Willy Brandt, German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
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Oscar M. Ruebhausen
d. 1994 (b. 1912)
Oscar M. Ruebhausen, American lawyer (b. 1912)
Christopher Keene
d. 1995 (b. 1946)
Christopher Keene, American conductor and educator (b. 1946)
Bertrand Goldberg
d. 1997 (b. 1913)
Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City Building (b. 1913)
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John McLendon
d. 1999 (b. 1915)
John McLendon, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
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Charlotte Lamb
d. 2000 (b. 1937)
Charlotte Lamb, English author (b. 1937)
Dmitry Polyansky
d. 2001 (b. 1917)
Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1917)
Phyllis Calvert
d. 2002 (b. 1915)
Phyllis Calvert, English actress (b. 1915)
Jacques Richard
d. 2002 (b. 1952)
Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1952)
James Chace
d. 2004 (b. 1931)
James Chace, American historian and author (b. 1931)
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Mark Porter (racing driver)
d. 2006 (b. 1974)
Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1974)
Constantine Andreou
d. 2007 (b. 1917)
Constantine Andreou, Greek painter and sculptor (b. 1917)
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Ângelo Carvalho
d. 2008 (b. 1925)
Ângelo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer (b. 1925)
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Bob Friend (newscaster)
d. 2008 (b. 1938)
Bob Friend, English journalist (b. 1938)
Eileen Herlie
d. 2008 (b. 1918)
Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (b. 1918)
George Emil Palade
d. 2008 (b. 1912)
George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
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Frank Bourgholtzer
d. 2010 (b. 1919)
Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (b. 1919)
Al Davis
d. 2011 (b. 1929)
Al Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)
Mikey Welsh
d. 2011 (b. 1971)
Mikey Welsh, American guitarist and painter (b. 1971)
Roger Williams (pianist)
d. 2011 (b. 1924)
Roger Williams, American pianist (b. 1924)
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Varsha Bhosle
d. 2012 (b. 1956)
Varsha Bhosle, Indian singer and journalist (b. 1956)
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Marilou Diaz-Abaya
d. 2012 (b. 1955)
Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)
Eric Lomax
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Eric Lomax, Scottish captain and author (b. 1919)
Nawal Kishore Sharma
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Nawal Kishore Sharma, Indian politician, 20th Governor of Gujarat (b. 1925)
Philip Chevron
d. 2013 (b. 1957)
Philip Chevron, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1957)
Paul Desmarais
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1927)
Rod Grams
d. 2013 (b. 1948)
Rod Grams, American journalist and politician (b. 1948)
Rodolphe Kasser
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Rodolphe Kasser, Swiss archaeologist and philologist (b. 1927)
Andy Pafko
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (b. 1921)
Akong Rinpoche
d. 2013 (b. 1939)
Akong Rinpoche, Tibetan-Chinese spiritual leader (b. 1939)
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Morris Lurie
d. 2014 (b. 1938)
Morris Lurie, Australian author and playwright (b. 1938)
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Alden E. Matthews
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Alden E. Matthews, American missionary (b. 1921)
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Harden M. McConnell
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Harden M. McConnell, American chemist and academic (b. 1927)
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Zilpha Keatley Snyder, American author (b. 1927)
Jeen van den Berg
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Jeen van den Berg, Dutch speed skater (b. 1928)
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Richard Davies (actor)
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Richard Davies, Welsh-English actor (b. 1926)
Jim Diamond (singer)
d. 2015 (b. 1951)
Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1951)
Dennis Eichhorn
d. 2015 (b. 1945)
Dennis Eichhorn, American author and illustrator (b. 1945)
Lindy Infante
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Lindy Infante, American football player and coach (b. 1940)
Paul Prudhomme
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Paul Prudhomme, American chef and author (b. 1940)