People who died on October 9 95
Saint Ghislain
d. 680
Ghislain, Frankish anchorite and saint
Al-Tirmidhi
d. 892 (b. 824)
Al-Tirmidhi, Persian scholar and hadith compiler (b. 824)
Pope Clement II
d. 1047
Pope Clement II
Philip I of Namur
d. 1212 (b. 1175)
Philip I of Namur, Marquis of Namur (b. 1175)
Robert Grosseteste
d. 1253 (b. 1175)
Robert Grosseteste, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1175)
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany
d. 1273 (b. 1227)
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany (b. 1227)
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Louis III, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1296 (b. 1269)
Louis III, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1269)
John I of Castile
d. 1390 (b. 1358)
John I of Castile (b. 1358)
Justus Jonas
d. 1555 (b. 1493)
Justus Jonas, German academic and reformer (b. 1493)
Gabriele Falloppio
d. 1562 (b. 1523)
Gabriele Falloppio, Italian anatomist and physician (b. 1523)
Vladimir of Staritsa
d. 1569 (b. 1533)
Vladimir of Staritsa (b. 1533)
Louis Bertrand (saint)
d. 1581 (b. 1526)
Louis Bertrand, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1526)
Henry Constable
d. 1613 (b. 1562)
Henry Constable, English poet (b. 1562)
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Joseph Pardo (rabbi)
d. 1619 (b. 1561)
Joseph Pardo, Italian rabbi and merchant (b. 1561)
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William Sacheverell
d. 1691 (b. 1638)
William Sacheverell, English politician (b. 1638)
Richard Blackmore
d. 1729 (b. 1654)
Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (b. 1654)
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
d. 1793 (b. 1718)
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, French missionary and linguist (b. 1718)
Vilna Gaon
d. 1797 (b. 1720)
Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and scholar (b. 1720)
Benjamin Banneker
d. 1806 (b. 1731)
Benjamin Banneker, American astronomer and surveyor (b. 1731)
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John Claiborne
d. 1808 (b. 1777)
John Claiborne, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
Ioannis Kapodistrias
d. 1831 (b. 1776)
Ioannis Kapodistrias, Russian-Greek lawyer and politician, Governor of Greece (b. 1776)
George Ormerod
d. 1873 (b. 1785)
George Ormerod, English historian and author (b. 1785)
Jan Heemskerk
d. 1897 (b. 1818)
Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1818)
Heinrich von Herzogenberg
d. 1900 (b. 1843)
Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1843)
Valery Bryusov
d. 1924 (b. 1873)
Valery Bryusov, Russian author, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
d. 1934 (b. 1888)
Alexander I of Yugoslavia, King of Yugoslavia also known as Alexander the Unifier (b. 1888)
Louis Barthou
d. 1934 (b. 1862)
Louis Barthou, French union leader and politician, 78th Prime Minister of France (b. 1862)
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
d. 1937 (b. 1868)
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (b. 1868)
Wilfred Grenfell
d. 1940 (b. 1865)
Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (b. 1865)
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Helen Morgan
d. 1941 (b. 1900)
Helen Morgan, American singer and actress (b. 1900)
Pieter Zeeman
d. 1943 (b. 1865)
Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
Gottlieb Hering
d. 1945 (b. 1887)
Gottlieb Hering, German captain (b. 1887)
Frank Castleman
d. 1946 (b. 1877)
Frank Castleman, American football player, baseball player, and coach (b. 1877)
Yukio Sakurauchi
d. 1947 (b. 1888)
Yukio Sakurauchi, Japanese businessman and politician, 27th Japanese Minister of Finance (b. 1888)
George Hainsworth
d. 1950 (b. 1895)
George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player and politician (b. 1895)
James Finlayson (actor)
d. 1953 (b. 1887)
James Finlayson, Scottish-American actor (b. 1887)
Theodor Innitzer
d. 1955 (b. 1875)
Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal (b. 1875)
Marie Doro
d. 1956 (b. 1882)
Marie Doro, American actress (b. 1882)
Pope Pius XII
d. 1958 (b. 1876)
Pope Pius XII (b. 1876)
Shirō Ishii
d. 1959 (b. 1892)
Shirō Ishii, Japanese general and biologist (b. 1892)
Milan Vidmar
d. 1962 (b. 1885)
Milan Vidmar, Slovenian chess player and engineer (b. 1885)
Che Guevara
d. 1967 (b. 1928)
Che Guevara, Argentinian-Cuban physician, politician and guerrilla leader (b. 1928)
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
d. 1967 (b. 1897)
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
André Maurois
d. 1967 (b. 1885)
André Maurois, French soldier and author (b. 1885)
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Joseph Pilates
d. 1967 (b. 1883)
Joseph Pilates, German-American fitness trainer, developed Pilates (b. 1883)
Don Hoak
d. 1969 (b. 1928)
Don Hoak, American baseball player (b. 1928)
Miriam Hopkins
d. 1972 (b. 1902)
Miriam Hopkins, American actress (b. 1902)
Oskar Schindler
d. 1974 (b. 1908)
Oskar Schindler, Czech-German businessman (b. 1908)
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Noon Meem Rashid
d. 1975 (b. 1910)
Noon Meem Rashid, Pakistani poet (b. 1910)
Walter Warlimont
d. 1976 (b. 1894)
Walter Warlimont, German general (b. 1894)
Jacques Brel
d. 1978 (b. 1929)
Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1929)
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Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt
d. 1982 (b. 1893)
Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt, German historian and physician (b. 1893)
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
d. 1985 (b. 1905)
Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Brazilian general and politician, 28th President of Brazil (b. 1905)
Clare Boothe Luce
d. 1987 (b. 1903)
Clare Boothe Luce, American author, playwright, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (b. 1903)
William P. Murphy
d. 1987 (b. 1892)
William P. Murphy, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)
Felix Wankel
d. 1988 (b. 1902)
Felix Wankel, German engineer, invented the Wankel engine (b. 1902)
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Yusuf Atılgan
d. 1989 (b. 1921)
Yusuf Atılgan, Turkish author and playwright (b. 1921)
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Penny Lernoux
d. 1989 (b. 1940)
Penny Lernoux, American journalist and author (b. 1940)
Alec Douglas-Home
d. 1995 (b. 1903)
Alec Douglas-Home, British cricketer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1903)
Walter Kerr
d. 1996 (b. 1913)
Walter Kerr, American author, composer, and critic (b. 1913)
Milt Jackson
d. 1999 (b. 1923)
Milt Jackson, American vibraphone player and composer (b. 1923)
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Akhtar Hameed Khan
d. 1999 (b. 1914)
Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani economist and scholar (b. 1914)
David Dukes
d. 2000 (b. 1945)
David Dukes, American actor (b. 1945)
Patrick Anthony Porteous
d. 2000 (b. 1918)
Patrick Anthony Porteous, Indian-Scottish colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1918)
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Herbert Ross
d. 2001 (b. 1927)
Herbert Ross, American director, producer, and choreographer (b. 1927)
Sopubek Begaliev
d. 2002 (b. 1931)
Sopubek Begaliev, Kyrgyzstani economist and politician (b. 1931)
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Charles Guggenheim
d. 2002 (b. 1924)
Charles Guggenheim, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
Carolyn Gold Heilbrun
d. 2003 (b. 1926)
Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, American author and academic (b. 1926)
Jacques Derrida
d. 2004 (b. 1930)
Jacques Derrida, Algerian-French philosopher and academic (b. 1930)
Louis Nye
d. 2005 (b. 1913)
Louis Nye, American actor (b. 1913)
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Danièle Huillet
d. 2006 (b. 1933)
Danièle Huillet, French filmmaker (b. 1933)
Paul Hunter (snooker player)
d. 2006 (b. 1978)
Paul Hunter, English snooker player (b. 1978)
Kanshi Ram
d. 2006 (b. 1934)
Kanshi Ram, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
Enrico Banducci
d. 2007 (b. 1922)
Enrico Banducci, American businessman, founded hungry i (b. 1922)
Carol Bruce
d. 2007 (b. 1919)
Carol Bruce, American actress and singer (b. 1919)
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Stuart M. Kaminsky
d. 2009 (b. 1934)
Stuart M. Kaminsky, American author and educator (b. 1934)
John Daido Loori
d. 2009 (b. 1931)
John Daido Loori, American Zen Buddhist monastic and teacher (b. 1931)
Horst Szymaniak
d. 2009 (b. 1934)
Horst Szymaniak, German footballer (b. 1934)
Maurice Allais
d. 2010 (b. 1911)
Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
Pavel Karelin
d. 2011 (b. 1989)
Pavel Karelin, Russian ski jumper (b. 1989)
Sammi Kane Kraft
d. 2012 (b. 1992)
Sammi Kane Kraft, American actress (b. 1992)
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Kenny Rollins
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Kenny Rollins, American basketball player (b. 1923)
Harris Savides
d. 2012 (b. 1957)
Harris Savides, American cinematographer (b. 1957)
Solomon Lar
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Solomon Lar, Nigerian educator and politician, 4th Governor of Plateau State (b. 1933)
Wilfried Martens
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Wilfried Martens, Belgian lawyer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1936)
Edmund Niziurski
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Edmund Niziurski, Polish sociologist, lawyer, and author (b. 1925)
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Boris Buzančić
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Boris Buzančić, Croatian actor and politician, 47th Mayor of Zagreb (b. 1929)
Jan Hooks
d. 2014 (b. 1957)
Jan Hooks, American actress and comedian (b. 1957)
Carolyn Kizer
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Carolyn Kizer, American poet and academic (b. 1925)
Peter A. Peyser
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Peter A. Peyser, American soldier and politician (b. 1921)
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Rita Shane
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Rita Shane, American soprano and educator (b. 1936)
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Ray Duncan
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Ray Duncan, American businessman (b. 1930)
Geoffrey Howe
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1926)
Ravindra Jain
d. 2015 (b. 1944)
Ravindra Jain, Indian composer and director (b. 1944)
Andrzej Wajda
d. 2016 (b. 1926)
Andrzej Wajda, a Polish film and theatre director (b. 1926)