People who died on September 29 91
Leudwinus
d. 722 (b. 660)
Leudwinus, Frankish archbishop and saint (b. 660)
Lothair I
d. 855 (b. 795)
Lothair I, Roman emperor (b. 795)
William of Tyre
d. 1186
William of Tyre, Archbishop of Tyre (b. c. 1130)
Arnaud Amalric
d. 1225
Arnaud Amalric, Papal legate who allegedly promoted mass murder
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Guido I da Montefeltro
d. 1298 (b. 1223)
Guido I da Montefeltro, Italian military strategist (b. 1223)
John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey
d. 1304 (b. 1231)
John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, English general (b. 1231)
Joanna I of Auvergne
d. 1360 (b. 1326)
Joanna I of Auvergne, queen consort of France (b. 1326)
Charles I, Duke of Brittany
d. 1364 (b. 1319)
Charles I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1319)
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'Izz al-Din ibn Rukn al-Din Mahmud
d. 1382
'Izz al-Din ibn Rukn al-Din Mahmud, malik of Sistan
Andrew Stewart (bishop of Moray)
d. 1501 (b. 1442)
Andrew Stewart, Scottish bishop (b. 1442)
Gustav I of Sweden
d. 1560 (b. 1496)
Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1496)
Conrad Vorstius
d. 1622 (b. 1569)
Conrad Vorstius, German-Dutch Remonstrant theologian (b. 1569)
Henry Hyde (died 1634)
d. 1634
Henry Hyde, English politician and lawyer (b.c. 1563)
René Goupil
d. 1642 (b. 1608)
René Goupil, French missionary and saint (b. 1608)
William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby
d. 1642 (b. 1561)
William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire (b. 1561)
Charles de Saint-Évremond
d. 1703 (b. 1610)
Charles de Saint-Évremond, French-English soldier, author, and critic (b. 1610)
Michael Denis
d. 1800 (b. 1729)
Michael Denis, Austrian poet and author (b. 1729)
Michael Hillegas
d. 1804 (b. 1728)
Michael Hillegas, American politician, 1st Treasurer of the United States (b. 1728)
Ferdinand VII of Spain
d. 1833 (b. 1784)
Ferdinand VII of Spain (b. 1784)
William "Bull" Nelson
d. 1862 (b. 1824)
William "Bull" Nelson, American general (b. 1824)
Bernhard von Langenbeck
d. 1887 (b. 1810)
Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon and academic (b. 1810)
Louis Faidherbe
d. 1889 (b. 1818)
Louis Faidherbe, French general and politician (b. 1818)
Samuel Fenton Cary
d. 1900 (b. 1814)
Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician (b. 1814)
William McGonagall
d. 1902 (b. 1825)
William McGonagall, Scottish poet and actor (b. 1825)
Émile Zola
d. 1902 (b. 1840)
Émile Zola, French journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1840)
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
d. 1908 (b. 1839)
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1839)
Winslow Homer
d. 1910 (b. 1836)
Winslow Homer, American painter, illustrator, and engraver (b. 1836)
Rudolf Diesel
d. 1913 (b. 1858)
Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the diesel engine (b. 1858)
Léon Bourgeois
d. 1925 (b. 1851)
Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1851)
Arthur Achleitner
d. 1927 (b. 1858)
Arthur Achleitner, German journalist and author (b. 1858)
Willem Einthoven
d. 1927 (b. 1860)
Willem Einthoven, Indonesian-Dutch physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
John Devoy
d. 1928 (b. 1842)
John Devoy, Irish-American Fenian rebel leader (b. 1842)
Ilya Repin
d. 1930 (b. 1844)
Ilya Repin, Ukrainian-Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1844)
Ray Ewry
d. 1937 (b. 1873)
Ray Ewry, American triple jumper (b. 1873)
Ernst Hoppenberg
d. 1937 (b. 1878)
Ernst Hoppenberg, German swimmer and water polo player (b. 1878)
Thomas Cahill (soccer)
d. 1951 (b. 1864)
Thomas Cahill, American soccer player and coach (b. 1864)
John Cobb (racing driver)
d. 1952 (b. 1899)
John Cobb, English race car driver and pilot (b. 1899)
Carson McCullers
d. 1967 (b. 1917)
Carson McCullers, American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (b. 1917)
Edward Everett Horton
d. 1970 (b. 1886)
Edward Everett Horton, American actor (b. 1886)
W. H. Auden
d. 1973 (b. 1907)
W. H. Auden, English-American poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1907)
Casey Stengel
d. 1975 (b. 1890)
Casey Stengel, American baseball player and manager (b. 1890)
Bill Shankly
d. 1981 (b. 1913)
Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1913)
Monty Stratton
d. 1982 (b. 1912)
Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (b. 1912)
Prince George Valdemar of Denmark
d. 1986 (b. 1920)
Prince George Valdemar of Denmark (b. 1920)
Henry Ford II
d. 1987 (b. 1917)
Henry Ford II, American businessman (b. 1917)
Charles Addams
d. 1988 (b. 1912)
Charles Addams, American cartoonist (b. 1912)
Gussie Busch
d. 1989 (b. 1899)
Gussie Busch, American businessman (b. 1899)
Georges Ulmer
d. 1989 (b. 1919)
Georges Ulmer, Danish-French singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1919)
Gordon Douglas (director)
d. 1993 (b. 1907)
Gordon Douglas, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1907)
Roy Lichtenstein
d. 1997 (b. 1923)
Roy Lichtenstein, American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
Tom Bradley (American politician)
d. 1998 (b. 1917)
Tom Bradley, American lieutenant and politician, 38th Mayor of Los Angeles (b. 1917)
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Jean-Louis Millette
d. 1999 (b. 1935)
Jean-Louis Millette, Canadian actor (b. 1935)
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John Grant (British politician)
d. 2000 (b. 1932)
John Grant, English journalist and politician (b. 1932)
Mabel Fairbanks
d. 2001 (b. 1915)
Mabel Fairbanks, American figure skater and coach (b. 1915)
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
d. 2001 (b. 1923)
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Vietnamese general and politician, 5th President of South Vietnam (b. 1923)
Richard Sainct
d. 2004 (b. 1970)
Richard Sainct, French motorcycle racer (b. 1970)
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Patrick Wormald
d. 2004 (b. 1947)
Patrick Wormald, English historian (b. 1947)
Patrick Caulfield
d. 2005 (b. 1936)
Patrick Caulfield, English painter and academic (b. 1936)
Austin Leslie
d. 2005 (b. 1934)
Austin Leslie, American chef and author (b. 1934)
Walter Hadlee
d. 2006 (b. 1915)
Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer and manager (b. 1915)
Michael A. Monsoor
d. 2006 (b. 1981)
Michael A. Monsoor, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1981)
Louis-Albert Vachon
d. 2006 (b. 1912)
Louis-Albert Vachon, Canadian cardinal (b. 1912)
Lois Maxwell
d. 2007 (b. 1927)
Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress (b. 1927)
Yıldırım Aktuna
d. 2007 (b. 1930)
Yıldırım Aktuna, Turkish psychiatrist and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1930)
Hayden Carruth
d. 2008 (b. 1921)
Hayden Carruth, American poet and critic (b. 1921)
Pavel Popovich
d. 2009 (b. 1930)
Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2009)
Tony Curtis
d. 2010 (b. 1925)
Tony Curtis, American actor (b. 1925)
Greg Giraldo
d. 2010 (b. 1965)
Greg Giraldo, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1965)
Sylvia Robinson
d. 2011 (b. 1936)
Sylvia Robinson, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1936)
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Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
d. 2012 (b. 1942)
Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1942)
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Neil Smith (geographer)
d. 2012 (b. 1954)
Neil Smith, Scottish geographer and academic (b. 1954)
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, American publisher (b. 1926)
Malcolm Wicks
d. 2012 (b. 1947)
Malcolm Wicks, English academic and politician (b. 1947)
Harold Agnew
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Harold Agnew, American physicist and engineer (b. 1921)
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Anton Benning
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Anton Benning, German lieutenant (b. 1918)
Pete T. Cenarrusa
d. 2013 (b. 1917)
Pete T. Cenarrusa, American soldier, pilot, and politician, Secretary of State of Idaho (b. 1917)
Carl Joachim Classen
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Carl Joachim Classen, German scholar and academic (b. 1928)
L. C. Greenwood
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
L. C. Greenwood, American football player (b. 1946)
Bob Kurland
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Bob Kurland, American basketball player and politician (b. 1924)
Miguel Boyer
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Miguel Boyer, Spanish economist and politician (b. 1939)
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Andreas Fransson
d. 2014 (b. 1983)
Andreas Fransson, Swedish skier (b. 1983)
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Stan Monteith
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Stan Monteith, American surgeon and author (b. 1929)
Luis Nishizawa
d. 2014 (b. 1918)
Luis Nishizawa, Mexican painter and educator (b. 1918)
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John Ritchie (composer)
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
John Ritchie, New Zealand composer and educator (b. 1921)
George Shuba
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
George Shuba, American baseball player (b. 1924)
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Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1932)
Hellmuth Karasek
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Hellmuth Karasek, Czech-German journalist, author, and critic (b. 1934)
William Kerslake
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
William Kerslake, American wrestler and engineer (b. 1929)
Jean Ter-Merguerian
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
Jean Ter-Merguerian, French-Armenian violinist (b. 1935)
Phil Woods
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Phil Woods, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1931)
Miriam Defensor Santiago
d. 2016 (b. 1945)
Miriam Defensor Santiago, Filipina politician (b. 1945)