Famous People Who Died on This Day in History, Who Died Today in History?
Here is a list who died on date 1 October today. Important and famous people from throughout history died on this day. Today's famous deaths list for October 1
Who Died Today, Famous Deaths on October 1
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 630 | Tajoom Uk'ab K'ahk', Mayan king |
| 686 | Emperor Tenmu of Japan (b. 631) |
| 804 | Richbod, archbishop of Trier |
| 895 | Kong Wei, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty |
| 918 | Zhou, empress of Former Shu |
| 959 | Eadwig, English king (b. 941) |
| 961 | Artald, archbishop of Reims |
| 1040 | Alan III, Duke of Brittany (b. 997) |
| 1126 | Morphia of Melitene, Queen of Jerusalem |
| 1310 | Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) |
| 1404 | Pope Boniface IX (b. 1356) |
| 1416 | Yaqub Spata, Albanian ruler |
| 1450 | Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Italian noble (b. 1407) |
| 1499 | Marsilio Ficino, Italian astrologer and philosopher (b. 1433) |
| 1500 | John Alcock, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1430) |
| 1532 | Jan Mabuse, Flemish painter |
| 1567 | Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508) |
| 1570 | Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520) |
| 1574 | Maarten van Heemskerck, Dutch painter (b. 1498) |
| 1578 | John of Austria (b. 1547) |
| 1588 | Edward James, English priest and martyr (b. 1557) |
| 1602 | Hernando de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (b. 1541) |
| 1609 | Giammateo Asola, Italian priest and composer (b. 1532) |
| 1652 | Jan Asselijn, Dutch painter (d. 1610) |
| 1684 | Pierre Corneille, French playwright (b. 1606) |
| 1693 | Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian and academic (b. 1619) |
| 1708 | John Blow, English organist and composer (b. 1649) |
| 1768 | Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1687) |
| 1788 | William Brodie, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1741) |
| 1837 | Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777) |
| 1838 | Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (b. 1768) |
| 1864 | Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (b. 1817) |
| 1878 | Mindon Min, Burmese king (b. 1808) |
| 1885 | John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799) |
| 1901 | Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (b. 1844) |
| 1913 | Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827) |
| 1929 | Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (b. 1861) |
| 1940 | Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (b. 1898) |
| 1942 | Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884) |
| 1950 | Faik Ali Ozansoy, Turkish poet, educator, and politician (b. 1876) |
| 1951 | Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878) |
| 1953 | John Marin, American painter (b. 1870) |
| 1955 | Charles Christie, American film producer, founded Christie Film Company (b. 1880) |
| 1957 | Abdülhalik Renda, Turkish civil servant and politician, 6th Turkish Minister of National Defence (b. 1881) |
| 1958 | Robert Falk, Russian painter and educator (b. 1886) |
| 1959 | Enrico De Nicola, Italian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Italy (b. 1877) |
| 1961 | Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1898) |
| 1970 | Raúl Riganti, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1893) |
| 1972 | Louis Leakey, Kenyan-English archaeologist and paleontologist (b. 1903) |
| 1974 | Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1901) |
| 1975 | Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1935) |
| 1984 | Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911) |
| 1985 | Ninian Sanderson, Scottish race car driver (b. 1925) |
| 1985 | E. B. White, American essayist and journalist (b. 1899) |
| 1986 | Archie League, American air traffic controller (b. 1907) |
| 1988 | Sacheverell Sitwell, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1897) |
| 1990 | Curtis LeMay, American general (b. 1906) |
| 1992 | Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (b. 1947) |
| 1994 | Paul Lorenzen, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1915) |
| 1997 | Jerome H. Lemelson, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1923) |
| 2002 | Walter Annenberg, American publisher and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1908) |
| 2004 | Richard Avedon, American photographer (b. 1923) |
| 2004 | Bruce Palmer, Canadian bass player (b. 1946) |
| 2004 | Robert Vaidlo, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1921) |
| 2006 | Fawaz al-Rabeiee, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1979) |
| 2006 | Jerald Tanner, American author and activist (b. 1938) |
| 2007 | Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and composer (b. 1928) |
| 2007 | Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (b. 1965) |
| 2007 | Al Oerter, American discus thrower (b. 1936) |
| 2008 | John Biddle, American cinematographer (b. 1925) |
| 2009 | Cintio Vitier, Cuban poet and author (b. 1921) |
| 2010 | Ian Buxton, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1938) |
| 2011 | Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey player and golfer (b. 1931) |
| 2012 | Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1935) |
| 2012 | Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (b. 1917) |
| 2012 | Mark R. Kravitz, American lawyer and judge (b. 1950) |
| 2012 | Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli economist and banker (b. 1926) |
| 2012 | Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian Holocaust survivor and author (b. 1923) |
| 2013 | Arnold Burns, American lawyer and politician, 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (b. 1930) |
| 2013 | Tom Clancy, American author (b. 1947) |
| 2013 | Imero Fiorentino, American lighting designer (b. 1928) |
| 2013 | Israel Gutman, Polish-Israeli historian and author (b. 1923) |
| 2013 | Ole Danbolt Mjøs, Norwegian physician, academic, and politician (b. 1939) |
| 2013 | Jim Rountree, American football player and coach (b. 1936) |
| 2014 | Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (b. 1948) |
| 2014 | Shlomo Lahat, Israeli general and politician (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | José Martínez, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (b. 1942) |
| 2014 | Robert Serra, Venezuelan criminologist and politician (b. 1987) |
| 2015 | Božo Bakota, Croatian footballer (b. 1950) |
| 2015 | Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1915) |
| 2015 | Hadi Norouzi, Iranian footballer (b. 1985) |
| 2015 | Jacob Pressman, American rabbi and academic, co-founded American Jewish University (b. 1919) |
| 2017 | Dave Strader, American sportscaster |
| 2018 | Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian singer, composer, writer, filmmaker and public figure |
| 2019 | Karel Gott, Сzeсh singer |
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