1794 – John Hely-Hutchinson, Irish statesman (b. 1724)
1974 – Marcel Achard, French playwright (La forges the Paris), dies at 75
1979 – Jef van de Wiele, Belgian pro-Nazi politician, dies at 76
1991 – Charlie Barnet, saxophonist (Cherokee), dies of pneumonia at 77
1996 – Sam Cook, English cricketer (Gloucestershire slow bowler with one Test for England), dies at 75
2000 – David Brown, American guitarist (Santana) dies of liver and kidney failure at 53
2006 – Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer, dies at 64
2007 – Ryūzō Sejima, Japanese army officer and educator, dies at 95
2014 – Włodzimierz Kotoński, Polish composer, dies at 89
2015 – Emmanuel “Rico” Rodriguez, Jamaican ska trombonist (The Specials), dies at 80
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 3rd September 2022
1790 – Thomas Norris, English composer, dies at 49
1982 – Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa, Italian general who fought the mafia, murdered by Sicilian mafia at 61
1985 – (Jonathon) “Jo” Jones, American jazz drummer, and percussionist (Count Basie), dies of pneumonia at 73
1988 – Riccardo Torriani, Swiss ice hockey player, luger (Olympic bronze 1928, 48; took the Olympic oath 1948), dies at 76
1989 – Gaetano Scirea, Italian soccer defender (78 caps, FIFA World Cup 1982; Juventus 377 games), dies in a car accident at 36
1994 – James T. Aubrey, American television executive (President of the CBS television network 1959-65), dies of heart attack at 75
1994 – Billy Wright, English soccer defender (105 caps, captain x 90; Wolverhampton Wanderers 490 games) and manager (Arsenal 1962-66), dies at 70
1995 – Alec Brown, English snooker player (Daily Mail Gold Cup 1939, 40; News of the World 1951), dies at 87
2012 – Charles Rose, American politician (Rep-D-North Carolina, 1973-97), dies at 73
2019 – Peter Lindbergh, German fashion photographer and director, dies at 74
Famous Deaths for 2nd September 2022
1397 – Francesco Landini, Italian composer
1832 – Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, Austrian astronomer, dies at 78
1981 – Tadeusz Baird, Polish composer (Four Essays; Psychodrama; Voices From Afar), co-founder of Warsaw Autumn festival, and educator, dies at 53
1982 – Tom Baker, American actor, dies of a drug overdose in New York at 42
1994 – Richard M Major, US anti-terror specialist (CIA Red Book), dies at 72
1997 – Rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95
1997 – Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (Man’s Search for Meaning) and founder of logotherapy, dies at 92
2006 – Bob Mathias, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1948, 52) and congressman, dies of cancer at 75
2013 – Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician (2nd Governor-General of Grenada (1978-92)), dies at 78
2014 – Norman Gordon, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 20 wickets; Transvaal), dies at 103
Famous Deaths for 1st September 2022
1557 – Jacques Cartier, French explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France, dies at 65
1731 – Pierre Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 50
1896 – Johannes Habert, composer, dies at 62
1951 – Wols [Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze], German cartoonist and painter, dies at 38
1994 – Pieter C “Piet” Author, sailor/corrector, dies at 71
1994 – Clifford Leofric Purdy Bishop, Anglican pastor and bishop, dies at 88
1994 – Wallis Mathias, Pakistan cricket batsman (21 Tests; first non-Muslim to play for Pakistan), dies at 59
2006 – Nellie Connally, wife of Texas governor John Connally (b. 1919)
2008 – Don LaFontaine, American voice actor (b. 1940)
2015 – Dean Jones, American actor (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, The Love Bug), dies at 84
Famous Deaths for 31st August 2022
1056 – Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)
1946 – Harley Granville-Barker, English dramatist, producer (The Voysey Inheritance) and critic, dies at 68
1949 – Paul Hoffer, German composer, dies at 53
1973 – Stan Worthington, English cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1930-36), dies at 68
1986 – Henry Moore, English artist and sculptor (known for Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae), dies at 88
1995 – David Farrar, English actor (Beat Girl, I Accuse, Watusi), dies at 87
2005 – Joseph Rotblat, Polish-British physicist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (for work to end the nuclear arms race), dies at 96
2009 – Eraño Manalo, Filipino religious figure (b. 1925)
2010 – Laurent Fignon, French cyclist (1983 and 1984 Tour de France), dies of cancer at 50
2016 – Jacques Leduc, Belgian composer, dies at 84
Famous Deaths for 30th August 2022
1580 – Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies
1856 – John Ross, British naval officer and explorer, dies at 79
1914 – Adrian H. Stewart, British lieutenant, dies in battle in Cameroon at 26
1952 – Arky Vaughn, American Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop (MLB All-Star 1934–42; NL batting champion 1935; NL stolen base leader 1943), drowns whilst fishing at 40
1989 – Joe Collins, American baseball first baseman (World Series 1949–53, 56; New York Yankees), dies at 66
1995 – Thomas Chalmers, British broadcaster, dies at 82
1999 – Raymond Poïvet, French comics artist (b. 1910)
2002 – J. Lee Thompson, English film director (b. 1914)
2013 – Lotfollah “Lotfi” Mansouri, Persian opera director (Canadian Opera Company, 1976-88; introduced opera surtitles, 1983; San Francisco Opera, 1988-2001), dies at 84
2019 – Franco Columbu, Italian bodybuilder, powerlifter, actor and author (Mr. Olympia 1976, 81), dies at 78
Famous Deaths for 29th August 2022
1853 – Charles Napier, British soldier and Major General of the Bombay Army who conquered Sindh and became its Governor (1843-47), dies at 71
1861 – Franz Joseph Glæser, Czech-Danish composer, dies at 63
1877 – Brigham Young, 2nd president of Latter-day Saints, dies of peritonitis at 76
1960 – Vicki Baum, Austrian writer (Grand Hotel), dies at 72
1968 – Ulysses S. Grant III, American soldier and planner, dies at 87
1976 – Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher, dies at 77
1994 – Phillip Gilmore, American actor (Malcolm X), dies at 38
2003 – Michel Constantin, French film actor, dies at 79
2019 – Randy Romero, American jockey (Breeder’s Cup 1987-89; Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame 2010), dies from kidney and liver cancer at 61
2021 – Ron Bushy, American rock drummer (Iron Butterfly – “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”), dies of esophageal cancer at 79
Famous Deaths for 28th August 2022
1930 – Alvar Gullstrand, Swedish optician (Nobel 1911), dies
1955 – Bob Gordon, American cool jazz baritone saxophonist, dies in a car accident at 27
1955 – Emmett Till, American lynching victim, kidnapped and lynched at 14, in Money, Mississippi
1971 – Nathan Leopold, US kidnapper and murderer of Bobby Franks (1924), dies at 66
1975 – Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (b. 1907)
1985 – Ruth Gordon, American actress (Rosemary’s Baby, The Big Bus), dies of a stroke in her sleep at 88
1988 – Paul Whitelaw, New Zealand cricket batsman (2 Tests; Auckland), dies at 78
1993 – William Stafford, American poet (b. 1914)
1996 – Al Zarilla, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1948; St. Louis Browns), dies of cancer at 77
2017 – Bobby Boyd, American NFL cornerback (5 × All-Pro 1964–1968; NFL interceptions leader 1965; Baltimore Colts), dies of bladder cancer at 79
Famous Deaths for 27th August 2022
1865 – Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian novelist (The Clockmaker; or, The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville), dies at 68
1937 – John Russell Pope, American architect (Jefferson Memorial, National Archives and Records Administration), dies at 63
1968 – Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61
1971 – Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer, 1st female LIFE staff photographer, dies at 67
1976 – Mukesh [Mathur], Indian “playback singer” for Bollywood films, dies of a heart attack at 53
1991 – Gordon Heath, actor (Sapphire, Staircase, Animal Farm), dies
1999 – Hélder Câmara, Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop (b. 1909)
2004 – Willie Crawford, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 57
2005 – Seán Purcell, Gaelic footballer (b. 1929)
2015 – George Cleve, Austrian-American conductor (Winnipeg Symphony, 1968-70; San Jose Symphony, 1972-92; San Francisco Midsummer Mozart Festival, 1974-2015), dies of liver failure at 79
Famous Deaths for 26th August 2022
1368 – Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies
1518 – Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio, husband of Veronica Gambara
1915 – John Bunny American film comedian, dies at 51
1943 – Ted Ray, British golfer (British Open 1912, US Open 1920), dies at 66
1957 – Umberto Saba, Italian writer, dies at 74
1967 – Dilawar Hussain, Indian cricketer (Indian wicketkeeper in the 1930’s), dies at 60
1978 – Charles Trowbridge Haubiel, American composer, pianist and lecturer (Tre Ritratti Characteristici), dies at 86
1980 – Miliza Korjus, Polish-American actress (Great Waltz), dies at 71
2005 – Robert Denning, American interior designer, dies at 78
2006 – Josef Hadar, Israeli violinist and composer (Evening of Roses), dies at 79