1652 – Abraham Verhoeven, Flemish printer/newspaper publisher, dies
1687 – Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (b. 1633)
1701 – Andreas Anton Schmelzer, Austrian composer, dies at 47
1706 – Iyasu I, the Great, Emperor of Ethiopia (1682-1706) (b. 1654)
1825 – Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria, dies at 69
1879 – Henry Charles Carey, American economist (Principles of Poli Economy), dies at 85
1980 – Philip “Gabby” Pahinui, Hawaiian slack-key guitarist and singer, dies of a heart attack at 59
1989 – Cesare Zavattini, Italian screenwriter (Ladri di Biciclette), dies at 87
1992 – Hughes Rudd, American news anchor (CBS Morning News), dies of aneurysm at 71
2018 – Annapurna Devi [Roshanara Khan], Indian classical surbahar (bass sitar) player, and music teacher, dies at 91
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 12th October 2022
1730 – Frederik IV, King of Denmark and Norway (1699-1730), dies at 59
1887 – Dinah Craik, English writer (John Halifax, Gentleman), dies at 61
1934 – Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer dies aged 82
1971 – Gene Vincent [Vincent Eugene Craddock], American rock guitarist and vocalist (“Be-Bop-A-Lula”), dies of bleeding ulcers at 36
1971 – Dean Acheson, American statesman and U.S. Secretary of State (1949-53), dies at 78
1996 – René Lacoste, French tennis player (7 Grand Slam titles, Lacoste clothing), dies of heart failure at 92
2002 – Audrey Mestre, French diver (b. 1974)
2002 – Ray Conniff, American bandleader and musician (Ray Conniff Singers), dies at 85
2003 – Jim Cairns, Australian politician (b. 1914)
2007 – Lon “Lonny” Chapman, American actor (Investigator, For the People), dies from heart disease at 87
Famous Deaths for 11th October 2022
1617 – Franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62
1666 – Henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies
1809 – Meriwether Lewis, American explorer, soldier and public administrator who helped lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition, dies of gunshot wounds at 35 under mysterious circumstances that could have been murder or suicide along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee at an inn called Grinder’s Stand
1940 – Lluís Companys, Spanish politician, 123rd President of the Generalitat of Catalonia (1933-40), shot at 58
1959 – Bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64
1985 – Alex La Guma, South African novelist (A Walk in the Night), and anti-apartheid activist (1956 Treason Trial), dies of a heart attack at 61
1985 – Tex Williams, American country-western singer, dies of cancer at 68
2006 – Howard Kerzner, Chief Executive Officer of Kerzner International (b. 1964)
2008 – Neal Hefti, American jazz trumpeter, arranger (Woody Herman; Count Basie); band leader (Kate Smith Show) and composer (“Li’l Darlin”; The Odd Couple; Batman theme), dies at 85
2020 – Jon Gibson, American flute and saxophone player (Philip Glass Ensemble, 1968-2019), and composer (The Voyage of The Beagle), dies at 80
Famous Deaths for 10th October 2022
1659 – Abel Tasman, Dutch seafarer and explorer (1st European to sight Tasmania, New Zealand and Fiji), dies around the age of 55
1725 – Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil, Governor-General of New France (b. 1643)
1967 – Ervin Major, Hungarian composer, dies at 66
1973 – Albe [Renaut A. Joostens], Flemish writer (Paradise Bird), dies at 71
1977 – Jean Duvieusart, 36th Prime Minister of Belgium, dies at 77
1990 – Irene Mayer Selznick, American socialite and theatrical producer (Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire”), dies at 83
1996 – Dick Pickering, British trade unionist, dies of a heart attack at 54
2000 – Bruce F. Vento, American politician (Rep-D-Minnesota, 1977-2000), dies of cancer at 60
2004 – Ken Caminiti, MLB third baseman, 1987-2001, (Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and 3 other teams; NL MVP- 1996), dies of a drug overdose at 41
2013 – Kumar Pallana, Indian character actor and vaudevillian (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore), dies at 94
Famous Deaths for 9th October 2022
1597 – Ashikaga Yoshiaki, 15th Japanese shōgun, dies at 59
1837 – Charles Fourier, French utopian socialist (Harmony universal), dies
1900 – Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer, dies at 57
1918 – Raymond Duchamp-Villon, French cubist sculptor (Head of Baudeaire), dies at 41
1950 – George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (first NHL goaltender to record 20 shutouts in one season; Montreal Canadiens), dies in a car accident at 55
1968 – Pierre Mulele, Congolese rebel leader, executed
1988 – Felix Wankel, German inventor (Wankel rotary-piston engine), dies at 86
2012 – Harris Savides, American cinematographer., dies from brain cancer at 55
2015 – Geoffrey Howe, British politician (Chancellor and Foreign Secretary under Thatcher), dies at 88
2017 – Vincent La Selva, American conductor (New York Grand Opera Company, 1973-2012), dies at 88
Famous Deaths for 8th October 2022
1683 – Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, German composer and organist, dies at 76
1795 – Andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman and biographer, dies at 70
1834 – François-Adrien Boieldieu, French opera composer (La Dame blanche), dies at 58
1886 – Austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (b. 1819)
1946 – Rose Melville, American stage actress (Sis Hopkins) dies at 73
1952 – Joe Adams, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 74
1961 – Tom Howard, American photo-journalist, dies at 67
1970 – Jean Giono, French writer (Hussard Sur le Toit), dies at 75
1996 – Susan Gautier-Smith, British TV producer, dies of heart failure at 33
2019 – (Malcolm) “Molly” Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band, 1972-83 – “Pick Up the Pieces”), dies of cancer at 74
Famous Deaths for 7th October 2022
1368 – Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England, dies at 29
1571 – Müezzinzade Ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in the Battle of Lepanto
1651 – Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit, dies at 92
1911 – John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist (b. 1835)
1931 – Charles Ricketts, British artist and illustrator, dies at 65
1992 – Tevfik Esenç, last known speaker of Ubykh (b. 1904)
1993 – Agnes de Mille, American Tony and Emmy Award-winning dancer and choreographer (Rodeo; Oklahoma!), dies at 88
1994 – Paul Swift, American actor (Egg Man in Pink Flamingo), dies of AIDS at 60
1996 – Charles Wegg Solicitor-Prosser, dies at 86
2009 – Irving Penn, American fashion and fine art photographer. dies at 92
Famous Deaths for 6th October 2022
1661 – Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru
1956 – Walter Herlihy, announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42
1960 – Douglas Spencer, American actor (The Thing from Another World, This Island Earth, River of No Return), dies from diabetes at 50
1973 – Arnold Maria Walter, Canadian composer, dies at 71
1976 – Gilbert Ryle, British philosopher (b. 1900)
1983 – Terence Cooke, cardinal/archbishop of NY, dies at 62
1989 – Bette Davis, American actress (All About Eve, White Mama), dies at 81
2006 – Puck Brouwer, Dutch athlete (b. 1930)
2011 – Brad Felt, American jazz tuba and euphonium player, composer, and bandleader, dies of pancreatic cancer at 55
2015 – Árpád Göncz, Hungarian politician, 1st post-communist President (1990-2000), dies at 93
Famous Deaths for 5th October 2022
1112 – Sigebert of Gembloux, French chronicler
1799 – Antonio Dinis da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese poet (O Hissope), dies at 68
1885 – Doc Durant [Thomas C. Durant], American financier and railroad promoter (Transcontinental Railroad-Union Pacific), dies at 65
1918 – Roland Garros, French stunt flyer, dies
1940 – Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican classical violinst, conductor, and composer (Cuauhnáhuac; Planos), dies of pneumonia at 40
1954 – Oscar Charleston, American Baseball HOF CF (NgL Triple Crown 1921 St. Louis Giants, 1924, 25 Harrisburg Giants) and manager (NgL WS 1933, 35, 36 Pittsburgh Crawfords), dies of a stroke at 57
2007 – Walter Kempowski, German writer (German Chronicle), dies at 78
2011 – Fred Shuttlesworth, American civil rights activist, dies at 89
2011 – Graham Dilley, English cricket fast bowler (41 Tests, 138 wickets; Kent CCC, Worcestershire CCC), dies from oesophageal cancer at 52
2016 – Michal Kováč, ist President of Slovakia (1993-98), dies at 86
Famous Deaths for 4th October 2022
1755 – Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer, dies
1785 – David Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703)
1888 – Tom King, English boxer (English heavyweight champion 1862-63), rower and bookmaker, dies of bronchitus at 53
1962 – John Lowry, NYC builder (Radio City Music Hall), dies at 79
1982 – Glenn Gould, Canadian classical pianist (Bach’s Goldberg Variations) and broadcaster (Solitude Trilogy), dies after suffering a stroke at 50
1991 – Leonard C. Odell, wrote 7,000 Burma Shave poems, dies at 83
2005 – Michael “Mike” Gibbins, Welsh musician (Badfinger), dies from a brain aneurysm at 56
2006 – Oskar Pastior, Romanian-born German writer, dies at 78
2009 – Günther Rall, German fighter ace, dies at 91
2017 – John Miller, American politician (Rep-R-WA, 1985-93), dies at 79