1709 – Gottfried Wegner, German theologian and hymn composer, dies at 65
1750 – Franz Anton Maichelbeck, German composer, dies at 47
1752 – Daniel Marot, French/Neth, architect/engraver, dies at about 88
1883 – Edward FitzGerald, English poet (b. 1809)
1908 – “Blind” Tom Wiggins, African-American pianist and composer, dies at 59
1916 – João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian writer (b. 1865)
1944 – Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist and anthropologist, dies at 78
1962 – Mykhaylo Verikivsky, Ukrainian composer, dies at 65
1968 – Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Swedish composer (Facettes; Aniara), dies at 51
1982 – Marjorie Bennett, actress (Blossom-Dobie Gillis), dies at 87 of cancer
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 13th June 2022
1371 – Jan V of Virneburg, bishop of Utrecht (Pledge Vollenhove), dies
1665 – Auke Stellingwerf, lt-admiral of Friesland, dies in battle at about 29
1873 – Angelo Mariani, Italian composer, dies at 51
1946 – Edward Bowes, American radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), dies at 71
1962 – Eugene Goossens, British conductor and composer (Perseus), dies at 69
1998 – Reg Smythe, English cartoonist (Andy Capp), dies at 80
2012 – William S. Knowles, American chemist and Nobel laureate, dies from complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 95
2014 – Chuck Noll, NFL head coach (Pittsburgh Steelers), dies of natural causes at 82
2018 – (Dominic Joseph) “D. J.” Fontana, American rock and roll drummer (Elvis Presley), dies at 87
2019 – Charles M. Wilson, Canadian organist and composer (The Angels Of The Earth), dies at 88
Famous Deaths for 12th June 2022
1761 – Meinrad Spiess, German composer, dies at 77
1816 – Pierre Augereau, Marshal of France and duc de Castiglione (b. 1757)
1878 – Hendrik Jut, Dutch murderer (Head of Jut), dies at 26
1928 – Salvador Díaz Mirón, Mexican poet (Los Cien Mejores Poemas), dies at 74
1942 – Walter Leigh, British composer (The Frogs of Aristophanes), dies at 36
1966 – Thomas Chalmers, American opera singer, actor, and filmmaker (Blind Alleys, Outrage), dies at 81
1967 – Bombardier Billy Wells [William Thomas Wells], English heavyweight boxer (Lionsdale Belt, 1911), dies at 79
1994 – Ron Goldman, waiter, murdered with wife of O.J. Simpson at 27
1998 – Leo Buscaglia, American psychologist known as “Dr Love” (Love), dies of a heart attack at 74
2011 – Carl Gardner, American pop-rock vocalist (The Coasters – “Yakety Yak”), dies at 83
Famous Deaths for 11th June 2022
1930 – George Alexander, British cricketer (two early Tests for Australia), dies at 79
1934 – Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (b. 1896)
1949 – Koci Xoxe, Albanian vice-premier, executed
1974 – Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (b. 1898)
1979 – August Maes, Flemish actor and director (Farmer that Dies), dies at 85
1985 – Karen Ann Quinlan, comatose patient, dies in Morris Plains NJ at 31
1988 – Giuseppe Saragat, 5th President of Italy (1964-71), dies at 89
2001 – Timothy McVeigh, American Oklahoma City bomber and terrorist, executed for bombing Oklahoma City at 33
2004 – Egon von Fürstenberg, Swiss fashion designer, dies at 57
2020 – Mel Winkler, American actor (Devil in a Blue Dress), dies at 78
Famous Deaths for 10th June 2022
1075 – Ernest of Austria (b. 1027)
1190 – Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, dies at 67
1654 – Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect, dies at 58
1849 – Friedrich Kalkbrenner, German-French pianist and composer, dies at 63
1918 – Arrigio Enrico Boito, composer, dies at 76
1941 – Herschel Mayall, American silent screen actor (Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 78
1989 – Richard Quine, American actor and director (How to Murder Your Wife, Clay Pigeon), commits suicide at 68
1996 – Norman Lambert, British restaurateur, dies at 63 (b. 1933)
2009 – Norma Shaw, English lawn bowler (World Outdoor C’ship gold 1981; Indoor C’ship gold 1997), dies at 72
2013 – Barbara Vucanovich, American politician (1st Latina elected to the US House – (R) Nevada 1983-97), dies at 91
Famous Deaths for 9th June 2022
1836 – Supply Belcher, American composer and singer (The Harmony of Maine), dies at 85
1870 – Charles Dickens, English writer (Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol), dies of stroke at 58
1900 – Birsa Munda, Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader and folk hero of the Munda tribe who led an uprising in Bengal against the British Raj, dies in jail awaiting trial at 24
1952 – Adolf Busch, German composer (b. 1891)
1973 – Erich von Manstein, German military commander (b. 1887)
1993 – Ian Mikardo, British politician, dies
1994 – Lloyd Lindroth, American harpist known as ‘The Liberace of the Harp’, dies at 63
1996 – Edward Morris Bernstein, economist, dies at 91
2014 – Rik Mayall, English actor and comedian, dies from cardiac arrest at 56
2015 – James Last, German-born composer and big band leader, dies at 86
Famous Deaths for 8th June 2022
1376 – Edward the Black Prince, English knight and heir to King Edward III, dies of dysentery at 46
1476 – George Neville, English archbishop and statesman
1628 – Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547)
1688 – Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried
1794 – G A Borger, writer, dies
1919 – Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer, dies at 78
1966 – Joseph A. Walker, WWII and NASA test pilot (1st space plane flights to edge of outerspace), dies in an aircraft collision at 45
1987 – Yogi Horton, American RandB and funk drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33
1994 – William Marshall, American singer, bandleader and actor (State Fair, Pennsylvanians), dies at 76
2020 – Tony Dunne, Irish soccer left-back (33 caps, Republic of Ireland; Manchester United; Bolton Wanderers; Irish Footballer of the Year 1969), dies at 78
Famous Deaths for 7th June 2022
1549 – Eelke Fouckens, Frisian anabaptist, beheaded
1710 – Louise de La Vallière, French mistress of Louis XIV (1661-67), dies at 65
1821 – Tudor Vladimirescu, Romanian rebellion-leader (b. cca. 1780)
1840 – Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69
1877 – Winand Staring, Dutch geologist (Bottom of Netherlands), dies at 68
1893 – Edwin Booth, American Shakespearean actor (Hamlet), dies at 59
1973 – Christine Lavant, Austrian poet and writer (Das Kind), dies at 57
1988 – Vernon Washington, American actor (Roots, The Last Starfighter, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning), dies at 60
2010 – Omar Rayo, Colombian painter, sculptor, caricaturist and plastic artist. (b. 1928)
2018 – Peter Stringfellow, English nightclub owner (Stringfellows), dies at 77
Famous Deaths for 6th June 2022
1762 – George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, British Royal Navy officer, dies at 65
1951 – Lionel Hallam, English cricket batsman and captain (9 Tests, 4 x 50; Hampshire CCC) and politician (Member House of Lords, Lord Temporal 1928–51), dies at 61
1976 – J. Paul Getty, American oil magnate and billionaire (Getty Oil), dies at 83
1983 – James E. Casey, American businessman and founder (United Parcel Service), dies at 95
1993 – James Bridges, writer/director (Paper Chase), dies of cancer at 57
1996 – Richard Michael Hills, comedy script writer, dies at 70
1996 – Glyn Worsnip, British radio and television presenter (That’s Life!), dies at 57
2000 – Frédéric Dard, French writer (San-Antonio), dies at 78
2013 – Tom Sharpe, British satirist and author, dies from complications from diabetes at 85
2018 – Red Schoendienst, American Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman/manager (10-time All Star), dies at 95
Famous Deaths for 5th June 2022
1722 – Johann Kuhnau, Bohemian organist, choirmaster, and composer (Biblical Sonatas), dies at 62
1791 – Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (b. 1718)
1906 – Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (b. 1842)
1981 – Philo McCullough, actor (Branded, Ridin’ Thru), dies
1995 – Jan Decadt Flemish composer, dies at 81
1995 – Bettina Vernon-Warren, Austrian ‘Bodenwieser’ dancer, dies at 75
2001 – Pedro Laín Entralgo, Spanish writer, medical and humanist, dies at 93
2002 – Dee Dee Ramone, American bassist (The Ramones), dies of a heroin overdose at 51
2015 – Richard Johnson, British stage and screen actor and producer (Never So Few, Restless, Beyond the Door), dies at 87
2018 – Kate Spade, American fashion designer, commits suicide by hanging at 55