1246 – Frederik II “the Strijdbare”, duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25
1844 – Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet (Ye Mariners of England), dies at 66
1865 – Jakob Zeugheer, Swiss composer, dies at 61
1905 – Hermann Wissmann, German African explorer and governor of East-Africa,, dies at 51
1942 – Vera Figner, writer, dies
1989 – Victor French, American actor (#44-Get Smart, Highway to Heaven), dies at 54
1996 – Clare Grundman, American composer, dies at 83
1996 – Helen Sinclair Glatz, English composer, dies at 88
2006 – Herb Pearson, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1910)
2014 – Casey Kasem, American radio personality (creator of American Top 40) and the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo, dies from Lewy body dementia at 82
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 14th June 2021
1703 – Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer, dies at 77
1952 – John Kirby [Kirk], American jazz double-bassist and tuba player (Benny Goodman; “Undecided”), dies at 43
1969 – Wynonie Harris, American rhythm and blues singer, dies of cancer at 53
1994 – Lionel Grigson, British jazz musician, dies at 52
1996 – Thomas Edward Montgomery, drummer, dies at 73
2000 – Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and writer, dies at 88
2002 – June Jordan, Caribbean-American playwright and poet (His Own Where), dies at 65
2005 – Mimi Parent, Canadian painter, dies at 80
2007 – Kurt Waldheim, Austrian 4th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1972-81) and 9th President of Austria (1986-92), dies at 88
2012 – Dumitru Capoianu, Romanian conductor and classical and film composer (The Little Man), dies at 82
Famous Deaths for 13th June 2021
1550 – Johann Spangenberg, German theologist and composer, dies at 66
1636 – George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, Scottish politician (b. 1562)
1665 – Jacob van Wassenaer [Foggy Obdam], lt-admiral, dies in battle at 55
1905 – Tippo-Tip [Hamed ben Mohammed], Zanzibar merchant, dies at about 67
1913 – Jonathan Hutchinson, English surgeon and scientist, dies at 84
1954 – Nikolai Obukhov, Russian composer, dies at 62
1956 – Reginald Goss-Custard, British organist, arranger and composer (Chelsea Fayre), dies at 79
1961 – Ben A. Jones, American horse trainer (US Champion trainer by earnings 1941, 43, 44, 52; Kentucky Derby x 6 including Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 78
2002 – Ralph Shapey, American composer (Fantasy, Rituals), dies at 81
2005 – Jonathan Adams, English actor (b. 1931)
Famous Deaths for 12th June 2021
918 – Ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians
1435 – John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408)
1567 – Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1490)
1616 – Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies
1778 – Philip Livingston, American businessman and politician (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 62
1788 – Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65
1850 – Jean Victor de Constant Rebecque, Swiss-Dutch army leader, dies at 77
1966 – Thomas Chalmers, American opera singer, actor, and filmmaker (Blind Alleys, Outrage), dies at 81
1972 – Saul David Alinsky, radical writer (John L Lewis), dies at 63
1980 – Billy Butlin, Founder of the brand of holiday venues known as Butlins (b. 1899)
Famous Deaths for 11th June 2021
1727 – George I, King of England (1714-27), dies of a stroke at 67
1908 – Georg Adler, Polish state economist, dies at 45
1949 – Oton Zupanic, Slavs poet (Zimzelen pod snegom), dies at 71
1970 – Camille Bombois, French circus wrestler/painter, dies at 87
1970 – Earl Grant, American musician and singer (b. 1931)
1974 – Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (b. 1883)
1994 – Kitty Muggeridge, British author and translator, dies at 90
1994 – Herbert Anderson, American character actor (Dennis The Menace, Battleground), dies of a stroke at 77
1995 – Luigi Innocenti, designer, dies at 71
1997 – Thalassa Cruso, English-American gardening expert (The Mike Douglas Show, The Tonight Show), dies of Alzheimer’s at 88
Famous Deaths for 10th June 2021
1190 – Frederick Barbarossa, King of Germany (1152-90) and Holy Roman Emperor (1155-90), drowns at 67 or 68
1560 – Mary of Guise [Mary of Lorraine], pro-French Queen of Scots (1538-42) and Regent of Scotland (1554-60), dies of dropsy at 44
1868 – Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Serbia (1839-42,1860-68), murdered at 44
1942 – Stanley Lupino, English comic (Cheer Up, Over She Goes), dies at 48
1954 – Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87
1969 – Frank Lawton, British actor (Devil Doll, Invisible Ray), dies at 64
1993 – Alice Reinhart, entertainer, dies at 83
1994 – Edward Kienholz, US sculptor (Back seat of a ’38 Dodge), dies at 66
2009 – Tenniel Evans, British actor and clergyman (10 Rillington Place, My Brother’s Keeper), dies at 83
2020 – Hans Cieslarczyk, German soccer striker (7 caps; West Germany; Borussia Dortmund, Karlsruher SC) and manager (FC Augsburg), dies at 83
Famous Deaths for 9th June 2021
1583 – Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
1875 – Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist (b. 1795)
1968 – Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (b. 1884)
1973 – Erich von Manstein, German military commander (b. 1887)
1975 – David Frederick Barlow, English composer, dies at 48
1977 – Bill Merritt, cricketer (6 Tests of leg-spin for NZ, 12 wkts), dies
1982 – Elmer Robinson, American politician (33rd Mayor of San Francisco), dies at 87
1993 – Alexis Smith, Canadian actress and singer (The Age of Innocence, Follies), dies of brain cancer at 72
1995 – Walter Landor, designer, dies at 81
2014 – Rik Mayall, English actor and comedian, dies from cardiac arrest at 56
Famous Deaths for 8th June 2021
1611 – Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)
1714 – Sophia of Hanover, Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony, dies at 83
1889 – Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (Windhover), dies at 54
1924 – Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902)
1951 – Eugène Fiset, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1874)
1965 – Edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. 1884)
1975 – William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78
1982 – Satchel Paige, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (5-time Negro League, 2-time MLB All Star), dies of a heart attack at 75
1997 – George Turner, Australian author (b. 1916)
2008 – Peter Rohmkorf, German writer, dies at 78
Famous Deaths for 7th June 2021
1337 – Willem III the Good, earl of Holland/Zealand, dies at about 49
1893 – Edwin Booth, American Shakespearean actor (Hamlet), dies at 59
1896 – Wyatt Eaton, Canadian-American artist, dies from tuberculosis at 47
1927 – Edmund James Flynn, Canadian politician (10th Premier of Quebec), dies at 79
1957 – Elizabeth S Kingsley, double-Crostic puzzle creator, dies
1983 – Charles von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Belgium prince, buried
1994 – Dennis Potter, British TV dramatist (The Singing Detective, Karaoke, Midnight Movie), dies of cancer at 59
1995 – Hsuan Hua, influential Buddhist master in the United States (b. 1918)
2009 – Hugh Hopper, British musician (Soft Machine), dies at 64
2011 – Jorge Semprún, Spanish-French writer (2nd mort de R Mercader, Z), dies at 87
Famous Deaths for 6th June 2021
1735 – Georg Osterreich, composer, dies at 71
1898 – Constant A Serrure, Flemish historian, dies at 62
1926 – Henry Tate, Australian composer and poet, dies at 52
1935 – Jacques Urlus, tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth), dies at 68
1984 – A. Bertram Chandler, Anglo-Australian mariner and sci-fi author (Empress of Outer Space), dies at 72
1991 – Sylvia Porter, economist/author (Money Book), dies at 77
1994 – Barry Sullivan, American actor (Duffy’s Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man), dies at 81
1996 – Richard Michael Hills, comedy script writer, dies at 70
2006 – Billy Preston, American soul musician, singer and pianist, 5th Beatle (“Nothing From Nothing”; “You Are So Beautiful”), dies following long-term health issues at 59
2015 – Pierre Brice [Pierre-Louis Le Bris], French actor (Winnetou), dies at 86