1541 – Paracelsus, Swiss physician and alchemist (Zinc, Laudanum), dies at 47
1848 – Branwell Brontë [Patrick Branwell Brontë], English painter and writer and brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily and Anne, dies at 31
1896 – Louis Gerhard De Geer, 1st Swedish Prime Minister (1876-80), dies at 78
1938 – Lev Schnirelmann, Soviet-Russian mathematician (number theory, topology and differential geometry), commits suicide at 33
2003 – Rosalie Allen, American country singer, yodeler, and disc jockey, dies of congestive heart failure at 79
2004 – Joep Straesser, Dutch composer (Blossom songs, Ramasasiri), dies at 70
2005 – Thomas “Tommy” Bond, American actor (Butch-Our Gang, Superman), dies at 79
2008 – Vinko “Vice” Vukov, Croatian singer (Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and 1965), dies from head injury at 72
2009 – Susan Atkins, American murderer (b. 1948)
2025 – Claudia Cardinale, Italian-Tunisian actress (The Pink Panther; 8½; Once Upon a Time in the West), dies at 87
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 23rd September 2025
1830 – Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, First Lady of the United States (1817-25) as the wife of the fifth President James Monroe, dies at 62
1836 – María Malibran (née García) Spanish operatic contralto and soprano, dies from head injuries several months after falling from a horse at 28
1896 – Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet, dies at 83
1968 – Padre Pio [Francesco Forgione], Italian priest, Capuchin friar, and dies at 81
1975 – Constant Stotijn, Dutch cellist (Residence Orchestra), oboe player, and timpanist, dies at 62
1987 – Louis Kentner, Hungarian-British pianist and composer, dies at 87
1994 – Georgi, Tsar Nicholas II’s brother, buried
2001 – Ron Hewitt, Welsh footballer (b. 1928)
2008 – Peter Leonard, Australian journalist and newsreader, dies of cancer at 66
2010 – Bob Shaw, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox), dies at 77
Famous Deaths for 22nd September 2025
1411 – Anne de Mortimer, British noblewoman and ancestor to the royal House of York (Grandmother of kings Edward IV and Richard III), dies at 22 [approximate death date]
1702 – Hoessein Koprulu, Turkish great vizer (peace of Karlowitz), dies
1712 – José Solana, Spanish composer and organist, dies at 69
1777 – John Bartram, American naturalist and explorer, father of American botany, dies at 77
1995 – (Dorothy) “Dolly” Collins, British folk songwriter, arranger, piano player, and composer, dies at 62
1997 – Shōichi Yokoi, Imperial Japanese Army sergeant, World War II (surrendered in 1972), dies from heart attack at 82
2004 – Big Boss Man [Ray Washington Traylor Jr.], American professional wrestler, dies at 41
2006 – Carla Benschop, Dutch basketball player (b. 1950)
2022 – Brother Andrew [Andrew van der Bijl], Dutch Christian missionary (Open Doors), dies at 94
2023 – Giovanni Lodetti, Italian soccer midfielder (17 caps; AC Milan, Sampdoria, Foggia, Novara), dies at 81
Famous Deaths for 21st September 2025
1705 – Willem Hadriaan of Nassau, Dutch corrupt mister of Odijk, dies
1809 – Alexander Reinagle, English-American composer, dies at 53
1906 – Samuel Arnold, American conspirator who plotted to kidnap Abraham Lincoln, dies at 72
1954 – Kōkichi Mikimoto, Japanese inventor and entrepreneur (cultured pearls), dies at 96
1966 – Paul Reynaud, Premier of France (May-June 1940), dies at 87
1983 – Andrew Brewin, Canadian lawyer and MP for Greenwood, dies at 76
1988 – Christine Norden, British actress (Little Shop of Horrors, Night Beat), dies from pneumonia at 63
1988 – Henry Koster, German-born Hollywood director, discovered Abbott and Costello, dies at 83
1997 – Jennifer Holt, American actress (b. 1920)
2016 – John D. Loudermilk, American country singer and songwriter (“Tobacco Road”; “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye”), dies of cancer at 82
Famous Deaths for 20th September 2025
1839 – Jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74
1863 – William Haines Lytle, American politician, poet and Brigadier General (Union Army), killed in action during the American Civil War at 36
1897 – Karel Bendl, Czech composer, dies at 59
1905 – Walter Cecil Macfarren, British pianist, teacher (Royal Academy, 1846-1903), conductor, and composer, dies at 79
1906 – Robert R. Hitt, American politician (b. 1834)
1990 – Jackie Moran, American actor (Janie, Barefoot Boy), dies of cancer at 65
2006 – Sven Nykvist, Swedish cinematographer (Cries and Whispers), dies at 83
2018 – John Cunliffe, British children’s book author and television presenter (Postman Pat; Rosie and Jim), dies of cardio-pulmonary
failure at 85
2019 – Howard Cassady, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1955, Ohio State; NFL C’ship 1957, Detroit Lions), dies at 85
2020 – Garland F. Pinholster, American college basketball coach (USA: gold Pan American Games 1963; Oglethorpe University 1956-66), dies at 92
Famous Deaths for 19th September 2025
1863 – Preston Smith, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in battle at 39
1905 – Thomas John Barnardo, Irish-born British social worker, and philanthropist (established Barnardo homes for children), dies at 60
1944 – Guy Gibson, British aviator who led the Dambusters Raid (Victoria Cross), killed in action at 26
1969 – Bert Bakker, Dutch writer and publisher, dies at 57
1989 – Guido de Moor, Dutch actor (Flanagan, Because of the Cats), dies at 52
1997 – Kathy Keeton, South African-American magazine publisher (Viva, Longevity), dies of surgical complications at 58
2003 – Anatoly Bogatyrev, Belarusian composer, dies at 90
2003 – Slim Dusty [David Kirkpatrick], Australian country music singer-songwriter, dies of cancer at 76
2006 – Elizabeth Allen [Gillease], American stage and screen actress (Donovan’s Reef; Bracken’s World; The Paul Lynde Show), dies of kidney disease at 77
2015 – Jackie Collins, British-American romance novelist (The Stud; The Bitch; Lucky), dies of breast cancer at 77
Famous Deaths for 18th September 2025
1261 – Conrad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies
1426 – Hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, Flemish painter, brother of Jan van Eyck (The Ghent Altarpiece), dies
1524 – Charlotte of Valois, Princess of France as second daughter of King Francis I and his wife Claude, dies at 7
1860 – Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer, dies at 55
1929 – Hermann Gradener, German composer, dies at 85
1968 – Franchot Tone, American actor (Mutiny on the Bounty, Advise and Consent), dies from lung cancer at 63
1995 – Oleg Tverdokhleb, Ukrainian athlete (b. 1969)
2005 – Marv Grissom, American baseball pitcher, coach (MLB All Star 1954, NY, SF Giants), dies at 87
2013 – Ken Norton, American boxer (WBC heavyweight champion 1978; famous Muhammad Ali trilogy; International Boxing HOF), dies at 70
2021 – Neil McCarthy, American college basketball coach (Weber State Uni 1974-85, New Mexico State Uni 1985-97), dies at 82
Famous Deaths for 17th September 2025
1762 – Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer, dies at 74
1803 – Franz Xaver Sussmayr, Austrian composer and conductor, dies (b. 1766)
1939 – Ethel M. Dell, English author (Storm Drift), dies at 58
1948 – Folke Bernadotte, Swedish diplomat (Red Cross; UN mediator for Palestine), assassinated by a Zionist group at 53
1959 – Bert Leysen, Belgian TV director (Belgian National TV), dies at 39
1979 – Miloslav Kabeláč, Czech composer, dies at 71
1992 – Feodor Chaliapin Jr, Russian actor (The Name of the Rose; The King’s Whore), dies after a brief illness at 87
1994 – Iris Adrian, American actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard), dies at 82
2006 – Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite and sister of President John F. Kennedy, dies at 82
2009 – Leon Kirchner, American contemporary classical composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music 1967), dies of congestive heart failure at 90
Famous Deaths for 16th September 2025
1696 – Lambert Pietkin, Flemish composer, dies at 83
1834 – Antoine-Vincent Arnault, French writer (Guillaume the Nassau), dies
1911 – Edward Whymper, English mountaineer 1st to climb Matterhorn (1865), dies at 71
1945 – John McCormack, Irish-American tenor (Irish folksongs), dies at 61
1961 – Percy Chapman, English cricket batsman (26 Tests, captain 1926-31, 1 x 100; Kent CCC), dies after a fall at 61
1965 – Ahn Eak-tai, Korean cellist, composer (Aegukga – national anthem of South Korea), and conductor, dies at 58
1984 – Richard Brautigan, American novelist and poet (Trout Fishing in America), takes his own life at 49 [exact date estimated based on forensic investigation]
1994 – Albert de Courtray, French archbishop of Lyon/cardinal, dies at 71
2016 – Edward Albee, American playwright (Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf?), dies at 88
2016 – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian President (1999-2006) and Prime Minister (1993-94), dies at 95
Famous Deaths for 15th September 2025
1231 – Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1183-1231), founded city of Landshut, murdered at 57
1643 – Richard Boyle, Irish politician, 1st Earl of Cork, dies at 76
1701 – Edmé Boursault, French writer (b. 1638)
1747 – Johann Gotthilf Ziegler, German baroque composer and organist, dies at 59
1964 – Robert Dower, South African cricketer (1 Test South Africa v England 1898, scored 0 and 9), dies at 88
1972 – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Icelandic politician and the second President of Iceland (1952-68), dies at 78
1987 – Steven Tuomi, murder victim of Jeffery Dahmer (b. 1963)
1991 – Andre Baruch, Radio/TV announcer dies at 83
2007 – Brett Somers [Audrey Johnston], Canadian-American actress (The Odd Couple – “Blanche Madison”), and TV personality (Match Game), dies of cancer at 83
2023 – Fernando Botero, Colombian figurative artist and sculptor known for depicting people in exaggerated large sizes, dies of pneumonia at 91