1100 – William II [William Rufus], King of England (1087-1100), killed by an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrell while hunting in the New Forest at 44
1921 – Enrico Caruso, Italian operatic tenor (Faust), dies of pleurisy at 48
1955 – Rupprecht, last crown prince of Bavaria and German fieldmarshall during WWI, dies at 86
1955 – Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, dies at 54
1972 – Helen Hoyt, American poet, known for “Ellis Park”, dies at 85
1974 – W. Douglas Hawkes, British auto racer and designer, dies at 80
1983 – Charles Eyck, Dutch painter and sculptor (Limburg School), dies at 85
1992 – Ephraim Katz, Israeli American writer and filmmaker (The Film Encyclopedia), dies at 60
1995 – Brian Smith, Canadian sportscaster and NHL player, dies at 54 after being shot the previous day
2007 – Holden Roberto, Angolan independence leader, founder of the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA), dies at 84
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 1st August 2025
1541 – Simon Grynaeus, German theologian dies at about 48 {[exact birthdate unknown c.1493]
1667 – Paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48
1932 – Arnold Fothergill, English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 8 wickets. BB 4/19; Somerset CCC, MCC), dies at 77
1944 – Manuel L. Quezon y Molina, Second President of the Philippines (1935-42), dies of tuberculosis at 65
1966 – Earl Rudolph “Bud” Powell, American jazz pianist and composer, dies at 41
1973 – Walter Ulbricht, German politician (Head Of State, German Democratic Republic), dies at 80
1988 – John Dearden, American cardinal (1969-88) and archbishop of Detroit, dies at 80
2012 – Joan Bernard, British army officer in the Auxiliary Territorial Service and founding principal of Trevelyan College (1966-78), dies due to ill-health at 94
2022 – John Hughes, Scottish soccer striker (8 caps; Celtic 255 games), dies from cancer at 79
2024 – Craig Shakespeare, English soccer coach (WBA, Leicester CIty) and midfielder (Walsall 284 games), dies from cancer at 60
Famous Deaths for 31st July 2025
450 – Petrus Chrysologus, Emilia-Romagnan priest (1st archbishop of Ravenna, 433-50), Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint, dies at about 44 [birthdate uncertain]
1943 – Hedley Verity, English cricket spin bowler (40 Tests, 144 wickets @ 24.37), dies in POW camp in Italy at 38
1954 – Onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923)
1985 – Murray Chapple, New Zealand cricket batsman (14 Tests, 3 x 50; Canterbury, Central Districts), dies at 55
1988 – André Navarra, French concert cellist (Jolivet’s Cello Concerto), and educator (Paris Conservatoire, 1947-88), dies at 76
1996 – Paul Crawford, American Dixieland jazz musician, arranger, (Olympic Brass Band), and music historian (Tulane University), dies of lung cancer at 71
2003 – John Aston Sr., English soccer striker (17 caps; Manchester United 253 games), dies at 81
2005 – Les Braid, English bass guitarist and singer (Swinging Blue Jeans – “Hippie-Hippie Shake”), dies of lung cancer at 67
2010 – Mitch Miller, American oboist and recording producer (Sing Along with Mitch), dies at 99
2022 – Mo Ostin [Ostrofsky], American record company executive (Verve; Reprise; Warner Bros,; Dreamworks), dies at 95
Famous Deaths for 30th July 2025
1550 – Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (b. 1505)
1691 – Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (b. 1639)
1741 – Wierich PL count von DauWirich Philipp von Daun, Austrian nobleman and field marshal, Viceroy of Naples, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, dies at 71
1947 – Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia, dies at 86
1970 – George Szell, Hungarian-born American conductor (Cleveland Orchestra, 1946-70), dies at 73
1977 – Jorgen Ponto, West German banker, murdered
1983 – Howard Dietz, American lyricist and librettist (“Dancing In The Dark”; “I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plans”), and MGM executive, dies of Parkinson’s disease at 86
1990 – Ian Gow, British Conservative parliament leader, murdered
1992 – Joe Shuster, Canadian-American cartoonist (co-creator, with Jerry Siegel, of “Superman”), dies of congestive heart failure at 78
2007 – William Balchin, English geographer, dies at 91
Famous Deaths for 29th July 2025
1573 – Ruy Gómez de Silva, Spanish prince of Eboli (advisor to Spanish King Philip II), dies at 56
1786 – Franz Asplmayr, Austrian composer and violinist, dies at 58
1936 – Frank Gavan Duffy, Australian barrister and judge (High Court of Australia, 1913-35, and Chief Justice of Australia, 1931-35), dies at 84
1964 – Vean Gregg, American baseball player, dies at 79
1970 – Jonel Perlea, Romanian opera conductor, dies at 69
1991 – Christian Castries, French general (Dien Bien Phu), dies at 88
1997 – Chuck Wayne [Jagelka], America session and bebop jazz guitarist (Woody Herman’s First Herd; George Shearing Quintet; Gil Evans; Tony Bennett), dies of emphysema at 74
2007 – Jim David, American NFL defensive back (Pro Bowl 1954-59; NFL Champion 1952-53, 57; Detroit Lions), dies at 79
2010 – Roy Caton, American trumpet player and session musician, dies at 83
2024 – Robert Banas, American choreographer (The Judy Garland Show; Jonathan Winters Show), dies of pneumonia at 90
Famous Deaths for 28th July 2025
1641 – John Amner, English composer, dies at 61
1793 – Hayashi Shihei, Japanese military scholar, dies at 54
1847 – John Walter II, English newspaper owner (who made The Times into an important newspaper, 1812-47), dies at 71
1865 – William Henry Smith, English bookseller (W H Smith), dies at 73
1937 – Muslim Magomayev, Azerbaijani-Soviet composer, dies at 51
1982 – Nick Lucas [Dominic Lucanese], American jazz guitarist and singer (“Tiptoe Through the Tulips”; “Painting the Clouds With Sunshine”), dies of double pneumonia at 84
1999 – Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and 1989 Nobel laureate for his contributions to econometrics, dies at 87
2009 – Jim Johnson, American NFL Assistant Coach, Eagles Defensive Coordinator from 1999-2009 (b.1941)
2010 – Ivy Bean, English internet celebrity (b. 1905)
2014 – Jon Erikson, American swimmer 1st to triple cross English Channel in 1981, dies at 58
Famous Deaths for 27th July 2025
916 – Clemens van Ohrid, first bishop of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and saint, dies
1965 – Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901)
1990 – Salim Ali, Indian Ornithologist (Birdman of India), dies at 90
1994 – Kevin Carter, South African photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize winner (member of the Bang-Bang Club), commits suicide at 33
2001 – Harold Beeley, British diplomat to the Arab world, dies at 92
2003 – Vance Hartke, American politician (b. 1919)
2011 – Ágota Kristóf, Hungarian writer (The Notebook), dies at 75
2012 – R G Armstrong [Robert Golden], American actor (Predator, Dick Tracey, T.H.E. Cat), dies of natural causes at 95
2021 – Pete George, American weightlifter (Olympic gold middle-heavyweight 1952, silver 1948, 56), dies at 92
2022 – Mary Alice [Smith], American stage and screen actress (Fences – Tony Award, 1987; I’ll Fly Away – Emmy Award, 1993; A Different World – “Lettie”), dies at 85 or 80 [year of birth disputed]
Famous Deaths for 26th July 2025
1801 – Daniel Dal Barba, Italian composer, dies at 86
1836 – José Melchor Gomis, Spanish Romantic composer, dies of tuberculosis at 45 [some source date death as 4 August]
1918 – Eduard “Mick” Mannock, British WW I flying ace (Victoria Cross), killed in action at 31
1919 – Edward Poynter, British painter, President of the Royal Academy, dies at 83
1925 – Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and logician (Begriffsschrift), dies at 76
1950 – Hans Lodeizen [Johannes Frederik], Dutch poet (Het innerlijk behang (The Inner Wallpaper)), dies of leukemia at 26
1970 – Claud Allister, British actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet, Bulldog Drummond), dies at 81
1981 – Donald Lybbert, American composer (Zap; Lines for the Fallen), and educator, dies at 58
1995 – Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian classical, jazz and Latin guitarist and composer (developed bossa nova), dies of leukemia at 77
2017 – June Foray, American voice actress (Rocky the Flying Squirrel; Cinderella, Cindy Lou Who), dies at 99
Famous Deaths for 25th July 2025
1881 – Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, dies at 77
1934 – Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian right-wing politician (Chancellor, 1932-34), assassinated by Nazis at 41
1973 – Louis St. Laurent, 12th Prime Minister of Canada (Liberal: 1948-57), dies of natural causes at 91
1987 – Charles Stark “Doc” Draper, American Scientist and Engineer who headed the team that invented the Apollo Guidance Computer and inertial navigation technology for aircraft, space vehicles, and submarines, dies at 85
1992 – Hope Miller, American actress (Bwana Devil), dies of breast cancer at 63
2003 – John Schlesinger, English stage and Academy Award-winning film director (Midnight Cowboy; Darling), dies at 77
2003 – Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer, dies at 91
2006 – Carl Brashear, first African-American U.S Navy Master Diver (b. 1931)
2013 – Mike Shipley, Australian audio engineer, and record producer of rock and country music (Paper Airplane), dies of an apparent suicide at 56
2018 – Lord Browne-Wilkinson [Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson], British politician and jurist (UK Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 1998-2000), dies at 88
Famous Deaths for 24th July 2025
1739 – Benedetto Marcello, Italian author and composer (Lettera Famigliare), dies on 53rd birthday
1819 – Sophie Gail, French singer and composer, dies at 43
1846 – Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, French King of the Netherlands (1806-10), dies at 67
1910 – Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian landscape painter, dies at 69
1995 – Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, Ukrainian-Polish filmmaker and film educator (Polish Film School), dies at 94
1996 – Jock Wallace, Scottish soccer manager (Berwick Rangers, Rangers, Leicester City, Motherwell, Sevilla), dies from Parkinson’s disease at 60
1997 – Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (Alien 3, Kes), dies of a brain tumor at 63
1997 – William J. Brennan, Jr. American Supreme Court judge (1956-90), dies at 91
2001 – Georges Dor [Dore], French Canadian author, playwright, radio broadcaster, singer and songwriter, dies at 70
2023 – Leny Andrade, Brazilian samba, bossa nova and jazz singer, dies of Lewy body dementia at 80