September 02 :: Historical Deaths

Deaths

• 490 BC - Pheidippides, Greek hero


• 421 - Constantius III, Roman Emperor


• 1031 - Saint Emeric of Hungary


• 1274 - Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (b. 1242)


• 1397 - Francesco Landini, Italian composer


• 1540 - Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501)


• 1680 - Per Brahe, Swedish soldier and statesman (b. 1602)


• 1688 - Robert Viner, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1631)


• 1690 - Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1615)


• 1764 - Nathaniel Bliss, English Astronomer Royal (b. 1700)


• 1765 - Henry Bouquet, Swiss-born British army officer (b. 1719)


• 1768 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (b. 1703)


• 1790 - Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (b. 1701)


• 1813 - Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1763)


• 1820 - Jiaqing, Emperor of China (b. 1760)


• 1832 - Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, Austrian astronomer (b. 1754)


• 1834 - Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer (b. 1757)


• 1865 - William Rowan Hamilton, Irish mathematician (b. 1805)


• 1872 - Nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783)


• 1877 - Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician (b. 1793)


• 1898 - Wilford Woodruff, fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)


• 1910 - Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)


• 1921 - Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b. 1840)


• 1921 - Anthony Francis Lucas Croatian-born oil pioneer (b. 1855)


• 1934 - Alcide Nunez, American musician (b. 1884)


• 1934 - Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist and actor (b. 1908)


• 1934 - James Allan, New Zealand rugby union player, All Black (b. 1860)


• 1937 - Pierre de Coubertin, French founder of the modern Olympic Games (b. 1863)


• 1942 - Tom Williams, Irish republican


• 1944 - Bella Rosenfeld, subject of many of Marc Chagall paintings (b. 1895)


• 1948 - Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883)


• 1953 - Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, U.S. general (b. 1883)


• 1962 - William Wilkerson, Founder of the Hollywood Reporter, The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas and nightclubs such as Ciro's (b. 1890)


• 1964 - Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist (b. 1900)


• 1964 - Francisco Craveiro Lopes, 13^th President of Portugal (b. 1894)


• 1964 - Alvin York, American soldier (b. 1887)


• 1965 - Johannes Bobrowski, German writer (b. 1917)


• 1969 - Ho Chi Minh, President of Vietnam (b. 1890)


• 1973 - Carl Dudley, American film director (b. 1910)


• 1973 - J. R. R. Tolkien, British writer (b. 1892)


• 1976 - Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish writer (b. 1934)


• 1978 - Fred G. Meyer, Founder Fred Meyer Inc. (b. 1886)


• 1984 - Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908)


• 1985 - Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (b. 1920)


• 1991 - Alfonso García Robles, Mexican diplomat and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1911)


• 1992 - Barbara McClintock, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. 1902)


• 1994 - Roy Castle, British entertainer (b. 1932)


• 1997 - Rudolph Bing, Austrian-born opera manager (b. 1902)


• 1997 - Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1905)


• 1998 - Jackie Blanchflower, Irish footballer (b. 1933)


• 1998 - Allen Drury, American author (b. 1918)


• 2000 - Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (b. 1905)


• 2000 - Curt Siodmak, German-born author (b. 1907)


• 2001 - Christiaan Barnard, South African heart surgeon (b. 1922)


• 2001 - Troy Donahue, American actor (b. 1936)


• 2002 - Dick Reynolds, Australian rules footballer and coach (b. 1915)


• 2004 - Joan Oró, Catalan scientist (b. 1923)


• 2004 - Eleni Zafeiriou, Greek actress (b. 1916)


• 2005 - Bob Denver, American actor (b. 1935)


• 2006 - Bob Mathias, American athlete and congressman (b. 1930)


• 2006 - Willi Ninja, dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)


• 2007 - Max McNab, National Hockey League executive (b. 1924)


• 2007 - Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer (b. 1957)


• 2007 - Rajae Belmlih, Morrocan singer (b. 1962 in Casablanca)