Famous Deaths on 1 Oct

Famous Deaths on 1 Oct

1040 - Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)
1189 - Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar
1310 - Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)
1404 - Pope Boniface IX (b. 1356)
1499 - Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433)
1500 - John Alcock, English Catholic bishop
1567 - Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508)
1570 - Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)
1574 - Marten Jacobszoon Heemskerk van Veen, Dutch painter (b. 1498)
1578 - Don John of Austria, military leader (b. 1547)
1588 - Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr
1609 - Gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer
1684 - Pierre Corneille, French author (b. 1606)
1693 - Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian (b. 1619)
1708 - John Blow, British composer (b. 1649)
1768 - Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (b. 1687)
1837 - Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)
1838 - Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768)
1864 - Rose Greenhow, American Confederate spy (b. 1817)
1876 - James Lick, California land baron (b. 1796)
1901 - Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan amir
1913 - Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
1929 - Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor (b. 1861)
1942 - Ants Piip, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1884)
1955 - Charles Christie, American film studio owner (b. 1880)
1958 - Robert Falk, Russian painter (b. 1886)
1970 - Raoul Riganti, Argentine racing driver (b. 1893)
1974 - Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (b. 1901)
1975 - Al Jackson, American drummer (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) (b. 1935)
1984 - Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)
1985 - E. B. White, American author (b. 1899)
1988 - Sacheverell Sitwell, English writer (b. 1897)
1990 - Curtis LeMay, American Air Force general (b. 1906)
1992 - Petra Kelly, German politician (b. 1947)
1994 - Paul Lorenzen, German philosopher (b. 1915)
1996 - Pat McGeown, Provisional Irish Republican Army member (b. 1956)
1997 - Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor (b. 1923)
1998 - Pauline Julien, French Canadian singer (b. 1928)
2000 - Reginald Kray, British gangster (b. 1933)
2000 - Robert Allen, American pianist and songwriter (b. 1928)
2001 - Guy Beaulne, French-Canadian actor and theatre director (b. 1921)
2001 - Kathleen Ankers, American scenic designer (b. 1919)
2002 - Walter Annenberg, American publisher and philanthropist (b. 1908)
2004 - Richard Avedon, American photographer (b. 1923)
2004 - Bruce Palmer, Canadian musician (Buffalo Springfield) (b. 1946)
2006 - André Viger, French Canadian wheelchair marathoner (b. 1952)
2006 - Jerald Tanner, American religious activist (b. 1938)
2007 - Ned Sherrin, English broadcaster, author and stage director (b. 1931)
2007 - Al Oerter, American track and field athlete (b. 1936)
2007 - Harry Lee, Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (b. 1932)
2007 - Chris Mainwaring, Australian rules footballer (b. 1965)
2007 - Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and theme song composer (b. 1928)
959 - King Edwy of England