Famous Deaths on 2 Sep

Famous Deaths on 2 Sep

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 - Anthony Francis Lucas Croatian-born oil pioneer (b. 1855)
1921 - Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b. 1840)
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, 13th 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 - J. R. R. Tolkien, British writer (b. 1892)
1973 - Carl Dudley, American film director (b. 1910)
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 - Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1905)
1997 - Rudolph Bing, Austrian-born opera manager (b. 1902)
1998 - Jackie Blanchflower, Irish footballer (b. 1933)
1998 - Allen Drury, American author (b. 1918)
2000 - Curt Siodmak, German-born author (b. 1907)
2000 - Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (b. 1905)
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 - Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer (b. 1957)
2007 - Max McNab, National Hockey League executive (b. 1924)
2007 - Rajae Belmlih, Morrocan singer (b. 1962 in Casablanca)
421 - Constantius III, Roman Emperor
490 BC - Pheidippides, Greek hero