1254 - John III Doukas Vatatzes, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1193)
1428 - Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1388)
1580 - Jeronimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian (b. 1512)
1584 - Charles Borromeo, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1538)
1600 - Richard Hooker, English theologian (b. 1554)
1643 - John Bainbridge, English astronomer (b. 1582)
1643 - Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (b. 1577)
1711 - John Ernest Grabe, German-born Anglican theologian (b. 1666)
1787 - Robert Lowth, British bishop and grammarian (b. 1710)
1793 - Olympe de Gouges, French feminist and revolutionary (b. 1748)
1794 - François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1715)
1869 - Andreas Kalvos, Greek poet (b. 1792)
1890 - Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1811)
1891 - Louis Lucien Bonaparte, French politician and linguist (b. 1813)
1917 - Léon Bloy, French novelist and essayist (b. 1846)
1918 - Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov, Russian scientist (b. 1857)
1926 - Annie Oakley, American sharp-shooter (b. 1860)
1927 - Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod, Czech journalist (b. 1860)
1929 - Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet (b. 1883)
1933 - Emile Roux, French scientist (b. 1853)
1939 - Charles Tournemire, French composer and organist (b. 1870)
1949 - Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1861)
1954 - Henri Matisse, French artist (b. 1869)
1957 - Wilhelm Reich, Austrian psychotherapist (b. 1897)
1964 - John Henry Barbee, American guitarist and singer (b. 1905)
1970 - Peter II of Yugoslavia (b. 1923)
1973 - Marc Allégret, French director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
361 - Constantius II, Roman Emperor (b. 317)
753 - Pirminius, German saint (b. 753)
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Famous Deaths on 3 Nov
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Famous Deaths on 2 Nov
1083 - Matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031)
1285 - King Peter III of Aragon (b. 1239)
1327 - King James II of Aragon (b. 1267)
1483 - Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1454)
1610 - Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1544)
1618 - Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (b. 1568)
1716 - Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler (b. 1651)
1807 - Baron de Breteuil, French statesman (b. 1730)
1852 - Pyotr Kotlyarevsky, Russian general (b. 1782)
1863 - Theodore Judah, American railroad engineer (b. 1826)
1877 - Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal (b. 1784)
1887 - Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (b. 1820)
1898 - George Goyder, English-born surveyor-general of South Australia (b. 1826)
1905 - Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist (b. 1817)
1935 - Jock Cameron, South African cricketer (b. 1905)
1944 - Thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (b. 1889)
1945 - Princess Thyra, daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark (b. 1880)
1949 - Jerome F. Donovan, American politician (b. 1872)
1950 - George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1856)
1960 - Dimitris Mitropoulos, Greek conductor and composer (b. 1896)
1961 - James Thurber, American humorist (b. 1894)
1963 - Ngô Äình Diệm, President of South Vietnam (b. 1901)
1966 - Mississippi John Hurt, American blues singer (b. 1892)
1966 - Peter Debye, Dutch chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1884)
1970 - Richard Cardinal Cushing, archbishop of Boston (b. 1895)
1975 - Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian film director (b. 1922)
1979 - Jacques Mesrine, French criminal (b. 1936)
1982 - Lester Roloff, Man of God, preacher.
1984 - Velma Barfield, American murderer (b. 1932)
1986 - Paul Frees, American voice actor (b. 1920)
1991 - Irwin Allen, American film producer (b. 1916)
1992 - Hal Roach, American director and producer (b. 1892)
1996 - Eva Cassidy, American singer (b. 1963)
1998 - Vincent Winter, British actor (b. 1957)
2002 - Charles Sheffield, American author and physicist (b. 1935)
2002 - Tonio Selwart, German actor (b. 1896)
2003 - Frank McCloskey, American politician (b. 1939)
2004 - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (b. 1918)
2004 - Theo van Gogh, Dutch filmmaker (b. 1957)
2004 - Gerrie Knetemann, Dutch cyclist (b. 1951)
2005 - Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian football player and coach.
2007 - Lillian Ellison, American professional wrestler (b. 1923)
2007 - Igor Moiseyev, Russian choreographer (b. 1906)
2007 - Witold Kiełtyka, Polish metal drummer (Decapitated) (b. 1984)
2007 - Charmaine Dragun, Australian journalist (b. 1978)
2007 - Henry Cele, South African Actor; best known for his onscreen portrayal of the legendary Shaka Zulu
943 - Queen Emma of France, (b. 894)