Famous Deaths on 7 Nov
1225 - Engelbert II of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne
1550 - Jon Arason, the last Roman Catholic bishop of Iceland prior to the reformation, beheaded in Skalholt with his two sons Are and Bjorn. (b. 1484)
1574 - Solomon Luria, Maharshal (b. 1510)
1581 - Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar
1599 - Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b. 1546)
1620 - Hetman Stanisław Żólkiewski polish commander in the Battle of Ţuţora (1620) (b. 1547)
1633 - Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel, Dutch inventor (b. 1572)
1639 - Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, English politician
1642 - Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, English politician
1713 - Elizabeth Barry, English actress (b. 1658)
1837 - Elijah P. Lovejoy, American abolitionist (b. 1809)
1872 - Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician (b. 1833)
1881 - John MacHale, Irish Archbishop (Tuam) and writer (b. 1791)
1906 - Heinrich Seidel, German engineer, poet and writer (b. 1842)
1913 - Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (b. 1823)
1919 - Hugo Haase, German politician and jurist (b. 1863)
1922 - Sam Thompson, baseball player (b. 1860)
1943 - Dwight Frye, American actor (b. 1899)
1944 - Richard Sorge, Soviet spy (b. 1895)
1944 - Hannah Szenes, Jewish woman who parachuted into Yugoslavia during World War II to help save the Jews of Hungary (b. 1921)
1959 - Victor McLaglen, British-born actor (b. 1883
1962 - Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States (b. 1884)
1966 - Rube Bressler, Baseball player (b. 1894)
1967 - John Nance Garner, U.S. Congressman and Vice President (b. 1868)
1968 - Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician (b. 1906)
1974 - Eric Linklater, British author (b. 1899)
1978 - Gene Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion (b. 1897)
1980 - Steve McQueen, American actor (b. 1930)
1983 - Germaine Tailleferre, French composer (b. 1892)
1986 - Tracy Pew, Australian musician (The Birthday Party) (b. 1957)
1991 - Carter Cornelius, American R&B musician (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose) (b. 1948)
1991 - Tom of Finland, Finnish fetish artist (b. 1920)
1992 - Jack Kelly, American actor (b. 1927)
1992 - Alexander DubÄek, Slovakian politician (b. 1921)
1994 - Shorty Rogers, American jazz musician (b. 1924)
1996 - Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist
1996 - Jaja Wachuku, Nigerian Lawyer and First Foreign Affairs Minister (b. 1918)
2000 - C Subramaniam, Indian politician (b. 1910)
2000 - Queen Ingrid, Queen Dowager of Denmark (b. 1910)
2001 - Nida Blanca, Filipino actress (b. 1936)
2002 - Rudolf Augstein, German publisher (b. 1923)
2004 - Howard Keel, American actor (b. 1919)
2005 - Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian-born Nazi war criminal (b. 1921)
2005 - Harry Thompson, English-born comedian and novelist (b. 1960)
2006 - Bryan Pata, American football defensive tackle (University of Miami) (murdered) (b. 1981)
2006 - Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist (b. 1924)
2006 - Johnny Sain, American baseball pitcher (b. 1917)
2007 - Earl Dodge, American politician (Prohibition Party) (b. 1932)
644 - Umar ibn al-KhattÄb, Second caliph of Islam
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Famous Deaths on 6 Nov
Famous Deaths on 6 Nov
1231 - Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1196)
1406 - Pope Innocent VII
1492 - Antoine Busnois, French composer
1550 - Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487)
1632 - King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (b. 1594)
1656 - King John IV of Portugal (b. 1603)
1656 - Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (b. 1583)
1692 - Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (b. 1619)
1752 - Ralph Erskine, Scottish minister (b. 1685)
1771 - John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (b. 1695)
1790 - James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (b. 1726)
1796 - Catherine II of Russia (b. 1729)
1816 - Gouverneur Morris, American lawmaker and diplomat (b. 1752)
1822 - Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist (b. 1748)
1836 - King Charles X of France (b. 1757)
1846 - Alexander Chavchavadze, Georgian poet and general
1846 - Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and activist (b. 1800)
1893 - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (b. 1840)
1910 - Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (b. 1838)
1925 - Khải Äá»&lsqauo;nh, Emperor of Vietnam
1929 - Prince Maximilian of Baden, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1867)
1936 - Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive (b. 1864)
1941 - Maurice Leblanc, French novelist (b. 1864)
1960 - Erich Raeder, German grand admiral (b. 1876)
1964 - Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (b. 1925)
1964 - Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
1965 - Edgard Varèse, French composer (b. 1883)
1965 - Clarence Williams, American musician (b. 1898)
1968 - Charles Munch, French conductor and violinist (b. 1891)
1968 - Charles B. McVay III, Ex-U.S. Navy Captain (b. 1898)
1970 - AgustÃn Lara, Mexican composer and poet (b. 1900)
1978 - Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (b. 1899)
1978 - Harry Bertoia, Italian artist and designer (b. 1915)
1984 - Gastón Suárez, Bolivian novelist and dramatist (b. 1929)
1985 - Joel Crothers, Soap Opera Actor (b. 1941)
1986 - Elisabeth Grümmer, Alsatian soprano (b. 1911)
1987 - Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (b. 1955)
1989 - Yusaku Matsuda, Japanese actor (b. 1949)
1989 - Dickie Goodman, creator of "break-in" records (b. 1934)
1991 - Gene Tierney, American actress (b. 1920)
1995 - Aneta Corsaut, American actress (b. 1933)
1998 - Marcel Gauthier, Canadian wrestler (b. 1928)
2000 - David R. Brower, American environmentalist (b. 1912)
2000 - L. Sprague de Camp, American writer (b. 1907)
2001 - Anthony Shaffer, English dramatist (b. 1926)
2002 - Sid Sackson, American board game designer (b. 1920)
2003 - Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (b. 1962)
2003 - Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (b. 1919)
2003 - Crash Holly, American professional wrestler (b. 1971)
2004 - Fred Dibnah, English television personality (b. 1938)
2004 - Johnny Warren, Australian soccer player (b. 1943)
2005 - Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress (b. 1967)
2005 - Rod Donald, New Zealand Politician, Green Party Co-leader (b. 1957)
2005 - Miguel Aceves MejÃa, Mexican actor, composer and singer (b. 1915)
2006 - Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish alpine skier (b. 1950)
2006 - Federico (Fico) López, Puerto Rican basketball player (b. 1962)
2007 - Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist (b. 1920)
2007 - Hilda Braid, English actress (b. 1929)
2007 - George Grljusich, Australian sports broadcaster (b. c1939)
2007 - Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Afghan politician (b. c1962)
2007 - George Osmond, Osmond family patriarch (b. 1917)
2007 - Hank Thompson, American singer (b. 1925)
1231 - Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1196)
1406 - Pope Innocent VII
1492 - Antoine Busnois, French composer
1550 - Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487)
1632 - King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (b. 1594)
1656 - King John IV of Portugal (b. 1603)
1656 - Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (b. 1583)
1692 - Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (b. 1619)
1752 - Ralph Erskine, Scottish minister (b. 1685)
1771 - John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (b. 1695)
1790 - James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (b. 1726)
1796 - Catherine II of Russia (b. 1729)
1816 - Gouverneur Morris, American lawmaker and diplomat (b. 1752)
1822 - Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist (b. 1748)
1836 - King Charles X of France (b. 1757)
1846 - Alexander Chavchavadze, Georgian poet and general
1846 - Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and activist (b. 1800)
1893 - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (b. 1840)
1910 - Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (b. 1838)
1925 - Khải Äá»&lsqauo;nh, Emperor of Vietnam
1929 - Prince Maximilian of Baden, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1867)
1936 - Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive (b. 1864)
1941 - Maurice Leblanc, French novelist (b. 1864)
1960 - Erich Raeder, German grand admiral (b. 1876)
1964 - Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (b. 1925)
1964 - Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
1965 - Edgard Varèse, French composer (b. 1883)
1965 - Clarence Williams, American musician (b. 1898)
1968 - Charles Munch, French conductor and violinist (b. 1891)
1968 - Charles B. McVay III, Ex-U.S. Navy Captain (b. 1898)
1970 - AgustÃn Lara, Mexican composer and poet (b. 1900)
1978 - Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (b. 1899)
1978 - Harry Bertoia, Italian artist and designer (b. 1915)
1984 - Gastón Suárez, Bolivian novelist and dramatist (b. 1929)
1985 - Joel Crothers, Soap Opera Actor (b. 1941)
1986 - Elisabeth Grümmer, Alsatian soprano (b. 1911)
1987 - Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (b. 1955)
1989 - Yusaku Matsuda, Japanese actor (b. 1949)
1989 - Dickie Goodman, creator of "break-in" records (b. 1934)
1991 - Gene Tierney, American actress (b. 1920)
1995 - Aneta Corsaut, American actress (b. 1933)
1998 - Marcel Gauthier, Canadian wrestler (b. 1928)
2000 - David R. Brower, American environmentalist (b. 1912)
2000 - L. Sprague de Camp, American writer (b. 1907)
2001 - Anthony Shaffer, English dramatist (b. 1926)
2002 - Sid Sackson, American board game designer (b. 1920)
2003 - Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (b. 1962)
2003 - Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (b. 1919)
2003 - Crash Holly, American professional wrestler (b. 1971)
2004 - Fred Dibnah, English television personality (b. 1938)
2004 - Johnny Warren, Australian soccer player (b. 1943)
2005 - Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress (b. 1967)
2005 - Rod Donald, New Zealand Politician, Green Party Co-leader (b. 1957)
2005 - Miguel Aceves MejÃa, Mexican actor, composer and singer (b. 1915)
2006 - Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish alpine skier (b. 1950)
2006 - Federico (Fico) López, Puerto Rican basketball player (b. 1962)
2007 - Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist (b. 1920)
2007 - Hilda Braid, English actress (b. 1929)
2007 - George Grljusich, Australian sports broadcaster (b. c1939)
2007 - Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Afghan politician (b. c1962)
2007 - George Osmond, Osmond family patriarch (b. 1917)
2007 - Hank Thompson, American singer (b. 1925)
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