October 9 - Deaths

Deaths

• 1047 – Pope Clement II (b. 1005)
• 1253 – Robert Grosseteste, English bishop (b. 1175)
• 1273 – Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany (b. 1227)
• 1390 – John I of Castile (b. 1358)
• 1555 – Justus Jonas, German religious reformer (b. 1493)
• 1562 – Gabriele Falloppio, Italian anatomist and physician (b. 1523)
• 1569 – Vladimir of Staritsa (b. 1533)
• 1581 – Saint Louis Bertrand, Spanish missionary (b. 1526)
• 1597 – Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1537)
• 1691 – William Sacheverell, English politician (b. 1638)
• 1709 – Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (b. 1640)
• 1729 – Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (b. 1654)
• 1793 – Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, French missionary (b. 1718)
• 1797 – Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (b. 1720)
• 1806 – Benjamin Banneker, American astronomer (b. 1731)
• 1808 – John Claiborne, American politician (b. 1777)
• 1831 – Ioannis Kapodistrias, Russian-Greek politician, Governor of Greece (b. 1776)
• 1873 – George Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (b. 1785)
• 1897 – Jan Heemskerk, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1818)
• 1900 – Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1843)
• 1924 – Valery Bryusov, Russian author, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
• 1934 – Alexander I of Yugoslavia (b. 1888)
• 1934 – Louis Barthou, French politician, 78th Prime Minister of France (b. 1862)
• 1937 – Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (b. 1868)
• 1940 – Wilfred Grenfell, English missionary (b. 1865)
• 1941 – Helen Morgan, American singer and actress (b. 1900)
• 1943 – Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1946 – Frank Castleman, American athlete and coach (b. 1877)
• 1950 – George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1895)
• 1953 – Jimmy Finlayson, Scottish-American actor (b. 1887)
• 1955 – Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal (b. 1875)
• 1956 – Marie Doro, American actress (b. 1882)
• 1958 – Pope Pius XII (b. 1876)
• 1959 – Shirō Ishii, Japanese general and biologist (b. 1892)
• 1962 – Milan Vidmar, Slovenian engineer and chess player (b. 1885)
• 1967 – Che Guevara, Argentine physician, author, guerrilla leader (b. 1928)
• 1967 – Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
• 1967 – André Maurois, French author (b. 1885)
• 1968 – Pierre Mulele, Congolese rebel and politician (b. 1929)
• 1972 – Miriam Hopkins, American actress (b. 1902)
• 1974 – Oskar Schindler, Czech-German businessman (b. 1908)
• 1976 – Walter Warlimont, German general (b. 1894)
• 1978 – Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1929)
• 1985 – Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Brazilian military leader and politician, 28th President of Brazil (b. 1905)
• 1987 – Guru Gopinath, Indian dancer (b. 1908)
• 1987 – Clare Boothe Luce, American diplomat and author (b. 1903)
• 1987 – William P. Murphy, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)
• 1988 – Felix Wankel German engineer, invented the Wankel engine (b. 1902)
• 1989 – Penny Lernoux, American journalist and author (b. 1940)
• 1995 – Alec Douglas-Home, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1903)
• 1996 – Walter Kerr, American author, composer, and critic (b. 1913)
• 1999 – Milt Jackson, American vibraphone player and composer (Modern Jazz Quartet) (b. 1923)
• 1999 – Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani social scientist and activist (b. 1914)
• 2000 – David Dukes, American actor (b. 1945)
• 2000 – Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1918)
• 2001 – Dagmar, American actress and model (b. 1921)
• 2001 – Herbert Ross, American director and producer (b. 1927)
• 2002 – Sopubek Begaliev, Soviet economist and politician (b. 1931)
• 2002 – Charles Guggenheim, American director and producer (b. 1924)
• 2002 – Aileen Wuornos, American serial killer (b. 1956)
• 2004 – Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (b. 1930)
• 2005 – Louis Nye, American comedian and actor (b. 1913)
• 2005 – Stella Stratigou, Greek actress (b. 1931)
• 2006 – Paul Hunter, English snooker player (b. 1978)
• 2006 – Ray Noorda, American businessman, co-founder of Novell (b. 1924)
• 2007 – Enrico Banducci, American businessman, founded hungry i (b. 1922)
• 2008 – Gidget Gein, American bass player (b. 1969)
• 2009 – Stuart Kaminsky, American author (b. 1934)
• 2011 – Pavel Karelin, Russian ski jumper (b. 1989)
• 2012 – Paddy Roy Bates, English broadcaster (b. 1921)
• 2012 – Mark Brovun, Ukrainian art director (b. 1946)
• 2012 – Sammi Kane Kraft, American actress (b. 1992)
• 2012 – Budd Lynch, American sportscaster (b. 1917)
• 2012 – George Paciullo, Australian politician (b. 1934)
• 2012 – Kenny Rollins, American basketball player (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Elo Romančík, Slovak actor (b. 1922)
• 2012 – Harris Savides, American cinematographer (b. 1957)