September 19 - Deaths

Deaths

• 690 – Theodore of Tarsus, English archbishop (b. 602)
• 1339 – Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (b. 1288)
• 1356 – Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1311)
• 1356 – Walter VI, Count of Brienne (b. 1304)
• 1668 – William Waller, English general (b. 1597)
• 1692 – Giles Corey, American farmer (b. 1611)
• 1710 – Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer (b. 1644)
• 1812 – Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker (b. 1744)
• 1843 – Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis, French mathematician, engineer, and scientist (b. 1792)
• 1863 – Hans Christian Heg, Norwegian-American military officer (b. 1829)
• 1868 – William Sprague, American minister and politician (b. 1809)
• 1881 – James Garfield, American military officer, politician, and the 20th President of the United States (b. 1831)
• 1893 – Alexander Tilloch Galt, English-Canadian politician (b. 1817)
• 1905 – Thomas John Barnardo, Irish philanthropist (b. 1845)
• 1906 – Maria Georgina Grey, English educator and writer, founder of the Girls' Day School Trust (b. 1816)
• 1910 – Paul Lotsij, Dutch rower (b. 1880)
• 1914 – Charles de Vendeville, French swimmer (b. 1882)
• 1924 – Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
• 1927 – Michael Peter Ancher, Danish painter (b. 1849)
• 1935 – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist (b. 1857)
• 1936 – Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian singer (b. 1860)
• 1938 – Pauline Frederick, American actress (b. 1883)
• 1942 – Condé Montrose Nast, American publisher, founded Condé Nast Publications (b. 1873)
• 1944 – Guy Gibson, Indian-English commander, awarded Victoria Cross (b. 1918)
• 1949 – Will Cuppy, American author and critic (b. 1884)
• 1949 – George Shiels, Irish playwright (b. 1886)
• 1949 – Nikos Skalkottas, Greek composer (b. 1901)
• 1955 – John D. Dingell, Sr., American politician (b. 1894)
• 1965 – Lionel Terray, French mountaineer (b. 1921)
• 1967 – Monica Proietti, Canadian criminal (b. 1940)
• 1967 – Zinaida Serebriakova, Russian painter (b. 1884)
• 1968 – Chester Carlson, American physicist, invented xerography (b. 1906)
• 1968 – Red Foley, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1910)
• 1969 – Rex Ingram, American actor (b. 1895)
• 1972 – Robert Casadesus, French pianist (b. 1899)
• 1973 – Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and musician (International Submarine Band, The Byrds, and The Flying Burrito Brothers) (b. 1946)
• 1978 – Étienne Gilson, French philosopher and historian (b. 1884)
• 1985 – Italo Calvino, Italian journalist and author (b. 1923)
• 1987 – Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1897)
• 1989 – Willie Steele, American long jumper (b. 1923)
• 1990 – Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1910)
• 1992 – Jacques Pic, French chef (b. 1932)
• 1995 – Orville Redenbacher, American businessman, founded the Orville Redenbacher's Company (b. 1907)
• 1997 – Jack May, English actor (b. 1922)
• 1997 – Rich Mullins, American singer-songwriter (A Ragamuffin Band) (b. 1955)
• 2000 – Anthony Robert Klitz, English painter (b. 1917)
• 2001 – Rhys Jones, Welsh-Australian archeologist (b. 1941)
• 2002 – Robert Guéï, Ivorian military ruler, 3rd President of Côte d'Ivoire (b. 1941)
• 2002 – Duncan Hallas, English author and activist (b. 1925)
• 2003 – Slim Dusty, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1927)
• 2004 – Eddie Adams, American photographer (b. 1933)
• 2004 – Árpád Bogsch, Hungarian-American civil servant (b. 1919)
• 2004 – Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (The Davis Sisters) (b. 1931)
• 2004 – Damayanti Joshi, Indian dancer (b. 1928)
• 2004 – Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman and activist (b. 1908)
• 2006 – Elizabeth Allen, American actress (b. 1929)
• 2006 – Danny Flores, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (The Champs) (b. 1929)
• 2006 – Martha Holmes, American photographer (b. 1923)
• 2006 – Hugh Kawharu, New Zealand academic (b. 1927)
• 2006 – Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist (b. 1950)
• 2009 – Arthur Ferrante, American pianist (b. 1921)
• 2009 – Roc Raida, American DJ and producer (The X-Ecutioners) (b. 1972)
• 2009 – Eduard Zimmermann, German journalist (b. 1929)
• 2011 – Thomas Capano, American lawyer and murderer (b. 1949)
• 2011 – Johnny Răducanu, Romanian pianist and composer (b. 1931)
• 2012 – Rino Ferrario, Italian footballer (b. 1926)
• 2012 – Cecil Gordon, American race car driver (b. 1941)
• 2012 – Bettye Lane, American photographer and journalist (b. 1930)
• 2012 – Elizabeth Diana Percy, Duchess of Northumberland (b. 1922)
• 2012 – Itamar Singer, Romanian-Israeli author and historian (b. 1946)