September 2 - Deaths

Deaths

• 421 – Constantius III, Roman Emperor
• 459 – Simeon Stylites, Turkish saint (b. 390)
• 1031 – Saint Emeric of Hungary (b. 1007)
• 1274 – Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (b. 1242)
• 1397 – Francesco Landini, Italian composer, organist, singer, and poet (b. 1335)
• 1540 – Dawit II of Ethiopia (b. 1501)
• 1680 – Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and statesman (b. 1602)
• 1688 – Sir Robert Viner, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
• 1690 – Philip William, Elector Palatine (b. 1615)
• 1764 – Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer (b. 1700)
• 1765 – Henry Bouquet, Swiss-English 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 (b. 1763)
• 1820 – Jiaqing Emperor of China (b. 1760)
• 1832 – Franz Xaver von Zach, Austrian astronomer (b. 1754)
• 1834 – Thomas Telford, Scottish engineer and architect, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (b. 1757)
• 1865 – William Rowan Hamilton, Irish mathematician (b. 1805)
• 1872 – Nicolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. 1783)
• 1877 – Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1793)
• 1896 – Nat Thomson, Australian cricketer (b. 1839)
• 1898 – Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)
• 1910 – Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)
• 1921 – Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b. 1840)
• 1921 – Anthony Francis Lucas Croatian-American businessman (b. 1855)
• 1927 – Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Yokozuna (b. 1878)
• 1934 – James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1860)
• 1934 – Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (b. 1908)
• 1934 – Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (b. 1884)
• 1937 – Pierre de Coubertin, French educator and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1863)
• 1941 – Lloyd Seay, American race car driver (b. 1919)
• 1942 – James Juvenal, American rower (b. 1874)
• 1942 – Tom Williams, Irish soldier (b. 1924)
• 1944 – Bella Rosenfeld, Russian-American model and author (b. 1895)
• 1945 – Mason Phelps, American golfer (b. 1885)
• 1948 – Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883)
• 1953 – Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower (b. 1875)
• 1953 – Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general (b. 1883)
• 1962 – William Wilkerson, American businessman, founder of The Hollywood Reporter and the Flamingo Hotel (b. 1890)
• 1964 – Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist (b. 1900)
• 1964 – Alvin York, American soldier (b. 1887)
• 1965 – Johannes Bobrowski, German poet and writer (b. 1917)
• 1969 – Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnamese politician, President of North Vietnam (b. 1890)
• 1971 – Robert Mensah, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1939)
• 1973 – Carl Dudley, American director (b. 1910)
• 1973 – J. R. R. Tolkien, English philologist, writer, and poet (b. 1892)
• 1976 – Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1934)
• 1978 – Fred G. Meyer, American businessman, founder of Fred Meyer (b. 1886)
• 1979 – Otto P. Weyland, American general (b. 1903)
• 1984 – Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908)
• 1985 – Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (b. 1920)
• 1985 – Jay Youngblood, American wrestler (b. 1955)
• 1991 – Alfonso García Robles, Mexican diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
• 1992 – Barbara McClintock, American geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
• 1994 – Roy Castle, English actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1932)
• 1996 – Paddy Clift, Zimbabwean cricketer (b. 1953)
• 1997 – Rudolf Bing, Austrian-English manager (b. 1902)
• 1997 – Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1905)
• 1998 – Jackie Blanchflower, Irish footballer (b. 1933)
• 1998 – Allen Drury, American novelist (b. 1918)
• 2000 – Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (b. 1905)
• 2000 – Curt Siodmak, German-American screenwriter (b. 1907)
• 2001 – Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon (b. 1922)
• 2001 – Troy Donahue, American actor (b. 1936)
• 2002 – Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
• 2004 – Joan Oró, Catalan chemist (b. 1923)
• 2004 – Eleni Zafeiriou, Greek actress (b. 1916)
• 2005 – Bob Denver, American actor (b. 1935)
• 2006 – Bob Mathias, American decathlete and politician (b. 1930)
• 2006 – Willi Ninja, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)
• 2007 – Rajae Belmlih, Moroccan singer (b. 1962)
• 2007 – Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer, created TransAmerica (b. 1957)
• 2007 – Esther Hoffe, Israeli mistress of Max Brod
• 2007 – Max McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1924)
• 2008 – Bill Melendez, Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor (b. 1916)
• 2009 – Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1949)
• 2011 – Roberto Bruce, Chilean journalist (b. 1979)
• 2011 – Felipe Camiroaga, Chilean TV host (b. 1966)
• 2012 – Mark Abrahamian, American guitarist (Starship) (b. 1966)
• 2012 – Jack Boucher, American photographer (b. 1931)
• 2012 – Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese composer (b. 1941)
• 2012 – Blas Riquelme, Paraguayan politician and businessman (b. 1929)
• 2012 – Bert Worner, Australian footballer (b. 1929)