October 1 - Deaths

Deaths

• 959 – King Edwy of England
• 1040 – Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)
• 1189 – Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar
• 1310 – Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)
• 1404 – Pope Boniface IX (b. 1356)
• 1499 – Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433)
• 1500 – John Alcock, English Catholic bishop
• 1567 – Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508)
• 1570 – Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)
• 1574 – Marten Jacobszoon Heemskerk van Veen, Dutch painter (b. 1498)
• 1578 – Don John of Austria, military leader (b. 1547)
• 1588 – Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr
• 1602 – Hernando de Cabezón, Spanish composer (b. 1541)
• 1609 – Gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer
• 1684 – Pierre Corneille, French author (b. 1606)
• 1693 – Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian (b. 1619)
• 1708 – John Blow, British composer (b. 1649)
• 1768 – Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (b. 1687)
• 1837 – Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)
• 1838 – Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768)
• 1864 – Rose Greenhow, American Confederate spy (b. 1817)
• 1876 – James Lick, California land baron (b. 1796)
• 1885 – John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)
• 1901 – Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan amir
• 1913 – Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
• 1919 – Princess Charlotte of Prussia (b. 1860)
• 1929 – Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor (b. 1861)
• 1942 – Ants Piip, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1884)
• 1955 – Charles Christie, American film studio owner (b. 1880)
• 1958 – Robert Falk, Russian painter (b. 1886)
• 1959 – Enrico de Nicola, 1st President of the Italian Republic (b. 1877)
• 1970 – Raoul Riganti, Argentine racing driver (b. 1893)
• 1974 – Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (b. 1901)
• 1975 – Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) (b. 1935)
• 1984 – Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)
• 1985 – E. B. White, American author (b. 1899)
• 1986 – Archie League, generally considered the first air traffic controller (b. 1907)
• 1988 – Sacheverell Sitwell, English writer (b. 1897)
• 1990 – Curtis LeMay, American Air Force general (b. 1906)
• 1992 – Petra Kelly, German politician (b. 1947)
• 1994 – Paul Lorenzen, German philosopher (b. 1915)
• 1996 – Pat McGeown, Provisional Irish Republican Army member (b. 1956)
• 1997 – Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor (b. 1923)
• 1998 – Pauline Julien, French Canadian singer (b. 1928)
• 1999 – Lena Zavaroni, Scottish singer and Child star (b. 1963)
• 2000 – Robert Allen, American pianist and songwriter (b. 1928)
• 2000 – Reginald Kray, British gangster (b. 1933)
• 2001 – Guy Beaulne, French-Canadian actor and theatre director (b. 1921)
• 2001 – Kathleen Ankers, American scenic designer (b. 1919)
• 2002 – Walter Annenberg, American publisher and philanthropist (b. 1908)
• 2004 – Richard Avedon, American photographer (b. 1923)
• 2004 – Bruce Palmer, Canadian musician (Buffalo Springfield) (b. 1946)
• 2006 – Jerald Tanner, American religious activist (b. 1938)
• 2006 – André Viger, French Canadian wheelchair marathoner (b. 1952)
• 2007 – Chris Mainwaring, Australian rules footballer (b. 1965)
• 2007 – Harry Lee, Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (b. 1932)
• 2007 – Al Oerter, American track and field athlete (b. 1936)
• 2007 – Ned Sherrin, English broadcaster, author and stage director (b. 1931)
• 2007 – Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and theme song composer (b. 1928)
• 2008 – John Biddle, American yachting cinematographer and lecturer (b. 1925)
• 2008 – Nick Reynolds, American folk musician (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1933)
• 2010 – Ian Buxton, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1938)