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History Deaths on October 01


Shlomo Venezia
Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian Holocaust survivor and author (b. 1923)

#Shlomo_Venezia

John Alcock (bishop)
John Alcock, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1430)

#John_Alcock_(bishop)

Hernando de Cabezón
Hernando de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (b. 1541)

#Hernando_de_Cabezón

Charles Tennant
Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (b. 1768)

#Charles_Tennant

Mark R. Kravitz
Mark R. Kravitz, American lawyer and judge (b. 1950)

#Mark_R._Kravitz

John of Austria
John of Austria (b. 1547)

#John_of_Austria

Al Oerter
Al Oerter, American discus thrower (b. 1936)

#Al_Oerter

Yaqub Spata
Yaqub Spata, Albanian ruler

#Yaqub_Spata

Walter Annenberg
Walter Annenberg, American publisher and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1908)

#Walter_Annenberg

Abdur Rahman Khan
Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (b. 1844)

#Abdur_Rahman_Khan

Robert Serra
Robert Serra, Venezuelan criminologist and politician (b. 1987)

#Robert_Serra

Paul Lorenzen
Paul Lorenzen, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1915)

#Paul_Lorenzen

William Brodie
William Brodie, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1741)

#William_Brodie

Eric Hobsbawm
Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (b. 1917)

#Eric_Hobsbawm

Shlomo Lahat
Shlomo Lahat, Israeli general and politician (b. 1927)

#Shlomo_Lahat

Lynsey de Paul
Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (b. 1948)

#Lynsey_de_Paul

Ants Piip
Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)

#Ants_Piip

Raúl Riganti
Raúl Riganti, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1893)

#Raúl_Riganti

Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon, American photographer (b. 1923)

#Richard_Avedon

E. B. White
E. B. White, American essayist and journalist (b. 1899)

#E._B._White

Petra Kelly
Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (b. 1947)

#Petra_Kelly

Enrico De Nicola
Enrico De Nicola, Italian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Italy (b. 1877)

#Enrico_De_Nicola

Archie League
Archie League, American air traffic controller (b. 1907)

#Archie_League

Walter Alston
Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)

#Walter_Alston

Ole Danbolt Mjøs
Ole Danbolt Mjøs, Norwegian physician, academic, and politician (b. 1939)

#Ole_Danbolt_Mjøs

Pierre Corneille
Pierre Corneille, French playwright (b. 1606)

#Pierre_Corneille

Abdülhalik Renda
Abdülhalik Renda, Turkish civil servant and politician, 6th Turkish Minister of National Defence (b. 1881)

#Abdülhalik_Renda

Maarten van Heemskerck
Maarten van Heemskerck, Dutch painter (b. 1498)

#Maarten_van_Heemskerck

Emperor Tenmu
Emperor Tenmu of Japan (b. 631)

#Emperor_Tenmu

Sven Tumba
Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey player and golfer (b. 1931)

#Sven_Tumba

Charles Christie
Charles Christie, American film producer, founded Christie Film Company (b. 1880)

#Charles_Christie

Israel Gutman
Israel Gutman, Polish-Israeli historian and author (b. 1923)

#Israel_Gutman

John Light Atlee
John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)

#John_Light_Atlee

John Blow
John Blow, English organist and composer (b. 1649)

#John_Blow

Mindon Min
Mindon Min, Burmese king (b. 1808)

#Mindon_Min

Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy, American author (b. 1947)

#Tom_Clancy

John Marin
John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)

#John_Marin

Pietro Carnesecchi
Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508)

#Pietro_Carnesecchi

Sacheverell Sitwell
Sacheverell Sitwell, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1897)

#Sacheverell_Sitwell

Karel Gott
Karel Gott, ?ze?h singer (b. 1939)

#Karel_Gott

Louis Leakey
Louis Leakey, Kenyan-English archaeologist and paleontologist (b. 1903)

#Louis_Leakey

Robert Simson
Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1687)

#Robert_Simson

Frans Floris
Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)

#Frans_Floris

Don Edwards
Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1915)

#Don_Edwards

Jan Asselijn
Jan Asselijn, Dutch painter (d. 1610)

#Jan_Asselijn

Imero Fiorentino
Imero Fiorentino, American lighting designer (b. 1928)

#Imero_Fiorentino

Marsilio Ficino
Marsilio Ficino, Italian astrologer and philosopher (b. 1433)

#Marsilio_Ficino

Alan III, Duke of Brittany
Alan III, Duke of Brittany (b. 997)

#Alan_III,_Duke_of_Brittany

Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (b. 1817)

#Rose_O'Neal_Greenhow

Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara
Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Italian noble (b. 1407)

#Leonello_d'Este,_Marquis_of_Ferrara

Curtis LeMay
Curtis LeMay, American general (b. 1906)

#Curtis_LeMay

Pope Boniface IX
Pope Boniface IX (b. 1356)

#Pope_Boniface_IX

Božo Bakota
Božo Bakota, Croatian footballer (b. 1950)

#Božo_Bakota

Antoine Bourdelle
Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (b. 1861)

#Antoine_Bourdelle

Faik Ali Ozansoy
Faik Ali Ozansoy, Turkish poet, educator, and politician (b. 1876)

#Faik_Ali_Ozansoy

Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian singer, composer, writer, filmmaker and public figure (b. 1924)

#Charles_Aznavour

Hadi Norouzi
Hadi Norouzi, Iranian footballer (b. 1985)

#Hadi_Norouzi

Moshe Sanbar
Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli economist and banker (b. 1926)

#Moshe_Sanbar

Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon
Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)

#Beatrice_of_Burgundy,_Lady_of_Bourbon

Chiungtze C. Tsen
Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (b. 1898)

#Chiungtze_C._Tsen

Eadwig
Eadwig, English king (b. 941)

#Eadwig

Dave Strader, American sportscaster (b. 1955)
Jacob Pressman, American rabbi and academic, co-founded American Jewish University (b. 1919)
José Martínez, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (b. 1942)
Jim Rountree, American football player and coach (b. 1936)
Arnold Burns, American lawyer and politician, 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (b. 1930)
Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
Ian Buxton, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1938)
Cintio Vitier, Cuban poet and author (b. 1921)
John Biddle, American cinematographer (b. 1925)
Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (b. 1965)
Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and composer (b. 1928)
Jerald Tanner, American author and activist (b. 1938)
Fawaz al-Rabeiee, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1979)
Robert Vaidlo, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1921)
Bruce Palmer, Canadian bass player (b. 1946)
Jerome H. Lemelson, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1923)
Ninian Sanderson, Scottish race car driver (b. 1925)
Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1935)
Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1901)
Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1898)
Robert Falk, Russian painter and educator (b. 1886)
Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)
Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian and academic (b. 1619)
Giammateo Asola, Italian priest and composer (b. 1532)
Edward James, English priest and martyr (b. 1557)
Jan Mabuse, Flemish painter
Morphia of Melitene, Queen of Jerusalem
Artald, archbishop of Reims
Zhou, empress of Former Shu
Kong Wei, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
Richbod, archbishop of Trier
Tajoom Uk'ab K'ahk', Mayan king