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History Deaths on September 11


Charles Norris (medical examiner)
Charles Norris, American coroner (b. 1867)

#Charles_Norris_(medical_examiner)

Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)

#Peter_Tosh

Andrzej Trybulec
Andrzej Trybulec, Polish mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1941)

#Andrzej_Trybulec

Virgil A. Richard
Virgil A. Richard, American general (b. 1937)

#Virgil_A._Richard

Louis Godin
Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic (b. 1704)

#Louis_Godin

Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende, Chilean physician and politician, 29th President of Chile (b. 1908)

#Salvador_Allende

Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Greek academic and politician, 138th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1902)

#Panagiotis_Kanellopoulos

William Auld
William Auld, Scottish poet and author (b. 1924)

#William_Auld

Konstantin Korovin
Konstantin Korovin, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1861)

#Konstantin_Korovin

Jerry Voorhis
Jerry Voorhis, American politician (b. 1901)

#Jerry_Voorhis

Ronnie Peterson
Ronnie Peterson, Swedish racing driver (b. 1944)

#Ronnie_Peterson

Robert W. Service
Robert W. Service, English-French poet and author (b. 1874)

#Robert_W._Service

Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy, English-American actress (b. 1909)

#Jessica_Tandy

Keith Dunstan
Keith Dunstan, American-Australian journalist and author (b. 1925)

#Keith_Dunstan

Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter, American actress (b. 1922)

#Kim_Hunter

Rudolf Jakob Camerarius
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (b. 1665)

#Rudolf_Jakob_Camerarius

Joachim Fest
Joachim Fest, German journalist and author (b. 1926)

#Joachim_Fest

Lois Lenski
Lois Lenski, American author and illustrator (b. 1893)

#Lois_Lenski

Larry Gelbart
Larry Gelbart, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)

#Larry_Gelbart

Francis James Child
Francis James Child, American scholar and educator (b. 1825)

#Francis_James_Child

Albert Jacquard
Albert Jacquard, French geneticist and biologist (b. 1925)

#Albert_Jacquard

Finn Bergesen
Finn Bergesen, Norwegian civil servant and businessman (b. 1945)

#Finn_Bergesen

Emperor Go-Mizunoo
Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (b. 1596)

#Emperor_Go-Mizunoo

Henri Rabaud
Henri Rabaud, French composer and conductor (b. 1873)

#Henri_Rabaud

Bonne of Luxembourg
Bonne of Luxembourg, queen of John II of France (b. 1315)

#Bonne_of_Luxembourg

Antoine Duhamel
Antoine Duhamel, French composer and conductor (b. 1925)

#Antoine_Duhamel

Matsunosuke Onoe
Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor and director (b. 1875)

#Matsunosuke_Onoe

Donald Sinden
Donald Sinden, English actor (b. 1923)

#Donald_Sinden

Gene Savoy
Gene Savoy, American explorer, theologian, and author (b. 1927)

#Gene_Savoy

Dane Clark
Dane Clark, American actor (b. 1913)

#Dane_Clark

Collett E. Woolman
Collett E. Woolman, American businessman, co-founded Delta Air Lines (b. 1889)

#Collett_E._Woolman

Marshall Berman
Marshall Berman, American philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1940)

#Marshall_Berman

Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (b. 1876)

#Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah

Mahadevi Varma
Mahadevi Varma, Indian poet and educator (b. 1907)

#Mahadevi_Varma

Yoshito Usui
Yoshito Usui, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1958)

#Yoshito_Usui

Subramania Bharati
Subramania Bharati, Indian journalist, poet, and activist (b. 1882)

#Subramania_Bharati

Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-American conductor (b. 1912)

#Erich_Leinsdorf

Camillien Houde
Camillien Houde, Canadian politician, 34th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1889)

#Camillien_Houde

Billy Bishop
Billy Bishop, Canadian colonel and pilot (b. 1894)

#Billy_Bishop

Stephen Hagiochristophorites
Stephen Hagiochristophorites, Byzantine courtier (b. 1130)

#Stephen_Hagiochristophorites

François Couperin
François Couperin, French organist and composer (b. 1668)

#François_Couperin

Anna Lindh
Anna Lindh, Swedish politician, 39th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Sweden (b. 1957)

#Anna_Lindh

Kevin McCarthy (actor)
Kevin McCarthy, American actor (b. 1914)

#Kevin_McCarthy_(actor)

Eleanor Dark
Eleanor Dark, Australian author (b. 1901)

#Eleanor_Dark

Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (b. 1105)

#Melisende,_Queen_of_Jerusalem

Johnny Unitas
Johnny Unitas, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1933)

#Johnny_Unitas

Alexis Arquette
Alexis Arquette, American actress, musician and cabaret performer (b. 1969)

#Alexis_Arquette

Christian Rakovsky
Christian Rakovsky, Bulgarian physician, journalist, and politician, Soviet Ambassador to France (b. 1873)

#Christian_Rakovsky

Pierre Cossette
Pierre Cossette, Canadian producer and manager (b. 1923)

#Pierre_Cossette

Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (b. 1949)

#Patriarch_Peter_VII_of_Alexandria

Béla I of Hungary
Béla I of Hungary (b. 1016)

#Béla_I_of_Hungary

Robert Kilwardby
Robert Kilwardby, English cardinal (b. 1215)

#Robert_Kilwardby

Mary Proctor
Mary Proctor, American astronomer (b. 1862)

#Mary_Proctor

Louis Henri Boussenard
Louis Henri Boussenard, French explorer and author (b. 1847)

#Louis_Henri_Boussenard

Joseph Nicollet
Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (b. 1786)

#Joseph_Nicollet

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentinian journalist and politician, 7th President of Argentina (b. 1811)

#Domingo_Faustino_Sarmiento

Beatrice Cenci
Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (b. 1577)

#Beatrice_Cenci

David Ricardo
David Ricardo, English economist and politician (b. 1772)

#David_Ricardo

Paul Douglas (actor)
Paul Douglas, American actor (b. 1907)

#Paul_Douglas_(actor)

J. Christopher Stevens
J. Christopher Stevens, American lawyer and diplomat, 10th United States Ambassador to Libya (b. 1960)

#J._Christopher_Stevens

Neem Karoli Baba
Neem Karoli Baba, Indian philosopher and guru

#Neem_Karoli_Baba

Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul, Austrian keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1932)

#Joe_Zawinul

Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll, American author, poet and musician (b. 1949)

#Jim_Carroll

Georges Guynemer
Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (b. 1894)

#Georges_Guynemer

Myrna Mack
Myrna Mack, Guatemalan anthropologist and activist (b. 1949)

#Myrna_Mack

Philip of Artois
Philip of Artois, Lord of Conches, Nonancourt, and Domfront (b. 1269)

#Philip_of_Artois

Camille Henry
Camille Henry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1933)

#Camille_Henry

Franciszek ?wirko
Franciszek ?wirko, Polish soldier and pilot (b. 1895)

#Franciszek_?wirko

James Harrington (author)
James Harrington, English philosopher and author (b. 1611)

#James_Harrington_(author)

Mike Gazella
Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (b. 1895)

#Mike_Gazella

Jan Smuts
Jan Smuts, South African field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1870)

#Jan_Smuts

Lorne Greene
Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (b. 1915)

#Lorne_Greene

Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician (b. 1894)

#Nikita_Khrushchev

Harold Gould
Harold Gould, American actor (b. 1923)

#Harold_Gould

B. J. Habibie
B. J. Habibie, 3rd President of Indonesia

#B._J._Habibie

Hugh de Cressingham
Hugh de Cressingham, English Treasurer

#Hugh_de_Cressingham

William Sprague IV
William Sprague IV, American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1830)

#William_Sprague_IV

Andy Whitfield
Andy Whitfield, Welsh actor and model (b. 1971)

#Andy_Whitfield

Stanis?aw Wigura
Stanis?aw Wigura, Polish pilot and businessman, co-founded the RWD Company (b. 1901)

#Stanis?aw_Wigura

Ian Porterfield
Ian Porterfield, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1946)

#Ian_Porterfield

John Ritter
John Ritter, American actor (b. 1948)

#John_Ritter

Dennis Paul Hebert, American businessman and politician (b. 1926)
Bob Crewe, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1930)
Francisco Chavez, Filipino lawyer and politician, Solicitor General of the Philippines (b. 1947)
Tomas Evjen, Norwegian cinematographer and producer (b. 1972)
Anjali Gupta, Indian soldier and pilot (b. 1975)
Ralph Gubbins, English footballer (b. 1932)
Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver (b. 1984)
Jean Séguy, French sociologist and author (b. 1925)
David Mann, American painter and illustrator (b. 1939)
Fred Ebb, American songwriter (b. 1928)
David Wisniewski, American author and illustrator (b. 1953)
Alice Stewart Trillin, American author and educator (b. 1938) Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (b. 1968) David Angell, American screenwriter and television producer (b. 1946) Garnet Bailey, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1948) Berry Berenson, American photographer, actress, and model (b. 1948) Carolyn Beug, American director and producer (b. 1952) Bill Biggart, American photographer and journalist (b. 1947) Ronald Paul Bucca, American fire marshal (b. 1954) Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (b. 1949) Kevin Cosgrove, American business executive (b. 1955) Wilson Flagg, American admiral (b. 1938) Mychal Judge, American priest and chaplain (b. 1933) Daniel M. Lewin, American mathematician and businessman, co-founded Akamai Technologies (b. 1970) Timothy Maude, American general (b. 1947) Eamon McEneaney, American lacrosse player and poet (b. 1954) John P. O'Neill, American FBI agent (b. 1952) Barbara Olson, American lawyer and journalist (b. 1955) Rick Rescorla, Cornish-American colonel (b. 1939) Marwan al-Shehhi, Emirati terrorist (b. 1978)
Gonzalo Rodríguez, Uruguayan racing driver (b. 1972)
Belkis Ayón, Cuban painter and lithographer (b. 1967)
Hannah Weiner, American poet (b. 1928)
Anita Harding, English neurologist and academic (b. 1952)
Luciano Sgrizzi, Italian harpsichordist, pianist, and composer (b. 1910)
Mary Jane Reoch, American cyclist (b. 1945)
Antoine Izméry, Haitian businessman and activist
Ernst Herbeck, Austrian-German poet (b. 1920)
Roger Hargreaves, English author and illustrator (b. 1935)
Noel Streatfeild, English author (b. 1895)
Henrietta Barnett, British Women's Royal Air Force officer (b. 1905)
William Alwyn, English composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1905)
Albert Soboul, French historian and academic (b. 1914)
Janet Parker, English photographer (b. 1938)
Georgi Markov, Bulgarian author and playwright (b. 1929)
René Cogny, French general (b. 1904)
Tadeusz ?yli?ski, Polish engineer and academic (b. 1904)
Ralph C. Smedley, American educator, founded Toastmasters International (b. 1878)
Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, Indian poet and critic (b. 1917)
James Burns, English cricketer (b. 1866)
Alfr?ds Rieksti?š, Latvian military officer and freedom fighter (d. 1913)
Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general (b. 1806)
Vincenza Armani, Italian actress (b. 1530)
Kesta Styppiotes, Byzantine general