Famous Deaths on September 3

• 931 Uda, 59th Emperor of Japan (887-97), dies at 65
• 1189 Jacob of Orleans, Rabbi, killed in anti Jewish riot in London England
• 1205 Peter of Poitiers, French theologist at the University of Paris, known for his collection of Sentences in 5 books, dies

• 1402 Gian Galeazzo Visconti, duke and tyrant of Milan (1395-1402), dies at 51
• 1420 Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, regent of Scotland
• 1467 Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1452-67), dies at 32
• 1592 Robert Greene, English writer (Friar Bacon), dies at 34
• 1595 Philip of Nassau, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Dietz, fought for the United Provinces (Eighty Years’ War), dies at 28
• 1634 Edward Coke, English Chief Justice and politician (defended common law), dies at 82
• 1642 Elisabeth of Nassau, Dutch daughter of William I of Orange and Charlotte of Bourbon, Duchess of Bouillon (1595-1623), dies at 65
• 1653 Claudius Salmasius [Claude Saumaise], French linguist, dies at 65
• 1655 Johan Wolfert van Brederode, Dutch governor (Hertogenbosch) and field marshal, dies at 56

• 1662 William Lenthall, English politician (b. 1591)
• 1667 Alonso Cano, Spanish painter, sculptor and architect, dies at 66
• 1669 Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet, dies at 80
• 1675 Pieter Boel, Flemish painter and etcher, dies
• 1708 Christian Liebe, German composer, dies at 53
• 1720 Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat, dies at 72
• 1722 Ivan Skoropadsky, Hetman of Ukraine (b. 1646)
• 1729 Jean Hardouin, French scholar (b. 1646)
• 1739 George Lillo, English dramatist (The London Merchant), dies at 46
• 1766 Archibald Bower, Scottish historian who changed religion three times, known for “History of the Popes”, dies at 80
• 1790 Thomas Norris, English composer, dies at 49
• 1792 Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe, French aristocrat, dies at 42
• 1808 John Montgomery, American Continental Congressman (b. 1722)
• 1811 Ignaz Franzl, German composer and violinist, dies at 75
• 1820 Benjamin Henry Latrobe, American architect (completed U.S. Capitol), dies at 56
• 1843 Cornelis Pieter Jacob Elout, Dutch military Major-General who served in Sumatra (2nd Padri War, 1831-37), dies at 47
• 1849 Ernst Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austrian physician and philosopher, dies at 43
• 1857 Heinrich Lichtenstein, German zoologist, botanist and explorer who collected plants in Southern Africa, dies at 77
• 1857 John McLoughlin, Canadian Hudson’s Bay Co pioneer and fur trader in Oregon Country, dies at 72
• 1860 Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov, Russian poet, dies at 56
• 1866 Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (b. 1830)
• 1871 Václav Emanuel Horák, Czech composer, chiefly of liturgical music, organist, and kapellmeister, dies at 71
• 1876 Nicholas Wanostrocht [Felix], English amateur cricket batsman (Kent CCC, Surry CCC) and author (Felix on the Bat), dies at 71
• 1877 Adolphe Thiers, French statesman, 1st president of 3rd French Republic (1871-77), dies at 80
• 1883 Ivan Turgenev, Russian novelist, poet and playwright (Fathers & Sons), dies from a spinal tumour at 64
• 1886 William W. Snow, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1851-53), dies at 74
• 1890 Charles-A Chatrian, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 63
• 1890 Willem Linnig The Younger, Flemish painter and graphic artist, dies at 48
• 1893 James Harrison, Scottish-born inventor (b. 1816)
• 1903 Joseph Skipsey, British poet (b. 1832)
• 1908 Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, Dutch jurist and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1888-93), dies at 61
• 1914 Albéric Magnard, French composer (Guercœur), dies defending his property against invading Germans in WWI at 49
• 1918 Fanny Kaplan, Russian Socialist Revolutionary who attempted to assassinate Vladimir Lenin, executed by the Cheka at 28
• 1924 Dario Resta, Italian-British auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1916; Vanderbilt Cup 1915, 16; AAA National C’ship 1916), dies in a land-speed record attempt at 42
• 1935 Johannes Aengenent, Bishop of Haarlem (1928-35), dies at 62
• 1936 Nikita Balieff, Armenian vaudevillian and impresario (b. 1876 or 1877)
• 1938 Bart de Ligt, Dutch pacifist and anti-militarist (Acting Peace), dies at 55
• 1940 Vilhelm Ekelund, Swedish poet and writer (Sak och sken, Hafvets Stjärna), dies at 59
• 1944 František Drdla, Czech composer, dies at 75
• 1946 Paul Lincke, German composer and theater conductor considered the “father” of the Berlin operetta (Frau Luna, Lysistrata), dies at 79

• 1951 Robert Hernried, Austrian born American composer and conductor, dies at 67
• 1954 Eugene Pallette, American actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Mark of Zorro), dies at 65
• 1960 Joseph Lamb, American ragtime pianist and composer (“Bohemia Rag”), dies of a heart attack at 72 [1] [2]
• 1961 Robert E. Gross, American aviation businessman, dies from pancreatic cancer at 64
• 1962 E. E. Cummings [Edward Estlin], American poet (Tulips & Chimneys), playwright, and novelist, dies of a stroke at 67 [1]
• 1963 Cruys Voorbergh [Ernest Pieter Coningh], Dutch actor and director (De vliegende Hollander, Flying Dutchman), dies from cardiac arrest at 64
• 1963 Frico Kafenda, Slovak composer, dies at 79
• 1964 Joseph Marx, Austrian composer and music critic, dies at 82
• 1964 Stewart Holbrook, American author (b. 1893)
• 1965 Otto Lederer, Austrian actor (The Jazz Singer), dies at 79
• 1967 David Cohen, historian and chairman of the Jewish Council, dies at 84
• 1968 Isabel Withers, American actress, dies at 72
• 1969 John Lester, American cricket all-rounder (Gentlemen of Philadelphia CC), dies at 98
• 1970 Alan Wilson, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Canned Heat), dies at 27

• 1971 David Street [Patrick Devlin], American actor and singer (Moonrise; I Surrender Dear; Broadway Open House), dies of cancer at 53
• 1971 Percy Holmes, English cricket batsman (7 Tests, 4 x 50; Yorkshire CCC), dies at 84
• 1971 Veronica Turleigh, Irish actress (Promoter), dies at 68
• 1974 Harry Partch, American composer (Revelations in the Courthouse Park; Delusion Of The Fury), and instrument inventor, dies at 73 [1]
• 1980 Barbara O’Neil, American actress (Tower of London, Stella Dallas), dies at 70
• 1980 Dirch Passer, prolific Danish actor (Going for Broke, Mig og mafiaen), dies of a myocardial infarction at 54
• 1980 Duncan Renaldo, Spanish actor (Cisco Kid, Guns of Fury), dies from lung cancer at 76
• 1980 Fabian von Schlabendorff, German resistance fighter/judge, dies at 73
• 1981 Alec Waugh, English novelist (Island in the Sun), died after suffering a stroke at 83
• 1981 Mary Jane DeZurik, American country singer and hillbilly yodeler (The Cackle Sisters – National Barn Dance, Grand Ole Opry), dies at 64
• 1982 Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa, Italian general who fought the mafia, murdered by Sicilian mafia at 61
• 1982 Michael Thoma, American actor (8 is Enough, Fame), dies at 55
• 1983 Ellie Lambeti, Greek actress (b. 1926)
• 1984 Arthur Schwartz, American composer (“I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plans”; “That’s Entertainment”), dies at 83
• 1985 (Jonathon) “Jo” Jones, American jazz drummer, and percussionist (Count Basie), dies of pneumonia at 73
• 1985 John Herbert McDowell, American composer for ballet, TV and the stage, dies at 58
• 1987 Morton Feldman, American composer (For Philip Guston; Rothko Chapel), dies at 61
• 1987 Viktor Nekrasov, Ukrainian journalist and novelist (V okopakh Stalingrada – Front-line Stalingrad; Kira Georgijevna), dies at 76
• 1988 Riccardo Torriani, Swiss ice hockey player, luger (Olympic bronze 1928, 48; took the Olympic oath 1948), dies at 76
• 1989 Gaetano Scirea, Italian soccer defender (78 caps, FIFA World Cup 1982; Juventus 377 games), dies in a car accident at 36
• 1989 Rip Sewell, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1943–46; NL wins leader 1943; Pittsburgh Pirates 1938–49), dies at 82
• 1990 David Acer, American dentist from Florida, dies of AIDS after allegedly infecting 6 of his patients

• 1992 Johannes van Capel, oldest man in the Netherlands (Born 4/22/1884), dies
• 1993 David Brown, English industrialist (owned and developed David Brown Tractors, Aston Martin and Lagonda), dies at 89
• 1993 Leon Liebgold, Polish American actor/chairman (Hebrew Actors Union), dies at 83
• 1994 Billy Wright, English soccer defender (105 caps, captain x 90; Wolverhampton Wanderers 490 games) and manager (Arsenal 1962-66), dies at 70
• 1994 James T. Aubrey, American television executive (President of the CBS television network 1959-65), dies of a heart attack at 75
• 1994 Major Lance, American soul singer (“The Monkey Time”; “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um”), dies between 52 and 55 [year of birth disputed]
• 1994 Marijke Vetter, Dutch journalist, dies at 82
• 1994 Nikos Ghika, Greek artist, dies at 88
• 1994 Roswell Gilbert, who mercy killed his ailing wife, dies at 85
• 1995 Alec Brown, English snooker player (Daily Mail Gold Cup 1939, 40; News of the World 1951), dies at 87
• 1995 D. C. Coleman [Donald Cuthbert Coleman], British economic historian (The Economy of England, 1450-1750) and editor of the Economic History Review (1967-72), dies at 75 [1] [2]
• 1995 Earle Birney, Canadian poet and novelist who twice won the Governor General’s Award, dies at 91
• 1995 Mary Adshead, English muralist and painter, dies at 91
• 1995 Roye England, creator and founder President of the Pendon Museum of Miniature Landscape and Transport, dies at 88
• 1996 John Cheek, Falkland Islands advocate, dies of cancer 56
• 1996 Julian Amery, British conservative politician and minister, dies at 77
• 2000 Edward Anhalt, American screenwriter (Escape to Athena), dies at 86
• 2001 Pauline Kael, American film critic (NY Times), dies at 82
• 2001 Thuy Trang, Vietnamese-American actress (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), dies at 27
• 2002 Len Wilkinson, English cricket spin bowler (3 Tests, 7 wickets; Lancashire CCC), dies at 85
• 2002 W. Clement Stone, American entrepreneur (positive mental attitude philosophy), dies at 100
• 2003 (Rebert) R. H. Harris, American gospel singer (The Soul Stirrers), dies at 84
• 2003 Paul Jennings Hill, American anti-abortion murderer (b. 1954)
• 2003 Rudolf Leiding, German auto executive and 3rd postwar chairman of Volkswagen, dies at 88
• 2005 Richard S.R. Fitter, British ornithologist and botanist (b. 1913)
• 2005 William Rehnquist, American lawyer and 16th Chief Justice of the United States (1986-2005), dies in office at 80
• 2006 Annemarie Wendl, German actress (Lindenstraße, Der Seitensprung), dies at 91
• 2006 Ian Hamer, British jazz trumpeter and session musician (Beatles – “Got To Get You Into My Life”; Top of the Pops studio band), dies at 73
• 2007 Carter Albrecht, American musician, dies in a gun accident at 34
• 2007 Jane Tomlinson, British charity fund raiser (b. 1964)
• 2007 Janis Martin, American rockabilly and country singer (“Will You Willyum”; “Drugstore Rock ‘n Roll”), dies of cancer at 67
• 2007 Steve Fossett, American adventurer (1st person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon,) disappears while flying at 63
• 2007 Syd Jackson, Māori activist and trade unionist (b. 1939)
• 2008 Donald Blakeslee, American aviator who led 4th Fighter Group during World War II, dies at 90
• 2008 Matthew Peaceman, American oboist, conductor, composer (Abyss/Scorched Earth), and teacher, dies of cancer at 56
• 2010 Cyril Smith, British Liberal Member of Parliament and alleged serial sex offender, dies at 82
• 2010 John Jeffreys, Welsh-English classical composer, and pianist, dies at 82
• 2010 Mike Edwards, aka Swami Deva Pramada, British rock cellist (ELO), killed by a rolling hay bale at 62
• 2010 Robert Schimmel, American stand-up comedian, dies after a car accident at 60
• 2012 Charles Rose, American politician (Rep-D-North Carolina, 1973-97), dies at 73
• 2012 Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (The Green Mile), dies from respiratory failure at 54

• 2013 Ariel Castro, Puerto Rican-born American criminal famous for kidnapping 3 women between 2002-4, commits suicide 1 month into his life sentence at 53
• 2013 Don Meineke, American basketball forward (NBA Rookie of the Year 1953; Fort Wayne Pistons, Rochester/Cincinnati Royals), dies at 82
• 2013 Donald Featherstone, British writer and wargamer, dies at 95
• 2015 Adrian Cadbury, British confectionery manufacturer (Cadbury) and author of report on Corporate Governance, dies at 86

• 2015 Judy Carne [Joyce Botterill], English comedienne and actress (Laugh-In), dies from pneumonia at 76
• 2017 John Ashbery, American poet (Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror), dies at 90
• 2017 Sugar Ramos [Ultiminio Ramos], Cuban-Mexican boxer (World Featherweight champion 1963-64), dies at 75

• 2019 Peter Lindbergh, German fashion photographer and director, dies at 74
• 2020 Dito, Portuguese soccer defender (17 caps; Braga, Benfica, Vitória Setúbal) and manager (Portimonense, Moreirense), dies from a heart attack at 58
• 2021 John Watkins, South African cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 29 wickets, 3 x 50s; Natal), dies from COVID-19 at 98
• 2021 Ruth Olay, American jazz and cabaret singer, dies at 97
• 2023 David Watkins, Welsh rugby union fly-half (21 Tests Wales, 6 British & Irish Lions; Newport RFC), rugby league utility (16 Tests Wales, 6 GB; Salford RLFC) and coach (4 Tests GB, 3 Wales), dies at 81
• 2023 Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricket all-rounder (65 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 127no, 216 wickets, BB 6/73; Matabeleland, Hampshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), dies of colon and liver cancer at 49
• 2023 Paul Roach, American football coach (University of Wyoming; assistant Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, GB Packers) and administrator (AD Wyoming 1986-96), dies at 95
• 2023 Piloo Reporter, Indian cricket umpire (14 Tests, 22 ODIs), dies at 84

September 3 Highlights