Famous Deaths on August 3

• 808 P’ang Yun [Layman P’ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China
• 1387 Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies
• 1460 King James II of Scotland (1437-60), killed by an exploding cannon during the siege of Roxburgh Castle at 29

• 1527 Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal
• 1530 Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies
• 1546 Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, dies at 62
• 1546 Étienne Dolet, French scholar and printer, dies on his 37th birthday
• 1604 Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander
• 1621 Guillaume du Vair, French writer and thinker, dies at 65
• 1667 Francesco Borromini, Italian Baroque sculptor and architect (San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane), dies at 67
• 1712 Joshua Barnes, English scholar (b. 1654)
• 1716 Sebastián Durón, Spanish composer, dies at 56
• 1720 Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman, Grand Pensionary of Holland (1689-1720), dies at 78
• 1721 Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born British sculptor and woodcarver, dies at 73
• 1761 Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar, dies at 70
• 1773 Stanisław Konarski, Polish political writer and Catholic priest who influenced education reform in Poland, dies at 72

• 1779 Henry Kobell, Dutch painter and cartoonist, dies at 27
• 1780 Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism) and Catholic priest, dies at 64
• 1784 Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and composer, dies at 78

• 1797 Jeffrey Amherst, English army general (commanded British forces in North America) and Royal Governor of Virginia (1759-1768), dies at 80
• 1800 Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, German composer, dies at 63
• 1802 Henry, Prince of Prussia and diplomat (led armies during Silesian Wars and the Seven Years’ War), dies at 76
• 1805 Christopher Anstey, English poet (The New Bath Guide), dies at 80
• 1806 Michel Adanson, French botanist known for his work on plant classifications, dies at 79
• 1811 Sebastiaan C. Nederburgh, Dutch director-general of East Indies Co, dies at 49
• 1823 Jacob Abraham de Mist, Dutch statesman, dies at 74
• 1825 Ambrogio Minoja, Italian classical composer, dies at 72
• 1830 Charles Frederick Horn, German-English composer, arranger, and organist, dies at 68
• 1833 Stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies
• 1835 Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer, dies at 67
• 1839 Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (Florentin), dies at 74
• 1857 Eugène Sue, French writer of serial novels, dies at 53
• 1867 Philipp August Böckh, German scholar and antiquarian (b. 1785)
• 1877 Karl Georg Lickl, Austrian pianist, physharmonica (type of harmonium) player, and composer, dies at 75
• 1877 William Butler Ogden, American real estate investor, politician (1st Mayor of Chicago, 1837-38), railroad executive (president of Union Pacific, 1862-63), and philanthropist, dies at 72
• 1879 Joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)
• 1881 William Fargo, American expressman (founder of Wells Fargo and American Express Co), dies at 63
• 1886 Per August Olander, Swedish violinist, and composer (Blenda), dies at 62
• 1894 George Inness, American landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69
• 1902 August Klughardt, German composer, dies at 54
• 1907 August Saint-Gaudens, Irish-born American sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams, Saint Gaudens Double Eagle 1907 $20 gold piece), dies at 59
• 1910 Nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies
• 1916 Roger Casement, Irish diplomat, ardent Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916) and poet, hanged after conviction for treason by the British at 51
• 1917 Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician (Frobenius–Stickelberger formulae), dies at 67
• 1918 Albert Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies of tuberculosis at 41

• 1925 William Bruce, Australian cricket all-rounder (14 Tests, 5 x 50, 12 wickets; Victoria), commits suicide by drowning at 61
• 1927 Edward B. Titchener, British psychologist, established experimental psychology in America, dies at 60
• 1929 Emil Berliner, German-born telephone and recording pioneer (flat phonograph record, founded Deutsche Grammophon), dies at 78
• 1929 Thorstein Veblen, American economist (Theory of the Leisure Class-1899), dies at 72
• 1934 Carl Friedrich von Langen, German equestrian (Olympic gold 1928), dies after a fall from his horse at 47
• 1938 Alexander Malyschkin, Russian writer, dies (b. 1892)
• 1939 August Enna, Danish opera composer (The Witch; Kleopatra), dies at 80
• 1940 Willard Hershberger, American baseball catcher (Cincinnati Reds), commits suicide at 30
• 1942 Richard Willstätter, German chemist (Nobel 1915), dies at 69
• 1943 Edward “Corky” Cornelius, American jazz trumpeter (Benny Goodman; Gene Krupa), dies of kidney failure at 28
• 1944 Felka Platek, Polish painter, wife of painter Felix Nussbaum, murdered at in Auschwitz Concentration Camp at 44
• 1947 Vic Willis, American Baseball HOF pitcher (no-hitter 1899; World Series 1909; MLB ERA leader 1899 & strikeout leader 1902; Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 71
• 1948 Albert Pollard, British historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78
• 1948 Tommy Ryan, American boxer (World Welterweight, Middleweight champion), dies at 78
• 1951 Neville Tufnell, English cricket wicket-keeper (Test for England 1910), dies at 64

• 1955 Lida Durdikova, Czech children’s author (Children with extinguished eyes) and publisher (Père Castor), dies at 56
• 1957 John Vernou “Black Jack” Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer
• 1958 Peter Collins, English auto racer (British GP 1958), dies in race accident at German GP at 26
• 1964 Flannery O’Connor, American writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies pf lupus at 39
• 1966 Lenny Bruce [Leonard Schneider], American comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39
• 1968 Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71
• 1972 Giannis “Yannis” Papaioannou, Greek musician and composer, dies at 64
• 1973 Richard Marshall, U.S. Army general (b. 1895)
• 1974 Almira Sessions, American character actress (Oklahoma Annie), dies at 85
• 1975 Andreas Embirikos, Greek surrealist poet known for “The Great Eastern”, photographer and critic, dies at 73
• 1975 Ruth Lee, American actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World’s Fair), dies at 79
• 1977 Alfred Lunt, American actor (The Guardsman, Sally of the Sawdust), dies at 83
• 1977 Makarios III [Michail Moeskos], Cypriot clergyman (Archbishop of Cyprus, 1950-77), and politician (1st President of Cyprus, 1966-74), dies of a heart attack at 63
• 1978 Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, assassinated at about 42
• 1979 Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician (1977 Nobel Prize for Economics), dies at 80
• 1979 Renato Fasano, Italian composer, dies at 76
• 1981 Roberto Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered at 25
• 1981 Seymour Österwall, Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader and composer, dies at 73

• 1984 Vladimir Tendryakov, Russian writer (Three, Seven, Ace), dies at 60
• 1986 Beryl Markham (née Clutterbuck), British-Kenyan; racehorse trainer, aviator, and memoirist, dies at 83
• 1986 Joe Thomas, American jazz tenor saxophonist, vocalist (Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra), bandleader, and undertaker, dies at 77
• 1986 Paul de Groot, Dutch communist politician (CPN) and editor (The Truth), dies at 87
• 1986 Rupert de Smidt, South African cricketer (Western Province 1911-13), dies at 102
• 1986 Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host (Willem Ruis Show), dies at 41
• 1986 William B. Williams, American DJ (WNEW – Make Believe Ballroom), and TV announcer/second banana (Sammy and Company), dies of acute anemia and respiratory failure at 62
• 1989 Antonia Brico, Dutch-American conductor and pianist, dies at 87
• 1991 Jackie Verdell, American gospel singer (The Davis Sisters, 1955-66), pop singer-songwriter (“Why Not Give Me A Chance”) and session vocalist (Wilson Picket; Van Morrison), dies at 53

• 1993 James Donald, Scottish actor (Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings, In Which We Serve, Way Ahead), dies of stomach cancer at 76
• 1993 Swami Chinmayananda [Balakrishnan Menon], Indian spiritualist and master of Vedanta philosophy, dies of heart problems at 77
• 1994 Hidalgo Moya, American architect and designer (Skylon), dies at 74
• 1994 Innokenti Smoktunovski, Russian actor (Hamlet), dies at 69
• 1995 Carl Donnell “Kansas” Fields, American jazz drummer, dies at 79
• 1995 Edward Whittemore, American writer (b. 1933)
• 1995 Harry Craft, American MLB baseball player and manager, dies at 80
• 1995 Ida Lupino, British-American actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) and director (The Hitch-Hiker), dies from a stoke while undergoing cancer treatment at 77
• 1995 Marcus Chenault, American killer of Martin Luther King Jr’s mother, dies in prison at 54
• 1996 Guido Alberti, Italian film actor (Marco the Magnificent), dies at 87
• 1997 Pietro Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian politician (Senator for Repentigny, Quebec, 1976-97), dies at 83
• 1998 Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and musicologist, dies after a series strokes at 63
• 1999 Leroy Vinnegar, American jazz and session bassist (Shelly Manne; Teddy Edwards; Les McCann), dies of a heart attack at 71
• 1999 Rodney William “Rod” Ansell, Australian bushman and inspiration for “Crocodile Dundee”, dies following a shootout with police officers at 44
• 2000 Michael Meyer, English novelist and translator, dies at 79
• 2001 Christopher Hewett, British actor (Mr. Belvedere; The Producers) and theater director, dies of complications from diabetes at 80
• 2001 Lars Johan Werle, Swedish avant-garde composer (Pentagram; Resan – The Journey), singer, and jazz musician, dies at 75
• 2002 Carmen Silvera, Canadian-born British actress (‘Allo ‘Allo!), dies of lung cancer at 80
• 2003 (John) Roger Voudouris, American singer and songwriter (Get Used To It), dies of liver disease at 48
• 2003 Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leonean general and 2nd President of Sierra Leone (1985-92), dies at 66

• 2005 Françoise d’Eaubonne, French feminist (b. 1920)
• 2006 Arthur Lee, American psychedelic rock musician (Love; National Recording Company), dies of leukemia at 61
• 2006 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Austro-British soprano (Der Rosenkavalier), dies at 90
• 2006 Warren Barker, American Emmy Award-winning composer (My World and Welcome To It), dies at 83
• 2007 John Gardner, English spy and thriller novelist (Boysie Oakes novels; James Bond continuation novels), dies of suspected heart failure at 80

• 2008 Erik Darling, American folk musician (Rooftop Singers), dies at 74
• 2008 Skip Caray, American TV and radio broadcaster (b. 1939)
• 2009 Charles Gwathmey, American architect (Guggenheim Museum addition) and one of “The New York Five”, dies of esophageal cancer at 71 [1]
• 2010 Bobby Hebb, American soul and R&B singer-songwriter (“Sunny”), dies of lung cancer at 72
• 2011 Allan Watkins, Welsh cricket all-rounder, (15 Tests, England @ 40.15, 11 wickets; Glamorgan), dies at 89
• 2011 Bubba Smith, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Michigan State; Pro Bowl 1970, 71; First Team All Pro 1971; Super Bowl 1971; Baltimore Colts) and actor (Police Academy), dies of acute drug intoxication and heart disease at 66
• 2013 Farman Fatehpuri [Syed Dildar Ali], Urdu scholar, linguist, critic and author, dies of natural causes at 87
• 2013 John Palmer, American news anchor (NBC Weekend News), dies at 77
• 2015 Adam Walacinski, Polish composer, dies at 86
• 2015 Coleen Gray [Doris Bernice Jensen], American actress (Apache Drums, The Killing), dies at 92
• 2015 Mel Farr, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 1967, 70; Detroit Lions), dies of a massive heart attack at 70
• 2015 Robert Conquest, English historian and poet (The Great Terror), dies at 98
• 2016 Chris Amon, New Zealand auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1966; 24 Hours of Daytona 1967; Tasman Series 1969), dies at 73
• 2016 Matt Higgins Doran, American composer (Roland the Minstrel Pig; Faculty Meeting), pedagogue (St. Mary’s College), and magician, dies at 94
• 2017 Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer (World C’ships: 50cc 1969, 70, 72, 75, 76, 77; 125cc 1971, 72, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84; 90 Grand Prix victories), dies in a road accident at 70
• 2017 Robert Hardy, British actor (Harry Potter, All Creatures Great and Small), dies at 91
• 2017 Theodore “Ted” Stanley, American anesthesiologist and medical entrepreneur (created the fentanyl lollipop), dies at 77
• 2017 Ty Hardin [Orison Hungerford Jr.], American actor (Riptide, Bronco), dies at 87
• 2018 Moshe Mizrahi, Israeli film director (Madame Rosa), dies of pneumonia at 86
• 2019 Cliff Branch, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl 1976, 80, 84 Oakland/LA Raiders; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 4 × Pro Bowl), dies at 71
• 2019 Henri Belolo, French disco music producer and songwriter (The Village People; The Ritchie Family), dies at 82
• 2019 Joe Longthorne, English singer, impressionist, and television presenter, dies of cancer at 64
• 2019 Mike Troy, American swimmer (Olympics 2 x gold 200m butterfly, 4×200m freestyle relay 1960), dies at 78
• 2020 John Hume, Northern Irish politician (jointly awarded Nobel Peace Prize for Good Friday Agreement), dies at 83 [1]
• 2020 Ralph Barbieri, American sports radio personality (KNBR San Francisco; ‘The Razor and Mr. T’ 1996-2012), dies of Parkinson’s disease at 74
• 2020 Shirley Ann Grau, American Pulitzer winning author (Keepers of the House), dies at 91
• 2021 Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golfer (LPGA Rookie of the Year 1972; Canadian Open 1973), dies at 74
• 2022 Andrejs Rubins, Latvian soccer midfielder (117 caps; FC Skonto, Crystal Palace, Spartak Moscow, Inter Baku FC), dies at 43
• 2022 Jackie Walorski, American politician (Rep-R-Indiana 2013-22), dies in a car accident at 58 [1]
• 2022 Raymond Damadian, American physician and inventor of the MRI scanning machine, dies at 86 [1]
• 2023 Bob Murdoch, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1971, 73 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets), dies at 76
• 2023 Carl Davis, American-British conductor and BAFTA Award-winning film score composer (The French Lieutenant’s Woman; restored silent film Napoléon; BBC’s Pride and Prejudice), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 86 [1]
• 2023 Ijaz Butt, Pakistani cricket batsman and wicketkeeper (8 Tests, 5 dismissals, 1 x 50; Lahore, Multan, Punjab, Rawalpindi) and executive (President PCB 2008-11), dies at 85
• 2023 Mark Margolis, American stage and screen actor (Breaking Bad; The Wrestler), dies at 83
• 2024 Shaun Martin, American gospel Grammy Award-winning gospel music and jazz fusion producer, arranger, keyboardist, and composer (Kirk Franklin, Snarky Puppy), dies at 45

August 3 Highlights