Deaths in History on November 1

  • 921 Richard, Duke of Burgundy
  • 955 Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, dies from an illness at 34 or 36
  • 1296 Guillaume Durand, French writer (b. 1230)
  • 1391 Amadeus VII of Savoy (b. 1360)
  • 1399 John V, Duke of Brittany (b. 1339)
  • 1535 Francesco Sforza, Italian ruler (Milan), dies
  • 1546 Giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies
  • 1588 Jean Daurat, French poet (b. 1508)
  • 1596 Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (b. 1539)
  • 1642 Jean Nicolet, French explorer (b. 1598)
  • 1676 Gisbertus Voetius, Dutch theologian (b. 1589)
  • 1678 William Coddington, first Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1601)
  • 1700 Carlos II, King of Spain (reigns 1665-1700), dies at 39
  • 1750 Gustaaf W van Imhoff, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1736-40), dies at 45
  • 1770 Alexander Cruden "Alexander the Corrector", Scottish biblical scholar and eccentric, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible, dies at 71
  • 1814 Alexander Samoylov, Russian general and statesman (b. 1744)

  • 1841 Antoine Philippe Vischer, comte de Celles, Belgian-French politician, dies at 61
  • 1877 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, American politician (Governor of Indiana), dies of a stroke at 56
  • 1879 Zachariah Chandler, American merchant and politician (found Republican Party), dies at 65
  • 1881 Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22
  • 1888 Nikolai Przhevalsky, Russian explorer (b. 1838)
  • 1894 Tsar Alexander III of Russia (b. 1845) Reigned from 1881

Person of interestTheodor Mommsen

1903 Theodor Mommsen, German historian and scholar (Nobel Prize in Literature 1902), dies at 85

Historian Theodor Mommsen
Historian
Theodor Mommsen
  • 1907 Alfred Jarry, French writer (ubu Roi), dies at 33
  • 1914 Christopher "Kit" Cradock, English admiral, dies in battle
  • 1935 Émile Francqui, Belgian soldier and diplomat, dies at 72
  • 1941 Camille Melloy, [the Paepe], Belgian priest/poet (Requiem), dies at 50
  • 1955 W H van Eemlandt, [Haasse], author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel), dies
  • 1955 Dale Carnegie, American writer (b. 1888)
  • 1956 Pietro Badoglio, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (1943-44) and Italian General (1922-43), dies at 85
  • 1959 Gershon Agron, mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 66
  • 1961 Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist and author, dies at 97
  • 1963 Elsa Maxwell, American author (Jack Paar Show), dies at 80
  • 1968 Georgios Papandreou, Greek minister/premier, dies at 80
  • 1971 Gertrud von Le Fort, German writer (The Eternal Woman), dies at 95

Person of interestEzra Pound

1972 Ezra Loomis Pound, US poet (Throne), dies at 87

Poet Ezra Pound
Poet
Ezra Pound
  • 1979 Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (1953-61), dies of a stroke at 82
  • 1984 Norman Krasna, author (Dear Ruth), dies of a heart attack at 74
  • 1987 René Lévesque, Premier of Quebec, dies at 65
  • 1991 Joseph Papp, US theater producer (A Chorus Line, Hair), dies at 70
  • 1992 Jeremias Chitunda, vice-chairman (Angolese Unita-rebellion), dies
  • 1993 Anatoli Voronov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 12a backup), dies at 63
  • 1993 A. N. Sherwin-White, English historian (b. 1911)
  • 1993 Severo Ochoa, Spanish-American physician and biochemist (Nobel 1959), dies at 88
  • 1994 Richard Krautheimer, art historian, dies at 97
  • 1994 Syd Dernley, British hangman (1949-54), dies at 73
  • 1995 Brian Lenihan, snr, Irish politician and minister, dies at 64
  • 1995 Desmond Shawe-Taylor, critic, dies at 88
  • 1995 James Ralph Darling, teacher, dies at 96
  • 1995 Lex Hixon, religious teacher/author, dies at 53
  • 1996 Junius Richard Jayawardene, PM of Sri Lanka (1977-78), dies at 90
  • 1996 Maati Bouabid, PM of Morroco (1979-83), dies
  • 1999 Theodore Hall, American physicist and Atomic Spy for the Soviet Union, dies at 74
  • 2006 William Styron, American novelist (Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice), dies at 81
  • 2007 Paul Tibbets, US Air Force retired Brigadier General (b. 1915)
  • 2008 Jacques Piccard, Swiss ocean explorer (b. 1922)
  • 2010 Ernesto Presas, Filipino martial artist (b. 1945)
  • 2011 Dorothy Howell Rodham, Mother of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (b. 1919)
  • 2017 Ray Robinson, American magazine editor and biographer (Lou Gehrig), dies of a stroke at 96
  • 2018 Amal Hussain, Yemeni famine victim who raised world's awareness, dies aged 7

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