2 September Deaths

Published : 02 Sep 2019, 11:38

Jagoroniya Desk

September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 

Deaths

421 – Constantius III, Roman emperor
459 – Simeon Stylites, Byzantine saint (b. 390)
595 – John IV of Constantinople
1022 – Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, king of Mide and High King of Ireland
1031 – Saint Emeric of Hungary (b. 1000)
1083 – King Munjong of Goryeo (b. 1019)
1274 – Prince Munetaka, Japanese shōgun (b. 1242)
1397 – Francesco Landini, Italian composer
1540 – Dawit II of Ethiopia (b. 1501)
1606 – Karel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (b. 1548)
1651 – Kosem Sultan, Ottoman Valide Sultan and regent (b.1589)
1680 – Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Steward of Sweden (b. 1602)
1688 – Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1631)
1690 – Philip William, Elector Palatine, German Count Palatine of Neuburg (b. 1615)
1764 – Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1700)
1765 – Henry Bouquet, Swiss-English colonel (b. 1719)
1768 – Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1703)
1790 – Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (b. 1701)
1813 – Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (b. 1763)
1820 – Jiaqing Emperor of China (b. 1760)
1832 – Franz Xaver von Zach, Hungarian-French astronomer and academic (b. 1754)
1834 – Thomas Telford, Scottish engineer and architect, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (b. 1757)
1865 – William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1805)
1872 – N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (b. 1783)
1877 – Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1793)
1885 – Giuseppe Bonavia, Maltese architect (b. 1821)
1898 – Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)
1910 – Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)
1918 – John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1847)
1921 – Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
1922 – Henry Lawson, Australian poet and author (b. 1867)
1927 – Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Yokozuna (b. 1878)
1934 – James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1860)
1934 – Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (b. 1908)
1934 – Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (b. 1884)
1937 – Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (b. 1863)
1941 – Lloyd Seay, American race car driver (b. 1919)
1942 – James Juvenal, American rower (b. 1874)
1943 – Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (b. 1877)
1944 – Bella Rosenfeld, Russian-American model and author (b. 1895)
1945 – Mason Phelps, American golfer (b. 1885)
1948 – Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883)
1953 – Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower (b. 1875)
1953 – Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1883)
1954 – Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and political scientist (b. 1900)
1962 – William Wilkerson, American publisher and businessman (b. 1890)
1964 – Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist and scholar (b. 1900)
1964 – Alvin C. York, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1887)
1965 – Johannes Bobrowski, German poet and author (b. 1917)
1969 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (b. 1890)
1971 – Robert Mensah, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1939)
1973 – Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)
1973 – J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (b. 1892)
1975 – Mabel Vernon, American activist (b. 1883)
1976 – Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1934)
1977 – Stephen Dunne, American actor (b. 1918)
1978 – Fred G. Meyer, American businessman, founded Fred Meyer (b. 1886)
1979 – Otto P. Weyland, American general (b. 1903)
1983 – Feri Cansel, Turkish-Cypriot actress (b. 1944)
1984 – Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908)
1985 – M. Alalasundaram, Sri Lankan Tamil teacher and politician
1985 – Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (b. 1920)
1985 – V. Dharmalingam, Sri Lankan Tamil politician (b. 1918)
1985 – Jay Youngblood, American wrestler (b. 1955)
1987 – Brian Clay, Australian rugby league player (b. 1935)
1990 – Robert Holmes à Court, South African-Australian businessman and lawyer (b. 1937)
1991 – Alfonso García Robles, Mexican politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
1992 – Barbara McClintock, American geneticist and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
1996 – Paddy Clift, Zimbabwean cricketer (b. 1953)
1997 – Rudolf Bing, Austrian-American manager (b. 1902)
1997 – Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1905)
1998 – Jackie Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1933)
1998 – Allen Drury, American journalist and author (b. 1918)
2000 – Elvera Sanchez, American dancer (b. 1905)
2000 – Curt Siodmak, German-American author and screenwriter (b. 1907)
2001 – Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon and academic (b. 1922)
2001 – Troy Donahue, American actor (b. 1936)
2002 – Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
2004 – Joan Oró, Catalan biochemist and academic (b. 1923)
2005 – Bob Denver, American actor (b. 1935)
2006 – Bob Mathias, American decathlete and politician (b. 1930)
2006 – Willi Ninja, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)
2006 – Dewey Redman, American saxophonist (b. 1931)
2007 – Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer, created TransAmerica (b. 1957)
2007 – Max McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1924)
2008 – Bill Melendez, Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor (b. 1916)
2008 – Alan Waddell, Australian walker
2009 – Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1949)
2011 – Roberto Bruce, Chilean journalist (b. 1979)
2011 – Felipe Camiroaga, Chilean television presenter (b. 1966)
2012 – Mark Abrahamian, American guitarist (b. 1966)
2012 – Jack Boucher, American photographer and director (b. 1931)
2012 – John C. Marshall, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
2012 – Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (b. 1941)
2013 – Valérie Benguigui, French actress and director (b. 1965)
2013 – Terry Clawson, English rugby player and coach (b. 1940)
2013 – Ronald Coase, English-American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
2013 – David Jacobs, English radio and television host (b. 1926)
2013 – Frederik Pohl, American author and publisher (b. 1919)
2013 – Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (b. 1935)
2014 – Peter Carter, Nigerian-English diplomat, British Ambassador to Estonia (b. 1956)
2014 – F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, American lawyer and politician, 20th District Attorney of Philadelphia (b. 1930)
2014 – Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (b. 1911)
2014 – Helena Rakoczy, Polish gymnast (b. 1921)
2014 – Goolam Essaji Vahanvati, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Attorney General of India (b. 1949)
2015 – Ephraim Engleman, American rheumatologist, author, and academic (b. 1911)
2016 – Islam Karimov, Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (b. 1938)
2018 – Conway Savage, Australian musician Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (b. 1960)

Source: wikipedia

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