Deaths on 1 October
2000s
Jane Goodall
2025
English zoologist (1934–2025)
Michael Ancram
2024
British politician and peer (1945–2024)
Tim Wakefield
2023
American baseball player (1966–2023)
Antonio Inoki
2022
Japanese wrestler and politician (1943–2022)
Karel Gott
2019
Czech singer (1939–2019)
Charles Aznavour
2018
French singer and songwriter (1924–2018)
Stephen Paddock
2017
American mass murderer (1953–2017)
Dave Strader
2017
American sportscaster (1955–2017)
Božo Bakota
2015
Croatian footballer (1950–2015)
Don Edwards
2015
American politician (1915–2015)
Hadi Norouzi
2015
Iranian footballer (1985–2015)
Jacob Pressman
2015
American rabbi (1919-2015)
Lynsey de Paul
2014
English singer-songwriter and record producer (1948–2014)
Shlomo Lahat
2014
Israeli military officer and politician
José Martínez (infielder/coach)
2014
Cuban baseball player (1942–2014)
Robert Serra
2014
Venezuelan politician (1987–2014)
Arnold Burns
2013
American lawyer
Tom Clancy
2013
American author (1947–2013)
Imero Fiorentino
2013
Israel Gutman
2013
20th and 21st-century Israeli historian and Holocaust survivor
Ole Danbolt Mjøs
2013
Norwegian physician and politician
Jim Rountree
2013
American gridiron football player (1936–2013)
Octavio Getino
2012
Argentine film director and writer (1935–2012)
Eric Hobsbawm
2012
British academic historian and Marxist historiographer (1917–2012)
Mark R. Kravitz
2012
American judge (1950–2012)
Moshe Sanbar
2012
Israeli economist (1926–2012)
Shlomo Venezia
2012
Greek-born Italian Jew survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp
Sven Tumba
2011
Swedish athlete (1931–2011)
Ian Buxton
2010
English footballer and cricketer (1938–2010)
Cintio Vitier
2009
Cuban poet, essayist, and novelist (1921–2009)
John Biddle (yachting cinematographer)
2008
American yachting cinematographer
Ronnie Hazlehurst
2007
English composer and conductor (1928–2007)
Chris Mainwaring
2007
Australian rules footballer (born 1965)
Al Oerter
2007
American track & field athlete (1936–2007)
Fawaz al-Rabeiee
2006
Yemeni terrorist
Jerald and Sandra Tanner
2006
Latter Day Saint movement critics
Richard Avedon
2004
American photographer (1923–2004)
Bruce Palmer
2004
Canadian bassist (1946–2004)
Robert Vaidlo
2004
Estonian journalist and children's writer
Walter Annenberg
2002
American businessman (1908–2002)
1900s
Jerome H. Lemelson
1997
American engineer and inventor (1923–1997)
Paul Lorenzen
1994
German mathematician and philosopher (1915–1994)
Petra Kelly
1992
Co-founder of the Green Party in Germany (1947–1992)
Curtis LeMay
1990
U.S. Air Force general (1906–1990)
Sacheverell Sitwell
1988
English writer
Archie League
1986
American air traffic controller
Ninian Sanderson
1985
British racing driver (1925–1985)
E. B. White
1985
American author (1899–1985)
Walter Alston
1984
American baseball player and manager (1911–1984)
Al Jackson Jr.
1975
American drummer (1935–1975)
Spyridon Marinatos
1974
Greek archaeologist (1901–1974)
Louis Leakey
1972
British archaeologist and naturalist (1903–1972)
Raúl Riganti
1970
Argentine racing driver (1893–1970)
Romano Guardini
1968
Italian-born German Catholic priest, philosopher and theologian (1885–1968)
Ludwig Bemelmans
1961
Austrian and American writer (1898–1962)
Enrico De Nicola
1959
President of Italy in 1948
Robert Falk
1958
Russian painter (1886–1958)
Abdülhalik Renda
1957
Turkish politician
Christie brothers
1955
Canadian film directors and producers
John Marin
1953
American artist (1870–1953)
Peter McWilliam
1951
Scottish footballer (1879–1951)
Faik Ali Ozansoy
1950
Turkish politician, poet, and educator
Ants Piip
1942
Estonian politician and diplomat
Chiungtze C. Tsen
1940
Chinese mathematician (1898–1940)
Antoine Bourdelle
1929
French painter and sculptor (1861–1929)
Eugene O'Keefe
1913
Abdur Rahman Khan
1901
Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901
1800s
Eli Whitney Blake Jr.
1895
American scientist (1836–1895)
John Light Atlee
1885
American physician and surgeon
Mindon Min
1878
King of Burma from 1853 to 1878
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
1864
Confederate spy during the American Civil War (1813–1864)
Charles Tennant
1838
Scottish chemist and industrialist (1768–1838)
Robert Clark (New York politician)
1837
American politician
James Bunbury White
1819
American politician (1774–1819)
Before 1800
William Brodie
1788
Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild (1741–1788)
Robert Simson
1768
Scottish mathematician (1687–1768)
John Blow
1708
English composer (1649–1708)
Pedro Abarca
1693
Jesuit theologian
Girolamo Corner
1690
Venetian politician (1632–1690)
Pierre Corneille
1684
French tragedian (1606–1684)
John Hull (merchant)
1683
English-born merchant, silversmith and politician
Jan Asselijn
1652
Dutch painter (c. 1610 – c. 1652)
Giammateo Asola
1609
Italian composer
Hernando de Cabezón
1602
Edward James (martyr)
1588
English Catholic priest and martyr
John of Austria
1578
Spanish military leader (1547–1578)
Maarten van Heemskerck
1574
Dutch painter (1498–1574)
Frans Floris
1570
Flemish painter (1519–1570)
Pietro Carnesecchi
1567
Italian humanist (1508–1567)
Jan Gossaert
1532
Flemish painter (1478–1532)
John Alcock (bishop)
1500
15th-century English Bishop and Chancellor of England
Marsilio Ficino
1499
Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499)
Leonello d'Este
1450
Marquess of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1441 to 1450
Yaqub Spata
1416
Last Lord of Arta (c. 1369 – 1416)
Pope Boniface IX
1404
Head of the Catholic Church from 1389 to 1404
Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon
1310
French noblewoman
Morphia of Melitene
1126
Queen of Jerusalem from 1118 to 1127
Alan III, Duke of Brittany
1040
Duke of Brittany from 1008 to 1040
Artald of Reims
961
French archbishop (died 961)
Eadwig
959
King of England from 955 to 959
Empress Zhou (Former Shu)
918
Kong Wei
895
Chinese official of the Tang dynasty
Richbod
804
Frankish monk and prelate
Emperor Tenmu
686
Emperor of Japan from 673 to 686
Tajoom Ukʼab Kʼahkʼ
630
Ajaw