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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[905]] – [[Cui Yuan (died 905)|Cui Yuan]], Chinese [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]] * 905 – [[Dugu Sun]], Chinese chancellor * 905 – [[Lu Yi (Tang dynasty)|Lu Yi]], Chinese chancellor (born 847) * 905 – [[Pei Shu]], Chinese chancellor (born 841) * 905 – [[Wang Pu (Tang dynasty)|Wang Pu]], Chinese chancellor * [[936]] – [[Xu Ji]], Chinese official and chancellor * [[967]] – [[Emperor Murakami|Murakami]], Japanese emperor (born 926) *[[1080]] – [[Ísleifur Gissurarson]], Icelandic bishop (born 1006) *[[1091]] – [[William of Hirsau]], German abbot *[[1316]] – [[Ferdinand of Majorca|Ferdinand]], prince of Majorca (born 1278) *[[1375]] – [[Charles III, Count of Alençon|Charles III]], French nobleman (born 1337) *[[1413]] – [[Musa Çelebi]], Ottoman prince and co-ruler *[[1507]] – [[Crinitus]], Italian scholar and academic (born 1475) *[[1539]] – [[Anthony Maria Zaccaria]], Italian saint (born 1502) ===1601–1900=== *[[1661]] – [[Sir Hugh Speke, 1st Baronet]]<ref name=Cockayne>{{cite web| url = https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092524390#page/n55/mode/2up| title = George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 3'' 1900| year = 1900}}</ref> *[[1666]] – [[Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria|Albert VI]], German nobleman (born 1584) *[[1676]] – [[Carl Gustaf Wrangel]], Swedish field marshal and politician (born 1613) *[[1715]] – [[Charles Ancillon]], French jurist and diplomat (born 1659) *[[1719]] – [[Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg]], German-English general (born 1641) *[[1773]] – [[Francisco José Freire]], Portuguese historian and philologist (born 1719) *[[1819]] – [[William Cornwallis]], English admiral and politician (born 1744) *[[1826]] – [[Stamford Raffles]], English politician, founded [[Singapore]] (born 1782) *[[1833]] – [[Nicéphore Niépce]], French inventor, created the first known [[View from the Window at Le Gras|photograph]] (born 1765) *[[1859]] – [[Charles Cagniard de la Tour]], French physicist and engineer (born 1777) *[[1862]] – [[Heinrich Georg Bronn]], German geologist and paleontologist (born 1800) *[[1863]] – [[Lewis Armistead]], Confederate general (born 1817) *[[1884]] – [[Victor Massé]], French composer (born 1822) ===1901–present=== *[[1908]] – [[Jonas Lie (writer)|Jonas Lie]], Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (born 1833) *[[1920]] – [[Max Klinger]], German painter and sculptor (born 1857) *[[1927]] – [[Albrecht Kossel]], German physician and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1853) *[[1929]] – [[Henry Johnson (World War I soldier)|Henry Johnson]], American sergeant (born 1897) *[[1932]] – [[Sasha Chorny]], Russian poet and author (born 1880) *[[1935]] – [[Bernard de Pourtalès]], Swiss captain and sailor (born 1870) *[[1937]] – [[Daniel Sawyer]], American golfer (born 1884) *[[1943]] – [[Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski]], Polish actor (born 1880) * 1943 – [[Karin Swanström]], Swedish actress, director, and producer (born 1873) *[[1945]] – [[John Curtin]], Australian journalist and politician, 14th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (born 1885) *[[1948]] – [[Georges Bernanos]], French soldier and author (born 1888) * 1948 – [[Carole Landis]], American actress (born 1919) * 1948 – [[Piet Aalberse]], Dutch politician (born 1871) *[[1957]] – [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]], Indian lawyer and politician, 1st [[Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar]] (born 1887) *[[1965]] – [[Porfirio Rubirosa]], Dominican race car driver, polo player, and diplomat (born 1909) *[[1966]] – [[George de Hevesy]], Hungarian-German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1885) *[[1969]] – [[Wilhelm Backhaus]], German pianist and educator (born 1884) * 1969 – [[Walter Gropius]], German architect, designed the [[John F. Kennedy Federal Building]] and [[Werkbund Exhibition (1914)|Werkbund Exhibition]] (born 1883) * 1969 – [[Tom Mboya]], Kenyan politician, 1st [[Minister of Justice (Kenya)|Kenyan Minister of Justice]] (born 1930) * 1969 – [[Leo McCarey]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1898) *[[1975]] – [[Gilda dalla Rizza]], Italian soprano and actress (born 1892) *[[1976]] – [[Walter Giesler]], American soccer player and referee (born 1910)<ref name="SLP July 6, 1976">{{cite news | title=Walter Geiser dies after heart attack | newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch | date=July 6, 1976 | url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/139474756/?terms=Walter%20Giesler&match=1 | access-date=October 11, 2021 }}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Harry James]], American trumpet player and actor (born 1916) *[[1984]] – [[Chic Murray (politician)|Chic Murray]], Canadian politician, 2nd [[Mayor of Mississauga]] (born 1914) *[[1991]] – [[Howard Nemerov]], American poet and essayist (born 1920) *[[1995]] – [[Jüri Järvet]], Estonian actor and screenwriter (born 1919) *[[1997]] – [[A. Thangathurai]], Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (born 1936) *[[1998]] – [[Sid Luckman]], American football player (born 1916) *[[2002]] – [[Katy Jurado]], Mexican actress (born 1924) * 2002 – [[Ted Williams]], American baseball player and manager (born 1918) *[[2004]] – [[Hugh Shearer]], Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Jamaica]] (born 1923) * 2004 – [[Rodger Ward]], American race car driver and sportscaster (born 1921) *[[2005]] – [[James Stockdale]], American admiral (born 1923) *[[2006]] – [[Gert Fredriksson]], Swedish canoe racer (born 1919) * 2006 – [[Thirunalloor Karunakaran]], Indian poet and scholar (born 1924) * 2006 – [[Kenneth Lay]], American businessman (born 1942) * 2006 – [[Amzie Strickland]], American actress (born 1919) *[[2007]] – [[Régine Crespin]], French soprano (born 1927) * 2007 – [[George Melly]], English singer-songwriter and critic (born 1926) *[[2008]] – [[Hasan Doğan]], Turkish businessman (born 1956) *[[2010]] – [[Bob Probert]], Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (born 1965) *[[2011]] – [[Cy Twombly]], American-Italian painter, sculptor, and photographer (born 1928) *[[2012]] – [[Rob Goris]], Belgian cyclist (born 1982) * 2012 – [[Gerrit Komrij]], Dutch author, poet, and playwright (born 1944) * 2012 – [[Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge]], English businessman and politician (born 1933) * 2012 – [[Ruud van Hemert]], Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938) *[[2013]] – [[Bud Asher]], American lawyer and politician (born 1925) * 2013 – [[David Cargo]], American politician, 22nd [[Governor of New Mexico]] (born 1929) * 2013 – [[Lambert Jackson Woodburne]], South African admiral (born 1939) *[[2014]] – [[Rosemary Murphy]], American actress (born 1925) * 2014 – [[Volodymyr Sabodan]], Ukrainian metropolitan (born 1935) * 2014 – [[Hans-Ulrich Wehler]], German historian and academic (born 1931) * 2014 – [[Brett Wiesner]], American soccer player (born 1983) *[[2015]] – [[Uffe Haagerup]], Danish mathematician and academic (born 1949) * 2015 – [[Yoichiro Nambu]], Japanese-American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1921) *[[2020]] – [[Nick Cordero]], Canadian actor and singer (born 1978)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Truitt|first=Brian|title=Broadway star Nick Cordero dies at 41 after coronavirus struggle highlighted by wife Amanda Kloots|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/07/05/broadway-star-nick-cordero-dies-after-coronavirus-battle/5232813002/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726155852/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/07/05/broadway-star-nick-cordero-dies-after-coronavirus-battle/5232813002/|archive-date=2020-07-26|access-date=2021-07-05|website=[[USA TODAY]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Broadway Star Nick Cordero Dies|url=https://people.com/theater/nick-cordero-dead-coronavirus-complications/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707223851/https://people.com/theater/nick-cordero-dead-coronavirus-complications/|archive-date=2020-07-07|access-date=2021-07-05|website=[[People.com]]|language=en}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Raffaella Carrà]], Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress (born 1943) * 2021 – [[Richard Donner]], American film director (born 1930)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2021-07-05|title=Richard Donner Dies: 'Superman', 'Lethal Weapon' And 'The Goonies' Director Was 91|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/richard-donner-dead-superman-lethal-weapon-director-1234786372/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708080822/https://deadline.com/2021/07/richard-donner-dead-superman-lethal-weapon-director-1234786372/|archive-date=2021-07-08|access-date=2021-07-11|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Jon Landau (film producer)|Jon Landau]], American film producer (born 1960)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2024-07-06 |title=Jon Landau Dies: 'Avatar' & Oscar-Winning 'Titanic' Producer Was 63 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/jon-landau-dies-avatar-oscar-winning-titanic-producer-was-63-1236002580/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Bengt I. Samuelsson]], Swedish biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1934)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1982 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1982/samuelsson/facts/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Vic Seixas]], American tennis player (born 1923)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=2024-07-06 |title=Vic Seixas, Winner of 15 Grand Slam Tennis Titles, Dies at 100 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/sports/tennis/vic-seixas-dead.html |access-date=2024-07-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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