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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[632]] – [[Muhammad]], the central figure of Islam. (born 570/571)<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/articles/news/religion/2008/04/07/the-last-prophet.html?PageNr=3 ''The Last Prophet''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123041056/http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/religion/2008/04/07/the-last-prophet.html?PageNr=3 |date=23 January 2009 }}, p. 3. Lewis Lord of [[U.S. News & World Report]]. 7 April 2008.</ref> * [[696]] – [[Chlodulf of Metz|Chlodulf]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz|Metz]] (or 697) * [[951]] – [[Zhao Ying]], Chinese chancellor (born 885) *[[1042]] – [[Harthacnut]], English-Danish king (born 1018)<ref name="Cheney1945"/> *[[1154]] – [[William of York]], English archbishop and saint *[[1290]] – [[Beatrice Portinari]], object of [[Dante Alighieri]]'s adoration (born 1266)<ref>{{cite book|author=Stephen Bemrose|title=A New Life of Dante|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vybuAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=University of Exeter Press|isbn=978-0-85989-584-2|page=17}}</ref> *[[1376]] – [[Edward, the Black Prince]], English son of [[Edward III of England]] (born 1330)<ref>{{cite book|author1=John Hatcher|author2=Professor of Economic and Social History John Hatcher, Dr|author3=Hatcher, Erik|title=Rural Economy and Society in the Duchy of Cornwall 1300-1500|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9PE8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA11-IA12|date=31 October 1970|publisher=CUP Archive|pages=11}}</ref> *[[1383]] – [[Thomas de Ros, 4th Baron de Ros]], English politician (born 1338) *[[1384]] – [[Kan'ami]], Japanese actor and playwright (born 1333) *[[1405]] – [[Richard Scrope (bishop)|Richard le Scrope]], Archbishop of York (born {{circa|1350}})<ref name="Grainge1855">{{cite book|author=William Grainge|title=The castles and abbeys of Yorkshire: a historical and descriptive account of the most celebrated ruins in the county|url=https://archive.org/details/castlesabbeysofy00grai|year=1855|publisher=J. Sampson|pages=[https://archive.org/details/castlesabbeysofy00grai/page/39 39]}}</ref> * 1405 – [[Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk]] (born 1385)<ref name="Grainge1855"/> *[[1476]] – [[George Neville (bishop)|George Neville]], English archbishop and academic (born 1432) *[[1492]] – [[Elizabeth Woodville]], Queen consort of England (born 1437)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last=Hicks |first=Michael |title=Elizabeth (c.1437–1492) |year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/8634 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/8634 |access-date=25 September 2010 }} {{subscription required}}</ref> *[[1501]] – [[George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly]], Earl of Huntly and Lord Chancellor of Scotland (born 1440) *[[1505]] – [[Hongzhi Emperor]] of China (born 1470) *[[1600]] – [[Edward Fortunatus]], German nobleman (born 1565) ===1601–1900=== *[[1611]] – [[Jean Bertaut]], French bishop and poet (born 1552)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Gordon |title=Bertaut, Jean |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198601753.001.0001/acref-9780198601753-e-424 |website=The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=8 June 2022 |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780198601753.001.0001 |date=1 January 2005|isbn=978-0-19-860175-3 }}</ref> *[[1612]] – [[Hans Leo Hassler]], German organist and composer (born 1562) *[[1621]] – [[Anne de Xainctonge]], French saint, founded the [[Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin]] (born 1567) *[[1628]] – [[Rudolph Goclenius]], German lexicographer and philosopher (born 1547) *[[1651]] – [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]], Japanese shōgun (born 1604) *[[1714]] – [[Sophia of Hanover]] (born 1630) *[[1716]] – [[Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine]], German son of [[Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt]] (born 1658) *[[1727]] – [[August Hermann Francke]], German-Lutheran pietist, philanthropist, and scholar (born 1663) *[[1768]] – [[Johann Joachim Winckelmann]], German archaeologist and scholar (born 1717) *[[1771]] – [[George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (born 1716) *[[1795]] – [[Louis XVII of France]] (born 1785) *[[1809]] – [[Thomas Paine]], English-American theorist and author (born 1737) *[[1831]] – [[Sarah Siddons]], Welsh actress (born 1755)<ref>{{cite DWB|id=s-SIDD-SAR-1755|title=Siddons, Sarah (1755-1831), actress|author=Cecil John Layton Price|access-date=2 May 2019}}</ref> *[[1835]] – [[Gian Domenico Romagnosi]], Italian economist and jurist (born 1761) *[[1845]] – [[Andrew Jackson]], American general, judge, and politician, 7th [[President of the United States]] (born 1767) *[[1846]] – [[Rodolphe Töpffer]], Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist (born 1799) *[[1857]] – [[Douglas William Jerrold]], English journalist and playwright (born 1803) *[[1874]] – [[Cochise]], American tribal chief (born 1805) *[[1876]] – [[George Sand]], French author and playwright (born 1804) *[[1885]] – [[Ignace Bourget]], Canadian bishop (born 1799) *[[1889]] – [[Gerard Manley Hopkins]], English poet (born 1844) *[[1899]] – [[Mary of the Divine Heart]], German nun and saint (born 1863) ===1901–present=== *[[1913]] – [[Emily Davison]], English suffragette (born 1872)<ref name=Atkinson>{{cite web |title='That malignant Suffragette': remembering Emily Davison |author= Atkinson, Diane |url=https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/malignant-suffragette-remembering-emily-wilding-davison |website=Museum of London |date=7 May 2018 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Cora Agnes Benneson]], American attorney (born 1851)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nazzal |first=James A. |date=2000 |title='Verite Sans Peur': Cora Agnes Benneson, a First-Wave Feminist of Illinois |url=https://jstor.org/stable/40193344 |journal=[[Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society]] |volume=93 |issue=3 |page=273 |jstor=40193344 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Eugène Fiset]], Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th [[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]] (born 1874) *[[1956]] – [[Marie Laurencin]], French painter and sculptor (born 1883) *[[1966]] – [[Anton Melik]], Slovenian geographer and academic (born 1890) *[[1968]] – [[Elizabeth Enright]], American author and illustrator (born 1909) * 1968 – [[Ludovico Scarfiotti]], Italian racing driver (born 1933) *[[1969]] – [[Arunachalam Mahadeva]], Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (born 1885) * 1969 – [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]], American actor (born 1911)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1CBlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F4gNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2349,1859090|title=Lung cancer claims life of actor Robert Taylor|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|date=June 9, 1969|page=9|access-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Abraham Maslow]], American psychologist and academic (born 1908) *[[1971]] – [[J. I. Rodale]], American author and playwright (born 1898) *[[1976]] – [[Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe]], Norwegian zoologist and psychologist (born 1894) *[[1982]] – [[Satchel Paige]], American baseball player (born 1906)<ref>{{cite web |title=Satchel Paige {{!}} Biography, Height, Teams, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Satchel-Paige |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=21 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Gordon Jacob]], English composer and academic (born 1895)<ref>{{cite ODNB | url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-31281 | isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 | doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31281 | title=The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | year=2004 }}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Alexander Iolas]], Egyptian-American art collector (born 1907) *[[1997]] – [[George Turner (writer)|George Turner]], Australian author and critic (born 1916) * 1997 – [[Karen Wetterhahn]], American chemist and academic (born 1948) *[[1998]] – [[Sani Abacha]], Nigerian general and politician, 10th [[President of Nigeria]] (born 1943) * 1998 – [[Maria Reiche]], German mathematician and archaeologist (born 1903) *[[2000]] – [[Frédéric Dard]], French author and screenwriter (born 1921)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/jun/09/guardianobituaries.crimebooks |title=Obituary: Frédéric Dard |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=9 June 2000 |access-date=18 July 2020}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Alex de Renzy]], American director and producer (born 1935) *[[2004]] – [[Charles Hyder]], American astrophysicist and academic (born 1930) * 2004 – [[Mack Jones]], American baseball player (born 1938) *[[2006]] – [[Jaxon (cartoonist)|Jaxon]], American illustrator and publisher, co-founded [[Rip Off Press]] (born 1941) * 2006 – [[Matta El Meskeen]], Egyptian monk, theologian, and author (born 1919) *[[2009]] – [[Omar Bongo]], Gabonese captain and politician, [[President of Gabon]] (born 1935)<ref>{{cite news|title=Gabon's leader is confirmed dead|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8090056.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|date=2009-06-08|accessdate=2009-06-08}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Charles E. M. Pearce]], New Zealand-Australian mathematician and academic (born 1940) * 2012 – [[Ghassan Tueni]], Lebanese journalist, academic, and politician (born 1926)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/42763-dean-of-journalists-and-veteran-politician-ghassan-tueni-dies|title=Dean of Journalists and Veteran Politician Ghassan Tueni Dies|date=8 June 2012|publisher=Naharnet|accessdate=8 June 2012}}</ref> *[[2013]] – [[Paul Cellucci]], American soldier and politician, 69th [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (born 1948) * 2013 – [[Yoram Kaniuk]], Israeli painter, journalist, and critic (born 1930) * 2013 – [[Taufiq Kiemas]], Indonesian politician, 5th [[First Spouse of Indonesia]] (born 1942) *[[2014]] – [[Alexander Imich]], Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (born 1903) * 2014 – [[Yoshihito, Prince Katsura]] of Japan (born 1948) *[[2015]] – [[Chea Sim]], Cambodian commander and politician (born 1932)<ref>{{cite web|title=Cambodia: Chea Sim Death Shows Failings of Khmer Rouge Court|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/06/08/cambodia-chea-sim-death-shows-failings-khmer-rouge-court|website=Human Rights Watch|date=8 June 2015 |accessdate=9 June 2015}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Anthony Bourdain]], American chef and travel documentarian (born 1956)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Patten|first=Dominic|date=2018-06-11|title=Anthony Bourdain's Suicide Mourned By Rose McGowan In New Letter; Didn't Take "Doctor's Advice" In Depression Battle|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/rose-mcgowan-anthony-bourdain-suicide-statement-depression-1202407718/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183703/https://deadline.com/2018/06/rose-mcgowan-anthony-bourdain-suicide-statement-depression-1202407718/|archive-date=2021-07-09|access-date=2021-07-07|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Andre Matos]], Brazilian heavy metal musician (born 1971)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entretenimento.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2019/06/08/morre-andre-matos-ex-vocalista-e-fundador-do-angra.htm|title=Morre Andre Matos, ex-vocalista e fundador do Angra, aos 47 anos|website=Entretenimento.uol.com.br|date=8 June 2019 |access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Paula Rego]], Portuguese-British visual artist (born 1935)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=Dame Paula Rego obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jun/08/dame-paula-rego-obituary |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Pat Robertson]], American televangelist (born 1930)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-04 |title=Honoring Pat Robertson, 1930-2023: Witness to a God-Sized, World-Changing Dream |url=https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/honoring-pat-robertson-1930-2023-witness-god-sized-world-changing-dream |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=CBN |language=en}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Ramoji Rao]], Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer (born 1936)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frost |first=Caroline |date=2024-06-09 |title=Ramoji Rao Dies: Indian Film Mogul Was 87 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/ramoji-rao-dead-indian-film-mogul-87-1235963350/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – [[Chet Walker]], American basketball player (born 1940)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Araton |first=Harvey |date=2024-06-09 |title=Chet Walker, N.B.A. Champion and Movie Producer, Dies at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/sports/basketball/chet-walker-dead.html |access-date=2024-06-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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