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Karl Möbius, German zoologist and ecologist (died 1908)

Karl Möbius
Year Name / Event Description
199 Lü Bu Lü Bu, Chinese warlord
318 Emperor Min of Jin Jin Mindi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (born 300)
999 AD 999 Boleslaus II the Pious, Duke of Bohemia (born 932)
1045 Emperor Go-Suzaku Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (born 1009)
1065 Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim (born c. 1010)
1127 Ava (poet) Ava, German poet (born 1060)
1165 Stephen of Armenia Marshal Stephen of Armenia
1259 Thomas, Count of Flanders Thomas, Count of Flanders
1317 Robert, Count of Clermont Robert, Count of Clermont (born 1256)
1320 Jan Muskata Jan Muskata, Bishop of Kraków (born 1250)
1333 Nikkō Shōnin Nikko, Japanese priest, founder of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism (born 1246)
1520 Alfonsina Orsini Alfonsina de' Medici, Regent of Florence (born 1472)
1560 Baccio Bandinelli Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Florentine sculptor (born 1493)
1603 Bartholomäus Sastrow Bartholomäus Sastrow, German politician (born 1520)
1623 Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (born 1546)
1626 William V, Duke of Bavaria William V, Duke of Bavaria (born 1548)
1642 William Bedell William Bedell, English bishop and academic (born 1571)
1693 Paul Pellisson Paul Pellisson, French lawyer and author (born 1624)
1736 Stephen Gray (scientist) Stephen Gray, English astronomer and physicist (born 1666)
1779 William Boyce (composer) William Boyce, English organist and composer (born 1711)
1799 Qianlong Emperor Qianlong Emperor of China (born 1711)
1801 Daniel Chodowiecki Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and academic (born 1726)
1819 August Wilhelm Hupel August Wilhelm Hupel, German-Estonian linguist and author (born 1737)
1823 Ann Radcliffe Ann Radcliffe, English author (born 1764)
1837 Gustav IV Adolf Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (born 1778)
1849 Mariano Paredes Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845–1846) (born 1797)
1862 Francisco Martínez de la Rosa Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1787)
1864 Vuk Karadžić Vuk Karadžić, Serbian philologist and linguist (born 1787)
1871 Henry E. Steinway Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons (born 1797)
1873 Sheridan Le Fanu Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish author (born 1814)
1878 Pope Pius IX Pope Pius IX (born 1792)
1891 Marie Louise Andrews Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (born 1849)
1897 Galileo Ferraris Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (born 1847)
1919 William Halford William Halford, English-American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1841)
1920 Alexander Kolchak Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral and explorer (born 1874)
1920 Charles Langelier Charles Langelier, Canadian journalist, judge, and politician (born 1850)
1921 John J. Gardner John J. Gardner, American politician (born 1845)
1937 Elihu Root Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1845)
1938 Harvey S. Firestone Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (born 1868)
1939 Boris Grigoriev Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (born 1886)
1940 James McCormick (Irish republican) James McCormick (Irish republican), Executed Irish Republican (born 1910)
1940 Peter Barnes (Irish republican) Peter Barnes (Irish republican), Executed Irish Republican (born 1907)
1942 Ivan Bilibin Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (born 1876)
1944 Lina Cavalieri Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (born 1874)
1959 Nap Lajoie Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager (born 1874)
1959 D. F. Malan Daniel François Malan, South African minister and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (born 1874)
1959 Guitar Slim Guitar Slim, American singer and guitarist (born 1926)
1960 Igor Kurchatov Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (born 1903)
1963 Learco Guerra Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist and manager (born 1902)
1964 Sofoklis Venizelos Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece (born 1894)
1968 Nick Adams (actor, born 1931) Nick Adams, American actor and screenwriter (born 1931)
1972 Walter Lang Walter Lang, American director and screenwriter (born 1896)
1979 Josef Mengele Josef Mengele, German SS officer and physician (born 1911)
1986 Cheikh Anta Diop Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (born 1923)
1990 Alan Perlis Alan Perlis, American computer scientist and academic (born 1922)
1990 Alfredo Santos Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino general (born 1905)
1991 Amos Yarkoni Amos Yarkoni, Israeli colonel (born 1920)
1994 Witold Lutosławski Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (born 1913)
1999 Hussein of Jordan King Hussein of Jordan (born 1935)
1999 Bobby Troup Bobby Troup, American actor, pianist, and composer (born 1918)
2000 Doug Henning Doug Henning, Canadian magician and politician (born 1947)
2001 Anne Morrow Lindbergh Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (born 1906)
2003 Augusto Monterroso Augusto Monterroso, Guatemalan author (born 1921)
2005 Atli Dam Atli Dam, Faroese engineer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (born 1932)
2006 Dürrüşehvar Sultan Princess Durru Shehvar of the Ottoman Empire (born 1914)
2009 Blossom Dearie Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (born 1924)
2010 Franco Ballerini Franco Ballerini, Italian cyclist and coach (born 1964)
2012 Harry Keough Harry Keough, American soccer player and coach (born 1927)
2013 Krsto Papić Krsto Papić, Croatian director and screenwriter (born 1933)
2014 Doug Mohns Doug Mohns, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1933)
2015 Billy Casper Billy Casper, American golfer (born 1931)
2015 Marshall Rosenberg Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and author (born 1934)
2015 Dean Smith Dean Smith, American basketball player and coach (born 1931)
2015 John C. Whitehead John C. Whitehead, American banker and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of State (born 1922)
2017 Richard Hatch (actor) Richard Hatch, American actor (born 1945)
2017 Hans Rosling Hans Rosling, Swedish academic (born 1948)
2017 Tzvetan Todorov Tzvetan Todorov, Bulgarian philosopher (born 1939)
2019 John Dingell John Dingell, American politician (born 1926)
2019 Albert Finney Albert Finney, English actor (born 1936)
2019 Jan Olszewski Jan Olszewski, Polish politician, 3rd Prime Minister (born 1930)
2019 Frank Robinson Frank Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1935)
2020 Li Wenliang Li Wenliang, Chinese ophthalmologist who initially warned about COVID-19 (born 1986)
2025 Dafydd Elis-Thomas Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Welsh academic and politician (born 1946)
2025 Tony Roberts (actor) Tony Roberts, American actor and singer (born 1939)