September 1st
215 Notable deaths
Jimmy Buffett
American singer-songwriter (1946–2023).
Born December 25th, 1946 in Pascagoula.
Died September 1st, 2023 at 76 years old in Sag Harbor (Merkel cell carcinoma). [ref]
Tommy Morrison
Boxer (1969-2013).
Born January 2nd, 1969 in Gravette.
Died September 1st, 2013 at 44 years old in Omaha (sepsis).
Albert Speer
German nazi architect, government minister of armaments and war production for nazi germany and convicted nazi war criminal (1905–1981).
Born March 19th, 1905 in Mannheim.
Died September 1st, 1981 at 76 years old in London.
Ilse Koch
German war criminal, wife of camp commandant karl-otto koch (1906–1967).
Born September 22nd, 1906 in Dresden.
Died September 1st, 1967 at 60 years old in Aichach (hanging to death).
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian self-rule activist (1856–1920).
Born July 23rd, 1856 in Ratnagiri.
Died September 1st, 1920 at 64 years old in Mumbai.
Graham Greene
Canadian actor (1952–2025).
Born June 22nd, 1952 in Ohsweken.
Died September 1st, 2025 at 73 years old in Stratford. [ref]
Jerry Reed
American singer and actor (1937–2008).
Born March 20th, 1937 in Atlanta.
Died September 1st, 2008 at 71 years old in Nashville (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Siegfried Sassoon
English war poet and writer (1886-1967).
Born September 8th, 1886 in Matfield.
Died September 1st, 1967 at 80 years old in Heytesbury.
Bill Richardson
Governor of new mexico from 2003 to 2011.
Born November 15th, 1947 in Pasadena.
Died September 1st, 2023 at 75 years old in Chatham. [ref]
Earnie Shavers
American boxer (1944–2022).
Born August 31st, 1944 in Garland.
Died September 1st, 2022 at 78 years old in Martinsville. [ref]
Dean Jones
American actor (1931–2015).
Born January 25th, 1931 in Decatur.
Died September 1st, 2015 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Eero Saarinen
American architect (1910–1961).
Born August 20th, 1910 in Kirkkonummi. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1961 at 51 years old in Ann Arbor (brain cancer). [ref]
Murray Hamilton
American actor (1923–1986).
Born March 24th, 1923 in Washington.
Died September 1st, 1986 at 63 years old in Washington (cancer).
Daffney
American professional wrestler, wrestling manager and actress (1975-2021).
Born July 17th, 1975 in Lucius D. Clay Kaserne.
Died September 1st, 2021 at 46 years old in Norcross (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jon Polito
American actor (1950–2016).
Born December 29th, 1950 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2016 at 65 years old in Duarte (cancer, multiple myeloma). [ref]
Joe Bugner
British-born australian boxer and actor (1950–2025).
Born March 13th, 1950 in Szőreg. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2025 at 75 years old in Brisbane. [ref]
Don LaFontaine
American voice actor (1940-2008).
Born August 26th, 1940 in Duluth.
Died September 1st, 2008 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory disease). [ref]
Luis Walter Alvarez
American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor (1911–1988).
Born June 13th, 1911 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1988 at 77 years old in Berkeley (lung cancer). [ref]
Ethel Waters
American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress (1896-1977).
Born October 31st, 1896 in Chester.
Died September 1st, 1977 at 80 years old in Chatsworth (kidney failure).
Shelley Berman
American comedian, actor, writer, and teacher (1925–2017).
Born February 3rd, 1925 in Chicago.
Died September 1st, 2017 at 92 years old in Bell Canyon (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Kashmiri politician, separatist leader (1929–2021).
Born September 29th, 1929 in Kashmir.
Died September 1st, 2021 at 91 years old in Hyderpora. [ref]
R. L. Burnside
American singer and guitarist (1926–2005).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Harmontown.
Died September 1st, 2005 at 78 years old in Memphis.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
English composer and conductor (1875–1912).
Born August 15th, 1875 in London.
Died September 1st, 1912 at 37 years old in London (pneumonia).
Hal David
American poet and lyricist (1921–2012).
Born May 25th, 1921 in New York City.
Died September 1st, 2012 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Larry McDonald
American politician (1935-1983).
Born April 1st, 1935 in Atlanta.
Died September 1st, 1983 at 48 years old in Sakhalin (Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash).
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X