Died on
Who died on September 1
98 figures who shaped history died on September 1.
- 98deaths
- 46events
Best known
Best known
Muhammad al-Bukhari
Islamic hadith scholar
Pope Adrian IV
Head of the Catholic Church from 1154 to 1159
Dulce of Aragon
Queen of Portugal from 1185 to 1198
Kujō Yoritsune
Military ruler of Japan from 1226 to 1244
Foulques de Villaret
25th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
Philip, Duke of Orléans
French prince
Muhammad al-Bukhari — Islamic hadith scholar, who died on September 1 870.
Pope Adrian IV — Head of the Catholic Church from 1154 to 1159, who died on September 1 1159.
Dulce of Aragon — Queen of Portugal from 1185 to 1198, who died on September 1 1198.
Kujō Yoritsune — Military ruler of Japan from 1226 to 1244, who died on September 1 1256.
Foulques de Villaret — 25th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, who died on September 1 1327.
Philip, Duke of Orléans — French prince, who died on September 1 1375.
All entries
- 1081EEusebius of AngersBishop of Angers (died 1081)
- 1215OOtto I (bishop of Utrecht)Dutch bishop
- 1339HHenry XIV of Bavaria13th-century Bavarian nobleman
- 1414
William de Ros, 6th Baron RosEnglish nobleman (c. 1370 – 1414) - 1480
Ulrich V, Count of WürttembergCount of Württemberg - 1557
Jacques CartierFrench maritime explorer of North America - 1581
Guru Ram DasFourth Sikh guru from 1574 to 1581 - 1599
Cornelis de HoutmanDutch explorer - 1615
Étienne PasquierFrench lawyer and man of letters - 1646
Francis WindebankEnglish politician - 1648
Marin MersenneFrench polymath - 1678
Jan Brueghel the YoungerFlemish painter - 1685
Leoline JenkinsWelsh Politician - 1687
Henry MoreEnglish Anglican priest and philosopher - 1706
Cornelis de ManDutch painter - 1715
François GirardonFrench sculptor - 1715
Louis XIVKing of France from 1643 to 1715 - 1838
William ClarkAmerican explorer and territorial governor - 1839
Izidor GuzmicsHungarian theologian - 1868
Ferenc GyulayHungarian noble - 1914
Martha (passenger pigeon)Last known passenger pigeon - 1922
Samu PeczHungarian architect - 1924
Noe KhomerikiGeorgian politician - 1930
Peeter PõldEstonian pedagogic scientist and politician - 1943
Charles AtanganaParamount chief of the Ewondo and Bane ethnic groups - 1947
Frederick Russell BurnhamAmerican scout and adventurer - 1951
Nellie McClungCanadian author, activist, suffragist and politician - 1967
Siegfried SassoonEnglish war poet and writer - 1969
Drew Pearson (journalist)American journalist - 1970
François MauriacFrench author - 1971AAlan Brown (British Army officer)British Army officer
- 1974
Gerd NeggoEstonian music educator, choreographer and dancer - 1977
Ethel WatersAmerican vocalist and actress - 1981
Ann HardingAmerican actress - 1981
Albert SpeerGerman architect - 1982HHaskell CurryAmerican mathematician
- 1982
Władysław GomułkaLeader of Poland (1947–1948; 1956–1970) - 1982
Isabel CristinaBrazilian Blessed and martyr - 1983
Henry M. JacksonAmerican politician - 1983
Larry McDonaldAmerican politician - 1984
Madeleine de Bourbon-BussetDuchess of Parma - 1985
Stefan BellofGerman racing driver - 1986
Murray HamiltonAmerican actor
- 1988
Luis Walter AlvarezAmerican physicist, inventor and professor - 1989
A. Bartlett GiamattiAmerican baseball commissioner and academic administrator - 1989
Kazimierz DeynaPolish footballer - 1989
Tadeusz SendzimirPolish engineer and inventor - 1990
Edwin O. ReischauerAmerican diplomat and educator - 1991
Otl AicherGerman graphic designer and typographer - 1997
Zoltán CziborHungarian footballer - 1998
Józef KrupińskiPolish poet - 1998
Cary MiddlecoffAmerican professional golfer - 1998
Osman F. SedenTurkish film director and screenwriter - 1999WW. Richard StevensAmerican writer
- 2003
Rand BrooksAmerican actor
- 2003TTerry FrostEnglish artist
- 2004
Ahmed KuftaroGrand Mufti of Syria - 2004
Alastair MortonChief Executive of Eurotunnel - 2005
R. L. BurnsideAmerican blues musician - 2006
György FaludyHungarian poet - 2006WWarren MitofskyAmerican political pollster
- 2006
Bob O'Connor (mayor)American politician - 2006
Kyffin WilliamsWelsh painter - 2007
Roy McKenzieNew Zealand horse breeder - 2008
Thomas J. BataCanadian businessman - 2008
Jerry ReedAmerican country singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor - 2010
Wakanohana Kanji IJapanese sumo wrestler
- 2012
Sean BerginMusical artist - 2012
Hal DavidAmerican lyricist - 2012SSmarck MichelHaitian politician
- 2012
William PetzällSwedish politician - 2012
Arnaldo PutzuItalian artist - 2013IIgnacio EizaguirreSpanish football player and manager
- 2013
Tommy MorrisonAmerican boxer - 2013
Gordon SteegeRoyal Australian Air Force fighter pilot - 2013MMargaret Mary VojtkoAmerican linguist, educator, polyglot, and labor unionist
- 2013
Ken WallisBritish aviator, inventor & engineer - 2014
Ahmed Abdi GodaneFirst leader of Al-Shabaab - 2014
Roger McKeeAmerican baseball player - 2014
Joseph ShiversAmerican textile chemist - 2015
Gurgen DalibaltayanArmenian military commander - 2015
Dean Jones (actor)American actor
- 2015
Richard G. HewlettAmerican historian - 2015
Ben KurokiUnited States Army Air Forces soldier - 2018
Randy WestonAmerican jazz pianist and composer - 2020
Erick MorilloAmerican DJ and producer - 2022
Barbara EhrenreichAmerican writer and journalist - 2022
Yang YongsongChinese military officer - 2023
Jimmy BuffettAmerican singer-songwriter - 2024
Linda DeutschAmerican journalist - 2025
Joe BugnerBritish-Australian boxer and actor - 2026
Carla JefferyAmerican actress
Frequently asked questions
Who died on September 1?
98 people with a Wikipedia article died on September 1, including Muhammad al-Bukhari, Pope Adrian IV, Dulce of Aragon. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on September 1?
46 documented historical events happened on September 1, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The main altar of Lund Cathedral, then the Catholic cathedral of all the Nordic countries, was dedicated to Saint Lawrence and the Virgin Mary. On the same day, in another year: The Guru Granth Sahib (folio depicted), the religious text of Sikhism, was installed in the Golden Temple in Amritsar. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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