Famous Deaths for 1st August 2025

1541 – Simon Grynaeus, German theologian dies at about 48 {[exact birthdate unknown c.1493]
1667 – Paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48
1932 – Arnold Fothergill, English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 8 wickets. BB 4/19; Somerset CCC, MCC), dies at 77
1944 – Manuel L. Quezon y Molina, Second President of the Philippines (1935-42), dies of tuberculosis at 65
1966 – Earl Rudolph “Bud” Powell, American jazz pianist and composer, dies at 41
1973 – Walter Ulbricht, German politician (Head Of State, German Democratic Republic), dies at 80
1988 – John Dearden, American cardinal (1969-88) and archbishop of Detroit, dies at 80
2012 – Joan Bernard, British army officer in the Auxiliary Territorial Service and founding principal of Trevelyan College (1966-78), dies due to ill-health at 94
2022 – John Hughes, Scottish soccer striker (8 caps; Celtic 255 games), dies from cancer at 79
2024 – Craig Shakespeare, English soccer coach (WBA, Leicester CIty) and midfielder (Walsall 284 games), dies from cancer at 60

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