Famous Deaths for 1st November 2025

955 – Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, dies from an illness at 34 or 36
1711 – Christian Demelius, German composer and kapellmeister, dies at 68
1975 – Norbert Rosseau, Belgian composer, dies at 67
1989 – Louis Barron, American composer and electronic music pioneer (with his wife Bebe – Forbidden Planet), dies at 69
1994 – Syd Dernley, British hangman (1949-54), dies at 73
1999 – Jean Coutu, French-Canadian actor (Panic, And Hope to Die), dies at 74
2000 – Bernard Erhard, American voice actor (b. 1934)
2011 – Dorothy Howell Rodham, Mother of US First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, dies at 92
2012 – Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1983; Atlanta Braves), dies during apparent home robbery at 55
2023 – Erich Zakowski, German master mechanic-executive (founder, CEO Zakspeed racing team 1968-90), dies at 89

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