Famous Deaths for 2nd October 2025

1729 – Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter, dies at 60
1901 – Rudolph Koenig, German physicist, dies at 68
1902 – John Whiteaker, American farmer, soldier (Mexican-American War), goldminer, politician (1st Governor of Oregon, 1859-62; US Representative, 1879-81), and judge, dies at 82
1919 – Ernest Halliwell, South African cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests), dies at 55
1931 – Thomas Lipton, Scottish yachtsman (5-time America’s Cup challenger) and tea merchant (Lipton Tea), dies at 81
1985 – (Georgios) “George” Savalas, Greek-American actor (Kojak; Kelly’s Heroes), dies of leukemia at 58
1998 – D. French Slaughter Jr, American politician (Rep-R-VA, 1985-91), dies at 73
2003 – John T. Dunlop, U.S. Secretary of Labor (b. 1914)
2005 – August Wilson [né Kittel], American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (Fences; The Piano Lesson), dies of liver cancer at 60
2020 – Bob Gibson, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1968, 70; NL MVP 1968; 9 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals), dies from pancreatic cancer at 84

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