Famous people died in October - page 16

Nadia Boulanger

Nadia Boulanger

Nadia Boulanger was a French musician counted among the best teachers of musical composition of the 20th century

FrenchSeptember 16, 1887149 views

Shirley Booth

Shirley Booth was an acclaimed stage performer and an Academy Award winning film actress

AmericanAugust 30, 1898120 views

V. K. Krishna Menon

Statesman and diplomat V.K

IndianMay 3, 1896185 views

Tycho Brahe

Tycho Brahe was a Danish nobleman who made important contributions to astronomy

DanishDecember 14, 1546263 views

Kishore Kumar

One of the best known male voices in Hindi cinema, singer Kishore Kumar was a highly successful playback singer

IndianAugust 4, 1929196 views

Dayanand Saraswati

Dayanand Saraswati was a Hindu religious leader who founded the reform movement, Arya Samaj

IndianFebruary 12, 1824144 views

Willebrord Snell

Willebrord Snel van Royen was a 17thcentury Dutch astronomer and mathematician

DutchJune 13, 1580144 views

Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain was an American basketball player

AmericanAugust 21, 1936272 views

Walter Raleigh

Walter Raleigh was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, politician and explorer

BritishJanuary 22, 1554111 views