Famous people died in October - page 31

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play in the Major League Baseball (MLB)

AmericanJanuary 31, 1919290 views

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, who was also associated with the American Romantic Movement

AmericanJanuary 19, 1809122 views

John Graves Simcoe

John Graves Simcoe was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada

BritishFebruary 25, 1752173 views

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States who served from 1929 to 1933

AmericanAugust 10, 1874196 views

Gustav Stresemann

Gustav Stresemann was a German politician and statesman who served as Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic

GermanMay 10, 1878211 views

Gene Roddenberry

Gene Roddenberry was an American screenwriter and producer, best known as the creator and writer of the science-fiction show ‘Star Trek’.

AmericanAugust 19, 1921232 views

Anne Sexton

Anne Sexton was a famous American poet known for her confessional poems

Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford was one of the greatest physicists, often regarded as the father of nuclear physics

BritishAugust 30, 1871179 views

John Locke

John Locke was a 17th century English philosopher and physician known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism"

BritishAugust 29, 1632369 views