Died October 13

Libby Titus (1947–2024), Love Has No Pride singer-songwriter

Libby Titus was a singer and songwriter known for “Love Has No Pride,” which has been covered by such artists as Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt.

Florine Mark (1933–2023), former Weight Watchers president and CEO

Florine Mark was a businesswoman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a former president and CEO of Weight Watchers. 

Louise Glück (1943–2023), Nobel- and Pulitzer-winning poet 

Louise Glück was a poet and essayist whose exploration of trauma, death, loss, and struggle earned her the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, and many others.

James McDivitt (1929–2022), NASA astronaut who led first U.S. spacewalk mission

James McDivitt was a NASA astronaut who commanded the Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 missions.

Bruce Sutter (1953–2022), Hall of Fame pitcher

Bruce Sutter was a Baseball Hall of Fame reliever who won the Cy Young award in 1979. 0

Mike Schank (1966–2022), “American Movie” star

Mike Schank was a guitarist and the affable costar of the 1999 documentary “American Movie.”

Earl Old Person (1929–2021), chief of the Blackfeet Nation

Earl Old Person was the longtime chief of the Blackfeet Nation.

Gary Paulsen (1939–2021), young adult author of “Hatchet”

Gary Paulsen was an author of books for young adults including the wilderness survival classic “Hatchet.”

Ray Fosse (1947–2021), Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians catcher

Ray Fosse was a catcher for Major League Baseball teams including the Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians, as well as a color commentator after his playing career.

Jim Taylor (1935 - 2018), Legendary Green Bay Packers fullback

Helped lead the Packers to victory in the first Super Bowl…

Dario Fo (1926 - 2016), Nobel Prize-winning playwright

The Italian playwright's biting political satire was recognized with 1997’s Nobel Prize for literature.

Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927 - 2016), king of Thailand

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the highly revered king of Thailand and the world's longest reigning monarch, died Oct. 13, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 88.

Bruce Hyde (1941–2015), Star Trek actor

Bruce Hyde, an actor who played Lieutenant Kevin Riley on the original "Star Trek" television series, has died, according to multiple news sources. Hyde, who was 74, died Oct. 13 of throat cancer, according to his wife.

Ed Sullivan: Civil Rights Trailblazer

For more than 20 years, most Americans knew what they were doing on Sunday nights: watching "The Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS, eager to see which new talent or old favorite it's host would bring to the stage that week. Ed Sullivan, who died Oct. 13, 1974, 40 years ago, introduced more than 10,000 acts between 1948 and 1971.