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October 1st
180 Notable deaths
Bruce Palmer
Canadian bassist (1946–2004).
Born September 9th, 1946 in Liverpool.
Died October 1st, 2004 at 58 years old in Belleville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Neville Goddard
Barbadian writer (1905–1972).
Born February 19th, 1905 in Barbados.
Died October 1st, 1972 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Ted Arison
Israeli billionaire businessman and philanthropist (1924-1999).
Born February 24th, 1924 in Zichron Yaakov.
Died October 1st, 1999 at 75 years old in Tel-Aviv (myocardial infarction).
Michael Ancram
British politician and peer (1945–2024).
Born July 7th, 1945 in London.
Died October 1st, 2024 at 79 years old [ref]
Walter Alston
American baseball player and manager (1911–1984).
Born December 1st, 1911 in Venice Township.
Died October 1st, 1984 at 72 years old in Oxford (myocardial infarction).
Dorothy Arzner
American film director and film editor (1897–1979).
Born January 3rd, 1897 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1979 at 82 years old in La Quinta.
Ludwig Bemelmans
Author of madeline books (1939-1999).
Born April 27th, 1898 in Merano.
Died October 1st, 1962 at 64 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gul Mohammed
Shortest adult human (1957–1997).
Born February 15th, 1957 in New Delhi.
Died October 1st, 1997 at 40 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Giuliano Gemma
Italian actor (1938-2013).
Born September 2nd, 1938 in Rome. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2013 at 75 years old in Civitavecchia (traffic collision). [ref]
Enrico de Nicola
President of italy from 1946 to 1948.
Born November 9th, 1877 in Naples.
Died October 1st, 1959 at 81 years old in Torre del Greco.
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