October 1st
180 Notable deaths
Donald Cook
American actor (1901-1961).
Born September 26th, 1901 in Portland.
Died October 1st, 1961 at 60 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Spiridon Marinatos
Greek archaeologist (1901–1974).
Born November 17th, 1901 in Lixouri.
Died October 1st, 1974 at 72 years old in Santorini.
Blagoje Marjanović
Serbian footballer (1907-1984).
Born September 9th, 1907 in Belgrade.
Died October 1st, 1984 at 77 years old in Belgrade.
Raoul Nordling
Nordling (1882–1962).
Born November 11th, 1882 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 1st, 1962 at 79 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Roy Harris
American composer (1898-1979).
Born February 12th, 1898 in Lincoln County.
Died October 1st, 1979 at 81 years old in Santa Monica.
Don Edwards
American politician (1915-2015).
Born January 6th, 1915 in San Jose.
Died October 1st, 2015 at 100 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Juan José Linz
Spanish sociologist and political scientist (1926–2013).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Bonn.
Died October 1st, 2013 at 86 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Miguel León Portilla
Mexican academic (1926–2019).
Born February 22nd, 1926 in Mexico City.
Died October 1st, 2019 at 93 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Ernst Toch
Austrian composer (1887-1964).
Born December 7th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died October 1st, 1964 at 76 years old in Santa Monica.
Murray Schisgal
American playwright, television writer and screenwriter (1926-2020).
Born November 25th, 1926 in New York City.
Died October 1st, 2020 at 93 years old in Port Chester. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 180
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore