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October 1st
169 Notable deaths
Robert Falk
Russian artist (1886-1958).
Born October 27th, 1886 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1958 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Georgy Arbatov
Soviet/russian political scientist (1923-2010).
Born May 19th, 1923 in Kherson.
Died October 1st, 2010 at 87 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal
Afghan politician (1921-1973).
Born March 12th, 1921 in Kabul.
Died October 1st, 1973 at 52 years old in Kabul.
Friedrich Sixt von Armin
German general (1851–1936).
Born November 27th, 1851 in Wetzlar.
Died October 1st, 1936 at 84 years old in Magdeburg.
Lowell Thomas Jr.
American film producer, politician and writer (1923-2016).
Born October 6th, 1923 in London. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2016 at 92 years old in Anchorage. [ref]
Stan Ockers
Cyclist.
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Borgerhout.
Died October 1st, 1956 at 36 years old in Antwerp.
Preguinho
Brazilian footballer (1905-1979).
Born February 8th, 1905 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 1st, 1979 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Larissa Volpert
Estonian-russian chess player.
Born March 30th, 1926 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 1st, 2017 at 91 years old in New York City.
Aleksei Dikiy
Russian and soviet actor and theatre director (1889–1955).
Born February 24th, 1889 in Dnipro.
Died October 1st, 1955 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Vladimir Gilyarovsky
Russian journalist and writer (1855-1935).
Born December 8th, 1853 in Vologda Governorate.
Died October 1st, 1935 at 81 years old in Moscow.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin