October 1st
216 Notable deaths
Michael Ancram
British politician and peer (1945–2024).
Born July 7th, 1945 in London.
Died October 1st, 2024 at 79 years old [ref]
Wilhelm Dilthey
German historian, psychologist, sociologist, student of hermeneutics, and philosopher (1833–1911).
Born November 19th, 1833 in Biebrich.
Died October 1st, 1911 at 77 years old in Seis am Schlern.
Douglas McGregor
American professor of management.
Born September 6th, 1906 in Detroit.
Died October 1st, 1964 at 58 years old in Massachusetts.
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, 1900 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1979 at 79 years old in La Quinta.
Ludwig Bemelmans
Author of madeline books (1939-1999).
Born April 27th, 1898 in Merano, Tyrol.
Died October 1st, 1962 at 64 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
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.
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.
Michael Spivak
American mathematician (1940–2020).
Born May 25th, 1940 in New York City.
Died October 1st, 2020 at 80 years old in Houston.
Edwin Landseer
English painter (1802-1873).
Born March 7th, 1802 in London.
Died October 1st, 1873 at 71 years old in London.
Julie Parrish
American actress (1940-2003).
Born October 21st, 1940 in Middlesboro.
Died October 1st, 2003 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
Al Oerter
American athlete (1936-2007).
Born September 19th, 1936 in New York City.
Died October 1st, 2007 at 71 years old in Fort Myers (heart failure).
Petra Kelly
German politician and activist (1947-1992).
Born November 29th, 1947 in Günzburg.
Died October 1st, 1992 at 44 years old in Bonn.
Do Muoi
Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1917–2018).
Born February 2nd, 1917 in Thanh Trì.
Died October 1st, 2018 at 101 years old in Hanoi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Walter Bradford Cannon
American physiologist (1871-1945).
Born October 19th, 1871 in Wisconsin.
Died October 1st, 1945 at 73 years old in Franklin.
Arthur Janov
American psychologist (1924–2017).
Born August 21st, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died October 1st, 2017 at 93 years old in Malibu (stroke). [ref]
Mindon Min
King of burma.
Born July 8th, 1808 in Amarapura.
Died October 1st, 1878 at 70 years old in Mandalay.
Benjamin Jowett
English writer and classical scholar (1817–1893).
Born April 15th, 1817 in Camberwell.
Died October 1st, 1893 at 76 years old in Oxford.
Romano Guardini
German catholic philosopher (1885–1968).
Born February 17th, 1885 in Verona. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1968 at 83 years old in Munich. [ref]
Margaret Gorman
American beauty queen, miss america winner (1905–1995).
Born August 18th, 1905 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 1st, 1995 at 90 years old in Bowie.
Vincenzo Capone
Brother of al capone.
Born March 28th, 1892 in Angri.
Died October 1st, 1952 at 60 years old in Homer (myocardial infarction).
Harry Grey
American writer (1901-1980).
Born November 2nd, 1901 in Kyiv.
Died October 1st, 1980 at 78 years old in Manhattan.
Paul Pena
American musician (1950-2005).
Born January 26th, 1950 in Hyannis.
Died October 1st, 2005 at 55 years old in San Francisco (diabetes). [ref]
Ahmad Yani
Indonesian general.
Born June 19th, 1922 in Central Java.
Died October 1st, 1965 at 43 years old in Jakarta.
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Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott