October 1st
152 Notable deaths
Dorothy Arzner
American film director and film editor.
Born January 3rd, 1900 in San Francisco.
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.
Died October 1st, 1962 at 64 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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]
Patricia Janečková
Slovak opera crossover singer (1998-2023).
Born June 18th, 1998 in Münchberg.
Died October 1st, 2023 at 25 years old in Ostrava (breast cancer). [ref]
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).
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]
Enrico de Nicola
1st president of italy (1877-1959).
Born November 9th, 1877 in Naples. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1959 at 81 years old in Torre del Greco. [ref]
Walter Bradford Cannon
American physiologist (1871-1945).
Born October 19th, 1871 in Wisconsin.
Died October 1st, 1945 at 73 years old in Franklin.
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.
Deaths 21 to 30 of 152
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson