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October 1st
216 Notable deaths
June Clyde
American singer, dancer, actress (1909–1987).
Born December 2nd, 1909 in St. Joseph.
Died October 1st, 1987 at 77 years old in Fort Lauderdale (disease).
Maud Hansson
Swedish actress (1937–2020).
Born December 5th, 1937 in Stockholm.
Died October 1st, 2020 at 82 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Gunnar Andersson
Swedish association football player (1928-1969).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Arvika.
Died October 1st, 1969 at 41 years old in Marseille (myocardial infarction).
Friedrich Sixt von Armin
German general (1851–1936).
Born November 27th, 1851 in Wetzlar.
Died October 1st, 1936 at 84 years old in Magdeburg.
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician (1949–2018).
Born June 5th, 1949 in Manhattan.
Died October 1st, 2018 at 69 years old in Madrid (conflagration, smoke inhalation injury). [ref]
Malcolm de Chazal
Mauritian writer (1902—1981).
Born September 12th, 1902 in Vacoas-Phoenix.
Died October 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in Curepipe.
Paul Guillaume
French art dealer (1891-1934).
Born November 28th, 1891 in Paris.
Died October 1st, 1934 at 42 years old in Paris.
William Vernon Harcourt
British politician (1827–1904).
Born October 14th, 1827 in York.
Died October 1st, 1904 at 76 years old in Nuneham Courtenay.
Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann
German musical instrument maker (1805-1864).
Born June 17th, 1805 in Friedrichroda.
Died October 1st, 1864 at 59 years old in Hamburg.
Frank Beyer
German film director (1932-2006).
Born May 26th, 1932 in Nobitz.
Died October 1st, 2006 at 74 years old in Berlin. [ref]
John Langenus
Belgian football referee (1891-1952).
Born December 8th, 1891 in Berchem.
Died October 1st, 1952 at 60 years old in Antwerp.
Karel Teige
Czech photographer, literature reviewer, literary theorist, translator, typographer and science writer (1900–1951).
Born December 13th, 1900 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1951 at 50 years old in Prague. [ref]
Peter Broadbent
English footballer (1933–2013).
Born May 15th, 1933 in Elvington.
Died October 1st, 2013 at 80 years old in Himley (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ogata Gekkō
Japanese artist (1859-1920).
Born October 10th, 1859 in Yazaemonchō. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1920 at 60 years old in Ushigome-ku. [ref]
István Mészáros
(1930–2017) hungarian philosopher.
Born December 19th, 1930 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2017 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Kurt Hiller
German essayist and activist (1885–1972).
Born August 17th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died October 1st, 1972 at 87 years old in Hamburg.
Max Ehrlich
German actor, director, screenwriter (1892–1944).
Born December 7th, 1892 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1944 at 51 years old in Auschwitz.
Paul Olaf Bodding
Norwegian academic (1865–1938).
Born November 2nd, 1865 in Gjøvik Municipality.
Died October 1st, 1938 at 72 years old in Odense.
Boris Yefimov
Soviet and russian political and propaganda artist (1900-2008).
Born October 11th, 1900 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2008 at 107 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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.
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]
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.
Manilal Dwivedi
Indian gujarati-language writer and philosopher (1858–1898).
Born September 26th, 1858 in Nadiad. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1898 at 40 years old in Nadiad (syphilis). [ref]
Chubby Jackson
American musician (1918–2003).
Born October 25th, 1918 in New York City.
Died October 1st, 2003 at 84 years old in Rancho Bernardo.
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson