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October 2nd
165 Notable deaths
Paavo Nurmi
Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973).
Born June 13th, 1897 in Turku. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1973 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Frances Bergen
Actress, model (1922-2006).
Born September 14th, 1922 in Birmingham.
Died October 2nd, 2006 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Madeleine Carroll
English actress (1906–1987).
Born February 26th, 1906 in West Bromwich.
Died October 2nd, 1987 at 81 years old in Marbella (pancreatic cancer).
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
French inventor.
Born September 25th, 1725 in Void-Vacon. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1804 at 79 years old in Paris.
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
Princess and first down's syndrome child to attend the first school for the handicapped (1915-1980).
Born April 7th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died October 2nd, 1980 at 65 years old in Starnberg.
Petr Uspensky
Russian esotericist (1878–1947).
Born March 17th, 1878 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1947 at 69 years old in Surrey.
Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh
Indian politician (1896–1982).
Born January 14th, 1896 in Raigad district.
Died October 2nd, 1982 at 86 years old in Hyderabad.
John Kirby
American lawyer (1939-2019).
Born October 22nd, 1939 in Falls Church. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2019 at 79 years old [ref]
Geoff Emerick
British recording engineer (1945-2018).
Born December 5th, 1945 in Crouch End. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2018 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Grizzard
American actor (1928–2007).
Born April 1st, 1928 in Roanoke Rapids.
Died October 2nd, 2007 at 79 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
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