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October 2nd
161 Notable deaths
Johan Anker
Sailboat designer.
Born June 26th, 1871 in Østfold, Halden.
Died October 2nd, 1940 at 69 years old in Oslo, Halden.
Olga Lepeshinskaya
Soviet biologist (1871-1963).
Born August 18th, 1871 in Perm.
Died October 2nd, 1963 at 92 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Peter Herman Adler
American conductor (1899–1990).
Born December 2nd, 1899 in Jablonec nad Nisou. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1990 at 90 years old in Ridgefield. [ref]
Vittorio Sereni
Italian poet.
Born July 27th, 1913 in Luino. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1983 at 70 years old in Milan (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Witold Rowicki
Polish conductor.
Born February 26th, 1914 in Taganrog. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1989 at 75 years old in Warsaw.
Bogdan Suchodolski
Polish writer, philosopher, historian and teacher (1903–1992).
Born December 27th, 1903 in Sosnowiec. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1992 at 88 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna. [ref]
Maria Aurèlia Capmany
Spanish novelist, playwright, and essayist.
Born August 3rd, 1918 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1991 at 73 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Juho Sunila
Prime minister of finland (1875-1936).
Born August 16th, 1875 in Liminka.
Died October 2nd, 1936 at 61 years old in Helsinki.
François Remetter
French footballer.
Born August 8th, 1928 in Strasbourg.
Died October 2nd, 2022 at 94 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Olin J. Eggen
American astronomer.
Born July 9th, 1919 in Rock County.
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 79 years old in Canberra.
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia