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October 2nd
153 Notable deaths
Gyula Futó
Hungarian footballer (1908-1977).
Born December 29th, 1908 in Austria-Hungary.
Died October 2nd, 1977 at 68 years old
Herman Zanstra
Dutch astronomer (1894–1972).
Born November 3rd, 1894 in Heerenveen.
Died October 2nd, 1973 at 78 years old in Haarlem.
Bill Orthwein
American swimmer (1881-1955).
Born October 16th, 1881 in St. Louis.
Died October 2nd, 1955 at 73 years old in St. Louis.
Theodor Malm
Swedish footballer (1889-1950).
Born October 23rd, 1889 in Stockholm.
Died October 2nd, 1950 at 60 years old in Stockholm.
Émile Moselly
French writer.
Born August 12th, 1870 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1918 at 48 years old in Quimper. [ref]
Rüdiger Henning
German rower (1943–2024).
Born November 5th, 1943 in Berlin.
Died October 2nd, 2024 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ioánnis Paleokrassás
Greek politician.
Born March 27th, 1934 in Athens.
Died October 2nd, 2021 at 87 years old [ref]
Ernst Veenemans
Dutch rower.
Born March 18th, 1940 in Haarlem.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 77 years old in Laren. [ref]
Lauri Valonen
Finnish ski jumper and nordic combined skier.
Born November 28th, 1909 in Helsinki.
Died October 2nd, 1982 at 72 years old in Lahti.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau