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October 2nd
161 Notable deaths
Éder Jofre
Brazilian boxer.
Born March 26th, 1936 in São Paulo.
Died October 2nd, 2022 at 86 years old in Embu das Artes (pneumonia). [ref]
Vasily Shukshin
Soviet actor, writer, screenwriter and film director.
Born July 25th, 1929 in Srostki. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1974 at 45 years old in Kletskaya (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexandru Averescu
Marshal and former prime minister of romania (1859-1938).
Born March 21st, 1859 in Ozerne.
Died October 2nd, 1938 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
David Bedford
English composer and musician.
Born August 4th, 1937 in London. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2011 at 74 years old (cancer). [ref]
Evangelina Elizondo
Mexican actress (1929-2017).
Born April 28th, 1929 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 88 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
John Marin
American artist (1870-1953).
Born December 23rd, 1870 in Rutherford.
Died October 2nd, 1953 at 82 years old in Cape Split.
Francis Lee
English footballer (1944–2023).
Born April 29th, 1944 in Westhoughton.
Died October 2nd, 2023 at 79 years old in Manchester (cancer). [ref]
Arthur John Arberry
British scholar of arabic, persian and islamic literature.
Born May 12th, 1905 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 64 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Patriarch Demetrios I of Constantinople
Patriarch of constantinople (1914-1991).
Born September 8th, 1914 in Constantinople.
Died October 2nd, 1991 at 77 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Dobroslav Jevđević
Bosnian serb politician and chetnik commander.
Born December 28th, 1895 in Prača.
Died October 2nd, 1962 at 66 years old in Rome.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 161
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