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October 2nd
147 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1953 at 82 years old in Cape Split. [ref]
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).
Robert Elsie
Canadian/german linguist and albanologist (1950–2017).
Born June 29th, 1950 in Vancouver.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Bonn (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Olivier Gendebien
Belgian racecar driver (1924-1998).
Born January 12th, 1924 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 74 years old in Tarascon. [ref]
Klaus Huber
Swiss composer (1924-2017).
Born November 30th, 1924 in Bern.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 92 years old in Perugia. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 147
I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw