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October 2nd
161 Notable deaths
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 City of Brussels.
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 74 years old in Tarascon.
Klaus Huber
Swiss composer (1924-2017).
Born November 30th, 1924 in Bern.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 92 years old in Perugia. [ref]
Bola de Nieve
Cuban musician (1911–1971).
Born September 11th, 1911 in Havana Province.
Died October 2nd, 1971 at 60 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Andrey Lukanov
Bulgarian political figure (1938-1996).
Born September 26th, 1938 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1996 at 58 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Percy Pilcher
British aviator.
Born January 16th, 1866 in Bath.
Died October 2nd, 1899 at 33 years old in London.
Douglas Kirkland
Canadian photographer.
Born August 16th, 1934 in Fort Erie.
Died October 2nd, 2022 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Australian author (1883-1969).
Born December 4th, 1883 in Levuka.
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 85 years old in Greenmount.
Timo Sarpaneva
Finnish industrial designer (1926-2006).
Born October 31st, 1926 in Helsinki.
Died October 2nd, 2006 at 79 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
George Mundelein
Catholic cardinal (1872-1939).
Born July 2nd, 1872 in New York City.
Died October 2nd, 1939 at 67 years old in Mundelein.
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