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October 2nd
161 Notable deaths
George Cœdès
French historian.
Born August 10th, 1886 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Heinz G. Konsalik
German writer.
Born May 28th, 1921 in Cologne. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1999 at 78 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Winthrop M. Crane
American politician (1853-1920).
Born April 23rd, 1853 in Dalton.
Died October 2nd, 1920 at 67 years old in Dalton.
Eric Arturo Delvalle
President of panama (1937-2015).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in Panama City.
Died October 2nd, 2015 at 78 years old in Cleveland.
Hans Reissner
German engineer and mathematician.
Born January 18th, 1874 in Berlin.
Died October 2nd, 1967 at 93 years old in Oregon.
Luigi Ganna
Italian cyclist (1883–1957).
Born December 1st, 1883 in Induno Olona.
Died October 2nd, 1957 at 73 years old in Varese.
Vittorio Caprioli
Italian actor, film director, screenwriter (1921-1989).
Born August 15th, 1921 in Naples. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1989 at 68 years old in Naples (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pavel Zhigarev
Commander of the soviet air force (1900–1963).
Born November 19th, 1900 in Vesyegonsky District.
Died October 2nd, 1963 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Irina Slavina
Russian journalist.
Born January 8th, 1973 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2020 at 47 years old in Nizhny Novgorod (self-immolation). [ref]
Menachem Ussishkin
Jewish politician.
Born August 14th, 1863 in Dubroŭna.
Died October 2nd, 1941 at 78 years old in Jerusalem.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 161
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