October 31st
191 Notable deaths
Herwarth Walden
German artist and art collector (1878-1941).
Born September 16th, 1879 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1941 at 62 years old in Saratov. [ref]
Hans Thomsen
German nazi diplomat, ambassador in washington and stockholm (1891-1968).
Born September 14th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died October 31st, 1968 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Nikos Engonopoulos
Greek artist (1907-1985).
Born October 21st, 1907 in Athens.
Died October 31st, 1985 at 78 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction).
Ralph Vary Chamberlin
American biologist (1879–1967).
Born January 3rd, 1879 in Salt Lake City.
Died October 31st, 1967 at 88 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Ebrahim Abadi
Iranian actor.
Born August 15th, 1934 in Tabriz.
Died October 31st, 2019 at 85 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lea Ackermann
German roman catholic nun and anti-forced-prostitution activist (1937–2023).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in Völklingen.
Died October 31st, 2023 at 86 years old in Trier. [ref]
Édouard Dujardin
French writer (1861–1949).
Born November 10th, 1861 in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt.
Died October 31st, 1949 at 87 years old in Paris.
Henrietta Crosman
American actress (1861-1944).
Born September 2nd, 1861 in Wheeling. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1944 at 83 years old in Pelham Manor (disease). [ref]
H. L. Davis
American novelist and poet (1894–1960).
Born October 18th, 1894 in Nonpareil.
Died October 31st, 1960 at 66 years old in San Antonio (surgical complications, myocardial infarction).
Cissy van Marxveldt
Dutch writer (1889–1948).
Born November 24th, 1889 in Oranjewoud.
Died October 31st, 1948 at 58 years old in Bussum.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 191
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs