October 31st
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Halloween
Eve of All Saints' Day, celebrated with costumes, trick-or-treating, and spooky traditions rooted in the Celtic festival of Samhain.
235 Notable deaths
Evander M. Law
Confederate army general (1836–1920).
Born August 7th, 1836 in Darlington.
Died October 31st, 1920 at 84 years old in Bartow.
Gus Savage
American politician.
Born October 30th, 1925 in Detroit.
Died October 31st, 2015 at 90 years old in Olympia Fields. [ref]
Jacob Abbott
American writer of children's books (1803-1879).
Born November 14th, 1803 in Hallowell.
Died October 31st, 1879 at 75 years old in Farmington.
Sharof Rashidov
Soviet politician, writer (1917-1983).
Born November 6th, 1917 in Jizzakh.
Died October 31st, 1983 at 65 years old in Tashkent.
Abubakari Yakubu
Ghanaian footballer (1981-2017).
Born December 13th, 1981 in Tema.
Died October 31st, 2017 at 35 years old in Tema.
Aya Kōda
Japanese writer (1904-1990).
Born September 1st, 1904 in Tokyo.
Died October 31st, 1990 at 86 years old in Ishioka (cardiac arrest).
Robert Woolsey
American comedian.
Born August 14th, 1888 in Oakland.
Died October 31st, 1938 at 50 years old in Malibu (kidney failure).
Ignacy Daszyński
Polish politician (1866-1936).
Born October 26th, 1866 in Zbarazh.
Died October 31st, 1936 at 70 years old in Bystra. [ref]
Anteo Zamboni
Italian failed child assassin (1911–1926).
Born April 11th, 1911 in Bologna.
Died October 31st, 1926 at 15 years old in Bologna (lynching).
Gerhard von Rad
German theologian (1901-1971).
Born October 21st, 1901 in Nuremberg.
Died October 31st, 1971 at 70 years old in Heidelberg.
Gérard de Villiers
French writer (1929–2013).
Born December 8th, 1929 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 31st, 2013 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Bill Durnan
Canadian ice hockey player (1916-1972).
Born January 22nd, 1916 in Toronto.
Died October 31st, 1972 at 56 years old (kidney failure).
Ignacio Zuloaga
Spanish painter (1870-1945).
Born July 26th, 1870 in Eibar.
Died October 31st, 1945 at 75 years old in Madrid.
Vladimir Zeldin
Soviet and russian actor (1915–2016).
Born February 10th, 1915 in Michurinsk. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2016 at 101 years old in Moscow (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Nikolay Bauman
Russian revolutionary (1873–1905).
Born May 29th, 1873 in 16/5, Musa Cälil Street.
Died October 31st, 1905 at 32 years old in Moscow (cranial trauma).
Trevor Whymark
English footballer (1950–2024).
Born May 4th, 1950 in Burston.
Died October 31st, 2024 at 74 years old [ref]
Immanuel Jakobovits
British rabbi, styled baron jakobovits (1921-1999).
Born February 8th, 1921 in Kaliningrad.
Died October 31st, 1999 at 78 years old in St John's Wood.
Ann Crumb
American actress and singer (1950-2019).
Born May 25th, 1950 in Charleston. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2019 at 69 years old in Media (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Frank Farrar
American politician (1929–2021).
Born April 2nd, 1929 in Britton.
Died October 31st, 2021 at 92 years old in Rochester. [ref]
María de la Purísima de la Cruz
Spanish religious (1926-1998).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Madrid.
Died October 31st, 1998 at 72 years old in Seville.
John Pope-Hennessy
British art historian and museum director (1913–1994).
Born December 13th, 1913 in London.
Died October 31st, 1994 at 80 years old in Florence.
John Luther Long
American lawyer and writer (1861–1927).
Born January 1st, 1861 in Hanover.
Died October 31st, 1927 at 66 years old in Ontario County, Clifton Springs.
António José de Almeida
President of portugal (1866-1929).
Born July 17th, 1866 in Penacova.
Died October 31st, 1929 at 63 years old in Lisbon (myocarditis, nephrosclerosis, rheumatism).
Régine Cavagnoud
French alpine skier.
Born June 27th, 1970 in Thônes.
Died October 31st, 2001 at 31 years old in Innsbruck (falling from height).
Ali Saibou
President of niger (1940-2011).
Born June 17th, 1940 in Ouallam.
Died October 31st, 2011 at 71 years old in Niamey (brain tumor).
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes