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October 31st
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235 Notable deaths
Keith Taylor
British politician (1953-2022).
Born August 1st, 1953 in Rochford.
Died October 31st, 2022 at 69 years old [ref]
Octave Uzanne
French writer (1851–1931).
Born September 14th, 1851 in Auxerre.
Died October 31st, 1931 at 80 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Sidney Darlington
Electrical engineer and inventor of a transistor configuration.
Born July 18th, 1906 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 91 years old in Exeter.
Lucha Reyes
Peruvian singer (1936–1973).
Born July 19th, 1936 in Lima. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1973 at 37 years old in Lima (myocardial infarction, diabetes).
Manju Sharma
Indian biotechnologist.
Born February 13th, 1940.
Died October 31st, 2024 at 84 years old
Hitoshi Motoshima
Japanese politician (1922-2014).
Born February 20th, 1922 in Nagasaki.
Died October 31st, 2014 at 92 years old in Nagasaki.
Elmar Wepper
German actor (1944–2023).
Born April 16th, 1944 in Augsburg.
Died October 31st, 2023 at 79 years old in Planegg. [ref]
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 (1934–2019).
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.
Died October 31st, 1944 at 83 years old in Pelham Manor (disease).
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 (myocardial infarction, surgical complications).
Cissy van Marxveldt
Dutch writer (1889–1948).
Born November 24th, 1889 in Oranjewoud.
Died October 31st, 1948 at 58 years old in Bussum.
Carlos Arroyo
President of ecuador (1939) / (1940 - 1944).
Born November 27th, 1893 in Guayaquil.
Died October 31st, 1969 at 75 years old in Guayaquil (pneumonia).
George Alexander Macfarren
British composer and musicologist (1813–1887).
Born March 2nd, 1813 in London.
Died October 31st, 1887 at 74 years old in London.
Baymirza Hayit
Uzbek 20th century historian of turkestan and central asia (1917-2006).
Born December 17th, 1917 in Namangan.
Died October 31st, 2006 at 88 years old in Cologne.
William Perlberg
American film producer (1900-1968).
Born October 22nd, 1900 in Łódź.
Died October 31st, 1968 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Francis Simon
German-british chemist.
Born July 2nd, 1893 in Berlin.
Died October 31st, 1956 at 63 years old in Oxford.
Marcel Vertès
French costume designer (1895-1961).
Born August 10th, 1895 in Újpest. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1961 at 66 years old in Paris. [ref]
Manuel Frederick
Indian field hockey player.
Born October 20th, 1947 in Kannur Cantonment.
Died October 31st, 2025 at 78 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
Bruno Snell
German classical philologist (1896–1986).
Born June 18th, 1896 in Hildesheim.
Died October 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Hamburg.
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