October 31st
165 Notable deaths
Mustafa Mahmoud
Egyptian scientist and author.
Born December 25th, 1921 in Shibin Al Kawm. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2009 at 87 years old in Cairo.
Theodore Freeman
American astronaut (1930-1964).
Born February 18th, 1930 in Haverford.
Died October 31st, 1964 at 34 years old in Houston (aviation accident).
Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr.
American diplomat, ran lend lease (1900-1949).
Born October 22nd, 1900 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1949 at 49 years old in Greenwich (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Thomas Blatt
Holocaust survivor.
Born April 15th, 1927 in Izbica.
Died October 31st, 2015 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Eduardo De Filippo
Italian actor, director and playwright (1900–1984).
Born May 24th, 1900 in Naples. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1984 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Heinrich Blücher
German poet and philosopher.
Born January 29th, 1899 in Berlin.
Died October 31st, 1970 at 71 years old in Upper West Side. [ref]
Jan Werich
Czech actor, playwright and writer (1905-1980).
Born February 6th, 1905 in Prague, Smíchov. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1980 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Catherine Tizard
New zealand viceroy, academic, public administrator.
Born April 4th, 1931 in Auckland. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2021 at 90 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Joan Tetzel
Actress.
Born June 21st, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 31st, 1977 at 56 years old in Fairwarp (cancer).
Louis Massignon
Islamic studies scholar.
Born July 25th, 1883 in Nogent-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1962 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 165
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner