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October 31st
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235 Notable deaths
Florence Giorgetti
French actress (1944-2019).
Born February 15th, 1944 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 31st, 2019 at 75 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Elisar von Kupffer
Baltic german painter and writer (1872-1942).
Born February 20th, 1872 in Tallinn.
Died October 31st, 1942 at 70 years old in Minusio.
Mikheil Chiaureli
Film director, screenwriter (1894-1974).
Born February 6th, 1894 in Tbilisi.
Died October 31st, 1974 at 80 years old in Tbilisi.
John Renshaw Carson
American telecommunications engineer (1886-1940).
Born June 28th, 1886 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 31st, 1940 at 54 years old in New Hope.
Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz
Polish physician (1850–1921).
Born August 11th, 1850 in Żerków.
Died October 31st, 1921 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Ants Antson
Estonian speed skater (1938–2015).
Born November 11th, 1938 in Tallinn.
Died October 31st, 2015 at 76 years old in Tallinn.
Manfred Mayrhofer
Linguist (1926-2011).
Born September 26th, 1926 in Linz.
Died October 31st, 2011 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Princess Vjera of Montenegro
Princess of montenegro.
Born February 22nd, 1887 in Rijeka.
Died October 31st, 1927 at 40 years old in Antibes.
Platon Alekseievich Oiunskii
Sakha soviet writer, linguist, statesman (1893-1939).
Born November 10th, 1893 in Boturus Ulus.
Died October 31st, 1939 at 45 years old in Yakutsk (false imprisonment).
Doğan Akhanlı
Turkish-german writer (1957–2021).
Born March 18th, 1957 in Şavşat.
Died October 31st, 2021 at 64 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Dorothy Manley
British athlete (1927–2021).
Born April 29th, 1927 in London.
Died October 31st, 2021 at 94 years old in London. [ref]
Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès
French politician (1803-1878).
Born July 10th, 1803 in Marseille. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1878 at 75 years old in Paris.
Mircea Drăgan
Romanian film director and screenwriter.
Born October 3rd, 1932 in Gura Ocniței.
Died October 31st, 2017 at 85 years old in Mihăești. [ref]
José Relvas
Portuguese politician (1858-1929).
Born March 5th, 1858 in Golegã.
Died October 31st, 1929 at 71 years old in Alpiarça.
Bram Appel
Dutch football player and manager (1921–1997).
Born November 30th, 1921 in Rotterdam.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 75 years old in Geleen.
Albert Dauzat
French linguist (1877-1955).
Born July 4th, 1877 in Guéret.
Died October 31st, 1955 at 78 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Edvin Adolphson
Swedish actor and director (1893-1979).
Born February 25th, 1893 in Norrköping.
Died October 31st, 1979 at 86 years old in Solna Municipality.
Tina Blau
Austrian artist (1845-1916).
Born November 15th, 1845 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1916 at 70 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Hans Bauer
German footballer (1927-1997).
Born July 28th, 1927 in Munich.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 70 years old in Munich.
Roberto Lippi
Italian racing driver (1926–2011).
Born October 17th, 1926 in Rome.
Died October 31st, 2011 at 85 years old in Anzio.
Putte Kock
Swedish football, hockey, and bridge player (1901-1979).
Born June 29th, 1901 in Nacka.
Died October 31st, 1979 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Olga Preobrazhenskaya
Russian actress, film director, screenwriter and teacher (1881-1971).
Born July 24th, 1881 in Moscow.
Died October 31st, 1971 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Clément Pansaers
Belgian poet (1885–1922).
Born May 1st, 1885 in Landen. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1922 at 37 years old in Brussels (lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Luigi Ferrero
Italian footballer (1904-1984).
Born December 26th, 1904 in Turin.
Died October 31st, 1984 at 79 years old in Turin.
Jean-Marie Degoutte
French general (1866-1938).
Born April 18th, 1866 in Charnay.
Died October 31st, 1938 at 72 years old in Charnay.
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