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235 Notable deaths

Conrad Beck

Swiss composer (1901-1989).

Born June 16th, 1901 in Lohn.

Died October 31st, 1989 at 88 years old in Basel.

Alexander Frick

Prime minister of liechtenstein (1910-1991).

Born February 18th, 1910 in Schaan.

Died October 31st, 1991 at 81 years old in Schaan.

Theodor Schneider

German mathematician (1911-1988).

Born May 7th, 1911 in Frankfurt.

Died October 31st, 1988 at 77 years old in Zähringen.

Martin Hellberg

German film director, screenwriter, film and stage actor (1905–1999).

Born January 31st, 1905 in Dresden.

Died October 31st, 1999 at 94 years old in Bad Berka.

Arturo Lona Reyes

Catholic bishop.

Born November 1st, 1925 in Aguascalientes City.

Died October 31st, 2020 at 94 years old in Lagunas (COVID-19).

José Luis Dolgetta

Venezuelan association football player.

Born August 1st, 1970 in Valencia.

Died October 31st, 2023 at 53 years old in Guayaquil. [ref]

José Juncosa

Spanish footballer (1922-2003).

Born February 2nd, 1922 in Les Borges Blanques.

Died October 31st, 2003 at 81 years old in Reus.

Tadeusz Kraus

Czech footballer (1932–2018).

Born October 22nd, 1932 in Třinec. [ref]

Died October 31st, 2018 at 86 years old in Prague. [ref]

Yuri Ahronovitch

Music conductor (1932–2002).

Born May 13th, 1932 in Saint Petersburg.

Died October 31st, 2002 at 70 years old in Cologne.

Gyula Feldmann

Football player and manager (1891–1955).

Born November 16th, 1891 in Szeged.

Died October 31st, 1955 at 63 years old in Budapest.

Mihály Mosonyi

Hungarian composer (1815-1870).

Born September 2nd, 1815 in Frauenkirchen.

Died October 31st, 1870 at 55 years old in Pest.

Albert Armitage

Scottish mariner (1864–1943).

Born July 2nd, 1864 in Balquhidder.

Died October 31st, 1943 at 79 years old in Scotland.

Kyriak Kostandi

Ukrainian artist (1852-1921).

Born October 3rd, 1852 in Nova Dofinivka.

Died October 31st, 1921 at 69 years old in Odesa.

Aleksandr Andronov

Russian physicist (1901-1952).

Born April 11th, 1901 in Moscow.

Died October 31st, 1952 at 51 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.

James Kwast

Dutch-german pianist (1852–1927).

Born November 23rd, 1852 in Nijkerk. [ref]

Died October 31st, 1927 at 74 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Tadeusz Janczar

Actor (1926-1997).

Born April 25th, 1926 in Warsaw.

Died October 31st, 1997 at 71 years old in Warsaw.

Gulraiz Akhtar

Olympic field hockey player (1943–2021).

Born February 2nd, 1943 in Rawalpindi.

Died October 31st, 2021 at 78 years old [ref]

Adalbert Bezzenberger

German philologist (1851–1922).

Born April 14th, 1851 in Kassel.

Died October 31st, 1922 at 71 years old in Königsberg.

Antonio Medina

Chess player (1919-2003).

Born October 2nd, 1919 in Barcelona.

Died October 31st, 2003 at 84 years old in Barcelona.

Félicien Vervaecke

Belgian cyclist (1907–1986).

Born March 11th, 1907 in Dadizele.

Died October 31st, 1986 at 79 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.

George Roth

Gymnast (1911-1997).

Born April 25th, 1911 in Los Angeles.

Died October 31st, 1997 at 86 years old in Studio City.

Beta Vukanović

Serbian painter (1872-1972).

Born April 18th, 1872 in Bamberg.

Died October 31st, 1972 at 100 years old in Belgrade.

Alberto Chividini

Argentine association football player (1907-1961).

Born February 23rd, 1907 in Buenos Aires.

Died October 31st, 1961 at 54 years old in Buenos Aires.

Jean Cabannes

French physicist (1885–1959).

Born August 12th, 1885 in Marseille.

Died October 31st, 1959 at 74 years old in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.

Ferdinand Chalandon

French byzantinist and numismatist (1875-1921).

Born February 10th, 1875 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]

Died October 31st, 1921 at 46 years old in Lausanne.

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