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October 3rd
185 Notable deaths
Tay Garnett
American film director and writer (1894–1977).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1977 at 83 years old in California (leukemia).
Dorothy Peterson
Actress (1897-1979).
Born December 25th, 1897 in Hector.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 81 years old in New York City.
Benjamin Fondane
Romanian-french writer.
Born November 14th, 1898 in Iași.
Died October 3rd, 1944 at 45 years old in Auschwitz.
Émile Benveniste
French linguist (1902-1976).
Born May 27th, 1902 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Academic, politician, author, lawyer (1908-1995).
Born December 13th, 1908 in São Paulo.
Died October 3rd, 1995 at 86 years old in São Paulo.
Claude Lefort
French philosopher.
Born April 21st, 1924 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 3rd, 2010 at 86 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Florence R. Sabin
American medical scientist (1871–1953).
Born November 9th, 1871 in Central City.
Died October 3rd, 1953 at 81 years old in Denver (myocardial infarction).
Max Wolf
German astrophotography pioneer (1863–1932).
Born June 21st, 1863 in Heidelberg. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1932 at 69 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Pierre Christin
French comic creator.
Born July 27th, 1938 in Saint-Mandé.
Died October 3rd, 2024 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Roger Taillibert
French architect (1926–2019).
Born January 21st, 1926 in Châtres-sur-Cher.
Died October 3rd, 2019 at 93 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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