October 3rd
172 Notable deaths
Marcel Buysse
Road racing cyclist.
Born November 11th, 1889 in Wontergem.
Died October 3rd, 1939 at 49 years old in Ghent.
Vera Gaze
Soviet astronomer.
Born December 29th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 3rd, 1954 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Margarita Morozova
Russian noble and philanthropist.
Born November 15th, 1873 in Moscow.
Died October 3rd, 1958 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Armand Swartenbroeks
Belgian footballer (1892-1980).
Born June 30th, 1892 in Laken - Laeken.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 88 years old in Koekelberg.
Jerzy Żurawlew
Polish pianist, conductor and teacher (1886-1980).
Born December 25th, 1886 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 93 years old in Warsaw.
Fyodor Bogdanovsky
Soviet weightlifter.
Born April 16th, 1930 in Udomelsky District.
Died October 3rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Carl August Walbrodt
German chess master.
Born November 28th, 1871 in Amsterdam.
Died October 3rd, 1902 at 30 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Lassi Parkkinen
Finnish speed skater (1917-1994).
Born May 8th, 1917 in Varkaus.
Died October 3rd, 1994 at 77 years old in Espoo.
Renato Anselmi
Fencer.
Born October 26th, 1891 in Marigliano.
Died October 3rd, 1973 at 81 years old in Genoa.
Florin Zalomir
Romanian fencer (1981–2022).
Born April 21st, 1981 in Iași.
Died October 3rd, 2022 at 41 years old in Otopeni (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 172
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