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October 3rd
215 Notable deaths
Philippa Foot
English philosopher (1920–2010).
Born October 3rd, 1920 in Owston Ferry.
Died October 3rd, 2010 at 90 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Claudia Jennings
American actress and model (1949-1979).
Born December 20th, 1949 in Evanston.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 29 years old in Malibu (car collision).
Gustav Wagner
Holocaust perpetrator (1911-1980).
Born July 18th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in São Paulo (stabbing).
Elias Howe
American inventor (1819–1867).
Born July 9th, 1819 in Spencer.
Died October 3rd, 1867 at 48 years old in Brooklyn.
Remo Girone
Italian actor.
Born December 1st, 1948 in Asmara.
Died October 3rd, 2025 at 76 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
American actor (1950–2020).
Born June 25th, 1950 in Griffin. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2020 at 70 years old in Atlanta (gunshot wound). [ref]
Carl Nielsen
Danish composer.
Born August 9th, 1865 in Sortelung.
Died October 3rd, 1931 at 66 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).
Franz Josef Strauß
German politician (1915-1988).
Born September 6th, 1915 in Munich.
Died October 3rd, 1988 at 73 years old in Regensburg (heart failure).
Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī
Albanian islamic scholar (1914–1999).
Born August 16th, 1914 in Shkodër.
Died October 3rd, 1999 at 85 years old in Amman.
Hashem Safieddine
Lebanese politician (1964-2024).
Born May 3rd, 1964 in Deir Qanoun En Nahr.
Died October 3rd, 2024 at 60 years old in Haret Hreik (airstrike). [ref]
Skip James
American delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter (1902–1969).
Born June 9th, 1902 in Bentonia.
Died October 3rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Vivien Merchant
English actress (1929-1982).
Born July 22nd, 1929 in Manchester.
Died October 3rd, 1982 at 53 years old in London.
Lars Vilks
Swedish artist (1946–2021).
Born June 20th, 1946 in Helsingborgs Maria church parish.
Died October 3rd, 2021 at 75 years old in Markaryd (car collision). [ref]
Leon M. Lederman
American mathematician and physicist.
Born July 15th, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2018 at 96 years old in Rexburg (dementia). [ref]
Matthäus Hetzenauer
Austrian sniper (1924–2004).
Born December 23rd, 1924 in Brixen im Thale.
Died October 3rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Brixen im Thale.
Jean Anouilh
French playwright (1910–1987).
Born June 23rd, 1910 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1987 at 77 years old in Lausanne.
Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
German princess.
Born December 31st, 1885 in Gut Grünholz.
Died October 3rd, 1970 at 84 years old in Grein (disease).
Jeanne Eagels
American actress (1890–1929).
Born June 26th, 1890 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1929 at 39 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ernest James Bellocq
American photographer (1873–1949).
Born August 19th, 1873 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1949 at 76 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Tony Ryan
Irish businessman (1936–2007).
Born February 2nd, 1936 in Thurles.
Died October 3rd, 2007 at 71 years old in Celbridge (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Arnold Bax
English composer, poet, and author (1883–1953).
Born November 8th, 1883 in Streatham.
Died October 3rd, 1953 at 69 years old in Cork.
Hamengkubuwono IX
Sultan of yogyakarta, indonesia, first governor of the special region of yogyakarta and 2nd vice president of indonesia (1912-1988).
Born April 12th, 1912 in Yogyakarta.
Died October 3rd, 1988 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Kim Jung Gi
South korean comic book artist.
Born February 7th, 1975 in Goyang. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2022 at 47 years old in Villepinte (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cynthia Harris
American actress (1934–2021).
Born August 9th, 1934 in New York City.
Died October 3rd, 2021 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Guy Mollet
French politician (1905-1975).
Born January 2nd, 1906 in Flers. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1975 at 69 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cardiovascular disease).
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