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October 3rd
215 Notable deaths
Sergei Belov
Soviet professional basketball player (1944-2013).
Born January 23rd, 1944.
Died October 3rd, 2013 at 69 years old in Perm.
Virginia Dale
American actress (1917-1994).
Born July 1st, 1917 in North Carolina.
Died October 3rd, 1994 at 77 years old in Burbank.
Malcolm Sargent
English conductor, organist and composer (1895-1967).
Born April 29th, 1895 in Ashford.
Died October 3rd, 1967 at 72 years old in London (pancreatic cancer).
Seán Ó Riada
Irish composer (1931–1971).
Born August 1st, 1931 in Cork.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 40 years old in London (liver cirrhosis).
Armelia McQueen
American actress (1952-2020).
Born January 6th, 1952 in Southern Pines.
Died October 3rd, 2020 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Orson Pratt
Apostle of the lds church (1811–1881).
Born September 19th, 1811 in Hartford.
Died October 3rd, 1881 at 70 years old in Salt Lake City (diabetes).
Nikos Poulantzas
Greek-french philosopher.
Born September 21st, 1936 in Athens.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 43 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (suicide by jumping from height).
Archduchess Adelheid of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1914–1971).
Born January 3rd, 1914 in Schloss Hetzendorf.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 57 years old in Pöcking.
Michel Blanc
French actor, film director and screenwriter.
Born April 16th, 1952 in Courbevoie. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2024 at 72 years old in Saint-Antoine Hospital (anaphylactic shock). [ref]
George Bell
British anglican theologian, bishop and politician (1883–1958).
Born February 4th, 1883 in Hayling Island.
Died October 3rd, 1958 at 75 years old in Canterbury.
Walter Mehring
German writer (1896–1981).
Born April 29th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died October 3rd, 1981 at 85 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Reinhard Mohn
German businessman and philanthropist (1921-2009).
Born June 29th, 1921 in Gütersloh.
Died October 3rd, 2009 at 88 years old in Steinhagen.
Jerzy Urban
Polish journalist, politician and propagandist, spokesman for the government of the people's republic of poland (1933–2022).
Born August 3rd, 1933 in Łódź. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2022 at 89 years old in Łódź, Konstancin-Jeziorna. [ref]
Hans Makart
Austrian painter (1840–1884).
Born May 28th, 1840 in Salzburg.
Died October 3rd, 1884 at 44 years old in Vienna (syphilis, neurosyphilis).
Jacques Benveniste
French immunologist and physician (1935–2004).
Born March 12th, 1935 in Paris.
Died October 3rd, 2004 at 69 years old in Paris.
Olivia Shakespear
British writer.
Born March 17th, 1863.
Died October 3rd, 1938 at 75 years old in London.
Alexander Belov
Soviet basketball player (1951–1978).
Born November 9th, 1951 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 3rd, 1978 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart sarcoma).
Jesús Quintero
Spanish journalist (1940–2022).
Born August 18th, 1940 in San Juan del Puerto.
Died October 3rd, 2022 at 82 years old in Ubrique (respiratory failure). [ref]
Édouard Lucas
French mathematician (1842–1891).
Born April 4th, 1842 in Amiens.
Died October 3rd, 1891 at 49 years old in Paris (erysipelas).
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter (1906–1976).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Houston.
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 69 years old in New York City (internal bleeding).
Tay Garnett
American film director and writer (1894–1977).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Los Angeles.
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 (1898–1944).
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 Versailles. [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.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht