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October 3rd
215 Notable deaths
Claude Lefort
French philosopher (1924–2010).
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.
Died October 3rd, 1932 at 69 years old in Heidelberg.
Pierre Christin
French comic creator (1938–2024).
Born July 27th, 1938 in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2024 at 86 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Lucy Hobbs Taylor
19th-century american school teacher and dentist.
Born March 14th, 1833 in Constable.
Died October 3rd, 1910 at 77 years old in Lawrence.
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.
Guy Stewart Callendar
British engineer.
Born February 9th, 1898 in Montreal.
Died October 3rd, 1964 at 66 years old in London (pneumonia).
Sadhana Bose
Indian actress.
Born April 20th, 1914 in Kolkata.
Died October 3rd, 1973 at 59 years old in Kolkata.
Budge Patty
Us tennis player (1924–2021).
Born February 11th, 1924 in Fort Smith.
Died October 3rd, 2021 at 97 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Alexander Chayanov
Soviet scholar (1888–1937).
Born January 29th, 1888 in Moscow.
Died October 3rd, 1937 at 49 years old in Almaty.
Robert F. Christy
Canadian-american theoretical physicist and astrophysicist.
Born May 14th, 1916 in Vancouver.
Died October 3rd, 2012 at 96 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Fatimah el-Sharif
Queen consort of libya (1911–2009).
Born April 2nd, 1911 in Kufra.
Died October 3rd, 2009 at 98 years old in Cairo.
Mark Andrews
American politician (1926–2020).
Born May 19th, 1926 in Cass County.
Died October 3rd, 2020 at 94 years old in Fargo. [ref]
Rómulo Díaz de la Vega
President of mexico (1800–1877).
Born May 23rd, 1800 in Mexico City.
Died October 3rd, 1877 at 77 years old in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza.
Jarl Kulle
Swedish actor (1927-1997).
Born February 28th, 1927 in Ekeby parish. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1997 at 70 years old in Roslags Kulla (bone cancer).
Eduardo Di Capua
Italian composer, singer and songwriter (1865–1917).
Born May 12th, 1865 in Naples. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1917 at 52 years old in Milan, Naples.
Aldo Castellani
Italian bacteriologist (1874–1971).
Born September 8th, 1874 in Florence.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 97 years old in Lisbon.
Hans Gál
Austrian composer, musicologist and pianist.
Born August 5th, 1890 in Brunn am Gebirge.
Died October 3rd, 1987 at 97 years old in Edinburgh.
Midhat Frashëri
Albanian diplomat and poet (1880-1949).
Born March 25th, 1880 in Ioannina.
Died October 3rd, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
William Dobbie
British general (1879–1964).
Born July 12th, 1879 in Chennai.
Died October 3rd, 1964 at 85 years old in Kensington.
Michel Jouvet
French neurobiologist (1925-2017).
Born November 16th, 1925 in Lons-le-Saunier. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2017 at 91 years old in Villeurbanne. [ref]
Diogo de Freitas do Amaral
Portuguese politician (1941-2019).
Born July 21st, 1941 in Póvoa de Varzim.
Died October 3rd, 2019 at 78 years old in Cascais e Estoril (cancer). [ref]
Jean-Pierre Elkabbach
French journalist (1937–2023).
Born September 29th, 1937 in Oran.
Died October 3rd, 2023 at 86 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Džafer Kulenović
Bosniak politician (1891-1956).
Born February 17th, 1891 in Rajinovci.
Died October 3rd, 1956 at 65 years old in Damascus.
Fernando Caldeiro
Argentine-american astronaut (1958–2009).
Born June 12th, 1958 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 3rd, 2009 at 51 years old in League City (brain cancer). [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner