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October 3rd
215 Notable deaths
Paul Peel
Canadian artist (1860-1892).
Born November 7th, 1860 in London.
Died October 3rd, 1892 at 31 years old in Paris.
José-Maria de Heredia
French poet (1842-1905).
Born November 22nd, 1842 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died October 3rd, 1905 at 62 years old in Bourdonné. [ref]
Yeshayahu Gavish
Israeli major general (1925–2024).
Born August 25th, 1925 in Tel Aviv.
Died October 3rd, 2024 at 99 years old in Ramat HaSharon.
Armi Ratia
Finnish designer and businessperson (1912–1979).
Born July 13th, 1912 in Pälkjärvi.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 67 years old in Helsinki (liver cirrhosis).
Wojciech Jerzy Has
Polish film director (1925-2000).
Born April 1st, 1925 in Kraków.
Died October 3rd, 2000 at 75 years old in Łódź.
Tadeusz Kotarbiński
Polish philosopher (1886–1981).
Born March 31st, 1886 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1981 at 95 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Fakih Usman
Indonesian politician.
Born March 2nd, 1904 in Gresik.
Died October 3rd, 1968 at 64 years old in Indonesia.
Lester Germer
American physicist (1896–1971).
Born October 10th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 74 years old in Shawangunk Ridge.
Gustav Sorge
German ss officer, concentration camp guard and convicted war criminal (1911-1978).
Born April 24th, 1911 in Rydzyna.
Died October 3rd, 1978 at 67 years old in Bochum.
Jorge Medina Estévez
Catholic cardinal (1926–2021).
Born December 23rd, 1926 in Santiago.
Died October 3rd, 2021 at 94 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Isabella Karle
American physical chemist (1921–2017).
Born December 2nd, 1921 in Detroit.
Died October 3rd, 2017 at 95 years old in Alexandria (brain cancer). [ref]
George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth
British politician (1921–2008).
Born January 16th, 1921 in Dundee.
Died October 3rd, 2008 at 87 years old in London (infectious disease). [ref]
Franco Scoglio
Italian football manager (1941–2005).
Died October 3rd, 2005 at 64 years old in Genoa (myocardial infarction).
Rudolf Witzig
German world war ii fallschirmjäger (1916-2001).
Born August 14th, 1916 in Röhlinghausen.
Died October 3rd, 2001 at 85 years old in Oberschleißheim.
Joseph Hergenröther
German church historian and canonist (1824-1890).
Born September 15th, 1824 in Würzburg.
Died October 3rd, 1890 at 66 years old in Bregenz.
Scott Duncan
Scottish footballer and manager (1888-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1888 in Dumbarton.
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 87 years old in Dumbarton.
Mário Wilson
Portuguese footballer (1929–2016).
Born October 17th, 1929 in Maputo.
Died October 3rd, 2016 at 86 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Leah Baird
American actress and screenwriter (1883-1971).
Born June 20th, 1883 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 88 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Viktor Kosenko
Ukrainian composer, pianist, and educator (1896–1938).
Born November 23rd, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 3rd, 1938 at 41 years old in Kyiv.
Ljupka Dimitrovska
Croatian-macedonian pop singer.
Born July 25th, 1946 in Skopje.
Died October 3rd, 2016 at 70 years old in Zagreb (disease). [ref]
Fidel LaBarba
American boxer (1905–1981).
Born September 29th, 1905 in The Bronx.
Died October 3rd, 1981 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
John Crank
British mathematician (1916-2006).
Born February 6th, 1916 in Hindley.
Died October 3rd, 2006 at 90 years old in Ruislip.
Max Picard
Swiss writer (1888-1965).
Born June 5th, 1888 in Schopfheim. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1965 at 77 years old in Neggio. [ref]
Ángeles Santos Torroella
Spanish painter (1911-2013).
Born November 7th, 1911 in Portbou.
Died October 3rd, 2013 at 101 years old in Madrid.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks