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October 3rd
215 Notable deaths
Giulio Monteverde
Italian sculptor (1837–1917).
Born October 8th, 1837 in Bistagno.
Died October 3rd, 1917 at 79 years old in Rome.
Ramón González Valencia
President of colombia (1851–1928).
Born May 24th, 1851 in Chitagá. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1928 at 77 years old in Chitagá. [ref]
Charles L. Veach
Recipient of the purple heart medal (1944–1995).
Born September 18th, 1944 in Chicago.
Died October 3rd, 1995 at 51 years old in Houston (cancer).
Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh
Azerbaijani academic.
Born January 14th, 1930 in Pirshaghi.
Died October 3rd, 2023 at 93 years old [ref]
Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
Belgian chess grandmaster (1911–1980).
Born May 17th, 1911 in Anderlecht.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Henri Marteau
French violinist and composer (1874-1934).
Born March 31st, 1874 in Reims. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1934 at 60 years old in Lichtenberg.
Carolina Beatriz Ângelo
Portuguese feminist and suffragist.
Born April 16th, 1878 in Freguesia de São Vicente.
Died October 3rd, 1911 at 33 years old in Lisbon (myocardial infarction).
Charlotte Posenenske
German artist (1930-1985).
Born October 28th, 1930 in Wiesbaden.
Died October 3rd, 1985 at 54 years old in Frankfurt.
Alastair G. W. Cameron
Canadian astrophysicist (1925–2005).
Born June 21st, 1925 in Winnipeg.
Died October 3rd, 2005 at 80 years old in Tucson.
Thérèse Tietjens
Singer (1831–1877).
Born July 17th, 1831 in Hamburg.
Died October 3rd, 1877 at 46 years old in London (cancer).
Alfred Neumann
German writer (1895-1952).
Born October 15th, 1895 in Lidzbark.
Died October 3rd, 1952 at 56 years old in Lugano.
Jean-Jacques Marcel
French association football player (1931-2014).
Born June 13th, 1931 in Brignoles.
Died October 3rd, 2014 at 83 years old in 13th arrondissement of Marseille.
Giulio Aristide Sartorio
Italian painter and film director (1860–1932).
Born February 11th, 1860 in Rome.
Died October 3rd, 1932 at 72 years old in Horti Galateae.
Armas Lindgren
Finnish architect (1874–1929).
Born November 28th, 1874 in Hämeenlinna. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1929 at 54 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Lőrinc Szabó
Hungarian poet, translator (1900–1957).
Born March 31st, 1900 in Miskolc.
Died October 3rd, 1957 at 57 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
José Luis Lamadrid
Mexican footballer (1930–2021).
Born July 3rd, 1930 in Mexico City.
Died October 3rd, 2021 at 91 years old [ref]
Raymond McKee
American actor (1892–1984).
Born December 7th, 1892 in Lee County.
Died October 3rd, 1984 at 91 years old in Long Beach (pneumonia).
Edu Manga
Brazilian football player (1967–2025).
Born February 2nd, 1967.
Died October 3rd, 2025 at 58 years old in Barueri (kidney disease). [ref]
Karel Fiala
Czech actor and opera singer (1925–2020).
Born August 3rd, 1925 in Hrušov. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2020 at 95 years old in Prague. [ref]
Arnold Bode
German artist (1900-1977).
Born December 23rd, 1900 in Kassel.
Died October 3rd, 1977 at 76 years old in Kassel.
Raoul Heinrich Francé
Austro-hungarian scientist (1874-1943).
Born May 20th, 1874 in Vienna.
Died October 3rd, 1943 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Res Jost
Swiss theoretical physicist (1918–1990).
Born January 10th, 1918 in Bern.
Died October 3rd, 1990 at 72 years old in Zurich.
Yvonne Sylvain
Haitian physician (1907-1989).
Born June 28th, 1907 in Port-au-Prince.
Died October 3rd, 1989 at 82 years old
Richard Peter
German photographer (1895-1977).
Born May 10th, 1895 in Jankowice Małe. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1977 at 82 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Lori Sandri
Brazilian association football player and manager (1949–2014).
Born January 29th, 1949 in Encantado.
Died October 3rd, 2014 at 65 years old in Curitiba (brain cancer). [ref]
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