October 3rd
172 Notable deaths
Olivia Shakespear
British writer.
Born March 17th, 1863 in Isle of Wight. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1938 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Alexander Belov
Αλεξάντερ μπελόφ σοβιετικός καλαθοσφαιριστής.
Born November 9th, 1951 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 3rd, 1978 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart sarcoma).
Jerzy Urban
Polish journalist.
Born August 3rd, 1933 in Łódź. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2022 at 89 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna. [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.
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]
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter.
Born October 15th, 1906 in Houston. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 69 years old in New York City (internal bleeding). [ref]
Jesús Quintero
Spanish journalist.
Born August 18th, 1940 in San Juan del Puerto.
Died October 3rd, 2022 at 82 years old in Ubrique (respiratory failure). [ref]
Benjamin Fondane
Romanian-french writer.
Born November 14th, 1898 in Iași. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1944 at 45 years old in Auschwitz. [ref]
Émile Benveniste
French linguist (1902-1976).
Born May 27th, 1902 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Dorothy Peterson
Actress (1897-1979).
Born December 25th, 1897 in Hector.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 81 years old in New York City.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius