October 3rd
215 Notable deaths
Andrés F. Córdova
Acting president of ecuador (1939 - 1940).
Born May 8th, 1892 in Cañar Canton.
Died October 3rd, 1983 at 91 years old in Quito.
Morley Griswold
American politician (1890–1951).
Born October 10th, 1890 in Elko.
Died October 3rd, 1951 at 60 years old in Reno.
Herbert Prior
English actor (1867-1954).
Born July 2nd, 1867 in Oxford.
Died October 3rd, 1954 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Henri Ciriani
Peruvian architect.
Born December 30th, 1936 in Lima. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2025 at 88 years old in Montereau-Fault-Yonne. [ref]
Otto Erelman
Nederland (1839-1926).
Born March 23rd, 1839 in Groningen.
Died October 3rd, 1926 at 87 years old in Groningen.
Vladimir Varankin
Russian writer (1902–1938).
Born November 12th, 1902 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died October 3rd, 1938 at 35 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Melchior Treub
Dutch botanist (1851-1910).
Born December 26th, 1851 in Voorschoten.
Died October 3rd, 1910 at 58 years old in Saint-Raphaël.
Helmut Bantz
West german gymnast (1921–2004).
Born September 14th, 1921 in Speyer.
Died October 3rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Brauweiler. [ref]
Alfred Reisenauer
German musician (1863–1907).
Born November 1st, 1863 in Königsberg.
Died October 3rd, 1907 at 43 years old in Liepāja.
Charles Burnell
British rower (1876–1969).
Born January 13th, 1876 in Beckenham.
Died October 3rd, 1969 at 93 years old in Blewbury.
Neal Burns
Actor (1892-1969).
Born June 26th, 1892 in Bristol.
Died October 3rd, 1969 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
Marcel Buysse
Belgian road bicycle racer (1889–1939).
Born November 11th, 1889 in Wontergem.
Died October 3rd, 1939 at 49 years old in Ghent.
María Teresa Mora
Cuban chess player (1902-1980).
Born October 15th, 1902 in Havana.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 77 years old in Havana.
Shakarim Kudaiberdiev
Kazakh composer and poet (1858-1931).
Born July 11th, 1858 in Abay District.
Died October 3rd, 1931 at 73 years old in Soviet Union.
Antoine Chevrier
French presbyter (1826–1879).
Born April 16th, 1826 in Lyon. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1879 at 53 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Armand Swartenbroeks
Belgian footballer (1892-1980).
Born June 30th, 1892 in Laeken.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 88 years old in Koekelberg.
Casimir de Candolle
Swiss botanist (1836-1918).
Born February 20th, 1836 in Geneva.
Died October 3rd, 1918 at 82 years old in Chêne-Bougeries.
Margarita Morozova
Russian noble and philanthropist (1873–1958).
Born November 15th, 1873 in Moscow.
Died October 3rd, 1958 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Jerzy Żurawlew
Polish pianist, conductor and teacher (1886-1980).
Born December 25th, 1886 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 93 years old in Warsaw.
Patrice Lecornu
French football player (1958–2023).
Born March 24th, 1958 in Flers.
Died October 3rd, 2023 at 65 years old in Cormeilles-en-Parisis. [ref]
Idriss Mahamat Ouya
Chadian high jumper.
Born July 17th, 1942 in N'Djamena. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1987 at 45 years old [ref]
Carl August Walbrodt
German chess master (1871–1902).
Born November 28th, 1871 in Amsterdam.
Died October 3rd, 1902 at 30 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Gia Nadareishvili
Soviet chess player (1921–1991).
Born September 22nd, 1921 in Tbilisi.
Died October 3rd, 1991 at 70 years old
Fritz Dennerlein
Italian swimmer and water polo player (1936–1992).
Born March 14th, 1936 in Portici.
Died October 3rd, 1992 at 56 years old in Naples (traffic collision).
Lassi Parkkinen
Finnish speed skater (1917-1994).
Born May 8th, 1917 in Varkaus.
Died October 3rd, 1994 at 77 years old in Espoo.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams