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October 9th
255 Notable deaths
Che Guevara
Argentine marxist revolutionary (1928–1967).
Born May 14th, 1928 in Rosario.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 39 years old in La Higuera (gunshot wound).
Ratan Tata
Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1937–2024).
Born December 28th, 1937 in Mumbai.
Died October 9th, 2024 at 86 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Aileen Wuornos
American serial killer (1956–2002).
Born February 29th, 1956 in Rochester.
Died October 9th, 2002 at 46 years old in Florida State Prison (lethal injection).
Oskar Schindler
German industrialist and holocaust rescuer (1908–1974).
Born April 28th, 1908 in Svitavy. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1974 at 66 years old in Hildesheim (liver failure).
Pius XII
Pope of the catholic church from 1939 to 1958.
Died October 9th, 1958 at 82 years old in Castel Gandolfo (heart failure).
Alec Douglas-Home
Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1963 to 1964.
Born July 2nd, 1903 in Mayfair. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1995 at 92 years old in The Hirsel. [ref]
Jacques Derrida
French philosopher (1930–2004).
Born July 15th, 1930 in El Biar.
Died October 9th, 2004 at 74 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Jan Hooks
American actress, comedian (1957-2014).
Born April 23rd, 1957 in Decatur.
Died October 9th, 2014 at 57 years old in Woodstock (cancer).
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician (1915–1973).
Born March 20th, 1915 in Cotton Plant.
Died October 9th, 1973 at 58 years old in Philadelphia (stroke).
Shirō Ishii
Japanese army medical officer and microbiologist, war criminal and director of unit 731 (a biological warfare unit of the imperial japanese army).
Born June 25th, 1892 in Ōsato.
Died October 9th, 1959 at 67 years old in Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (laryngeal cancer).
Joan Hackett
American actress (1934–1983).
Born March 1st, 1934 in East Harlem.
Died October 9th, 1983 at 49 years old in Encino (cancer, ovarian cancer).
Jacques Brel
Belgian singer (1929–1978).
Born April 8th, 1929 in Schaerbeek.
Died October 9th, 1978 at 49 years old in Avicenne Hospital (lung cancer).
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Prince regent of kingdom of serbia and later king of yugoslavia 1921–34.
Born December 16th, 1888 in Cetinje. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1934 at 45 years old in Marseille (gunshot wound).
Chuck Feeney
American businessman.
Born April 23rd, 1931 in Elizabeth.
Died October 9th, 2023 at 92 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Zecharia Sitchin
American-israeli author of azerbaijani origin (1920-2010).
Died October 9th, 2010 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
George Baldock
Greek-english footballer.
Born March 9th, 1993 in Buckingham.
Died October 9th, 2024 at 31 years old in Glyfada (drowning). [ref]
Eileen Ryan
American actress (1927–2022).
Born October 16th, 1927 in New York City.
Died October 9th, 2022 at 94 years old in Malibu. [ref]
Anna Freud
Austrian-british psychoanalyst (1895–1982).
Born December 3rd, 1895 in Vienna.
Died October 9th, 1982 at 86 years old in London.
Robert H. Jackson
Us supreme court justice from 1941 to 1954 (1892–1954).
Born February 13th, 1892 in Spring Creek Township.
Died October 9th, 1954 at 62 years old in Washington, D.C..
Kanshi Ram
Indian politician (1934–2006).
Born March 15th, 1934 in Rupnagar district.
Died October 9th, 2006 at 72 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joseph Pilates
German inventor of pilates (1883–1967).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Mönchengladbach.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 83 years old in New York City.
Geoffrey Howe
British politician (1926–2015).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Port Talbot.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 88 years old in Warwickshire (myocardial infarction).
Ravindra Jain
Indian composer (1944–2015).
Born February 28th, 1944 in Aligarh.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 71 years old in Mumbai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Miriam Hopkins
American actress (1902-1972).
Born October 18th, 1902 in Savannah.
Died October 9th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
David Dukes
American character actor (1945–2000).
Born June 6th, 1945 in San Francisco.
Died October 9th, 2000 at 55 years old in Lakewood (myocardial infarction).
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi