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October 9th

176 Notable deaths

Che Guevara

Argentine marxist revolutionary (1928–1967).

Born June 14th, 1928 in Rosario. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1967 at 39 years old in La Higuera (extra-judicial killing, ballistic trauma). [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.

Born April 28th, 1908 in Svitavy. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1974 at 66 years old in Hildesheim (liver failure). [ref]

Alec Douglas-Home

Former prime minister of the united kingdom (1903-1995).

Born July 2nd, 1903 in Mayfair. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1995 at 92 years old in The Hirsel. [ref]

Jacques Derrida

Algerian-french philosopher (1930–2004).

Born July 15th, 1930 in El Biar. [ref]

Died October 9th, 2004 at 74 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Pius XII

Head of the catholic church from 1939 to 1958.

Born March 2nd, 1876 in Rome.

Died October 9th, 1958 at 82 years old in Castel Gandolfo (heart failure).

Jan Hooks

Actress, comedian (1957-2014).

Born April 23rd, 1957 in Decatur.

Died October 9th, 2014 at 57 years old in New York City, Woodstock (cancer).

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

American gospel musician (1915–1973).

Born March 20th, 1915 in Cotton Plant. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1973 at 58 years old in Philadelphia (stroke). [ref]

Shirō Ishii

Japanese microbiologist and war criminal, director of unit 731.

Born June 25th, 1892 in Shibayama.

Died October 9th, 1959 at 67 years old in Tokyo (cancer).

Jacques Brel

Belgian singer-songwriter.

Born April 8th, 1929 in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1978 at 49 years old in Avicenne Hospital (lung cancer). [ref]

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