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October 9th
204 Notable deaths
Josias von Heeringen
German general (1850-1926).
Born March 9th, 1850 in Kassel.
Died October 9th, 1926 at 76 years old in Charlottenburg.
Simeón Cuba-Sanabria
Bolivian-born marxist, member of che guevara's eln guerrilla movement (1935-1967).
Born January 5th, 1935 in Cochabamba Department.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 32 years old in La Higuera (gunshot wound).
Dieter Burdenski
German footballer (1950–2024).
Born November 26th, 1950 in Bremen.
Died October 9th, 2024 at 73 years old in Bremen. [ref]
Boris Paichadze
Soviet footballer (1915–1990).
Born February 4th, 1915 in Chokhatauri.
Died October 9th, 1994 at 79 years old in Tbilisi.
Milan Matulović
Yugoslav chess player.
Born June 10th, 1935 in Belgrade.
Died October 9th, 2013 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Joseph Wedderburn
British mathematician (1882–1948).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Forfar.
Died October 9th, 1948 at 66 years old in Princeton.
Yevgeny Zavoisky
Russian nuclear physicist (1907-1976).
Born September 28th, 1907 in Mohyliv-Podilskyi.
Died October 9th, 1976 at 69 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Tsiang Tingfu
Chinese historian and diplomat (1895–1965).
Born December 7th, 1895 in Shaoyang.
Died October 9th, 1965 at 69 years old in New York City (cancer).
Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof
Polish-french engineer and esperantist.
Born January 23rd, 1925 in Warsaw.
Died October 9th, 2019 at 94 years old in Antony. [ref]
Pierre Vernier
French actor (1931–2024).
Born May 25th, 1931 in Saint-Jean-d'Angély.
Died October 9th, 2024 at 93 years old in Vic-Fezensac. [ref]
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