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October 9th
204 Notable deaths
Frank Castleman
American hurdler and coach (1877-1946).
Born March 17th, 1877 in Broome County.
Died October 9th, 1946 at 69 years old in Columbus.
Aleksandr Puchkov
Athletics competitor (1957–2024).
Born March 25th, 1957 in Ulyanovsk.
Died October 9th, 2024 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Pere Bosch-Gimpera
Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist (1891-1974).
Born March 22nd, 1891 in Barcelona.
Died October 9th, 1978 at 87 years old in Mexico City.
Ernst Andersson
Swedish footballer and manager (1909-1989).
Born March 26th, 1909 in Sweden.
Died October 9th, 1989 at 80 years old in Sweden.
Lorand Gaspar
French poet (1925–2019).
Born February 28th, 1925 in Târgu Mureș.
Died October 9th, 2019 at 94 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Heinrich Brandt
German mathematician (1886-1954).
Born November 8th, 1886 in Feudingen.
Died October 9th, 1954 at 67 years old in Halle (Saale).
Ernie Harper
British athlete (1902-1979).
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Chesterfield. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1979 at 77 years old in Tullamarine.
Ilia Abuladze
Historian and philologist.
Born November 24th, 1901 in Zeda Sakara.
Died October 9th, 1968 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Karl Ritter von Goebel
German botanist (1855-1932).
Born March 8th, 1855 in Billigheim.
Died October 9th, 1932 at 77 years old in Munich.
Valentin Nikolayev
Russian footballer (1921-2009).
Born August 16th, 1921 in Yerosovo.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 88 years old in Moscow.
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