October 9th
204 Notable deaths
Ludo Coeck
Belgian association football player (1955–1985).
Born September 25th, 1955 in Berchem.
Died October 9th, 1985 at 30 years old in Edegem (traffic collision).
Carl Fontana
American musician.
Born July 18th, 1928 in Monroe. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2003 at 75 years old in Las Vegas (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Horst Szymaniak
German footballer (1934-2009).
Born August 29th, 1934 in Oer-Erkenschwick.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 75 years old in Osnabrück. [ref]
Allan Chumak
Soviet faith healer.
Born May 26th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died October 9th, 2017 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Andrea Branzi
Italian architect and designer (1938–2023).
Born November 30th, 1938 in Florence.
Died October 9th, 2023 at 84 years old in Milan. [ref]
Carolyn Kizer
American poet (1925–2014).
Born December 10th, 1925 in Spokane. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2014 at 88 years old in Sonoma (dementia).
Shadi Abdel Salam
Egyptian film director (1930–1986).
Born March 15th, 1930 in Alexandria.
Died October 9th, 1986 at 56 years old in Cairo.
Julio Libonatti
Argentine footballer (1901-1981).
Born July 5th, 1901 in Rosario.
Died October 9th, 1981 at 80 years old in Rosario.
Lin Shu
Chinese writer (1852-1924).
Born November 8th, 1852 in Fuzhou.
Died October 9th, 1924 at 71 years old in Beijing.
George Placzek
Physicist (1905-1955).
Born September 26th, 1905 in Brno.
Died October 9th, 1955 at 50 years old in Zurich.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 204
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi