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October 9th
204 Notable deaths
József Tóth
Hungarian footballer (born 1929).
Born May 16th, 1929 in Mersevát.
Died October 9th, 2017 at 88 years old in Budapest.
Ibrahim Moustafa
Olympic wrestler (1904–1968).
Born September 23rd, 1904 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1968 at 64 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Hanns Braun
German athlete and sculptor (1886–1918).
Born October 26th, 1886 in Spalt.
Died October 9th, 1918 at 31 years old in Croix-Fonsomme.
Pavel Antokolsky
Soviet russian poet and theatre director (1896-1978).
Born July 1st, 1896 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1978 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Lajos Kocsis
Association football player (1947-2000).
Born June 18th, 1947 in Szeged. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2000 at 53 years old in Budapest.
Pavel Karelin
Russian ski jumper.
Born April 27th, 1990 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died October 9th, 2011 at 21 years old in Nizhny Novgorod (traffic collision). [ref]
Cecil Thiré
Brazilian actor (1943-2020).
Born May 28th, 1943 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 9th, 2020 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Emily Hood Westacott
Australian tennis player.
Born May 6th, 1910 in Brisbane.
Died October 9th, 1980 at 70 years old
Gerhard Grimmer
East german cross-country skier.
Born April 6th, 1943 in Hora Svaté Kateřiny.
Died October 9th, 2023 at 80 years old [ref]
Luna Alcalay
Austrian pianist, educator and composer (1928–2012).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Zagreb.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 83 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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