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October 9th
200 Notable deaths
Theodor Innitzer
Austrian cardinal and politician (1875–1955).
Born December 25th, 1875 in Nové Zvolání.
Died October 9th, 1955 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Armando Calderón Sol
President of el salvador (1948-2017).
Born June 24th, 1948 in San Salvador. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2017 at 69 years old in Houston (lung cancer). [ref]
Li Jishen
Chinese politician (1885-1959).
Born November 5th, 1885 in Cangwu County.
Died October 9th, 1959 at 73 years old in Beijing (stomach cancer).
Stuart M. Kaminsky
Novelist, mystery writer (1934–2009).
Born September 29th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 75 years old in St. Louis (hepatitis). [ref]
Raymond Duchamp-Villon
French sculptor (1876–1918).
Born November 5th, 1876 in Damville.
Died October 9th, 1918 at 41 years old in Cannes (typhus).
Temsüla Ao
Indian writer (1945–2022).
Born October 25th, 1945 in Jorhat. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2022 at 76 years old in Dimapur. [ref]
Venantino Venantini
Italian actor (1930-2018).
Born April 17th, 1930 in Fabriano.
Died October 9th, 2018 at 88 years old in Viterbo (heart failure). [ref]
João Cabral de Melo Neto
Brazilian writer (1920-1999).
Born January 9th, 1920 in Recife.
Died October 9th, 1999 at 79 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Matsutarō Shōriki
Japanese journalist and media mogul (1885-1969).
Born April 11th, 1885 in Imizu.
Died October 9th, 1969 at 84 years old in Atami.
Georges de Rham
Swiss mathematician (1903–1990).
Born September 10th, 1903 in Roche.
Died October 9th, 1990 at 87 years old in Lausanne.
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore