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October 9th
184 Notable deaths
Carolyn Kizer
American poet.
Born December 10th, 1925 in Spokane. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2014 at 88 years old in Sonoma (dementia).
Horst Szymaniak
German footballer (1934-2009).
Born August 29th, 1934 in Oer-Erkenschwick.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 75 years old in Osnabrück. [ref]
Jan Szyszko
Polish politician.
Born April 19th, 1944 in Wesoła.
Died October 9th, 2019 at 75 years old in Tuczno (myocardial infarction).
Julio Libonatti
Argentine footballer (1901-1981).
Born July 5th, 1901 in Rosario.
Died October 9th, 1981 at 80 years old in Rosario.
Josias von Heeringen
German general (1850-1926).
Born March 9th, 1850 in Kassel.
Died October 9th, 1926 at 76 years old in Charlottenburg.
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).
Andrea Branzi
Italian architect and designer.
Born November 30th, 1938 in Florence.
Died October 9th, 2023 at 84 years old in Milan. [ref]
Joseph Wedderburn
British mathematician.
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Forfar.
Died October 9th, 1948 at 66 years old in Princeton.
George Placzek
Physicist (1905-1955).
Born September 26th, 1905 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1955 at 50 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Milan Matulović
Yugoslav chess player.
Born June 10th, 1935 in Belgrade.
Died October 9th, 2013 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson