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October 9th
184 Notable deaths
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]
Ichiya Kumagae
Japanese tennis player (1890-1968).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Ōmuta.
Died October 9th, 1968 at 78 years old in Ōmuta.
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]
Ibrahim Moustafa
Olympic wrestler.
Born September 23rd, 1904 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1968 at 64 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Hanns Braun
German athlete.
Born October 26th, 1886 in Spalt.
Died October 9th, 1918 at 31 years old in Croix-Fonsomme.
Lajos Kocsis
Association football player (1947-2000).
Born June 18th, 1947 in Szeged. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2000 at 53 years old in Budapest.
Yuriy Dehteryov
Soviet footballer.
Born October 5th, 1948 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2022 at 74 years old [ref]
Luna Alcalay
Austrian pianist, educator and composer.
Born October 21st, 1928 in Zagreb.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 83 years old in Vienna. [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]
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