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October 9th
193 Notable deaths
Ernie Harper
British athlete (1902-1979).
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Chesterfield. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1979 at 77 years old in Tullamarine.
Aleksandr Puchkov
Athletics competitor (1957–2024).
Born March 25th, 1957 in Ulyanovsk.
Died October 9th, 2024 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Valentin Nikolayev
Russian footballer (1921-2009).
Born August 16th, 1921 in Yerosovo.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Duncan Mackinnon
British rower (1887–1917).
Born September 29th, 1887 in Paddington.
Died October 9th, 1917 at 30 years old in Ypres.
Karl Ritter von Goebel
German botanist (1855-1932).
Born March 8th, 1855 in Billigheim.
Died October 9th, 1932 at 77 years old in Munich.
Ilia Abuladze
Historian and philologist.
Born November 24th, 1901 in Zeda Sakara.
Died October 9th, 1968 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Zdravko Zupan
Comics artist and historian (1950-2015).
Born February 7th, 1950 in Zagreb.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 65 years old in Belgrade.
Howard M. Mitchell
Actor, film director (1883-1958).
Born December 11th, 1883 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 9th, 1958 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
Göta Pettersson
Swedish artistic gymnast (1926-1993).
Born December 18th, 1926 in Stockholm.
Died October 9th, 1993 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Geoffrey Grey
British composer.
Born September 26th, 1934 in Gipsy Hill.
Died October 9th, 2023 at 89 years old
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