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October 9th
176 Notable deaths
Joan Hackett
American actress.
Born March 1st, 1934 in East Harlem.
Died October 9th, 1983 at 49 years old in Encino (cancer, ovarian cancer).
Chuck Feeney
American businessman.
Born April 23rd, 1931 in Elizabeth.
Died October 9th, 2023 at 92 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Prince regent of kingdom of serbia and later king of yugoslavia 1921–34.
Born December 16th, 1888 in Cetinje. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1934 at 45 years old in Marseille (ballistic trauma).
Zecharia Sitchin
American-israeli author of azerbaijani origin (1920-2010).
Died October 9th, 2010 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Geoffrey Howe
British conservative politician (1926–2015).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Port Talbot.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 88 years old in Warwickshire (myocardial infarction).
Eileen Ryan
American actress (1927–2022).
Born October 16th, 1927 in New York City.
Died October 9th, 2022 at 94 years old in Malibu. [ref]
Ravindra Jain
Indian composer.
Born February 28th, 1944 in Aligarh.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 71 years old in Mumbai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Anna Freud
Austrian-british psychoanalyst & essayist.
Born December 3rd, 1895 in Vienna.
Died October 9th, 1982 at 86 years old in London.
Kanshi Ram
Indian politician.
Born March 15th, 1934 in Rupnagar district.
Died October 9th, 2006 at 72 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert H. Jackson
American judge (1892-1954).
Born February 13th, 1892 in Spring Creek Township. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1954 at 62 years old in Washington, D.C..
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