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October 9th
255 Notable deaths
Allan Chumak
Soviet faith healer (1935–2017).
Born May 26th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died October 9th, 2017 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Sergey Timofeyevich Konyonkov
Russian and soviet sculptor (1874-1971).
Died October 9th, 1971 at 97 years old in Moscow.
Andrea Branzi
Italian architect and designer (1938–2023).
Born November 30th, 1938 in Florence.
Died October 9th, 2023 at 84 years old in Milan. [ref]
Henry Markham
Governor of california (1840-1923).
Born November 16th, 1840 in Wilmington.
Died October 9th, 1923 at 82 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Carolyn Kizer
American poet (1925–2014).
Born December 10th, 1925 in Spokane. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2014 at 88 years old in Sonoma (dementia).
Shadi Abdel Salam
Egyptian film director (1930–1986).
Born March 9th, 1930 in Alexandria.
Died October 9th, 1986 at 56 years old in Cairo.
Julio Libonatti
Argentine footballer (1901-1981).
Born July 5th, 1901 in Rosario.
Died October 9th, 1981 at 80 years old in Rosario.
Lin Shu
Chinese writer (1852-1924).
Born November 8th, 1852 in Fuzhou.
Died October 9th, 1924 at 71 years old in Beijing.
George Placzek
Physicist (1905-1955).
Born September 26th, 1905 in Brno.
Died October 9th, 1955 at 50 years old in Zurich.
Josias von Heeringen
German general (1850-1926).
Born March 9th, 1850 in Kassel.
Died October 9th, 1926 at 76 years old in Charlottenburg.
Simeón Cuba-Sanabria
Bolivian-born marxist, member of che guevara's eln guerrilla movement (1935-1967).
Born January 5th, 1935 in Cochabamba Department.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 32 years old in La Higuera (gunshot wound).
Dieter Burdenski
German footballer (1950–2024).
Born November 26th, 1950 in Bremen.
Died October 9th, 2024 at 73 years old in Bremen. [ref]
Boris Paichadze
Soviet footballer (1915–1990).
Born February 3rd, 1915 in Chokhatauri.
Died October 9th, 1994 at 79 years old in Tbilisi.
Milan Matulović
Yugoslav chess player (1935–2013).
Born June 10th, 1935 in Belgrade.
Died October 9th, 2013 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Joseph Wedderburn
British mathematician (1882–1948).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Forfar.
Died October 9th, 1948 at 66 years old in Princeton.
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).
Cornelius Newton Bliss
American merchant, politician and art collector (1833-1911).
Born January 26th, 1833 in Fall River.
Died October 9th, 1911 at 78 years old in New York City.
Tsiang Tingfu
Chinese historian and diplomat (1895–1965).
Born December 7th, 1895 in Shaoyang.
Died October 9th, 1965 at 69 years old in New York City (cancer).
Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof
Polish-french engineer and esperantist.
Born January 23rd, 1925 in Warsaw.
Died October 9th, 2019 at 94 years old in Antony. [ref]
Pierre Vernier
French actor (1931–2024).
Born May 25th, 1931 in Saint-Jean-d'Angély.
Died October 9th, 2024 at 93 years old in Auch. [ref]
Louis Béroud
French painter (1852-1930).
Born January 17th, 1852 in Lyon.
Died October 9th, 1930 at 78 years old in rue de la Convention. [ref]
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński
Polish composer (1807–1867).
Born February 15th, 1807 in Romaniv.
Died October 9th, 1867 at 60 years old in Warsaw.
Lucie Höflich
German actress (1883-1956).
Born February 20th, 1883 in Hanover.
Died October 9th, 1956 at 73 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Jan Szyszko
Polish politician.
Born April 19th, 1944 in Wesoła.
Died October 9th, 2019 at 75 years old in Tuczno (myocardial infarction).
Edith Storey
American actress (1892–1967).
Born March 18th, 1892 in New York City.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 75 years old in Northport (disease).
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran