October 9th
200 Notable deaths
Felix Wankel
German mechanical engineer, inventor of the wankel engine (1902-1988).
Born August 13th, 1902 in Lahr/Schwarzwald.
Died October 9th, 1988 at 86 years old in Heidelberg.
Walter Warlimont
German general (1894-1976).
Born October 3rd, 1894 in Osnabrück.
Died October 9th, 1976 at 82 years old in Kreuth.
Haris Savides
American cinematographer (1957–2012).
Born September 28th, 1957 in New York City.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 55 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Jean Giono
French writer.
Born March 30th, 1895 in Manosque. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1970 at 75 years old in Manosque (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pieter Zeeman
Dutch physicist (1865-1943).
Born May 25th, 1865 in Zonnemaire. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1943 at 78 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
André Maurois
French journalist (1885-1967).
Born July 26th, 1885 in Elbeuf. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1967 at 82 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Morris West
Australian writer (1916-1999).
Born April 26th, 1916 in St Kilda. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1999 at 83 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Leif Segerstam
Finnish conductor and composer (1944–2024).
Born March 2nd, 1944 in Vaasa. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2024 at 80 years old in Helsinki (pneumonia). [ref]
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker
British athlete, politician, cabinet minister, life peer and nobel peace prize winner (1889–1982).
Born November 1st, 1889 in Hendon.
Died October 9th, 1982 at 92 years old in City of Westminster. [ref]
Louis Barthou
French politician (1862-1934).
Born August 25th, 1862 in Oloron-Sainte-Marie. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1934 at 72 years old in Marseille. [ref]
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What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller