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October 9th
200 Notable deaths
Dave Meyers
American basketball player (1953-2015).
Born April 21st, 1953 in San Diego.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 62 years old in Temecula (cancer).
Alice Joyce
American actress (1890-1955).
Born October 1st, 1890 in Kansas City.
Died October 9th, 1955 at 65 years old in Hollywood (cardiovascular disease).
Marie Doro
American stage and film actress.
Born May 25th, 1882 in Duncannon.
Died October 9th, 1956 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Kukrit Pramoj
Thai politician (1911-1995).
Born April 20th, 1911 in In Buri.
Died October 9th, 1995 at 84 years old in Bangkok (diabetes).
Katherine Mayo
American historian (1867–1940).
Born January 27th, 1867 in Ridgway.
Died October 9th, 1940 at 73 years old in New York.
Karl Fazer
Finnish businessman and sport shooter.
Born August 16th, 1866 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1932 at 66 years old in Jokioinen (myocardial infarction).
Jean Paulhan
French writer (1884–1968).
Born December 2nd, 1884 in Nîmes. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1968 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Valery Bryusov
Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian (1873–1924).
Born December 13th, 1873 in Moscow.
Died October 9th, 1924 at 50 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Andrés Gimeno
Spanish tennis player.
Born August 3rd, 1937 in Barcelona.
Died October 9th, 2019 at 82 years old in Barcelona (cancer). [ref]
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
English physical chemist (1897-1967).
Born June 19th, 1897 in London.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 70 years old in London.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 200
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