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November 1st
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218 Notable deaths
Bettye Ackerman
American actress (1924-2006).
Born February 28th, 1924 in Cottageville.
Died November 1st, 2006 at 82 years old in Columbia (stroke). [ref]
Ken Swofford
American actor (1933-2018).
Born July 25th, 1933 in Du Quoin.
Died November 1st, 2018 at 85 years old in Pacific Grove (disease). [ref]
Rachel Caine
American author.
Born April 27th, 1962 in United States.
Died November 1st, 2020 at 58 years old in United States, Texas (soft-tissue sarcoma). [ref]
Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg
Russian noble (1817-1852).
Born October 2nd, 1817 in Munich.
Died November 1st, 1852 at 35 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Florence Mills
African american cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian (1896–1927).
Born January 25th, 1896 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 1st, 1927 at 31 years old in New York City.
Ricardo Rodríguez de la Vega
Mexican racing driver.
Born February 14th, 1942 in Mexico City.
Died November 1st, 1962 at 20 years old in Mexico City.
Nikolay Przhevalsky
Russian soldier, explorer, & geographer (1839-1888).
Born April 12th, 1839 in Kimborovo.
Died November 1st, 1888 at 49 years old in Karakol (typhoid fever).
Michael Ruse
British-canadian science philosopher (1940–2024).
Born June 21st, 1940 in Birmingham.
Died November 1st, 2024 at 84 years old [ref]
Minoru Chiaki
Japanese actor (1917–1999).
Born July 28th, 1917 in Bifuka.
Died November 1st, 1999 at 82 years old in Fuchū.
Charlemagne Péralte
Haitian nationalist leader.
Born October 10th, 1885 in Hinche. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1919 at 34 years old in Grande-Rivière-du-Nord (gunshot wound).
Archduke Otto of Austria
Austrian archduke (1865-1906).
Born April 21st, 1865 in Graz.
Died November 1st, 1906 at 41 years old in Vienna (syphilis).
Karl Deutsch
Czech political scientist (1912–1992).
Born July 21st, 1912 in Prague.
Died November 1st, 1992 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Zachariah Chandler
American politician (1813–1879).
Born December 10th, 1813 in Bedford.
Died November 1st, 1879 at 65 years old in Chicago.
Nelson Freire
Brazilian pianist (1944–2021).
Born October 18th, 1944 in Boa Esperança. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2021 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
George Armstrong
English footballer and manager (1944-2000).
Born August 9th, 1944 in Belfast.
Died November 1st, 2000 at 56 years old in Hemel Hempstead (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Oliver P. Morton
American politician (1823–1877).
Born August 4th, 1823 in Wayne County.
Died November 1st, 1877 at 54 years old in Indianapolis.
Gae Aulenti
Italian architect and designer (1927–2012).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Palazzolo dello Stella.
Died November 1st, 2012 at 84 years old in Milan.
Andrey Sheptytsky
Metropolitan archbishop of the ukrainian greek catholic church (1865-1944).
Born July 29th, 1865 in Prylbychi.
Died November 1st, 1944 at 79 years old in Lviv (influenza).
Yurik Vardanyan
Soviet weightlifter (1956–2018).
Born June 13th, 1956 in Gyumri.
Died November 1st, 2018 at 62 years old in United States (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Alda Merini
Italian writer and poet (1931-2009).
Born March 21st, 1931 in Milan.
Died November 1st, 2009 at 78 years old in Milan (bone cancer). [ref]
Rupert Mayer
German jesuit priest and leading figure of the catholic resistance movement in nazi germany in munich (1876-1945).
Born January 23rd, 1876 in Stuttgart.
Died November 1st, 1945 at 69 years old in Munich (stroke).
Christopher Cradock
Royal navy admiral (1862-1914).
Born July 2nd, 1862 in Yorkshire.
Died November 1st, 1914 at 52 years old in Battle of Coronel.
J. J. Sakurai
American physicist (1933-1982).
Born January 31st, 1933 in Tokyo.
Died November 1st, 1982 at 49 years old in Geneva.
John S. Romanides
American theologian.
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Piraeus.
Died November 1st, 2001 at 74 years old in Athens.
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer (1898–1986).
Born November 1st, 1898 in Jefferson County. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1986 at 88 years old in Detroit (stroke).
Deaths 51 to 75 of 218
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi