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November 1st
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218 Notable deaths
José Maria da Silva Paranhos
Politician, monarchist, diplomat, teacher and journalist of the empire of brazil (1819-1880).
Born December 16th, 1819 in Salvador.
Died November 1st, 1880 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Norman Krasna
American dramatist, screenwriter, and film director (1909–1984).
Born November 7th, 1909 in Queens.
Died November 1st, 1984 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Emmett Chapman
American musician (1936–2021).
Born September 28th, 1936 in Santa Barbara.
Died November 1st, 2021 at 85 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Mikhail Romm
Soviet film director (1901–1971).
Born January 24th, 1901 in Irkutsk.
Died November 1st, 1971 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Ronald Storrs
British colonial official (1881–1955).
Born November 19th, 1881 in Zambia, Bury St Edmunds.
Died November 1st, 1955 at 73 years old in London.
Radko Dimitriev
Russian and bulgarian general (1859–1918).
Born October 6th, 1859 in Gradets.
Died November 1st, 1918 at 59 years old in Pyatigorsk (gunshot wound).
Leonard Jimmie Savage
American mathematician (1917–1971).
Born November 20th, 1917 in Detroit. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1971 at 53 years old in New Haven.
Richard McKenna
American writer (1913-1964).
Born May 9th, 1913 in Mountain Home.
Died November 1st, 1964 at 51 years old in Chapel Hill (myocardial infarction).
John Lennard-Jones
British scientist (1894-1954).
Born October 27th, 1894 in Lancashire.
Died November 1st, 1954 at 60 years old in Stoke-on-Trent.
Nikola Zhekov
Bulgarian general (1865-1949).
Born January 6th, 1865 in Sliven.
Died November 1st, 1949 at 84 years old in Füssen.
Pyotr Dolgov
Air force colonel (1920–1962).
Born February 21st, 1920.
Died November 1st, 1962 at 42 years old in Volsk.
Sonny Bupp
American actor (1928-2007).
Born January 10th, 1928 in New York City.
Died November 1st, 2007 at 79 years old in Henderson. [ref]
Thomas Nelson Page
American lawyer, author, and diplomat (1853-1922).
Born April 23rd, 1853 in Hanover County.
Died November 1st, 1922 at 69 years old in Hanover County.
Nikolai Ruzsky
Russian general (1854-1918).
Born March 18th, 1854 in Russian Empire.
Died November 1st, 1918 at 64 years old in Pyatigorsk (gunshot wound).
Hugo Distler
German organist, choral conductor, teacher and composer (1908–1942).
Born June 24th, 1908 in Nuremberg.
Died November 1st, 1942 at 34 years old in Berlin (asphyxia).
Theodore Romzha
Blessed martyr, eparch of mukacheve (1911–1947).
Born April 14th, 1911 in Bocicoiu Mare. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1947 at 36 years old in Mukachevo (poison). [ref]
Hamazasp Babadzhanian
Soviet chief marshal of armored forces (1906–1977).
Born February 18th, 1906 in Çardaqlı.
Died November 1st, 1977 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Gershon Agron
Israeli journalist & politician (1893–1959).
Born January 7th, 1894 in Mena.
Died November 1st, 1959 at 65 years old in Jerusalem.
Józef Lipski
Polish diplomat (1894-1958).
Born June 5th, 1894 in Wrocław.
Died November 1st, 1958 at 64 years old in Washington, D.C..
Mieczysław Moczar
Polish military officer (1913-1986).
Born December 25th, 1913 in Łódź. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1986 at 72 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Christiane Legrand
French singer (1930–2011).
Born August 21st, 1930 in Aix-les-Bains.
Died November 1st, 2011 at 81 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Lima Barreto
Brazilian writer (1881-1922).
Born May 13th, 1881 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 1st, 1922 at 41 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Saro Urzì
Italian film director and actor (1913–1979).
Born February 24th, 1913 in Catania.
Died November 1st, 1979 at 66 years old in San Giuseppe Vesuviano.
Theodor Hoffmann
German admiral (1935-2018).
Born February 27th, 1935 in Kuhlen-Wendorf.
Died November 1st, 2018 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Marcel Moyse
French flute player (1889–1984).
Born May 17th, 1889 in Saint-Amour. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1984 at 95 years old in Brattleboro.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 218
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