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November 1st
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All Saints' Day
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218 Notable deaths
Charles D. Michener
American entomologist (1918–2015).
Born September 22nd, 1918 in Pasadena.
Died November 1st, 2015 at 97 years old in Lawrence.
Per Anger
Righteous among the nations (1913–2002).
Born December 7th, 1913 in Gothenburg.
Died November 1st, 2002 at 88 years old in Stockholm (stroke). [ref]
Tamara Lazakovich
Soviet gymnast (1954-1992).
Born March 11th, 1954 in Gusevo, Kaliningrad Oblast.
Died November 1st, 1992 at 38 years old in Vitebsk.
Edward Caird
British philosopher (1835–1908).
Born March 23rd, 1835 in Greenock.
Died November 1st, 1908 at 73 years old in Oxford.
James Sully
British psychologist (1842-1923).
Born March 3rd, 1842 in Bridgwater.
Died November 1st, 1923 at 81 years old in London.
Pauline Bush
American actress (1886–1969).
Born May 22nd, 1886 in Lincoln.
Died November 1st, 1969 at 83 years old in San Diego (pneumonia).
Adolf Taimi
Finnish communist leader (1881–1955).
Born October 3rd, 1881 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 1st, 1955 at 74 years old in Petrozavodsk.
Francis Mer
French politician (1939–2023).
Died November 1st, 2023 at 84 years old in Bourg-la-Reine. [ref]
Alvin Saunders
American politician (1817-1899).
Born July 12th, 1817 in Fleming County.
Died November 1st, 1899 at 82 years old in Omaha.
Gennady Shpalikov
Soviet writer, screenwriter, film director (1937—1974).
Born September 6th, 1937 in Segezha.
Died November 1st, 1974 at 37 years old in Peredelkino (hanging to death).
Eloísa Díaz
Chile's first female physician (1866-1950).
Born June 25th, 1866 in Santiago.
Died November 1st, 1950 at 84 years old in Osorno.
Petar Radaković
Croatian footballer (1937-1966).
Born February 22nd, 1937 in Rijeka. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1966 at 29 years old in Rijeka (myocardial infarction).
Vladimir Makanin
Russian writer (1937–2017).
Born March 13th, 1937 in Orsk.
Died November 1st, 2017 at 80 years old in Krasny/Novoshakhtinsk. [ref]
Albert Préjean
French actor (1894–1979).
Born October 27th, 1894 in Pantin.
Died November 1st, 1979 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Tadeusz Makowski
Polish painter (1882-1932).
Born January 29th, 1882 in Oświęcim.
Died November 1st, 1932 at 50 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ronald Desruelles
Belgian long jumper and sprinter (1955-2015).
Born February 14th, 1955 in Antwerp.
Died November 1st, 2015 at 60 years old in Thailand (hanging to death). [ref]
Roland-Manuel
French composer and musicologist.
Born March 22nd, 1891 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 1st, 1966 at 75 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Bernhard Duhm
German theologian (1847–1928).
Born October 10th, 1847 in Bingum.
Died November 1st, 1928 at 81 years old in Basel.
Edgar Alexander Mearns
American ornithologist and field naturalist (1856-1916).
Born September 11th, 1856 in Highland Falls.
Died November 1st, 1916 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C..
Sture Lagerwall
Swedish actor and film director (1908–1964).
Born December 13th, 1908 in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1964 at 55 years old [ref]
Hoimar von Ditfurth
German physician and journalist (1921–1989).
Born October 15th, 1921 in Charlottenburg.
Died November 1st, 1989 at 68 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (cancer).
Ludwig Siebert
Former member of nazi party (1874-1942).
Born October 17th, 1874 in Ludwigshafen.
Died November 1st, 1942 at 68 years old in Prien am Chiemsee.
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
German entomologist and arachnologist (1825-1908).
Born November 8th, 1825 in Regensburg.
Died November 1st, 1908 at 82 years old in Nuremberg.
Charles Diehl
French byzantinist (1859–1944).
Born July 4th, 1859 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1944 at 85 years old in Paris.
Alfred Capus
French journalist and playwright (1858-1922).
Born November 25th, 1858 in Aix-en-Provence.
Died November 1st, 1922 at 63 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 218
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