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November 1st
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218 Notable deaths
Johannes Schaaf
German film and stage director (1933-2019).
Born April 7th, 1933 in Stuttgart.
Died November 1st, 2019 at 86 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee. [ref]
Bhekimpi Dlamini
Prime minister of swaziland (1924-1999).
Born November 26th, 1924.
Died November 1st, 1999 at 74 years old in Mbabane.
Franz, Prince of Thun and Hohenstein
Austrian politician (1847-1916).
Born September 2nd, 1847 in Děčín.
Died November 1st, 1916 at 69 years old in Děčín.
Lya Mara
Star of the german silent cinema (1897-1960).
Born August 13th, 1893 in Riga.
Died November 1st, 1969 at 76 years old in Lausanne.
Alejandro Mon y Menéndez
Spanish politician, jurist (1801-1882).
Born February 26th, 1801 in Oviedo.
Died November 1st, 1882 at 81 years old in Oviedo.
Daishirō Yoshimura
Japanese association football player (1947–2003).
Born August 16th, 1947 in São Paulo.
Died November 1st, 2003 at 56 years old in Amagasaki.
C. S. Wright
Canadian explorer (1887-1975).
Born April 7th, 1887 in Toronto.
Died November 1st, 1975 at 88 years old in Saltspring Island.
Ramón Castro Jijón
President of the military junta of ecuador (1963 - 1966).
Born November 15th, 1915 in Esmeraldas.
Died November 1st, 1984 at 68 years old in Quito.
Ludowika Jakobsson
German-finnish figure skater.
Born July 25th, 1884 in Potsdam. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1968 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Maati Bouabid
Moroccan prime minister (1927-1996).
Born November 11th, 1927 in Casablanca.
Died November 1st, 1996 at 68 years old in Rabat.
Jadwiga Smosarska
Polish actress (1898–1971).
Born September 23rd, 1898 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1971 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Vira Silenti
Actress.
Born April 16th, 1931 in Naples.
Died November 1st, 2014 at 83 years old in Rome (traffic collision). [ref]
Ernie Pieterse
South african racing driver.
Died November 1st, 2017 at 79 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Christian August Selmer
2nd prime minister of norway (1816–1889).
Born November 16th, 1816 in Halden.
Died November 1st, 1889 at 72 years old in Christiania.
Tom Parker
English footballer and manager (1897–1987).
Born November 19th, 1897 in Woolston.
Died November 1st, 1987 at 89 years old in Southampton.
Johann Hoffmann
German neurologist (1857–1919).
Born March 28th, 1857 in Hahnheim.
Died November 1st, 1919 at 62 years old in Heidelberg.
Louis Magnus
Figure skater (1881–1950).
Born May 25th, 1881 in Kingston.
Died November 1st, 1950 at 69 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Bertram Bracken
American film actor and director (1879-1952).
Born August 10th, 1879 in San Antonio.
Died November 1st, 1952 at 73 years old in Cathedral City.
Mirta Acuña de Baravalle
Argentinian human rights activist.
Born July 15th, 1925 in Uribelarrea.
Died November 1st, 2024 at 99 years old in San Martín. [ref]
Don McDermott
Speed skater.
Born December 7th, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died November 1st, 2020 at 90 years old [ref]
Gustau Biosca
Spanish association football player (1928-2014).
Born February 29th, 1928 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
Died November 1st, 2014 at 86 years old in Barcelona.
Nonpareil Dempsey
Irish-american boxer.
Born December 15th, 1862 in Curragh.
Died November 1st, 1896 at 33 years old in Portland. [ref]
Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti
Roman catholic patriarch (1910–1992).
Born December 23rd, 1910 in Peveragno.
Died November 1st, 1992 at 81 years old in Jerusalem.
Friedrich von Hellwald
Austrian historian (1842-1892).
Born March 29th, 1842 in Padua.
Died November 1st, 1892 at 50 years old in Bad Tölz.
Maria Jarema
Polish painter (1908–1958).
Born November 24th, 1908 in Staryi Sambir.
Died November 1st, 1958 at 49 years old in Kraków.
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