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September 1st
156 Notable deaths
Tommy Morrison
Boxer (1969-2013).
Born January 2nd, 1969 in Gravette.
Died September 1st, 2013 at 44 years old in Omaha (sepsis).
Albert Speer
German architect, minister of armaments and war production for nazi germany (1905-1981).
Born March 19th, 1905 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1981 at 76 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Jimmy Buffett
American singer-songwriter.
Born December 25th, 1946 in Pascagoula.
Died September 1st, 2023 at 76 years old in Sag Harbor (Merkel cell carcinoma). [ref]
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian independence activist (1856-1920).
Born July 23rd, 1856 in Ratnagiri. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1920 at 64 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Jerry Reed
American recording artist; country music singer, actor (1937-2008).
Born March 20th, 1937 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2008 at 71 years old in Nashville (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Dean Jones
American actor (1931–2015).
Born January 25th, 1931 in Decatur.
Died September 1st, 2015 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Siegfried Sassoon
English war poet and writer (1886–1967).
Born September 8th, 1886 in Matfield.
Died September 1st, 1967 at 80 years old in Heytesbury.
Eero Saarinen
Finnish-american architect (1910-1961).
Born August 20th, 1910 in Kirkkonummi. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1961 at 51 years old in Ann Arbor (brain cancer). [ref]
Earnie Shavers
American boxer.
Born August 31st, 1944 in Garland, Alabama.
Died September 1st, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]
Bill Richardson
American politician and diplomat (1947-2023).
Born November 15th, 1947 in Pasadena.
Died September 1st, 2023 at 75 years old in Chatham. [ref]
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