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September 1st
179 Notable deaths
Ahmed Abdi Godane
Leader of harakat al-shabaab mujahideen, somali insurgent group (1977-2014).
Born July 10th, 1977 in Hargeisa.
Died September 1st, 2014 at 37 years old in Somalia.
Ramón Serrano Suñer
Spanish politician (1901-2003).
Born December 12th, 1901 in Cartagena. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2003 at 101 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist.
Born April 6th, 1926 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2018 at 92 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Morris Carnovsky
American politician (1897-1992).
Born September 5th, 1897 in St. Louis.
Died September 1st, 1992 at 94 years old in Easton (disease).
Edwin O. Reischauer
American diplomat (1910-1990).
Born October 15th, 1910 in Tokyo.
Died September 1st, 1990 at 79 years old in La Jolla (hepatitis).
Cary Middlecoff
American professional golfer (1921–1998).
Born January 6th, 1921 in Halls.
Died September 1st, 1998 at 77 years old in Memphis.
Jang Jin-young
South korean actress.
Born June 14th, 1972 in Jeonju.
Died September 1st, 2009 at 37 years old in Seoul (stomach cancer). [ref]
Zvonko Bušić
Croatian political activist and hijacker (1946–2013).
Born January 26th, 1946 in Gorica, Čapljina.
Died September 1st, 2013 at 67 years old in Rovanjska (gunshot wound). [ref]
Rawil Mäğänef
Chairman of oil producer lukoil.
Born September 25th, 1954 in Almetyevsk. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2022 at 67 years old in Central Clinical Hospital (blunt trauma, fall out of a window). [ref]
Dennis Brain
British virtuoso horn player (1921-1957).
Born May 17th, 1921 in London.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 36 years old in Hatfield (traffic collision).
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson