September 1st
179 Notable deaths
Doris Kenyon
American actress (1897-1979).
Born September 5th, 1897 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1979 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Jack Smight
American film director (1925-2003).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Minneapolis.
Died September 1st, 2003 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Saunders Lewis
Welsh writer and politician (1893-1985).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Wallasey.
Died September 1st, 1985 at 91 years old in Cardiff. [ref]
W. Richard Stevens
American writer (1951–1999).
Born February 5th, 1951 in Zambia.
Died September 1st, 1999 at 48 years old in Tucson.
Wols
German painter and photographer (1913-1951).
Born May 27th, 1913 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1951 at 38 years old in Paris, Champigny-sur-Marne. [ref]
Harry Cording
British actor (1891-1954).
Born April 26th, 1891 in Wellington.
Died September 1st, 1954 at 63 years old in Sun Valley.
Liviu Rebreanu
Romanian writer (1885-1944).
Born November 27th, 1885 in Târlișua.
Died September 1st, 1944 at 58 years old in Valea Mare-Podgoria (lung disease). [ref]
Erich Kunzel
American orchestra conductor; conductor of the cincinnati pops orchestra.
Born March 21st, 1935 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2009 at 74 years old in Bar Harbor (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Helen Haye
Actress.
Born August 28th, 1874 in Assam Province.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Shah Azizur Rahman
Bangladeshi politician (1925–1989).
Born November 23rd, 1925 in Kushtia District.
Died September 1st, 1989 at 63 years old in Dhaka. [ref]
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull