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September 1st
215 Notable deaths
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
German general (1889-1962).
Born April 4th, 1889 in Dzierżoniów.
Died September 1st, 1962 at 73 years old in Bad Wildungen.
Lillian Wald
American nurse and activist (1867–1940).
Born March 10th, 1867 in Cincinnati.
Died September 1st, 1940 at 73 years old in Westport (stroke).
Rand Brooks
Actor and rancher (1918-2003).
Born September 21st, 1918 in St. Louis.
Died September 1st, 2003 at 84 years old in Santa Ynez (disease).
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Catholic cardinal (1932-2017).
Born August 24th, 1932 in Reading.
Died September 1st, 2017 at 85 years old in London (cancer).
Gregorio Aglipay
1st obispo maximo and co-founder of the philippine independent church.
Born May 5th, 1860 in Batac. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1940 at 80 years old in Manila.
Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany
German princess (1861-1922).
Born February 17th, 1861 in Bad Arolsen.
Died September 1st, 1922 at 61 years old in Tyrol.
B. V. Karanth
Indian theatre personality, film director (1929–2002).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Dakshina Kannada district.
Died September 1st, 2002 at 72 years old in Bengaluru.
Michael Lippert
Ss officer (1897-1969).
Born April 24th, 1897 in Schönwald.
Died September 1st, 1969 at 72 years old in Wuppertal.
Arthur Streeton
Australian landscape impressionist (1867-1943).
Born April 8th, 1867 in Duneed.
Died September 1st, 1943 at 76 years old in Olinda.
Isaac Stevens
Union united states army general (1818-1862).
Born March 25th, 1818 in North Andover.
Died September 1st, 1862 at 44 years old in Chantilly.
Otl Aicher
German graphic designer and typographer (1922–1991).
Died September 1st, 1991 at 69 years old in Günzburg (traffic collision).
Zoltán Czibor
Hungarian footballer (1929-1997).
Born August 23rd, 1929 in Kaposvár.
Died September 1st, 1997 at 68 years old in Győr.
Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor
2nd yang di-pertuan agong.
Born May 13th, 1898 in Selangor.
Died September 1st, 1960 at 62 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Ahmed Abdi Godane
Leader of harakat al-shabaab mujahideen, horner 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 (1926–2018).
Born April 6th, 1926 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2018 at 92 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Morris Carnovsky
American actor (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 (1972–2009).
Born June 14th, 1972 in Jeonju, Unam-myeon.
Died September 1st, 2009 at 37 years old in Seoul (stomach cancer). [ref]
Zvonko Bušić
Croatian political activist and hijacker (1946–2013).
Born January 23rd, 1946 in Gorica, Čapljina.
Died September 1st, 2013 at 67 years old in Rovanjska (gunshot wound). [ref]
Rawil Mäğänef
Russian business executive, chairman of oil producer lukoil.
Born September 25th, 1954 in Almetyevsk. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2022 at 67 years old in Central Clinical Hospital (fall out of a window, blunt trauma). [ref]
Dennis Brain
British horn player.
Born May 17th, 1921 in London.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 36 years old in Hatfield (traffic collision).
Doris Kenyon
American actress (1897–1979).
Born September 5th, 1897 in Syracuse.
Died September 1st, 1979 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure).
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).
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid