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September 1st
179 Notable deaths
Frederick Russell Burnham
Father of scouting; military scout; soldier of fortune; oil man; writer; rancher.
Born May 11th, 1861 in Blue Earth County.
Died September 1st, 1947 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara.
Władysław Gomułka
Polish politician (1905-1982).
Born February 6th, 1905 in Krosno. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1982 at 77 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). [ref]
Nellie McClung
Canadian author, social activist, suffragette & politician (1873-1951).
Born October 20th, 1873 in Chatsworth.
Died September 1st, 1951 at 77 years old in Victoria.
Edmund Leighton
British romantic painter (1852-1922).
Born September 21st, 1852 in London.
Died September 1st, 1922 at 69 years old in London.
Feng Yuxiang
Chinese general and politician, took part in overthrowing qing empire, a warlord during the republican era (1882-1948).
Born November 6th, 1882 in Baoding.
Died September 1st, 1948 at 65 years old in Black Sea.
Cammie King
American child actress (1934-2010).
Born August 5th, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died September 1st, 2010 at 76 years old in Fort Bragg (lung cancer). [ref]
Stefan Bellof
German racing driver (1957–1985).
Born November 20th, 1957 in Giessen.
Died September 1st, 1985 at 27 years old in Spa-Francochamps Circuit.
Nellie Connally
First lady of texas from 1963 to 1969.
Born February 24th, 1919 in Dallas.
Died September 1st, 2006 at 87 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Abraham Isaac Kook
First ashkenazi chief rabbi of the british mandatory palestine (1865-1935).
Born September 7th, 1865 in Grīva. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1935 at 69 years old in Kiryat Moshe, Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
W. W. JOSE
English author of short stories and novels.
Born September 8th, 1863 in Wapping. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1943 at 79 years old in Islington. [ref]
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