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September 1st
215 Notable deaths
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 (1935–2009).
Born March 21st, 1935 in New York City.
Died September 1st, 2009 at 74 years old in Bar Harbor (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Benay Venuta
American actor-singer.
Born January 27th, 1911 in San Francisco.
Died September 1st, 1995 at 84 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Carl Duering
German actor.
Born May 29th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died September 1st, 2018 at 95 years old in London.
Inoue Kaoru
Japanese politician (1836-1915).
Born January 16th, 1836 in Yuda.
Died September 1st, 1915 at 79 years old in Ihara district.
Joseph Henry Blackburne
British chess player (1841–1924).
Born December 10th, 1841 in Manchester.
Died September 1st, 1924 at 82 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Helen Haye
Actress (1874-1957).
Born August 28th, 1874 in Assam Province.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 83 years old in London.
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]
Arnaldo Momigliano
Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987).
Born September 5th, 1908 in Caraglio.
Died September 1st, 1987 at 78 years old in London (disease).
Frank Craven
American film actor, writer, director (1881-1945).
Born August 24th, 1881 in Boston.
Died September 1st, 1945 at 64 years old in Beverly Hills.
Ludwig Bieberbach
German mathematician (1886–1982).
Born December 4th, 1886 in Goddelau.
Died September 1st, 1982 at 95 years old in Oberaudorf.
Samuel J. Kirkwood
American politician (1813-1894).
Born December 20th, 1813 in Harford County.
Died September 1st, 1894 at 80 years old in Iowa City. [ref]
Clifford Curzon
British musician (1907-1982).
Born May 18th, 1907 in London.
Died September 1st, 1982 at 75 years old in London.
Piotr Jaroszewicz
Prime minister of poland from 1970 to 1980 (1909–1992).
Born November 8th, 1909 in Niasviž. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1992 at 82 years old in Anin (ligature strangulation). [ref]
John Ridley Stroop
American psychologist known for creating the stroop effect test. (1897–1973).
Born March 21st, 1897 in Murfreesboro.
Died September 1st, 1973 at 76 years old in Parkersburg.
Jacques Thibaud
French violinist.
Born September 27th, 1880 in Bordeaux.
Died September 1st, 1953 at 72 years old in Barcelonnette (aviation accident).
Delkash
Iranian musician (1924-2004).
Born February 26th, 1924 in Babol.
Died September 1st, 2004 at 80 years old in Tehran.
George Pardee
Governor of california (1857-1941).
Born July 25th, 1857 in San Francisco.
Died September 1st, 1941 at 84 years old in Oakland.
He Xiangning
Chinese politician and artist (1878-1972).
Born June 27th, 1878 in British Hong Kong.
Died September 1st, 1972 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Pál Csernai
Hungarian football player and manager (1932-2013).
Born October 21st, 1932 in Pilis.
Died September 1st, 2013 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Giuseppe Giacosa
Italian librettist, poet and writer (1847-1906).
Born October 21st, 1847 in Colleretto Giacosa.
Died September 1st, 1906 at 58 years old in Colleretto Giacosa (asthma).
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