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September 1st
156 Notable deaths
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]
Kazimierz Deyna
Polish footballer (1947-1989).
Born October 23rd, 1947 in Starogard Gdański.
Died September 1st, 1989 at 41 years old in San Diego (traffic collision).
François Mauriac
French writer.
Born October 11th, 1885 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1970 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lillian Wald
American nurse and activist.
Born March 10th, 1867 in Cincinnati.
Died September 1st, 1940 at 73 years old in Westport (stroke).
Doreen Valiente
English writer (1922-1999).
Born January 4th, 1922 in Surrey.
Died September 1st, 1999 at 77 years old in Brighton.
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.
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.
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).
William Z. Foster
American politician (1881-1961).
Born February 25th, 1881 in Taunton. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1966 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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).
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci