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September 30th
166 Notable deaths
Jessye Norman
American opera singer.
Born September 15th, 1945 in Augusta.
Died September 30th, 2019 at 74 years old in New York City (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, septic shock). [ref]
Ken Page
American actor (1954–2024).
Born January 20th, 1954 in St. Louis.
Died September 30th, 2024 at 70 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Hans-Joachim Marseille
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1919–1942).
Born December 13th, 1919 in Charlottenburg.
Died September 30th, 1942 at 22 years old in Sidi Abdel Rahman.
Patrick White
English-born australian writer.
Born May 28th, 1912 in London. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1990 at 78 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Mary Ford
American musician (1924-1977).
Born July 7th, 1924 in El Monte. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1977 at 53 years old in Arcadia (diabetes). [ref]
Marius Goring
Actor (1912-1998).
Born May 23rd, 1912 in Newport. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Rushlake Green (cancer). [ref]
St John Philby
English arabist, explorer, writer, and british colonial office intelligence officer.
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Badulla.
Died September 30th, 1960 at 75 years old in Beirut.
Koichi Sugiyama
Japanese composer and conductor (1931–2021).
Born April 11th, 1931 in Taitō-ku.
Died September 30th, 2021 at 90 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Michael Chekhov
Russian actor and director (1891-1955).
Born August 29th, 1891 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1955 at 64 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Quino
Argentine cartoonist.
Born July 17th, 1932 in Guaymallén.
Died September 30th, 2020 at 88 years old in Luján de Cuyo. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel