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September 30th
166 Notable deaths
Floyd Crosby
American cinematographer (1899-1985).
Born December 12th, 1899 in West Philadelphia.
Died September 30th, 1985 at 85 years old in Ojai.
Martin Lewis Perl
American scientist.
Born June 24th, 1927 in Manhattan.
Died September 30th, 2014 at 87 years old in Palo Alto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Franz Oppenheimer
German-jewish physician, sociologist and political economist (1864-1943).
Born March 30th, 1864 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1943 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Helen MacInnes
20th-century scottish-american author.
Born October 7th, 1907 in Glasgow.
Died September 30th, 1985 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Takashi Sakai
Japanese general and war criminal (1887-1946).
Born October 18th, 1887 in Kamo district.
Died September 30th, 1946 at 58 years old in Nanjing (capital punishment in China).
Michel Leiris
French surrealist writer and ethnographer.
Born April 20th, 1901 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1990 at 89 years old in Saint-Hilaire (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kornel Morawiecki
Polish politician (1941-2019).
Died September 30th, 2019 at 78 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Al Holbert
American racecar driver (1946–1988).
Born November 11th, 1946 in Abington Township.
Died September 30th, 1988 at 41 years old in Columbus.
Paul Dehn
English screenwriter (1912-1976).
Born November 5th, 1912 in Manchester.
Died September 30th, 1976 at 63 years old in Chelsea.
Joseph Weber
American physicist.
Born May 17th, 1919 in Paterson.
Died September 30th, 2000 at 81 years old in Pittsburgh (lymphoma).
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy