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September 3rd
206 Notable deaths
Nicholas Musuraca
American cinematographer (1892–1975).
Born October 25th, 1892 in Riace.
Died September 3rd, 1975 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Don Meineke
American basketball player (1930–2013).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Dayton.
Died September 3rd, 2013 at 82 years old in Dayton.
Cécile Sorel
French actress (1873–1966).
Born September 7th, 1873 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 3rd, 1966 at 92 years old in Trouville-sur-Mer (falling from height).
Archduchess Immaculata of Austria
Austrian archduchess.
Born September 9th, 1892 in Lviv.
Died September 3rd, 1971 at 78 years old in Viareggio.
Ferruccio Amendola
Italian voice actor (1930-2001).
Born July 22nd, 1930 in Turin.
Died September 3rd, 2001 at 71 years old in Rome (head and neck cancer).
Rubén Ruiz Ibárruri
Spanish hero of the ussr (1920–1942).
Born January 9th, 1920 in Muskiz.
Died September 3rd, 1942 at 22 years old in Srednyaya Akhtuba.
Mieczysław Fogg
Polish singer (1901-1990).
Born May 30th, 1901 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1990 at 89 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Joseph Lamb
American composer of ragtime music (1887–1960).
Born December 6th, 1887 in Montclair.
Died September 3rd, 1960 at 72 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction).
Mona Darkfeather
American actress (1883–1977).
Born January 13th, 1883 in Boyle Heights.
Died September 3rd, 1977 at 94 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld
German noblewoman (1870–1948).
Born June 22nd, 1870 in Oberkassel.
Died September 3rd, 1948 at 78 years old in Detmold.
José Augusto Torres
Portuguese footballer (1938–2010).
Born September 8th, 1938 in Torres Novas.
Died September 3rd, 2010 at 71 years old in Lisbon (heart failure). [ref]
Maria Isabel Barreno
Portuguese writer (1939–2016).
Born July 10th, 1939 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2016 at 77 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Mária Szepes
Journalist and author (1908-2007).
Born December 14th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died September 3rd, 2007 at 98 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Shavez Hart
Bahamian sprinter.
Born September 6th, 1992 in Coopers Town.
Died September 3rd, 2022 at 29 years old in North Abaco. [ref]
Daniel Prenn
German-british tennis player.
Born September 7th, 1904 in Vilnius.
Died September 3rd, 1991 at 86 years old in Dorking (Alzheimer's disease).
Viktor Nekrasov
Russian soviet writer, dissident and emigrant (1911–1987).
Died September 3rd, 1987 at 76 years old in Paris (lung cancer).
Joan Segarra
Spanish footballer (1927-2008).
Born November 15th, 1927 in Barcelona.
Died September 3rd, 2008 at 80 years old in Taradell.
Max Bodenstein
German chemist (1871–1942).
Born July 15th, 1871 in Magdeburg.
Died September 3rd, 1942 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Alfred Agache
French painter (1843–1915).
Born August 29th, 1843 in Lille. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1915 at 72 years old in Cour-sur-Loire. [ref]
Josephine Silone Yates
American chemist.
Born November 15th, 1859 in Mattituck.
Died September 3rd, 1912 at 52 years old in Kansas City.
Khatanbaatar Magsarjav
Former prime minister of mongolia (1878-1927).
Born June 10th, 1878 in Bulgan Province.
Died September 3rd, 1927 at 49 years old in Mongolian People's Republic, Ulaanbaatar.
Ferit Melen
Prime minister of turkey (1906–1988).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Van.
Died September 3rd, 1988 at 81 years old in Ankara.
Chen Mengjia
Chinese scholar and archaeologist (1911-1966).
Born April 20th, 1911 in Nanjing.
Died September 3rd, 1966 at 55 years old in Beijing (hanging to death).
József Takács
Hungarian association football player (1904-1983).
Born June 30th, 1904 in Budapest.
Died September 3rd, 1983 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Norman Kemp Smith
British philosopher (1872–1958).
Died September 3rd, 1958 at 86 years old in Edinburgh.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson