☕ International Coffee Day
Notable deaths on October 1st
Jane Goodall
English primatologist and anthropologist (1934–2025).
Born April 3rd, 1934 in Hampstead.
Died October 1st, 2025 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Tom Clancy
American author (1947–2013).
Born April 12th, 1947 in Baltimore.
Died October 1st, 2013 at 66 years old in Baltimore (heart failure).
Stephen Paddock
American mass murderer (1953–2017).
Born April 9th, 1953 in Clinton.
Died October 1st, 2017 at 64 years old in Mandalay Bay (shot to the head).
Charles Aznavour
Armenian-french singer and diplomat (1924-2018).
Born May 2nd, 1924 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 1st, 2018 at 94 years old in Mouriès (pulmonary edema, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Curtis LeMay
American general and politician (1906–1990).
Born November 15th, 1906 in Columbus.
Died October 1st, 1990 at 83 years old in Riverside (myocardial infarction).
Antonio Inoki
Japanese professional wrestler, businessman, and politician (1943-2022).
Born February 20th, 1943 in Yokohama.
Died October 1st, 2022 at 79 years old in Minato (wild-type transthyretin amyloid). [ref]
Tim Wakefield
American professional baseball pitcher (1966–2023).
Born August 2nd, 1966 in Melbourne.
Died October 1st, 2023 at 57 years old in Massachusetts (brain cancer). [ref]
E. B. White
American author (1899–1985).
Born July 11th, 1899 in Mount Vernon.
Died October 1st, 1985 at 86 years old in Brooklin (Alzheimer's disease).
Mongkut
King of siam from 1851 to 1868.
Born October 18th, 1804 in Thonburi Province.
Died October 1st, 1868 at 63 years old in Grand Palace (malaria).
Lena Zavaroni
Scottish singer (1963–1999).
Born November 4th, 1963 in Greenock.
Died October 1st, 1999 at 35 years old in Rothesay (pneumonia).
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.