Famous Deaths In October - 01

1904  William GGVV Harcourt, historian/English Sect of State, dies at 76 on October - 01.  

1911  Wilhelm Dilthey, Germ philosopher (Das Leben Schleiermans), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1913  On this day in history death of eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)  

1927  Wilhelm Harteveld, composer, dies at 68 on October - 01.  

1929  On October - 01 death of antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor (b. 1861)  

1930  On this day in history ricardo Drigo, composer, dies at 84  

1936  On this day in history oscar DaCosta, cricketer (WI all-rounder in 5 Tests 30-35), dies at 28  

1942  On this day in history death of ants Piip, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1884)  

1943  On this day in history death of antoine T Broekman, resistance fighter, executed at 32  

1945  On this day in history walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Traumatic Shock), dies at 73  

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1955  On this day in history death of charles Christie, American film studio owner (b. 1880)  

1956  On this day in history stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36  

1958  On October - 01 death of robert Falk, Russian painter (b. 1886)  

1961  Donald Cook, actor (Too Young To Go Steady), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1964  Ernst Toch, composer (Melodie Lehre), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1965  Edward E "Doc" Smith, US, sci-fi writer (Subspace encounter), dies on October - 01.  

1966  On this day in history albert P A A Besnard, poet/journalist (Doom & Thirst), dies  

1968  Marcel Duchamp, French painter (Descending an Escalator), dies on October - 01.  

1970  Hans Poser, composer, dies at 52 on October - 01.  

1972  Kurt Hiller, writer, dies at 87 on October - 01.  

1973  Joe Devlin, actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74 on October - 01.  

1974  Death of Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (b. 1901) on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T & The MG's), dies at 39  

1979  Roy Harris, US composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1980  George Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1984  Walter Alston, Baseball manager (LA Dodgers), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1985  On this day in history charlotte White, US author (New Yorker, Charlotte's Web), dies at 86  

1988  Death of Sacheverell Sitwell, English writer (b. 1897) on October - 01.  

1990  On this day in history christine Forrest, actress (Martin), dies  

1991  Jan van Tongeren, painter, dies on this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history death of bruce Vorhauer, inventor (Today contraceptive sponge), suicide at 50  

1993  Janine Darcey, French actress (Priez pour nous), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1994  On October - 01 brad O'Hare, dies of complications due to AIDS at 43  

1995  On this day in history aditya Biria, industrialist, dies at 50  

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on October - 01.  

1507  On this day in history birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)  

1540  Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.  

1549  On this day in history birth of anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery  

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on October - 01.  

1620  On this day in history birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher  

1644  On this day in history birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer  

1644  Jean Rousseau, composer was born on October - 01.