Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 01
Sunday, 17 August 2025
1904 On this day in history william GGVV Harcourt, historian/English Sect of State, dies at 76
1911 Wilhelm Dilthey, Germ philosopher (Das Leben Schleiermans), dies at 77 on this day in history.
1913 Death of Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827) on October - 01.
1927 On this day in history wilhelm Harteveld, composer, dies at 68
1929 Death of Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor (b. 1861) on this day in history.
1930 On October - 01 ricardo Drigo, composer, dies at 84
1936 On October - 01 oscar DaCosta, cricketer (WI all-rounder in 5 Tests 30-35), dies at 28
1942 Death of Ants Piip, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1884) on October - 01.
1943 Death of Antoine T Broekman, resistance fighter, executed at 32 on October - 01.
1945 Walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Traumatic Shock), dies at 73 on this day in history.
1955 Death of Charles Christie, American film studio owner (b. 1880) on October - 01.
1956 On this day in history stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36
1958 Death of Robert Falk, Russian painter (b. 1886) on October - 01.
1961 On this day in history donald Cook, actor (Too Young To Go Steady), dies at 60
1964 On this day in history ernst Toch, composer (Melodie Lehre), dies at 76
1965 On this day in history edward E "Doc" Smith, US, sci-fi writer (Subspace encounter), dies
1966 Albert P A A Besnard, poet/journalist (Doom & Thirst), dies on October - 01.
1968 Marcel Duchamp, French painter (Descending an Escalator), dies on this day in history.
1970 On October - 01 hans Poser, composer, dies at 52
1972 On October - 01 kurt Hiller, writer, dies at 87
1973 On this day in history joe Devlin, actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74
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 On this day in history walter Alston, Baseball manager (LA Dodgers), dies at 72
1985 Charlotte White, US author (New Yorker, Charlotte's Web), dies at 86 on October - 01.
1988 On this day in history death of sacheverell Sitwell, English writer (b. 1897)
1990 On this day in history christine Forrest, actress (Martin), dies
1991 On this day in history jan van Tongeren, painter, dies
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 Brad O'Hare, dies of complications due to AIDS at 43 on October - 01.
1995 On this day in history aditya Biria, industrialist, dies at 50
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