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Deaths on the 2nd of October in history

Deaths
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02 Oct 0472 Olybrius: Emperor of Westromeinse Republic (472)
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02 Oct 0534 Athalaric, Italian king (b. 516)
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02 Oct 0939 Giselbert: Duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49
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02 Oct 0939 Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine (b. 890)
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02 Oct 1113 Mawdoed: Selchuk emir / Governor of Mosul
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02 Oct 1517 John Murmelius: Humanist / theory / school book writer, dies at about 37
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02 Oct 1559 Jacquet of Mantua, French-Italian composer (b. 1483)
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02 Oct 1564 Andreas Vesalius [Andries of Wesel]: Flemish anatomist, dies at 49
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02 Oct 1588 Bernardino Telesio: Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child)
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02 Oct 1617 Isaac Oliver: Miniature painter
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02 Oct 1626 Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar, Spanish academic and diplomat (b. 1567)
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02 Oct 1629 Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (b. 1584)
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02 Oct 1629 Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal (b. 1575)
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02 Oct 1656 Stephan Otto: Composer, dies at 53
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02 Oct 1678 Wu San-kuei: General, invited Manchus to China, dies trying to expel them
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02 Oct 1685 David Teniers III, Flemish painter (b. 1638)
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02 Oct 1708 Anne Jules de Noailles, French general (b. 1650)
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02 Oct 1709 Ivan Mazepa, Hetman of Ukraine (b. 1639)
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02 Oct 1721 Benott Audran: Artist / engraver
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02 Oct 1724 François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (b. 1644)
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02 Oct 1729 Arnold Boonen: Portrait painter, dies at 60
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02 Oct 1746 Josiah Burchett, English admiral and politician (b. 1666)
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02 Oct 1764 William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1720)
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02 Oct 1775 Chiyo-ni, Japanese poet (b. 1703)
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02 Oct 1780 John André, English soldier (b. 1750)
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02 Oct 1782 Charles Lee, English-American general (b. 1732)
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02 Oct 1786 August Keppel: 1st viscount / naval commander / politican
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02 Oct 1786 Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (b. 1725)
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02 Oct 1803 Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, 4th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1722)
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02 Oct 1804 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French engineer (b. 1725)
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02 Oct 1806 Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian naturalist (b. 1727)
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02 Oct 1809 Wybo Fijnje: Politician / patriot / journalist, dies at 59
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02 Oct 1842 Jose Mariano Elizaga: Composer, dies at 56
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02 Oct 1842 William Ellery Channing: Cleric / writer
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02 Oct 1850 Sarah Biffin / Beffin: Limbless miniature painter
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02 Oct 1850 Sarah Biffen, English painter (b. 1784)
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02 Oct 1853 D Francois J Arago: French astronomer / physicist (chromosome)
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02 Oct 1853 François Arago, French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician, 25th Prime Minister of France (b. 1786)
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02 Oct 1860 Louis Hersent: Painter
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02 Oct 1863 Justinus van de Brugghen: Lawyer / Minister of Justice
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02 Oct 1872 Eberhard F Walcker: Organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt A / M)
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02 Oct 1873 Cornelius Varley: Water-color painter
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02 Oct 1905 Jose Maria de Heredia: Cuban / French sonnet poet, dies at 62
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02 Oct 1915 Russell Alexander: Composer, dies at 38
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02 Oct 1916 Benjamin Kidel: English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58
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02 Oct 1920 Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (b. 1838)
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02 Oct 1927 Svante August Arrhenius: Chemist
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02 Oct 1927 Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
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02 Oct 1931 Thomas Johnstone Lipton: Sportsman / merchant
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02 Oct 1938 Alexandru Averescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1859)
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02 Oct 1943 Robert Nathaniel Dett: Composer, dies at 60
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02 Oct 1947 P. D. Ouspensky, Russian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
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02 Oct 1953 John Marin, American artist (b. 1870)
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02 Oct 1955 O B Clarence: Actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania)
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02 Oct 1955 William Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1881)
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02 Oct 1956 George Bancroft: Actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74
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02 Oct 1956 Paul de Backer: Belgian radiologist, dies at 73
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02 Oct 1957 Jacques Fesch: French political assassin, beheaded at about 26
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02 Oct 1958 Marie Stopes: Birth control pioneer
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02 Oct 1960 Jaroslav Doubrava: Composer, dies at 51
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02 Oct 1962 Frank Lovejoy: Actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48
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02 Oct 1962 Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev, Russian mathematician and author (b. 1859)
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02 Oct 1965 [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd: British statesman
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02 Oct 1967 Albertina Rasch: Ballerina / choreographer, dies at 76
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02 Oct 1968 Marcel Duchamp, French painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
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02 Oct 1969 Katharine Susannah Prichard: Novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85
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02 Oct 1970 Alfred Julius Swan: Composer, dies at 79
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02 Oct 1970 Anders Bo Leif Linde: Composer, dies at 37
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02 Oct 1971 Jessie Arms Botke, California artist (b. 1883)
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02 Oct 1971 Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1911)
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02 Oct 1973 Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi: Who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76
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02 Oct 1973 Paul Hartman, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1904)
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02 Oct 1973 Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner (b. 1897)
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02 Oct 1974 Ina Seidel: Writer, dies at 89
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02 Oct 1974 Vasily Shukshin, Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
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02 Oct 1975 Wade Crosby: Actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70
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02 Oct 1975 K. Kamaraj, Indian politician (b. 1903)
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02 Oct 1980 Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov: Russian Cosmonaut, dies at 46
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02 Oct 1981 Harry Golden, American journalist and author (b. 1902)
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02 Oct 1981 Hazel Scott, Trinidadian-American singer, pianist, and actress (b. 1920)
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02 Oct 1982 William Bernbach: Advertising magnate, dies at 71
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02 Oct 1983 Gerald Strang: Canadian composer, dies at 75
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02 Oct 1985 George Savalas: Actor (Kojak), dies at 58
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02 Oct 1985 Sidney Clute: Actor (Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey), dies at 69
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02 Oct 1985 Rock Hudson, American actor and singer (b. 1925)
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02 Oct 1987 Peter Brian Medawar: Medical scientist
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02 Oct 1987 Madeleine Carroll, British-American actress (b. 1906)
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02 Oct 1987 Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
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02 Oct 1988 Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the Mini (b. 1906)
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02 Oct 1989 Aarne Viisimaa, Estonian tenor and director (b. 1898)
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02 Oct 1991 Dimitrios I: Patriarch / primus interparis orthodox Christians
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02 Oct 1991 Jan H Christianse: Political Chairman (CDA)
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02 Oct 1991 Hazen Argue, Canadian politician (b. 1921)
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02 Oct 1991 Patriarch Demetrios I of Constantinople (b. 1914)
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02 Oct 1993 Henry Ringling North: Circus owner (Ringling Bros Circus), dies at 83
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02 Oct 1994 Faith Davis: Oldest triplets (Charity and Hope survive), dies at 95
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02 Oct 1994 Ronald James Herron: Architect, dies at 64
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02 Oct 1994 Harriet Nelson, American actress and singer (b. 1909)
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02 Oct 1995 Elizabeth Jane Lloyd: Artist / teacher, dies at 67
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02 Oct 1995 Norman Ewart Thurston: Musician, dies at 74
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02 Oct 1996 Frideswide Frances Emma Knight: Musician / socialist, dies at 85
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02 Oct 1996 Ivan Mark Waller: Mountaineer, dies at 89
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02 Oct 1996 Ronald John Bilsland Colville: Businessman, dies at 79
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02 Oct 1996 Sybil Marion Rosenfeld: Theatre historian, dies at 93
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02 Oct 1996 Robert Bourassa, Canadian lawyer and politician, 22nd Premier of Quebec (b. 1933)
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02 Oct 1996 Andrey Lukanov, Bulgarian politician, 40th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1938)
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02 Oct 1998 Gene Autry, American singer, guitarist, and actor (b. 1907)
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02 Oct 1998 Olivier Gendebien, Belgian race car driver (b. 1924)
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02 Oct 1998 Sanjaasürengiin Zorig, Mongolian politician (b. 1962)
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02 Oct 1999 Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (b. 1921)
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02 Oct 2001 Franz Biebl, German composer (b. 1906)
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02 Oct 2001 Lembit Sibul, Estonian actor and journalist (b. 1947)
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02 Oct 2002 Heinz von Foerster, Austrian-American physicist and philosopher (b. 1911)
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02 Oct 2003 John Thomas Dunlop, American scholar and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Labor (b. 1914)
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02 Oct 2005 Bert Eriksson, Belgian activist (b. 1931)
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02 Oct 2005 Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (b. 1918)
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02 Oct 2005 August Wilson, American author and playwright (b. 1945)
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02 Oct 2006 Helen Chenoweth-Hage, American politician (b. 1938)
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02 Oct 2006 Tamara Dobson, American actress (b. 1947)
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02 Oct 2006 Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1916)
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02 Oct 2006 Charles Carl Roberts, American murderer (b. 1973)
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02 Oct 2007 Tex Coulter, American football player (b. 1924)
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02 Oct 2007 Christopher Derrick, English author and critic (b. 1921)
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02 Oct 2007 George Grizzard, American actor (b. 1928)
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02 Oct 2007 Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (b. 1913)
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02 Oct 2007 Dan Keating, Irish soldier (b. 1902)
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02 Oct 2007 Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (b. 1954)
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02 Oct 2008 Rob Guest, English-Australian actor and singer (b. 1950)
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02 Oct 2008 Choi Jin-sil, South Korean actress (b. 1968)
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02 Oct 2010 Kwa Geok Choo, Singaporean wife of Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1920)
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02 Oct 2011 Peter L. Benson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1946)
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02 Oct 2012 Nguyễn Chí Thiện, Vietnamese-American poet and activist (b. 1939)
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02 Oct 2012 Marjorie Lane, American singer and actress (b. 1912)
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02 Oct 2012 Mohammed Mushaima, Bahraini activist (b. 1988)
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02 Oct 2012 Hideji Ōtaki, Japanese actor (b. 1925)
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02 Oct 2012 Charles Roach, Trinidadian-Canadian lawyer and activist (b. 1933)
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02 Oct 2012 J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist, theorist, academic (b. 1943)
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02 Oct 2012 Big Jim Sullivan, English guitarist (James Last Orchestra) (b. 1941)
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02 Oct 2013 Gottfried Fischer, German psychologist, therapist, and academic (b. 1944)
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02 Oct 2013 Herman Hugg, American painter and sculptor (b. 1921)
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02 Oct 2013 Jonathan Kaufer, American director and screenwriter (b. 1955)
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02 Oct 2013 Abraham Nemeth, American mathematician and academic (b. 1918)
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02 Oct 2013 Kaare Ørnung, Norwegian pianist and educator (b. 1931)
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02 Oct 2014 Robert Flower, Australian footballer (b. 1955)
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02 Oct 2014 Vaughn O. Lang, American general (b. 1927)
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02 Oct 2014 Pedro Peña, Spanish actor (b. 1925)
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02 Oct 2014 Frederic Tamler Sommers, American philosopher and academic (b. 1923)
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