9 October

Across recorded history, 1,557 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 9 October. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

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Che Guevara

1928–1967

Argentine Marxist revolutionary

Che Guevara was an Argentine revolutionary who participated in the Cuban Revolution.

Pieter Zeeman

1865–1943

Dutch physicist

Pieter Zeeman was a Dutch physicist who discovered the splitting of spectral lines in a magnetic field.

Oskar Schindler

1908–1974

German industrialist and Holocaust rescuer

Oskar Schindler was an industrialist who saved the lives of Jewish people during the Holocaust.

Jacques Brel

1929–1978

Belgian singer

Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer known for his influential contributions to the chanson tradition.

Andrzej Wajda

1926–2016

Polish film director

Andrzej Wajda was a Polish film director known for his contributions to international cinema.

André Maurois

1885–1967

French author

André Maurois was a French author known for his extensive body of work including novels, biographies, and historical essays.

Alec Douglas-Home

1903–1995

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964

Alec Douglas-Home was a politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Maurice Allais

1911–2010

French economist

Maurice Allais was a French economist who conducted extensive research in the fields of economic theory and physics.

Karl Friedrich Schinkel

1781–1841

Prussian architect, city planner and painter

Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a Prussian architect who designed numerous notable buildings and urban plans.

Abolhassan Banisadr

1933–2021

Iranian politician and economist, and Iran's first President

Abolhassan Banisadr was an economist who served as the first President of Iran.

Cyril Norman Hinshelwood

1897–1967

English physical chemist

Cyril Norman Hinshelwood was a physical chemist who conducted research on the mechanisms of chemical reactions.

Richard F. Heck

1931–2015

American chemist

Chemist Richard F. Heck was a researcher who developed the palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction.

Anna Freud

1895–1982

austrian-British psychoanalyst

Anna Freud was a psychoanalyst who contributed to the development of child psychoanalysis.

Valery Bryusov

1873–1924

Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian

Valery Bryusov was a Russian poet who worked extensively as a prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic, and historian.

Thomas A. Steitz

1940–2018

American biochemist

Thomas A. Steitz was an American biochemist who conducted research on the structure and function of the ribosome.

Alexander I of Yugoslavia

1888–1934

Prince regent of Kingdom of Serbia and later King of Yugoslavia 1921–34

Alexander I of Yugoslavia served as the prince regent of the Kingdom of Serbia and subsequently as the King of Yugoslavia.

Nur Muhammad Taraki

1917–1979

1st General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan

Nur Muhammad Taraki was the first General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan.

Gordon Allport

1897–1967

American psychologist

Gordon Allport was an American psychologist who conducted research in the field of personality psychology.

Ratan Tata

1937–2024

Indian industrialist and philanthropist

Ratan Tata was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist who led the Tata Group.

Jean Rochefort

1930–2017

French actor

Jean Rochefort was a French actor who worked extensively in film, television, and theater throughout his career.

Louis Barthou

1862–1934

French politician

Louis Barthou was a French politician who served as a diplomat and historian.

Wilfried Martens

1936–2013

Belgian politician

Wilfried Martens was a Belgian politician who served as the head of government.

Miriam Hopkins

1902–1972

American actress

Miriam Hopkins was an American actress who performed in film, television, and stage productions and worked as a screenwriter.

Emílio Garrastazu Médici

1905–1985

Brazilian politician (1905–1985), president of Brazil

Emílio Garrastazu Médici was a Brazilian politician who served as the president of Brazil.

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