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Famous Deaths on October 3

18 notable people died on October 3, including Leon M. Lederman, Alfonso de Valdés, Fujiwara no Teika.

Total Deaths
18
Avg Age at Death
76
Peak Century
21st Century

21st Century

7 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1988)
Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh
Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh
oil workerscientist
Azerbaijani academic
Sara Levi-Tanai
Sara Levi-Tanai
choreographercomposer
Israeli choreographer and song writer
Blanka Bohdanová
Blanka Bohdanová
actorpainter
Czech actress and painter
M. N. Vijayan
M. N. Vijayan
academicauthor
Indian academic
Russian Bashkir politician (1950–2023)
MR
Marta Rojas
historianjournalist
Cuban journalist and novelist

20th Century

4 deaths
Casimir de Candolle
Casimir de Candolle
botanical collectorbotanist
Swiss botanist (1836-1918)
Manuel Romero
Manuel Romero
comedy writercomposer
Argentine film director
Lőrinc Szabó
Lőrinc Szabó
poettranslator
Hungarian poet, translator (1900–1957)
AU
Arthur Torrane Urquhart
arachnologistnaturalist
New Zealand arachnologist and naturalist (1839-1916)

19th Century

1 death
William Morris
William Morris
architectartist
British textile artist, author, and socialist (1834-1896)

17th Century

3 deaths
Scipione Chiaramonti
Scipione Chiaramonti
astronomermathematician
Italian astronomer and philosopher (1565-1652)
Prospero Intorcetta
Prospero Intorcetta
inventormissionary
Italian Jesuit missionary (1626–1696)
Domingo de Oña
Domingo de Oña
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Spanish theologian and bishop (1560-1626)

16th Century

1 death
Alfonso de Valdés
Alfonso de Valdés
philosopherpolitician
Spanish humanist (1490-1532)

15th Century

1 death
Cristoforo Landino
Cristoforo Landino
art historianphilosopher
Humanist, philosopher and writer from Italy

13th Century

1 death
Fujiwara no Teika
Fujiwara no Teika
calligrapherlinguist
Poet and court noble (1162–1241)

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