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November 1, 1931

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Yossef Gutfreund

1931Yossef Gutfreund, Israeli wrestler and coach (died 1972)[โ€ ]

Yossef Gutfreund was an Israeli wrestling judge for his country's 1972 Olympic team. He was murdered in the Munich massacre by Black September terrorists along with 10 other members of the Israeli team.

Shunsuke Kikuchi

1931Shunsuke Kikuchi, Japanese composer (died 2021)[โ€ ]

Shunsuke Kikuchi was a Japanese composer who was active from the early 1960s until 2017. He specialized in incidental music for media such as television and film. Kikuchi was regarded as one of Japan's most highly demanded film and TV composers, working principally on tokusatsu and anime productions, and also popular action films, jidaigeki, and television dramas.

Arne Pedersen

1931Arne Pedersen, Norwegian footballer and manager (died 2013)[โ€ ]

Arne Knut Pedersen was a Norwegian footballer. He was a deep-lying inside forward, or offensive midfielder by today's terminology, who spent his entire playing career at his hometown club Fredrikstad FK, where he was a key player during the club's most successful period in the 1950s and early 1960s. He was also capped 40 times by Norway, and scored 11 international goals.