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Srinivasa Ramanujan
Indian mathematician (1887–1920).
Born December 22nd, 1887 in Erode.
Died April 26th, 1920 at 32 years old in Kudanthaiyan (amebiasis).
Lucille Ball
American actress (1911–1989).
Born August 6th, 1911 in Jamestown.
Died April 26th, 1989 at 77 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
John Wilkes Booth
American stage actor and assassin (1838–1865).
Born May 10th, 1838 in Bel Air.
Died April 26th, 1865 at 26 years old in Port Royal (gunshot wound).
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Jerry Springer
Born February 13th, 1944 in Highgate tube station.
Died April 27th, 2023 at 79 years old
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