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Dead at age 36
253 Notable deaths
Lupe Vélez
Mexican actress, dancer and vedette (1908-1944).
Born July 18th, 1908 in San Luis Potosí.
Died December 13th, 1944 at 36 years old in Beverly Hills (barbiturate overdose).
Brenda Benet
Actress.
Born August 14th, 1945 in Hollywood.
Died April 7th, 1982 at 36 years old in West Los Angeles.
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
German physicist.
Born February 22nd, 1857 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1894 at 36 years old in Bonn (sepsis). [ref]
Judith Resnik
American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986).
Born April 5th, 1949 in Akron.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 36 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Kamala Nehru
Indian independence activist.
Born August 1st, 1899 in Delhi.
Died February 28th, 1936 at 36 years old in Lausanne (tuberculosis).
Cedric Benson
American football player (1982-2019).
Born December 28th, 1982 in Midland.
Died August 17th, 2019 at 36 years old in Austin (traffic collision).
Ed White
American astronaut (1930-1967).
Born November 14th, 1930 in San Antonio.
Died January 27th, 1967 at 36 years old in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (smoke inhalation injury).
Nick Adams
American actor and screenwriter (1931-1968).
Born July 10th, 1931 in Nanticoke. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1968 at 36 years old in Beverly Hills (drug overdose). [ref]
Neil Fingleton
British basketball player (1980-2017).
Born December 18th, 1980 in Durham.
Died February 25th, 2017 at 36 years old in Durham (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gary Gilmore
American murderer (1940-1977).
Born December 4th, 1940 in McCamey. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1977 at 36 years old in Draper (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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