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Dead at age 64
10 Notable deaths
Bobby Fischer
American chess player (1943–2008).
Born March 9th, 1943 in Chicago.
Died January 17th, 2008 at 64 years old in Reykjavík (kidney failure).
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963).
Born November 29th, 1898 in Belfast.
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 64 years old in Oxford.
Sammy Davis Jr.
American entertainer (1925–1990).
Born December 8th, 1925 in New York City.
Died May 16th, 1990 at 64 years old in Beverly Hills (head and neck cancer).
Waylon Jennings
American country musician (1937–2002).
Born June 15th, 1937 in Littlefield.
Died February 13th, 2002 at 64 years old in Chandler (diabetes).
Tiny Tim
American singer and musician (1932–1996).
Born April 12th, 1932 in Manhattan.
Died November 30th, 1996 at 64 years old in Minneapolis (myocardial infarction).
James Burke
American gangster (1931–1996).
Born July 5th, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Died April 13th, 1996 at 64 years old in Buffalo (lung cancer).
Jim Thorpe
American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953).
Born May 28th, 1888 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lomita (myocardial infarction).
Donna Reed
American film and television actress.
Born January 27th, 1921 in Denison.
Died January 14th, 1986 at 64 years old in Beverly Hills (pancreatic cancer).
Lee Van Cleef
American actor (1925–1989).
Born January 9th, 1925 in Somerville.
Died December 16th, 1989 at 64 years old in Oxnard (myocardial infarction).
William Faulkner
American writer (1897-1962).
Born September 25th, 1897 in New Albany.
Died July 6th, 1962 at 64 years old in Byhalia (myocardial infarction).
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