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1,834 Notable deaths
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Sol LeWitt
American artist (1928-2007).
Born September 9th, 1928 in Hartford.
Died April 8th, 2007 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
William McMahon
Australian politician, 20th prime minister of australia (1908-1988).
Born February 23rd, 1908 in Redfern.
Died March 31st, 1988 at 80 years old in Potts Point (cancer).
Norbert Grupe
German boxer and actor (1940-2004).
Born August 25th, 1940 in Berlin. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2004 at 63 years old in Puerto Vallarta (cancer). [ref]
Bob Crosby
American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913-1993).
Born August 23rd, 1913 in Washington. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1993 at 79 years old in La Jolla (cancer).
Sam Kelly
British actor (1943-2014).
Born December 19th, 1943 in Manchester.
Died June 14th, 2014 at 70 years old in Esher (cancer).
Christopher Jones
American stage, movie, and television actor (1941-2014).
Born August 18th, 1941 in Jackson.
Died January 31st, 2014 at 72 years old in Los Alamitos (cancer).
Lloyd Bochner
Canadian actor (1924-2005).
Born July 29th, 1924 in Toronto.
Died October 29th, 2005 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Todd Akin
American politician.
Born July 5th, 1947 in New York City.
Died October 3rd, 2021 at 74 years old in Wildwood (cancer). [ref]
Farrah Forke
American actress.
Born January 12th, 1968 in Corpus Christi.
Died February 25th, 2022 at 54 years old in Houston (cancer).
Michael Powell
English film director (1905-1990).
Born September 30th, 1905 in Kent.
Died February 19th, 1990 at 84 years old in Gloucestershire (cancer).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel