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1,777 Notable deaths
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Robert Wilson
American stage director and playwright (1941–2025).
Born October 4th, 1941 in Waco.
Died July 31st, 2025 at 83 years old in Water Mill (cancer). [ref]
Israel Horovitz
American writer.
Born March 31st, 1939 in Wakefield.
Died November 9th, 2020 at 81 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Hubert Dreyfus
American philosopher.
Born October 15th, 1929 in Terre Haute.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 87 years old in Berkeley (cancer). [ref]
Donald Woods
South african journalist (1933-2001).
Born December 15th, 1933 in Hobeni.
Died August 19th, 2001 at 67 years old in London (cancer).
Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Mongolian general and political leader from the 1930s to 1952.
Born February 8th, 1895 in Mongolia. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1952 at 56 years old in Moscow, Ulaanbaatar (cancer). [ref]
Edward Norton Lorenz
American mathematician and meteorologist (1917–2008).
Born May 23rd, 1917 in West Hartford.
Died April 16th, 2008 at 90 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
John Buscema
Artist.
Born December 11th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2002 at 74 years old in Port Jefferson (cancer). [ref]
Anthony Dawson
British actor (1916-1992).
Born October 18th, 1916 in Edinburgh.
Died January 8th, 1992 at 75 years old in Sussex (cancer).
Stanley Spencer
English painter (1891-1959).
Born July 30th, 1891 in Cookham. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1959 at 68 years old in Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Michael Pataki
American actor (1938-2010).
Born January 16th, 1938 in Youngstown.
Died April 15th, 2010 at 72 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
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