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1,007 Notable deaths
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Jung Bahadur Rana

Nepalese prime minister and maharaja of lamjung and kaski (1817–1877).

Born June 18th, 1817 in Kathmandu.

Died February 25th, 1877 at 59 years old in Borlang (disease).

Zuo Zongtang

Qing dynasty general (1812-1885).

Born November 10th, 1812 in Xiangyin County.

Died September 5th, 1885 at 72 years old in Fuzhou (disease).

Dory Previn

American musician (1925-2012).

Born October 22nd, 1925 in Rahway.

Died February 14th, 2012 at 86 years old in Norfolk County (disease). [ref]

Seán O'Casey

Irish writer (1880–1964).

Born March 30th, 1880 in Dublin.

Died September 18th, 1964 at 84 years old in Torquay (disease).

K. Pattabhi Jois

Indian yoga guru (1915–2009).

Born July 26th, 1915 in Hassan district.

Died May 18th, 2009 at 93 years old in Mysore (disease). [ref]

Mona Freeman

American actress (1926-2014).

Born June 9th, 1926 in Baltimore.

Died May 23rd, 2014 at 87 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

American novelist (1896–1953).

Born August 8th, 1896 in Washington, D.C..

Died December 14th, 1953 at 57 years old in St. Augustine (disease).

Charles Correa

Indian architect and urban planner (1930–2015).

Born September 1st, 1930 in Hyderabad.

Died June 16th, 2015 at 84 years old in Mumbai (disease).

He Zizhen

Wife of mao zedong (1909-1984).

Born September 20th, 1909 in Yongxin County.

Died April 19th, 1984 at 74 years old in Shanghai (disease).

Menahem Golan

Israeli film director and producer (1929–2014).

Born May 31st, 1929 in Tiberias.

Died August 8th, 2014 at 85 years old in Jaffa (disease).

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