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854 Notable deaths
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George David Weiss
American songwriter and arranger; president of the songwriters guild of america (1921-2010).
Born April 9th, 1921 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 2010 at 89 years old in New Jersey (disease). [ref]
Virgil Thomson
American composer and critic.
Born November 25th, 1896 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1989 at 92 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Ivan Ribar
Croatian politician (1881-1968).
Born January 21st, 1881 in Vukmanić.
Died February 2nd, 1968 at 87 years old in Zagreb (disease).
Catherine Burns
American actress and writer (1945-2019).
Born September 24th, 1945 in New York City.
Died February 2nd, 2019 at 73 years old in Lynden (disease). [ref]
Peter van Eyck
German-american actor (1911-1969).
Born July 16th, 1913 in Kamienny Jaz. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1969 at 55 years old in Männedorf (disease).
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
American medical physicist (1921-2011).
Born July 19th, 1921 in New York City.
Died May 30th, 2011 at 89 years old in The Bronx (disease).
Richard Bakalyan
American actor (1931-2015).
Born January 29th, 1931 in Watertown.
Died February 27th, 2015 at 84 years old in Elmira (disease).
R. H. Tawney
English philosopher (1880–1962).
Born November 30th, 1880 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1962 at 81 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Stjepan Bobek
Croatian footballer (1923-2010).
Born December 3rd, 1923 in Zagreb.
Died August 22nd, 2010 at 86 years old in Belgrade (disease). [ref]
Polaire
French actress.
Born May 14th, 1874 in Sidi M'Hamed. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1939 at 65 years old in Champigny-sur-Marne (disease).
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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