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886 Notable deaths
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Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician.
Born March 4th, 1944 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2014 at 70 years old in Tarzana (disease). [ref]
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer (1944–2014).
Born February 23rd, 1944 in Beaumont.
Died July 16th, 2014 at 70 years old in Bülach District (disease).
Barbara Sinatra
American model, showgirl, and socialite; wife of zeppo marx and frank sinatra (1927-2017).
Born March 10th, 1927 in Bosworth. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2017 at 90 years old in Rancho Mirage (disease). [ref]
Karl Malden
American actor.
Born March 22nd, 1914 in Chicago. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2009 at 95 years old in Brentwood (disease). [ref]
John Lee Hooker
American blues musician (d. 2001).
Born August 22nd, 1917 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2001 at 83 years old in Los Altos (disease). [ref]
Chuck Barris
American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1929 in Philadelphia.
Died March 21st, 2017 at 87 years old in Palisades (disease). [ref]
Har Gobind Khorana
Indian-american molecular biologist (1922-2011).
Born January 9th, 1922 in Raipur. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2011 at 89 years old in Concord (disease). [ref]
Dorothea Puente
American serial killer (1929-2011).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Redlands.
Died March 27th, 2011 at 82 years old in Chowchilla (disease). [ref]
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
German crown prince (1882-1951).
Born May 6th, 1882 in Potsdam.
Died July 20th, 1951 at 69 years old in Hechingen (disease).
Ruby Dee
American actress (1922–2014).
Born October 27th, 1922 in Cleveland.
Died June 11th, 2014 at 91 years old in New Rochelle (disease).
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir