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155 Notable deaths
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Keith O'Brien
Scottish catholic cardinal (1938–2018).
Born March 17th, 1938 in Ballycastle.
Died March 19th, 2018 at 80 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne (fall).
Joe Girard
American salesman.
Born November 1st, 1928 in Detroit.
Died February 28th, 2019 at 90 years old in Detroit (fall). [ref]
Bohumil Hrabal
Czech writer.
Born March 28th, 1914 in Brno-Židenice. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1997 at 82 years old in Prague (fall). [ref]
Samuel Wanjiru
Kenyan athlete.
Born November 10th, 1986 in Nyahururu.
Died May 15th, 2011 at 24 years old in Nyahururu (fall). [ref]
Jean Kent
English actress (1921-2013).
Born June 21st, 1921 in London, Brixton.
Died November 30th, 2013 at 92 years old in Bury St Edmunds (fall). [ref]
Tony Lazzeri
American baseball player and coach (1903-1946).
Born December 6th, 1903 in San Francisco.
Died August 6th, 1946 at 42 years old in San Francisco (fall).
Tony Meehan
British musician.
Born March 2nd, 1943 in Hampstead.
Died November 28th, 2005 at 62 years old in Paddington (fall). [ref]
Mineichi Koga
Japanese admiral.
Born September 25th, 1885 in Nishimatsuura district.
Died March 31st, 1944 at 58 years old in Davao City (fall).
Rose Mofford
American politician (1922-2016).
Born June 10th, 1922 in Globe. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2016 at 94 years old in Phoenix (fall). [ref]
Xu Zhimo
Chinese poet (1897-1931).
Born January 15th, 1897 in Haining City.
Died November 19th, 1931 at 34 years old in Jinan (fall). [ref]
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