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54 Notable deaths
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Martin Heidegger

German philosopher (1889-1976).

Born September 26th, 1889 in Messkirch. [ref]

Died May 26th, 1976 at 86 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (infectious disease). [ref]

Man Ray

American artist and photographer (1890-1976).

Born August 27th, 1890 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died November 18th, 1976 at 86 years old in Paris (infectious disease). [ref]

Rory Gallagher

Irish musician (1948-1995).

Born March 2nd, 1948 in Ballyshannon. [ref]

Died June 14th, 1995 at 47 years old in London (infectious disease). [ref]

Danny Aiello

American actor (1933-2019).

Born June 20th, 1933 in Manhattan.

Died December 12th, 2019 at 86 years old in New Jersey (infectious disease). [ref]

Montserrat Caballé

Spanish operatic soprano.

Born April 12th, 1933 in Barcelona. [ref]

Died October 6th, 2018 at 85 years old in Barcelona (infectious disease). [ref]

Alexander Haig

Former u.s. secretary of state and u.s. army general (1924-2010).

Born December 2nd, 1924 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died February 20th, 2010 at 85 years old in Baltimore (infectious disease). [ref]

Hope Lange

American actress.

Born November 28th, 1933 in Redding.

Died December 19th, 2003 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (infectious disease). [ref]

K. Balachander

Indian director, producer, writer, actor, playwright, stage conductor, and comedian.

Born July 9th, 1930 in Nannilam.

Died December 23rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Chennai (infectious disease).

Nancy Wake

New zealander and australian war heroine.

Born August 30th, 1912 in Roseneath.

Died August 7th, 2011 at 98 years old in Kingston upon Thames (infectious disease). [ref]

Sadashiv Amrapurkar

Indian actor (1950-2014).

Born May 11th, 1950 in Ahmednagar.

Died November 3rd, 2014 at 64 years old in Mumbai (infectious disease).

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