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56 Notable deaths
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Vladimir Tatlin
Russian artist and bandurist (1885–1953).
Born December 28th, 1885 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1953 at 67 years old in Moscow (infectious disease). [ref]
Pavel Grachev
Russian general.
Born January 1st, 1948 in Rvy.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 64 years old in Krasnogorsk (infectious disease). [ref]
Richard Schweiker
American politician (1926-2015).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Norristown.
Died July 31st, 2015 at 89 years old in Pomona (infectious disease).
Brendan Byrne
American politician and prosecutor (1924-2018).
Born April 1st, 1924 in West Orange.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 93 years old in Livingston (infectious disease). [ref]
Teo Macero
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer (1925–2008).
Born October 30th, 1925 in Glens Falls.
Died February 19th, 2008 at 82 years old in Riverhead (infectious disease). [ref]
Norris Bradbury
American physicist.
Born May 30th, 1909 in Santa Barbara.
Died August 20th, 1997 at 88 years old in Los Alamos (infectious disease). [ref]
Shyama
Indian actress.
Born June 7th, 1935 in Lahore.
Died November 14th, 2017 at 82 years old in Mumbai (infectious disease). [ref]
Elwood Haynes
American inventor (1857–1925).
Born October 14th, 1857 in Portland.
Died April 13th, 1925 at 67 years old in Kokomo (infectious disease).
Ion I. C. Brătianu
Romanian politician.
Born August 20th, 1864 in Ștefănești. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1927 at 63 years old in Bucharest (infectious disease). [ref]
Dick van Dijk
Dutch footballer (1946-1997).
Born February 15th, 1946 in Gouda.
Died July 8th, 1997 at 51 years old in Nice (infectious disease).
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