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54 Notable deaths
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Tancredo Neves
Brazilian politician (1910-1985).
Born March 4th, 1910 in São João del Rei. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1985 at 75 years old in São Paulo (infectious disease). [ref]
George Arliss
English actor, author, playwright and filmmaker (1868-1946).
Born April 10th, 1868 in London.
Died February 5th, 1946 at 77 years old in London (infectious disease).
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
British statesman and colonial administrator (1854-1925).
Born March 23rd, 1854 in Giessen. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1925 at 71 years old in Canterbury (infectious disease). [ref]
Gerald Finzi
British composer.
Born July 14th, 1901 in London. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1956 at 55 years old in Oxford (infectious disease). [ref]
Mori Ōgai
Japanese general and novelist (1862-1922).
Born February 17th, 1862 in Tsuwano.
Died July 9th, 1922 at 60 years old in Tokyo (infectious disease).
Vladimir Tatlin
Russian artist (1885-1953).
Born December 28th, 1885 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1953 at 67 years old in Moscow (infectious disease). [ref]
John Glascock
British musician.
Born May 2nd, 1951 in London Borough of Islington.
Died November 17th, 1979 at 28 years old in London (infectious disease).
Art Clokey
American animator.
Born October 12th, 1921 in Detroit.
Died January 8th, 2010 at 88 years old in Los Osos (infectious disease). [ref]
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]
Richard Schweiker
American politician (1926-2015).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Norristown.
Died July 31st, 2015 at 89 years old in Pomona (infectious disease).
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