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38 Notable deaths
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Terry A. Davis
American computer programmer (1969-2018).
Born December 15th, 1969 in West Allis.
Died August 11th, 2018 at 48 years old in The Dalles (railway accident). [ref]
Greg Plitt
American fitness model and actor (1977–2015).
Born November 3rd, 1977 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2015 at 37 years old in Burbank (railway accident). [ref]
Casey Jones
American railroad engineer (1863–1900).
Born March 14th, 1863 in Missouri.
Died April 30th, 1900 at 37 years old in Vaughan (railway accident).
Zhang Zuolin
Chinese warlord and politician (1875-1928).
Born March 19th, 1875 in Haicheng.
Died June 4th, 1928 at 53 years old in Shenyang (railway accident).
Ed Ricketts
American marine biologist (1897–1948).
Born May 14th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died May 11th, 1948 at 50 years old in Salinas (railway accident).
N. C. Wyeth
American illustrator and painter (1882–1945).
Born October 22nd, 1882 in Needham. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1945 at 62 years old in Chadds Ford (railway accident). [ref]
Alex Manninger
Austrian association football player (1977–2026).
Born June 4th, 1977 in Salzburg.
Died April 16th, 2026 at 48 years old in Nußdorf am Haunsberg (railway accident). [ref]
Philip Bliss
19th century christian hymnodist (1838–1876).
Born July 9th, 1838 in Clearfield County. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1876 at 38 years old in Ashtabula (railway accident).
James Stephen Hogg
20th governor of texas (1891-1895).
Born March 24th, 1851 in Rusk.
Died March 3rd, 1906 at 54 years old in Houston (railway accident).
Victor L. Berger
American democratic socialist politician (1860–1929).
Born February 28th, 1860 in Austria–Hungary.
Died August 7th, 1929 at 69 years old in Milwaukee (railway accident).
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