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240 Notable deaths
Marlon Brando
American actor (1924–2004).
Born April 3rd, 1924 in Omaha. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2004 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Michael Landon
American actor and filmmaker (1936–1991).
Born October 31st, 1936 in Forest Hills.
Died July 1st, 1991 at 54 years old in Malibu (pancreatic cancer).
Luther Vandross
American r&b singer (1951–2005).
Born April 20th, 1951 in New York City.
Died July 1st, 2005 at 54 years old in Edison (diabetes).
Robert Mitchum
American actor (1917–1997).
Born August 6th, 1917 in Bridgeport.
Died July 1st, 1997 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara (pulmonary emphysema, lung cancer).
Walter Matthau
American actor, comedian and director (1920–2000).
Born October 1st, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 1st, 2000 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction, colorectal cancer).
Anneliese Michel
German homicide victim (1952-1976).
Born September 21st, 1952 in Leiblfing.
Died July 1st, 1976 at 23 years old in Klingenberg am Main (dehydration, starvation, undernutrition). [ref]
Nicholas Winton
British stockbroker who saved 669 jewish children during 1938–39 (1909–2015).
Born May 19th, 1909 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2015 at 106 years old in Slough (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jimmy Swaggart
American tv evangelist (1935-2025).
Born March 15th, 1935 in Ferriday. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2025 at 90 years old in Baton Rouge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst Röhm
German nazi politician, military officer and leader of the sturmabteilung (1887-1934).
Born November 28th, 1887 in Munich.
Died July 1st, 1934 at 46 years old in Munich Prison (extra-judicial killing).
Juan Perón
President of argentina (1946–55, 1973–74).
Born October 8th, 1895 in Lobos. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1974 at 78 years old in Quinta presidencial de Olivos (ventricular fibrillation). [ref]
Erik Satie
French composer and pianist (1866-1925).
Born May 17th, 1866 in Honfleur.
Died July 1st, 1925 at 59 years old in rue Pierre-Larousse (liver cirrhosis).
Buckminster Fuller
American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist (1895–1983).
Born July 12th, 1895 in Milton. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1983 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harriet Beecher Stowe
American abolitionist and author (1811–1896).
Born June 14th, 1811 in Litchfield. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1896 at 85 years old in Hartford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Karl Malden
American actor (1912–2009).
Born March 22nd, 1914 in Chicago. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2009 at 95 years old in Brentwood (disease, stroke). [ref]
Wolfman Jack
American dj and music tv host (1938–1995).
Born January 21st, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died July 1st, 1995 at 57 years old in Belvidere (myocardial infarction).
Tyler Skaggs
American baseball player.
Born July 13th, 1991 in Santa Monica.
Died July 1st, 2019 at 27 years old in Southlake (asphyxia). [ref]
Mikhail Bakunin
Russian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876).
Born May 30th, 1814 in Priamukhino.
Died July 1st, 1876 at 62 years old in Bern.
Sylvia Sidney
American actress (1910–1999).
Born August 8th, 1910 in The Bronx.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 88 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
Mollie Sugden
British actress (1922–2009).
Born July 21st, 1922 in Keighley.
Died July 1st, 2009 at 86 years old in Guildford (disease). [ref]
Allan Pinkerton
Scottish-american civil war detective and spy.
Born August 25th, 1819 in Glasgow.
Died July 1st, 1884 at 64 years old in Chicago (gangrene).
Shi Pei Pu
Chinese opera singer, spy (1938–2009).
Born December 21st, 1938 in Shandong. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2009 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Bidhan Chandra Roy
Former chief minister of west bengal, india (1882–1962).
Born July 1st, 1882 in Bankipore.
Died July 1st, 1962 at 80 years old in Kolkata.
Gregor Strasser
German politician, rival of adolf hitler inside the nazi party (1892-1934).
Died July 1st, 1934 at 42 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
French writer (1894–1961).
Born May 27th, 1894 in Courbevoie. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1961 at 67 years old in Meudon (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Robert Towne
American screenwriter, producer, director and actor (1934–2024).
Born November 23rd, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died July 1st, 2024 at 89 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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