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July 3rd
156 Notable deaths
Boots Randolph
American musician.
Born June 3rd, 1927 in Paducah. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2007 at 80 years old in Nashville (stroke). [ref]
Michel Henry
French writer and philosopher.
Born January 10th, 1922 in Haiphong. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2002 at 80 years old in Albi. [ref]
Lew Hoad
Australian tennis player (1934–1994).
Born November 23rd, 1934 in Glebe.
Died July 3rd, 1994 at 59 years old in Fuengirola (leukemia).
John Keel
American writer (1930-2009).
Born March 25th, 1930 in New York City.
Died July 3rd, 2009 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Boyd K. Packer
Apostle of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born September 10th, 1924 in Brigham City.
Died July 3rd, 2015 at 90 years old in Salt Lake County.
Raoul Salan
French general.
Born June 10th, 1899 in Roquecourbe. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1984 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Fred McDowell
American hill country blues singer and guitar player.
Born January 12th, 1904 in Tennessee. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
André Citroën
French businessman (1878-1935).
Born February 5th, 1878 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1935 at 57 years old in Paris (stomach cancer). [ref]
Marcelo T Alvear
Presidente de argentina.
Born July 12th, 1852 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1936 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires.
Paolo Villaggio
Italian actor, writer and comedian (1932–2017).
Born December 30th, 1932 in Genoa.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 84 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]
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