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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Ty Cobb
American baseball player (1886–1961).
Born December 18th, 1886 in Narrows.
Died July 17th, 1961 at 74 years old in Atlanta (prostate cancer).
Vyacheslav Molotov
Soviet politician, statesman and diplomat (1890–1986).
Born March 9th, 1890 in Sovetsk.
Died November 8th, 1986 at 96 years old in Moscow (Alzheimer's disease).
Frank Gifford
American football player, television sportscaster (1930-2015).
Born August 16th, 1930 in Santa Monica.
Died August 9th, 2015 at 84 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Carlo Gambino
American mobster (1902–1976).
Born August 24th, 1902 in Palermo.
Died October 15th, 1976 at 74 years old in Massapequa (myocardial infarction).
Jack Palance
American actor (1919–2006).
Born February 18th, 1919 in Lattimer.
Died November 10th, 2006 at 87 years old in Montecito (stroke). [ref]
Isoroku Yamamoto
Japanese marshal admiral (1884–1943).
Born April 4th, 1884 in Nagaoka.
Died April 18th, 1943 at 59 years old in Bougainville Island (ditching).
Thomas Hardy
English novelist and poet (1840–1928).
Born June 2nd, 1840 in Dorchester. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1928 at 87 years old in Dorchester. [ref]
Dwayne Haskins
American football player (1997–2022).
Born May 3rd, 1997 in Highland Park.
Died April 9th, 2022 at 24 years old in Fort Lauderdale (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Vivek
Indian film actor and television personality (1961-2021).
Born November 19th, 1961 in Kovilpatti.
Died April 17th, 2021 at 59 years old in Chennai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
George Kennedy
American actor (1925–2016).
Born February 18th, 1925 in New York City.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 91 years old in Middleton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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