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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Parral.
Died September 23rd, 1973 at 69 years old in Santiago (poisoning).
Stanislav Petrov
Officer of the soviet air defence forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017).
Born September 7th, 1939 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fryazino (pneumonia). [ref]
Burt Young
American actor (1940–2023).
Born April 30th, 1940 in Queens.
Died October 8th, 2023 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Phillip Hughes
Australian cricketer (1988-2014).
Born November 30th, 1988 in Macksville.
Died November 27th, 2014 at 25 years old in Sydney (cricket ball, cerebral hemorrhage).
Prodigy
American rapper from new york (1974–2017).
Born November 2nd, 1974 in Hempstead. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2017 at 42 years old in Las Vegas (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
James Callaghan
Former prime minister of the united kingdom (1912–2005).
Born March 27th, 1912 in Copnor.
Died March 26th, 2005 at 92 years old in East Sussex (pneumonia).
David Prowse
English bodybuilder, weightlifter, and actor (1935–2020).
Born July 1st, 1935 in Bristol.
Died November 28th, 2020 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
J Dilla
American record producer and rapper (1974–2006).
Born February 7th, 1974 in Detroit.
Died February 10th, 2006 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Phil Robertson
American professional hunter, businessman and reality television personality.
Born April 24th, 1946 in Vivian. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2025 at 79 years old in West Monroe. [ref]
Townes Van Zandt
American singer-songwriter.
Born March 7th, 1944 in Fort Worth.
Died January 1st, 1997 at 52 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).
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