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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Satoru Iwata
Japanese video game programmer and businessman (1959-2015).
Born December 6th, 1959 in Sapporo. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2015 at 55 years old in Kyoto (cholangiocarcinoma). [ref]
Gordie Howe
Canadian ice hockey player (1928–2016).
Born March 31st, 1928 in Floral. [ref]
Died June 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Sylvania (stroke). [ref]
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
British mechanical and civil engineer (1806-1859).
Born April 9th, 1806 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1859 at 53 years old in Westminster (stroke). [ref]
José Fernández
Cuban-american baseball player.
Born July 31st, 1992 in Santa Clara, Pinar del Río.
Died September 25th, 2016 at 24 years old in Florida, Miami Beach (drowning). [ref]
James Randi
Canadian-american stage magician and skeptical movement adherent.
Born August 7th, 1928 in Toronto.
Died October 20th, 2020 at 92 years old in Plantation (old age). [ref]
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Swedish football manager (1948–2024).
Born February 5th, 1948 in Sunne. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2024 at 76 years old in Sunne (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Charles M. Schulz
American cartoonist, known for creating the comic strip, "peanuts" (1922-2000).
Born November 26th, 1922 in Minneapolis.
Died February 12th, 2000 at 77 years old in Santa Rosa (myocardial infarction).
Enoch Powell
British politician (1912–1998).
Born June 16th, 1912 in Birmingham.
Died February 8th, 1998 at 85 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital (Parkinson's disease).
Billy Mays
European-american salesperson (1958–2009).
Born July 20th, 1958 in McKees Rocks.
Died June 28th, 2009 at 50 years old in Tampa (hypertensive heart disease). [ref]
Manoj Kumar
Indian actor and director (1937-2025).
Born July 24th, 1937 in Abbottabad.
Died April 4th, 2025 at 87 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling