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Male notables
69,089 Notable deaths
Jimmy Hoffa
American labor union leader (1913 – disappeared 1975).
Born February 14th, 1913 in Brazil.
Died July 30th, 1982 at 69 years old in Bloomfield Hills.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leader of the soviet union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022).
Born March 2nd, 1931 in Privolnoye. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2022 at 91 years old in Central Clinical Hospital (kidney failure). [ref]
Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939).
Born May 6th, 1856 in Příbor. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1939 at 83 years old in London (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Emmett Till
African-american lynching victim (1941–1955).
Born July 25th, 1941 in Chicago.
Died August 28th, 1955 at 14 years old in Drew (blunt trauma).
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and tv personality (1962–2006).
Born February 22nd, 1962 in Upper Ferntree Gully.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 44 years old in Batt Reef (exsanguination). [ref]
Chuck Norris
American martial artist and action actor (1940–2026).
Born March 10th, 1940 in Ryan.
Died March 19th, 2026 at 86 years old in Kauaʻi. [ref]
Muammar Gaddafi
Leader of libya (1969-2011).
Born June 7th, 1942 in Qasr Abu Hadi.
Died October 20th, 2011 at 69 years old in Sirte (gunshot wound). [ref]
Fred Trump
American real estate developer; father of donald trump (1905–1999).
Born October 11th, 1905 in The Bronx.
Died June 25th, 1999 at 93 years old in New Hyde Park (pneumonia).
James Earl Jones
American actor (1931–2024).
Born January 17th, 1931 in Arkabutla.
Died September 9th, 2024 at 93 years old in Pawling. [ref]
Ken Miles
British racing driver (1918–1966).
Born November 1st, 1918 in Sutton Coldfield.
Died August 17th, 1966 at 47 years old in Riverside International Raceway.
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