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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
James J. Braddock
American boxer (1905-1974).
Born June 7th, 1905 in Hell's Kitchen.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 69 years old in North Bergen.
M. C. Escher
Dutch graphic artist (1898–1972).
Born June 17th, 1898 in Leeuwarden. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1972 at 73 years old in Laren. [ref]
Bob Weir
American musician; member of the grateful dead (1947–2026).
Born October 16th, 1947 in San Francisco.
Died January 10th, 2026 at 78 years old in Mill Valley. [ref]
William Jennings Bryan
American politician (1860–1925).
Born March 18th, 1860 in Salem.
Died July 26th, 1925 at 65 years old in Dayton.
Roscoe Arbuckle
American actor, director and comedian.
Born March 24th, 1887 in Smith Center.
Died June 29th, 1933 at 46 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Tennyson
British poet laureate (1809–1892).
Born August 6th, 1809 in Somersby.
Died October 6th, 1892 at 83 years old in Aldworth.
Bobby Sands
Activist of the provisional irish republican army (1954-1981).
Born March 9th, 1954 in Belfast, Rathcoole. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1981 at 27 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation). [ref]
Geoffrey Lewis
American actor (1935-2015).
Born July 31st, 1935 in San Diego.
Died April 7th, 2015 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Thomas Wolfe
American writer.
Born October 3rd, 1900 in Asheville. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1938 at 37 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis). [ref]
Abraham Maslow
American psychologist (1908–1970).
Born April 1st, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died June 8th, 1970 at 62 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction).
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