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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Keitel
German field marshal (1882–1946).
Born September 22nd, 1882 in Helmscherode.
Died October 16th, 1946 at 64 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).
Henry James
American and british writer (1843–1916).
Born April 15th, 1843 in New York City.
Died February 28th, 1916 at 72 years old in Chelsea (stroke).
Claude Shannon
American mathematician and information theorist (1916–2001).
Born April 30th, 1916 in Petoskey.
Died February 24th, 2001 at 84 years old in Medford (Alzheimer's disease).
Roy Rogers
American actor and singer (1911-1998).
Born November 5th, 1911 in Cincinnati.
Died July 6th, 1998 at 86 years old in Apple Valley (heart failure).
Vladimir Komarov
Soviet cosmonaut (1927–1967).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Moscow.
Died April 24th, 1967 at 40 years old in Orenburg Oblast (aviation accident).
Sherman Hemsley
American actor (1938–2012).
Born February 1st, 1938 in South Philadelphia.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 74 years old in El Paso (lung cancer, superior vena cava syndrome). [ref]
Benigno Aquino III
President of the philippines from 2010 to 2016.
Born February 8th, 1960 in Manila.
Died June 24th, 2021 at 61 years old in Quezon City (diabetic nephropathy). [ref]
Joel Schumacher
American director, screenwriter, and producer (1939–2020).
Born August 29th, 1939 in New York City.
Died June 22nd, 2020 at 80 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
George A. Romero
Canadian-american filmmaker (1940–2017).
Born February 4th, 1940 in The Bronx, New York City. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2017 at 77 years old in Toronto (lung cancer). [ref]
Gustav Mahler
Austrian late-romantic composer (1860–1911).
Born July 7th, 1860 in Kaliště. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1911 at 50 years old in Vienna (sepsis, endocarditis). [ref]
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