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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Max Planck
German theoretical physicist (1858–1947).
Born April 23rd, 1858 in Kiel.
Died December 4th, 1947 at 89 years old in Göttingen (myocardial infarction).
Dick Butkus
American football player (1942–2023).
Born December 9th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died October 5th, 2023 at 80 years old in Malibu. [ref]
David Koch
American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019).
Born May 3rd, 1940 in Wichita. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Southampton (prostate cancer). [ref]
J. M. Barrie
Scottish writer and playwright (1860–1937).
Born May 9th, 1860 in Kirriemuir. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1937 at 77 years old in Marylebone (pneumonia). [ref]
Velupillai Prabhakaran
Founder of the liberation tigers of tamil eelam, a militant organization in sri lanka (1954-2009).
Born November 26th, 1954 in Valvettithurai. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2009 at 54 years old in Nanthi Lagoon.
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Italian writer, filmmaker, poet, and intellectual (1922–1975).
Born March 5th, 1922 in Bologna.
Died November 2nd, 1975 at 53 years old in Lido di Ostia.
Mark Rothko
American painter of latvian-jewish descent (1903-1970).
Born September 25th, 1903 in Daugavpils. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1970 at 66 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
William Powell
American actor (1892–1984).
Born July 29th, 1892 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 5th, 1984 at 91 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction).
W. H. Auden
British-american poet (1907–1973).
Born February 21st, 1907 in York.
Died September 29th, 1973 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Rex Harrison
British actor (1908–1990).
Born March 5th, 1908 in Huyton.
Died June 2nd, 1990 at 82 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
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