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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Irv Gotti
American dj and producer.
Born June 26th, 1970 in Hollis.
Died February 5th, 2025 at 54 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Zakir Hussain
Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and composer (1951–2024).
Born March 9th, 1951 in Mumbai.
Died December 15th, 2024 at 73 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Denis Law
Scottish footballer (1940–2025).
Born February 24th, 1940 in Aberdeen.
Died January 17th, 2025 at 84 years old in Aberdeen (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Alan Hale, Jr.
American actor (1921–1990).
Born March 8th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died January 2nd, 1990 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Mickey Cohen
American criminal (1913–1975).
Born September 4th, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died July 29th, 1976 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer).
Francis Bacon
Irish-born british figurative painter (1909–1992).
Born October 28th, 1909 in Dublin. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1992 at 82 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Eugene V. Debs
American labor and political leader (1855–1926).
Born November 5th, 1855 in Terre Haute.
Died October 20th, 1926 at 70 years old in Elmhurst (heart failure).
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the south pole (1872–1928).
Born July 16th, 1872 in Borge Municipality.
Died June 18th, 1928 at 55 years old in Arctic Ocean (aviation accident).
Ben Gazzara
American actor (1930–2012).
Born August 28th, 1930 in Manhattan.
Died February 3rd, 2012 at 81 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Chinua Achebe
Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013).
Born November 16th, 1930 in Ogidi. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2013 at 82 years old in Boston (disease). [ref]
Deaths 1851 to 1860 of 69199
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht