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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Max Born
German-jewish physicist and mathematician (1882-1970).
Born December 11th, 1882 in Wrocław.
Died January 5th, 1970 at 87 years old in Göttingen.
Mehmed VI
36th and last sultan of the ottoman empire (1918–1922).
Born January 14th, 1861 in Istanbul.
Died May 16th, 1926 at 65 years old in Sanremo (stroke).
Heinz Guderian
German general.
Born June 17th, 1888 in Chełmno.
Died May 14th, 1954 at 65 years old in Schwangau.
Charles Laughton
British-american actor (1899–1962).
Born July 1st, 1899 in Scarborough.
Died December 15th, 1962 at 63 years old in Hollywood (kidney cancer).
Giuseppe Verdi
Italian opera composer (1813–1901).
Born October 9th, 1813 in Le Roncole.
Died January 27th, 1901 at 87 years old in Milan (stroke).
M. Emmet Walsh
American actor (1935–2024).
Born March 22nd, 1935 in Ogdensburg.
Died March 19th, 2024 at 88 years old in St. Albans (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ignaz Semmelweis
Hungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures (1818–1865).
Died August 13th, 1865 at 47 years old in Oberdöbling (pyaemia).
George McGovern
American historian and politician (1922–2012).
Died October 21st, 2012 at 90 years old in Sioux Falls. [ref]
Steve McMichael
American football player and professional wrestler (1957–2025).
Born October 17th, 1957 in Houston.
Died April 23rd, 2025 at 67 years old in Joliet (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Daniel Johnston
American musician (1961–2019).
Born January 22nd, 1961 in Sacramento.
Died September 10th, 2019 at 58 years old in Waller (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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