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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
J. J. Thomson
British physicist (1856-1940).
Born December 18th, 1856 in Cheetham Hill.
Died August 30th, 1940 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
O. Henry
American short story writer (1862–1910).
Born September 11th, 1862 in Greensboro.
Died June 5th, 1910 at 47 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Bobby Riggs
American tennis player (1918–1995).
Born February 25th, 1918 in Los Angeles.
Died October 25th, 1995 at 77 years old in Leucadia (prostate cancer).
Jihadi John
British terrorist and murderer.
Born August 17th, 1988 in Al Jahra.
Died November 12th, 2015 at 27 years old in Raqqa (death in battle). [ref]
Satish Shah
Indian actor.
Born June 25th, 1951 in Mumbai.
Died October 25th, 2025 at 74 years old in Mumbai (kidney failure). [ref]
Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019).
Born November 21st, 1941 in New Orleans.
Died June 6th, 2019 at 77 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jayaprakash Narayan
Indian independence activist and political leader.
Born October 11th, 1902 in Ballia.
Died October 8th, 1979 at 76 years old in Patna.
Ravi Zacharias
Canadian-american christian apologist (1946–2020).
Born March 26th, 1946 in Chennai.
Died May 19th, 2020 at 74 years old in Atlanta (Spinal cord cancer).
Rudy Ray Moore
American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer (1927-2008).
Born March 17th, 1927 in Fort Smith. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2008 at 81 years old in Toledo (diabetes). [ref]
Harry Chapin
American singer-songwriter (1942–1981).
Born December 7th, 1942 in Brooklyn.
Died July 16th, 1981 at 38 years old in New York City (traffic collision).
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