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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Osamu Dazai
Japanese author.
Born June 19th, 1909 in Kanagi.
Died June 13th, 1948 at 38 years old in Mitaka (drowning). [ref]
Sonny Landham
American actor (1941–2017).
Born February 11th, 1941 in Canton.
Died August 17th, 2017 at 76 years old in Lexington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ralph Waite
American actor (1928–2014).
Born June 22nd, 1928 in White Plains.
Died February 13th, 2014 at 85 years old in Palm Desert.
Jeff Porcaro
American drummer (1954–1992).
Born April 1st, 1954 in Hartford.
Died August 5th, 1992 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Edgar Degas
French impressionist artist (1834–1917).
Born July 19th, 1834 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1917 at 83 years old in Paris (stroke, aneurysm). [ref]
James MacArthur
American actor (1937-2010).
Born December 8th, 1937 in Los Angeles.
Died October 28th, 2010 at 72 years old in Jacksonville (cancer). [ref]
James Brady
White house press secretary under ronald reagan (1940-2014).
Born August 29th, 1940 in Centralia.
Died August 4th, 2014 at 73 years old in Alexandria (gunshot wound).
Mutsuhiro Watanabe
Japanese soldier and camp guard.
Born January 1st, 1918.
Died April 1st, 2003 at 85 years old
Ernie Davis
American football player (1939–1963).
Born December 14th, 1939 in New Salem-Buffington.
Died May 18th, 1963 at 23 years old in Cleveland (leukemia).
Adam Schlesinger
American musician (1967–2020).
Born October 31st, 1967 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died April 1st, 2020 at 52 years old in Poughkeepsie (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 1981 to 1990 of 69199
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