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Male notables
69,090 Notable deaths
Rajneesh
Indian guru and leader of the rajneesh movement (1931–1990).
Born December 11th, 1931 in Udaipura. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1990 at 58 years old in Pune (heart failure). [ref]
Norm Macdonald
Canadian comedian (1959–2021).
Born October 17th, 1959 in Quebec City.
Died September 14th, 2021 at 61 years old in Duarte (cancer). [ref]
Wyatt Earp
American lawman (1848–1929).
Born March 19th, 1848 in Monmouth.
Died January 13th, 1929 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
John Belushi
American actor (1949–1982).
Born January 24th, 1949 in Humboldt Park.
Died March 5th, 1982 at 33 years old in Chateau Marmont (drug overdose).
Paul Reubens
American actor and comedian (1952–2023).
Born August 27th, 1952 in Peekskill.
Died July 30th, 2023 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
George Orwell
British writer and journalist (1903–1950).
Born June 25th, 1903 in Motihari. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1950 at 46 years old in London (tuberculosis). [ref]
Richard Jewell
American police officer (1962–2007).
Born December 17th, 1962 in Danville.
Died August 29th, 2007 at 44 years old in Woodbury. [ref]
John Paul II
264th pope of the catholic church (1978–2005).
Born May 18th, 1920 in Wadowice. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2005 at 84 years old in Rome (Parkinson's disease, myocardial infarction, sepsis, senility). [ref]
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910).
Born November 30th, 1835 in Florida. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1910 at 74 years old in Redding (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean-Michel Basquiat
American artist (1960-1988).
Born December 22nd, 1960 in Brooklyn, Park Slope.
Died August 12th, 1988 at 27 years old in New York City (heroin overdose).
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner