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Male notables

10 Notable deaths

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of dna.

Born June 8th, 1916 in Northampton. [ref]

Died July 28th, 2004 at 88 years old in La Jolla (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Ken Berry

American actor (1933–2018).

Born November 3rd, 1933 in Moline.

Died December 1st, 2018 at 85 years old in Burbank. [ref]

Lee J. Cobb

American actor (1911–1976).

Born December 8th, 1911 in New York City.

Died February 11th, 1976 at 64 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).

Paolo Gucci

Italian businessman and fashion designer.

Born March 29th, 1931 in Florence.

Died October 10th, 1995 at 64 years old in London. [ref]

Charan Singh

Prime minister of india (1979-1980).

Born December 23rd, 1902 in Noorpur.

Died May 29th, 1987 at 84 years old in New Delhi (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Leslie Groves

United states army corps of engineers officer (1896–1970).

Born August 17th, 1896 in Albany. [ref]

Died July 13th, 1970 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Mike Todd

American theatre and film producer.

Born June 22nd, 1909 in Minneapolis.

Died March 22nd, 1958 at 48 years old in Grants.

Ivan Milat

Australian serial killer (1944–2019).

Born December 27th, 1944 in Guildford.

Died October 27th, 2019 at 74 years old in Sydney, Long Bay Correctional Centre (skin cancer). [ref]

Rajendra Kumar

Indian actor (1929–1999).

Born July 20th, 1929 in Sialkot.

Died July 29th, 1999 at 70 years old in Mumbai (cancer).

Daniel Dennett

American philosopher (1942–2024).

Born March 28th, 1942 in Boston.

Died April 19th, 2024 at 82 years old in Portland. [ref]

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