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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Qusay Hussein
Iraqi politician (1966–2003).
Born May 17th, 1966 in Baghdad.
Died July 22nd, 2003 at 37 years old in Mosul (gunshot wound).
Lawrence Durrell
British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer (1912–1990).
Born February 27th, 1912 in Jalandhar.
Died November 8th, 1990 at 78 years old in Sommières (stroke).
Raymond Chandler
American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959).
Born July 23rd, 1888 in Chicago.
Died March 26th, 1959 at 70 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia).
Howlin' Wolf
American blues musician (1910–1976).
Born June 10th, 1910 in West Point, Clay County.
Died January 10th, 1976 at 65 years old in Hines (carcinoma).
Al Davis
Former owner of the oakland/los angeles raiders (1929–2011).
Born July 4th, 1929 in Brockton.
Died October 8th, 2011 at 82 years old in Oakland (heart failure). [ref]
Kenny Baker
British actor and musician (1934–2016).
Born August 24th, 1934 in Birmingham.
Died August 13th, 2016 at 81 years old in Preston (lung disease). [ref]
Pran
Indian actor (1920–2013).
Born February 12th, 1920 in Lahore.
Died July 12th, 2013 at 93 years old in Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre (pneumonia).
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021).
Born March 24th, 1933 in Columbia.
Died July 5th, 2021 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Bruno Ganz
Swiss actor (1941–2019).
Born March 22nd, 1941 in Zurich. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2019 at 77 years old in Au (small intestine cancer). [ref]
François Duvalier
40th president of the republic of haiti (1907-1971).
Born April 14th, 1907 in Port-au-Prince.
Died April 21st, 1971 at 64 years old in Port-au-Prince (diabetes).
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