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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Isidor Straus
Retailing magnate victim of the titanic sinking (1845–1912).
Born February 6th, 1845 in Otterberg.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 67 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Gordon Cooper
American astronaut (1927–2004).
Born March 6th, 1927 in Shawnee.
Died October 4th, 2004 at 77 years old in Ventura (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Alfonso XIII
King of spain from 1886 to 1931 (1886–1941).
Born May 17th, 1886 in Royal Palace of Madrid. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1941 at 54 years old in Villanueva Mesía (angina pectoris).
Jonathan Netanyahu
Military officer and national hero of the state of israel (1946–1976).
Born March 13th, 1946 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1976 at 30 years old in Entebbe (gunshot wound).
Gary M. Heidnik
American serial killer (1943–1999).
Born November 22nd, 1943 in Eastlake.
Died July 6th, 1999 at 55 years old in Centre County (lethal injection).
Jani Lane
American rock singer (1964–2011).
Born February 1st, 1964 in Akron.
Died August 11th, 2011 at 47 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ken Howard
American actor (1944–2016).
Born March 28th, 1944 in El Centro.
Died March 23rd, 2016 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Junaid Jamshed
Pakistani recording artist.
Born September 3rd, 1964 in Karachi.
Died December 7th, 2016 at 52 years old in Havelian (aviation accident).
John Rawls
American political philosopher (1921–2002).
Born February 21st, 1921 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2002 at 81 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Dickey Betts
American guitarist (1943–2024).
Born December 12th, 1943 in West Palm Beach.
Died April 18th, 2024 at 80 years old in Osprey. [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy