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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Alex Haley
American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist (1921–1992).
Born August 11th, 1921 in Ithaca. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1992 at 70 years old in Seattle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Luis Buñuel
Spanish-mexican filmmaker (1900–1983).
Born February 22nd, 1900 in Calanda. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1983 at 83 years old in Mexico City (liver cirrhosis).
Roy Sullivan
American park ranger.
Born February 7th, 1912 in Greene County.
Died September 28th, 1983 at 71 years old in Dooms (gunshot wound).
Eugene Sledge
United states marine (1923-2001).
Born November 4th, 1923 in Mobile.
Died March 3rd, 2001 at 77 years old in Montevallo (stomach cancer).
Denny Laine
British rock musician (1944–2023).
Born October 29th, 1944 in Tyseley.
Died December 5th, 2023 at 79 years old in Naples (lung disease). [ref]
Ngô Đình Diệm
South vietnamese politician; president of south vietnam from 1955 to 1963.
Born January 3rd, 1901 in Phong Thủy. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1963 at 62 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (gunshot wound).
Art Bell
American broadcaster (1945-2018).
Born June 17th, 1945 in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
Died April 13th, 2018 at 72 years old in Pahrump (lung disease).
Jack Hemingway
Canadian-american fly fisherman, conservationist and writer.
Born October 10th, 1923 in Toronto.
Died December 1st, 2000 at 77 years old in New York City.
Bo Diddley
American guitarist (1928–2008).
Born December 30th, 1928 in Magnolia, McComb. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 79 years old in Florida, Archer (diabetes, heart failure). [ref]
Lloyd Avery II
American actor and convicted murderer (1969-2005).
Born June 21st, 1969 in Los Angeles.
Died September 4th, 2005 at 36 years old in Crescent City (blunt trauma).
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Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom