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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Charles Rocket
American actor, comedian (1949-2005).
Born August 24th, 1949 in Bangor.
Died October 7th, 2005 at 56 years old in Canterbury (shock). [ref]
B. J. Thomas
American singer (1942-2021).
Born August 7th, 1942 in Hugo.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 78 years old in Arlington (lung cancer). [ref]
James Longstreet
Confederate army general (1821–1904).
Born January 8th, 1821 in Edgefield County.
Died January 2nd, 1904 at 82 years old in Gainesville.
Jim Rohn
American motivational speaker.
Born September 17th, 1930 in Yakima.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 79 years old in West Hills (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Héctor Camacho
Puerto rican boxer (1962–2012).
Born May 24th, 1962 in Bayamón.
Died November 24th, 2012 at 50 years old in San Juan.
August Wilson
American playwright (1945-2005).
Born April 27th, 1945 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2005 at 60 years old in Seattle (liver cancer). [ref]
Kalabhavan Mani
Indian actor (1971–2016).
Born January 1st, 1971 in Chalakudy.
Died March 6th, 2016 at 45 years old in Kochi (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Tim Wakefield
American professional baseball pitcher (1966–2023).
Born August 2nd, 1966 in Melbourne.
Died October 1st, 2023 at 57 years old in Massachusetts (brain cancer). [ref]
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942).
Born November 28th, 1881 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1942 at 60 years old in Petrópolis (barbiturate overdose). [ref]
Dynamite Kid
British professional wrestler (1958-2018).
Born December 5th, 1958 in Golborne.
Died December 5th, 2018 at 60 years old in Ince-in-Makerfield. [ref]
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