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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890).
Born February 21st, 1801 in London.
Died August 11th, 1890 at 89 years old in Edgbaston (pneumonia).
Wilhelm Röntgen
German physicist (1845–1923).
Born March 27th, 1845 in Lennep. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1923 at 77 years old in Munich (colorectal cancer). [ref]
John Browning
Firearms designer of the united states (1855-1926).
Born January 23rd, 1855 in Ogden.
Died November 26th, 1926 at 71 years old in Liège (heart failure).
Peter Kürten
German serial killer (1883-1931).
Born May 26th, 1883 in Mülheim.
Died July 2nd, 1931 at 48 years old in Cologne (decapitation).
Tobe Hooper
American film director, screenwriter and producer (1943-2017).
Born January 25th, 1943 in Austin.
Died August 26th, 2017 at 74 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Vic Damone
American singer and actor (1928–2018).
Born June 12th, 1928 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2018 at 89 years old in Miami Beach (respiratory failure). [ref]
Howard Zinn
American historian, playwright, and socialist thinker (1922–2010).
Born August 24th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died January 27th, 2010 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hoagy Carmichael
American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899–1981).
Born November 22nd, 1899 in Bloomington.
Died December 27th, 1981 at 82 years old in Rancho Mirage (heart failure).
David Dinkins
106th mayor of new york city from 1990 to 1994.
Born July 10th, 1927 in Trenton.
Died November 23rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Paul Winfield
Actor (1939–2004).
Born May 22nd, 1939 in Los Angeles.
Died March 7th, 2004 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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