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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Arthur Shawcross
American serial killer (1945–2008).
Born June 6th, 1945 in Kittery.
Died November 10th, 2008 at 63 years old in Albany (heart failure). [ref]
Edward Elgar
English composer (1857-1934).
Born June 2nd, 1857 in Lower Broadheath.
Died February 23rd, 1934 at 76 years old in Worcester (colorectal cancer).
Matt Busby
Scottish football player and manager (1909-1994).
Born May 26th, 1909 in Bellshill.
Died January 20th, 1994 at 84 years old in Manchester (cancer).
Bill Cobbs
American actor (1934–2024).
Born June 16th, 1934 in Cleveland.
Died June 25th, 2024 at 90 years old in Upland. [ref]
Václav Havel
Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of czechoslovakia and the first president of the czech republic (1936–2011).
Born October 5th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2011 at 75 years old in Hrádeček (respiratory failure). [ref]
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972).
Born November 29th, 1908 in New Haven.
Died April 4th, 1972 at 63 years old in Miami.
Jeff Hanneman
American guitarist (1964–2013).
Born January 31st, 1964 in Oakland.
Died May 2nd, 2013 at 49 years old in Hemet (liver cirrhosis, liver failure).
Richard Manuel
Canadian musician and composer (1943–1986).
Born April 3rd, 1943 in Stratford.
Died March 4th, 1986 at 42 years old in Winter Park.
Donald Henry Gaskins
American serial killer (1933–1991).
Born March 13th, 1933 in Florence County.
Died September 6th, 1991 at 58 years old in Columbia (electrocution).
Slobodan Praljak
Bosnian croat general and war criminal (1945–2017).
Born January 2nd, 1945 in Čapljina.
Died November 29th, 2017 at 72 years old in The Hague (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
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