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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Brad Davis
American actor (1949–1991).
Born November 6th, 1949 in Tallahassee.
Died September 8th, 1991 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).
Jim Reeves
American country singer (1923–1964).
Born August 20th, 1923 in Galloway.
Died July 31st, 1964 at 40 years old in Williamson County.
Leslie Howard
British actor (1893–1943).
Born April 3rd, 1893 in London.
Died June 1st, 1943 at 50 years old in Bay of Biscay (aviation accident).
Witold Pilecki
Polish underground resistance soldier, world war ii concentration camp resistance leader (1901-1948).
Born May 13th, 1901 in Olonets.
Died May 25th, 1948 at 47 years old in Warsaw (execution by shooting).
Roger Rees
British actor (1944–2015).
Born May 5th, 1944 in Aberystwyth.
Died July 10th, 2015 at 71 years old in New York City (brain cancer).
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in New York City.
Died December 30th, 2004 at 94 years old in Thousand Oaks (diabetes). [ref]
Melvin Purvis
Fbi agent (1903–1960).
Born October 24th, 1903 in Timmonsville.
Died February 29th, 1960 at 56 years old in Florence.
Count Basie
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984).
Born August 21st, 1904 in Red Bank. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1984 at 79 years old in Hollywood (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Oral Roberts
Christian religious leader, healing evangelist, author, educator, television personality.
Born January 24th, 1918 in Ada.
Died December 15th, 2009 at 91 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia). [ref]
Ramsay MacDonald
British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935 (1866–1937).
Born October 12th, 1866 in Lossiemouth.
Died November 9th, 1937 at 71 years old in Atlantic Ocean (heart failure).
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