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Male notables
69,094 Notable deaths
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the islamic state (1971-2019).
Born July 28th, 1971 in Samarra.
Died October 27th, 2019 at 48 years old in Barisha (suicide bombing). [ref]
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor (1943–2017).
Born November 5th, 1943 in Fort Sheridan.
Died July 27th, 2017 at 73 years old in Midway (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Jerry Lewis
American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017).
Born March 16th, 1926 in Newark.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 91 years old in Las Vegas (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Harold Ramis
American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1944–2014).
Born November 21st, 1944 in Chicago.
Died February 24th, 2014 at 69 years old in Chicago (vasculitis).
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910).
Born September 9th, 1828 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died November 20th, 1910 at 82 years old in Astapovo (pneumonia).
Doc Holliday
Gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the american west (1851–1887).
Born August 14th, 1851 in Griffin.
Died November 8th, 1887 at 36 years old in Glenwood Springs (tuberculosis).
Peter Townsend
British flying ace (1914-1995).
Born November 22nd, 1914 in Yangon.
Died June 19th, 1995 at 80 years old in Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines (stomach cancer).
Tony Curtis
American actor (1925–2010).
Born June 3rd, 1925 in Flower Hospital.
Died September 29th, 2010 at 85 years old in Henderson (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Michael K. Williams
American actor (1966–2021).
Born November 22nd, 1966 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2021 at 54 years old in Williamsburg (drug overdose). [ref]
John Brown
American abolitionist (1800–1859).
Born May 9th, 1800 in Torrington.
Died December 2nd, 1859 at 59 years old in Charles Town (hanging to death).
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