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Male notables
69,088 Notable deaths
Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb" (1904–1967).
Born April 22nd, 1904 in Manhattan.
Died February 18th, 1967 at 62 years old in Princeton (laryngeal cancer).
Heath Ledger
Australian actor (1979–2008).
Born April 4th, 1979 in Perth.
Died January 22nd, 2008 at 28 years old in Manhattan (poisoning by drugs). [ref]
Ed Gein
American murderer and human trophy collector.
Born August 27th, 1906 in La Crosse.
Died July 26th, 1984 at 77 years old in Madison (respiratory failure).
Robin Williams
American actor and comedian (1951–2014).
Born July 21st, 1951 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2014 at 63 years old in Paradise Cay, Tiburon (hanging to death). [ref]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President of the united states from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945).
Born January 30th, 1882 in Hyde Park.
Died April 12th, 1945 at 63 years old in Little White House (cerebral hemorrhage).
George V
King of the united kingdom from 1910 to 1936.
Born June 3rd, 1865 in Marlborough House.
Died January 20th, 1936 at 70 years old in Sandringham House (chronic bronchitis).
George H. W. Bush
President of the united states from 1989 to 1993 (1924–2018).
Born June 12th, 1924 in Milton.
Died November 30th, 2018 at 94 years old in Houston (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Matthew Perry
American-canadian actor (1969–2023).
Born August 19th, 1969 in Williamstown.
Died October 28th, 2023 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (drowning, drug overdose). [ref]
Martin Luther King Jr.
American baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968).
Born January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1968 at 39 years old in St. Joseph's Hospital, Memphis (gunshot wound). [ref]
Charlie Kirk
American political activist (1993–2025).
Born October 14th, 1993 in Arlington Heights.
Died September 10th, 2025 at 31 years old in Timpanogos Regional Hospital (shot to the neck). [ref]
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz