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Male notables
69,097 Notable deaths
Jefferson Davis
President of the confederate states from 1861 to 1865 (1808–1889).
Born June 3rd, 1808 in Fairview. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1889 at 81 years old in New Orleans.
Don Rickles
American stand-up comedian (1926–2017).
Died April 6th, 2017 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills (kidney failure). [ref]
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881).
Born November 11th, 1821 in Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor.
Died February 10th, 1881 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg (epilepsy, pulmonary emphysema).
Johnnie Cochran
American attorney (1937–2005).
Born October 2nd, 1937 in Shreveport.
Died March 29th, 2005 at 67 years old in Los Feliz (brain cancer).
Roger Ailes
American tv executive and consultant (1940–2017).
Born May 15th, 1940 in Warren. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
Fred Astaire
American dancer, actor, and singer (1899–1987).
Died June 22nd, 1987 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Ted Turner
American media mogul (1938–2026).
Born November 19th, 1938 in Cincinnati.
Died May 6th, 2026 at 87 years old in Lamont (dementia with Lewy bodies). [ref]
Rush Limbaugh
American political commentator (1951–2021).
Born January 12th, 1951 in Cape Girardeau.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 70 years old in Palm Beach (lung cancer). [ref]
Lou Reed
American rock musician (1942–2013).
Born March 2nd, 1944 in Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2013 at 69 years old in East Hampton (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
James Hunt
British racing driver (1947–1993).
Born August 29th, 1947 in Belmont.
Died June 15th, 1993 at 45 years old in Wimbledon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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