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Male notables
10 Notable deaths
Joseph Merrick
British man with severe deformities known as the elephant man.
Born August 5th, 1862 in Leicester.
Died April 11th, 1890 at 27 years old in Whitechapel.
Fred Willard
American actor and comedian (1933-2020).
Born September 18th, 1933 in Cleveland.
Died May 15th, 2020 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest, coronary artery disease, myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
John Holmes
American pornographic actor.
Born August 8th, 1944 in Ashville.
Died March 13th, 1988 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).
George Armstrong Custer
United states cavalry commander (1839–1876).
Born December 5th, 1839 in New Rumley.
Died June 25th, 1876 at 36 years old in Big Horn County (Battle of the Little Bighorn).
Jim Lovell
American astronaut (1928–2025).
Born March 25th, 1928 in Cleveland.
Died August 7th, 2025 at 97 years old in Lake Forest. [ref]
Ralphie May
American stand-up comedian.
Born February 17th, 1972 in Chattanooga.
Died October 6th, 2017 at 45 years old in Las Vegas (cardiac arrest, pneumonia). [ref]
Walter Matthau
American actor, comedian and director (1920–2000).
Born October 1st, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 1st, 2000 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction, colorectal cancer).
John Aniston
American actor (1933–2022).
Born July 24th, 1933 in Chania.
Died November 11th, 2022 at 89 years old in Los Angeles County. [ref]
Cesar Chavez
Mexican-american farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist (1927–1993).
Born March 31st, 1927 in Yuma. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1993 at 66 years old in San Luis.
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876).
Born May 27th, 1837 in Troy Grove.
Died August 2nd, 1876 at 39 years old in Deadwood (gunshot wound).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde