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512 Notable deaths
in Washington, D.C.
Red Auerbach
American basketball coach (1917–2006).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died October 28th, 2006 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Curtis
Vice president of the united states from 1929 to 1933.
Born January 25th, 1860 in Topeka.
Died February 8th, 1936 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Betty Friedan
American feminist writer and activist (1921–2006).
Born February 4th, 1921 in Peoria.
Died February 6th, 2006 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
John N. Mitchell
Former us attorney general, watergate felon (1913-1988).
Born September 15th, 1913 in Detroit.
Died November 9th, 1988 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Cokie Roberts
American journalist (1943–2019).
Born December 27th, 1943 in New Orleans.
Died September 17th, 2019 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (metastatic breast cancer). [ref]
Ben Bradlee
Executive editor of the washington post from 1968 to 1991 (1921–2014).
Born August 26th, 1921 in Boston.
Died October 21st, 2014 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C. (Alzheimer's disease).
Gwen Ifill
American journalist, television newscaster and author (1955–2016).
Born September 29th, 1955 in New York City.
Died November 14th, 2016 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C. (endometrial cancer, uterine cancer). [ref]
George Hearst
American politician (1820-1891).
Born September 3rd, 1820 in Sullivan.
Died February 28th, 1891 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..
Marion Barry
American politician and former mayor of the district of columbia (1936-2014).
Born March 6th, 1936 in Itta Bena.
Died November 23rd, 2014 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Albert Pike
American author, poet, orator, editor, lawyer, jurist and confederate states army general associate justice of the arkansas supreme court, freemason (1809–1891).
Born December 29th, 1809 in Boston.
Died April 2nd, 1891 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart attack).
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