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65,745 Notable deaths
Vera-Ellen
Actress, singer, dancer (1921-1981).
Born February 16th, 1921 in Norwood.
Died August 30th, 1981 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Satyajit Ray
Indian filmmaker (1921–1992).
Born May 2nd, 1921 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1992 at 70 years old in Kolkata (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Cliff Burton
American bassist (1962–1986).
Born February 10th, 1962 in Castro Valley.
Died September 27th, 1986 at 24 years old in Dörarp (blunt trauma, traffic collision).
Robert Pickton
Canadian serial killer (1949–2024).
Born October 24th, 1949 in Port Coquitlam.
Died May 31st, 2024 at 74 years old in Quebec City (stabbing). [ref]
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman.
Born May 1st, 1852 in Princeton.
Died August 1st, 1903 at 51 years old in Terry (pneumonia).
David Ogden Stiers
American actor (1942–2018).
Born October 31st, 1942 in Peoria. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2018 at 75 years old in Newport (bladder cancer). [ref]
Sushma Swaraj
Indian politician.
Born February 14th, 1952 in Ambala Cantonment.
Died August 6th, 2019 at 67 years old in New Delhi (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Prithviraj Kapoor
Indian actor (1906-1972).
Born November 3rd, 1906 in Faisalabad.
Died May 29th, 1972 at 65 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
John le Carré
British novelist and spy (1931-2020).
Born October 19th, 1931 in Poole. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2020 at 89 years old in Royal Cornwall Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Homi Jehangir Bhabha
Indian nuclear physicist (1909–1966).
Born October 30th, 1909 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1966 at 56 years old in Bossons Glacier (aviation accident). [ref]
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran