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65,836 Notable deaths
P. L. Travers
Australian-british novelist, actress and journalist (1899-1996).
Born August 9th, 1899 in Maryborough.
Died April 23rd, 1996 at 96 years old in London (epilepsy).
Edvard Munch
Norwegian painter. (1863–1944).
Born December 12th, 1863 in Ådalsbruk.
Died January 23rd, 1944 at 80 years old in Ekely.
Bruce Forsyth
British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer, and screenwriter (1928–2017).
Born February 22nd, 1928 in Edmonton. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2017 at 89 years old in Wentworth Estate (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher (1889–1976).
Born September 26th, 1889 in Messkirch. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1976 at 86 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (infectious disease). [ref]
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed r&b, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006).
Born September 2nd, 1946 in Houston.
Died June 6th, 2006 at 59 years old in Scottsdale (kidney failure, malignant hypertension). [ref]
Jean-Luc Godard
French and swiss film director (1930–2022).
Born December 3rd, 1930 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2022 at 91 years old in Rolle. [ref]
Jack Kevorkian
American pathologist, euthanasia activist (1928-2011).
Born May 26th, 1928 in Pontiac.
Died June 3rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Royal Oak (kidney failure). [ref]
Rubin Carter
American boxer (1937-2014).
Born May 6th, 1937 in Clifton.
Died April 20th, 2014 at 76 years old in Toronto (prostate cancer).
B. F. Skinner
American behaviorist.
Born March 20th, 1904 in Susquehanna Depot. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge (leukemia). [ref]
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988).
Born December 23rd, 1929 in Yale.
Died May 13th, 1988 at 58 years old in Amsterdam (falling).
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus