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65,895 Notable deaths
Fela Kuti
Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997).
Born October 15th, 1938 in Abeokuta.
Died August 2nd, 1997 at 58 years old in Lagos (death from AIDS-related complications).
Margaret Brown
Survivor of the sinking of the titanic (1867-1932).
Born July 18th, 1867 in Hannibal.
Died October 26th, 1932 at 65 years old in New York City (brain cancer).
Tony Lip
American actor (1930–2013).
Born July 30th, 1930 in Beaver Falls.
Died January 4th, 2013 at 82 years old in Teaneck (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Christian Brando
Child of actor marlon brando and an occasional actor (1958-2008).
Born May 11th, 1958 in Los Angeles.
Died January 26th, 2008 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Shyla Stylez
Canadian pornographic actress (1982–2017).
Born September 23rd, 1982 in Armstrong. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2017 at 35 years old in Armstrong.
Thomas Sankara
President of burkina faso from 1983 to 1987.
Born December 21st, 1949 in Yako. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1987 at 37 years old in Ouagadougou (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jerry Reed
American recording artist; country music singer, actor (1937-2008).
Born March 20th, 1937 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2008 at 71 years old in Nashville (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Divine
American actor, singer and drag queen (1945–1988).
Born October 19th, 1945 in Baltimore.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Hosni Mubarak
Egyptian president and politician (1928-2020).
Born May 4th, 1928 in Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa.
Died February 25th, 2020 at 91 years old in Cairo (surgical complications). [ref]
Elizabeth Peña
American actress (1959–2014).
Born September 23rd, 1959 in Elizabeth.
Died October 14th, 2014 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris