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66,064 Notable deaths
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996).
Born December 24th, 1955 in Muskegon.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 40 years old in Mount Everest (altitude sickness, hypothermia).
J. J. Thomson
British physicist (1856-1940).
Born December 18th, 1856 in Cheetham Hill.
Died August 30th, 1940 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
Jim Hutton
Actor (1934-1979).
Born May 31st, 1934 in Binghamton. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1979 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, liver cancer). [ref]
Ben Gazzara
American actor (1930-2012).
Born August 28th, 1930 in Manhattan.
Died February 3rd, 2012 at 81 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Marcel Duchamp
French painter and sculptor (1887-1968).
Born July 28th, 1887 in Blainville-Crevon. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1968 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Mindy McCready
American country music singer (1975–2013).
Born November 30th, 1975 in Fort Myers.
Died February 17th, 2013 at 37 years old in Heber Springs (gunshot wound). [ref]
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the south pole.
Born July 16th, 1872 in Borge.
Died June 18th, 1928 at 55 years old in Barents Sea (aviation accident). [ref]
Rahul Dev Burman
Indian musician (1939-1994).
Born June 27th, 1939 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1994 at 54 years old in Mumbai (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Flannery O'Connor
American novelist, short story writer.
Born March 25th, 1925 in Savannah. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1964 at 39 years old in Milledgeville (systemic lupus erythematosus). [ref]
Test
Canadian professional wrestler (1975-2009).
Born March 17th, 1975 in Whitby.
Died March 13th, 2009 at 33 years old in Tampa (drug overdose). [ref]
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