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66,663 Notable deaths
Luz Long
German long jumper (1913-1943).
Born April 27th, 1913 in Leipzig.
Died July 14th, 1943 at 30 years old in Acate.
Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002).
Born September 10th, 1941 in Queens.
Died May 20th, 2002 at 60 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Ziaur Rahman
Chief of army staff and president of bangladesh (1936-1981).
Born January 19th, 1936 in Bogura District.
Died May 30th, 1981 at 45 years old in Chittagong (gunshot wound).
Pearl S. Buck
American writer (1892–1973).
Born June 26th, 1892 in Hillsboro. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1973 at 80 years old in Danby (lung cancer). [ref]
B. K. S. Iyengar
Indian yoga teacher and scholar (1918–2014).
Born December 14th, 1918 in Bellur.
Died August 20th, 2014 at 95 years old in Pune (heart failure). [ref]
Paul Volcker
American economist (1927-2019).
Born September 5th, 1927 in Cape May.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 92 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Lauri Törni
Finnish military officer in the finnish army, waffen-ss, and u.s. army (1919-1965).
Born May 28th, 1919 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1965 at 46 years old in Phước Sơn (aircraft crash).
Julius Nyerere
Tanzanian politician and writer, first prime minister and president of tanzania (1922-1999) and servant of god.
Born April 13th, 1922 in Butiama.
Died October 14th, 1999 at 77 years old in London (leukemia). [ref]
Marwan al-Shehhi
9/11 hijacker.
Born May 9th, 1978 in Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 23 years old in Manhattan.
William O. Douglas
Us supreme court justice from 1939 to 1975.
Born October 16th, 1898 in Maine Township.
Died January 19th, 1980 at 81 years old in Bethesda.
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