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66,790 Notable deaths
Howard Ashman
American playwright and lyricist (1950-1991).
Born May 17th, 1950 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1991 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Andrea Dworkin
American feminist writer (1946–2005).
Born September 26th, 1946 in Camden.
Died April 9th, 2005 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease).
Ja'Net DuBois
American actress (d. 2020).
Born August 5th, 1932 in Philadelphia.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 87 years old in Glendale (peripheral artery disease, chronic renal insufficiency). [ref]
Sam Wanamaker
Actor.
Born June 14th, 1919 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1993 at 74 years old in London (prostate cancer). [ref]
Edward O. Wilson
American biologist, naturalist, and writer.
Born June 10th, 1929 in Birmingham.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 92 years old in Burlington. [ref]
Leo Strauss
History of political philosophy scholar (1899-1973).
Born September 20th, 1899 in Kirchhain.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 74 years old in Annapolis.
Genrikh Yagoda
Soviet secret police official (1891–1938).
Born November 19th, 1891 in Rybinsk.
Died May 15th, 1938 at 46 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (gunshot wound).
Constantine Stanislavsky
Russian actor and theatre director (1863–1938).
Born January 17th, 1863 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1938 at 75 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
José José
Mexican singer (1948–2019).
Born February 17th, 1948 in Mexico City, Clavería. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2019 at 71 years old in Homestead (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ernest Lawrence
American nuclear physicist (1901–1958).
Born August 8th, 1901 in Canton.
Died August 27th, 1958 at 57 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson