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66,829 Notable deaths
Edmund Husserl
German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology (*1859 – †1938).
Born April 8th, 1859 in Prostějov. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1938 at 79 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Maila Nurmi
Finnish american actress (1922–2008).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Gloucester. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2008 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peg Entwistle
British actress (1908-1932).
Born February 5th, 1908 in Port Talbot.
Died September 18th, 1932 at 24 years old in Hollywood.
Abdullah I of Jordan
Ruler of transjordan and jordan from 1921 to 1951.
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Mecca.
Died July 20th, 1951 at 69 years old in Masjid Al-Aqsa (gunshot wound).
Theo van Gogh
Dutch art dealer, brother of vincent (1857-1891).
Born May 1st, 1857 in Zundert. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1891 at 33 years old in Utrecht (syphilis). [ref]
Ernst Jünger
German writer (1895–1998).
Born March 29th, 1895 in Heidelberg.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 102 years old in Riedlingen.
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013).
Born August 25th, 1911 in Lộc Thủy. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2013 at 102 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Greg Plitt
American fitness model and actor (1977–2015).
Born November 3rd, 1977 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2015 at 37 years old in Burbank (railway accident). [ref]
Michael Lerner
American actor.
Born June 22nd, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died April 8th, 2023 at 81 years old [ref]
Michael Hedges
American guitarist (1953–1997).
Born December 31st, 1953 in Sacramento.
Died December 2nd, 1997 at 43 years old in Mendocino (car collision).
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci