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66,829 Notable deaths
Timothy J. Keller
American pastor (1950–2023).
Born September 23rd, 1950 in Allentown.
Died May 19th, 2023 at 72 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Oleg Gordievsky
Colonel of the kgb.
Born October 10th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died March 4th, 2025 at 86 years old in Godalming. [ref]
David Strickland
American actor (1969–1999).
Born October 14th, 1969 in Glen Cove.
Died March 22nd, 1999 at 29 years old in Las Vegas (hanging).
Richard Matheson
American fiction writer (1926–2013).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Allendale.
Died June 23rd, 2013 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Edith Tolkien
J. r. r. tolkien's wife and muse (1889–1971).
Born January 21st, 1889 in Gloucester.
Died November 29th, 1971 at 82 years old in Bournemouth.
Sam Phillips
American businessman, record executive, record producer and dj (1923–2003).
Born January 5th, 1923 in Florence.
Died July 30th, 2003 at 80 years old in Memphis (respiratory failure).
Jennifer Worth
British nurse, author and musician (1935–2011).
Born September 25th, 1935 in Clacton-on-Sea.
Died May 31st, 2011 at 75 years old in England (esophageal cancer).
Gauri Lankesh
Indian kannada-language journalist-activist (1962-2017).
Born January 29th, 1962 in Bengaluru. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2017 at 55 years old in Rajarajeshwari Nagar (gunshot wound). [ref]
Michael Foot
British politician (1913-2010).
Born July 23rd, 1913 in Plymouth. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2010 at 96 years old in Hampstead (disease). [ref]
Ronnie Lane
English rock musician (1946–1997).
Born April 1st, 1946 in Plaistow.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 51 years old in Trinidad (pneumonia, multiple sclerosis).
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