Most notably...
65,616 Notable deaths
James Earl Ray
American criminal, convicted for the murder of civil rights activist and nobel peace prize laureate martin luther king jr. in 1968.
Born March 10th, 1928 in Alton.
Died April 23rd, 1998 at 70 years old in Nashville (hepatitis C).
Pat Morita
Japanese-american actor (1932-2005).
Born June 28th, 1932 in Isleton. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2005 at 73 years old in Las Vegas (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yul Brynner
Russian-born actor (1920–1985).
Born July 11th, 1920 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1985 at 65 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Ryan O'Neal
American actor and former boxer.
Born April 20th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died December 8th, 2023 at 82 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
John Hughes
American filmmaker (1950–2009).
Born February 18th, 1950 in Lansing.
Died August 6th, 2009 at 59 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lemmy
British rock musician (1945–2015).
Born December 24th, 1945 in Burslem.
Died December 28th, 2015 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer, heart failure). [ref]
Larry King
American television and radio host (1933–2021).
Born November 19th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died January 23rd, 2021 at 87 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (sepsis). [ref]
Wernher von Braun
German and later american aerospace engineer and space architect.
Born March 23rd, 1912 in Wyrzysk. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1977 at 65 years old in Alexandria (pancreatic cancer, liver cancer). [ref]
Andy Griffith
American actor, television producer, southern gospel singer, and writer (1926-2012).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Mount Airy. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2012 at 86 years old in Manteo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Penny Marshall
American actress, director and producer (1943–2018).
Born October 15th, 1943 in The Bronx.
Died December 17th, 2018 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (type-1 diabetes).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon