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65,664 Notable deaths
Donna Summer
American singer (1948–2012).
Born December 31st, 1948 in Boston.
Died May 17th, 2012 at 63 years old in Naples (lung cancer). [ref]
Colonel Tom Parker
Dutch entertainment impresario.
Born June 26th, 1909 in Breda.
Died January 21st, 1997 at 87 years old in Las Vegas (stroke).
David Foster Wallace
American fiction writer and essayist (1962–2008).
Born February 21st, 1962 in Ithaca.
Died September 12th, 2008 at 46 years old in Claremont (hanging to death). [ref]
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese communist leader (1890–1969).
Born May 19th, 1890 in Kim Liên. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1969 at 79 years old in Hanoi (heart failure).
Sonny Bono
American entertainer, musician and politician (1935–1998).
Born February 16th, 1935 in Detroit.
Died January 5th, 1998 at 62 years old in Stateline (blunt trauma).
Takeoff
American rapper (1994–2022).
Born June 18th, 1994 in Lawrenceville. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2022 at 28 years old in Houston (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Michael Madsen
American actor (1957–2025).
Born September 25th, 1957 in Chicago.
Died July 3rd, 2025 at 67 years old in Malibu (cardiac arrest). [ref]
M. G. Ramachandran
Film actor, chief minister of tamil nadu (1917 – 1987).
Born January 17th, 1917 in Kandy.
Died December 29th, 1987 at 70 years old in Chennai.
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
American businessman and ambassador (1888-1969).
Born September 6th, 1888 in Boston. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1969 at 81 years old in Hyannis Port (stroke). [ref]
Aristotle Onassis
Greek shipping magnate.
Born January 20th, 1906 in İzmir. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1975 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (respiratory failure).
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Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney