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65,664 Notable deaths
Evel Knievel
American stunt performer and artist (1938–2007).
Born October 17th, 1938 in Butte.
Died November 30th, 2007 at 69 years old in Clearwater (diabetes, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis).
Marlene Dietrich
German and american actress and singer (1901–1992).
Born December 27th, 1901 in Rote Insel.
Died May 6th, 1992 at 90 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (kidney failure).
Jerry Garcia
American guitarist and singer (1942–1995).
Born August 1st, 1942 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1995 at 53 years old in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls (myocardial infarction, diabetes). [ref]
George Best
Northern irish association football player (1946-2005).
Born May 22nd, 1946 in Belfast.
Died November 25th, 2005 at 59 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Werner Heisenberg
German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner (1901–1976).
Born December 5th, 1901 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1976 at 74 years old in Munich (gallbladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
Joseph McCarthy
American politician (1908–1957).
Born November 14th, 1908 in Grand Chute.
Died May 2nd, 1957 at 48 years old in Bethesda (liver cirrhosis).
Manute Bol
Sudanese-american basketball player.
Born October 16th, 1962 in Turalei.
Died June 19th, 2010 at 47 years old in Charlottesville (kidney failure). [ref]
Liberace
American pianist (1919–1987).
Born May 16th, 1919 in West Allis.
Died February 4th, 1987 at 67 years old in Palm Springs (pneumonia).
Joan Rivers
American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014).
Born June 8th, 1933 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died September 4th, 2014 at 81 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital (cardiac arrest, cerebral hypoxia). [ref]
Cicely Tyson
American actress (1924–2021).
Born December 19th, 1924 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2021 at 96 years old in New York City. [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson