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82,839 Notable deaths
Red Adair
Firefighter (1915–2004).
Born June 18th, 1915 in Houston.
Died August 31st, 2004 at 89 years old in Houston.
Richard Rorty
American philosopher (1931–2007).
Born October 4th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 76 years old in Palo Alto (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Berry Oakley
American bassist (1948-1972).
Born April 4th, 1948 in Chicago.
Died November 11th, 1972 at 24 years old in Macon (traffic collision, motorcycle accident).
Karl Liebknecht
German socialist, editor, and co-founder of the spartacus league (1871-1919).
Born November 13th, 1871 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1929 at 57 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Shirley Williams
British politician and academic (1930–2021).
Born July 27th, 1930 in London.
Died April 12th, 2021 at 90 years old in London. [ref]
John Anderson
American actor (1922-1992).
Born October 20th, 1922 in Clayton.
Died August 7th, 1992 at 69 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Hilaire Belloc
French-english writer (1870–1953).
Born July 27th, 1870 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1953 at 82 years old in Guildford. [ref]
Mikhail Bakhtin
Russian intellectual and philosopher.
Born November 16th, 1895 in Oryol.
Died March 7th, 1975 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Aleksandr Zakharchenko
Head and prime minister of the donetsk people's republic.
Born June 26th, 1976 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2018 at 42 years old in Donetsk (explosive device). [ref]
Ed Bradley
American journalist (1941–2006).
Born June 22nd, 1941 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2006 at 65 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht