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82,859 Notable deaths
Christopher Cazenove
British actor (1945–2010).
Born December 17th, 1945 in Winchester.
Died April 7th, 2010 at 64 years old in London (sepsis). [ref]
Jerome K. Jerome
English humorist (1859-1927).
Born May 2nd, 1859 in Walsall.
Died June 16th, 1927 at 68 years old in Northampton (cerebral hemorrhage).
Laurie Bird
American actress, photographer (1953–1979).
Born September 26th, 1953 in Glen Cove.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 25 years old in Manhattan (drug overdose).
Norbert Grupe
German boxer and actor (1940-2004).
Born August 25th, 1940 in Berlin.
Died March 10th, 2004 at 63 years old in Puerto Vallarta (cancer).
Gwendolyn Brooks
American writer (1917–2000).
Born June 7th, 1917 in Topeka. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2000 at 83 years old in Chicago (cancer). [ref]
Kalpana (Kannada actress)
Indian actress.
Born July 8th, 1943 in South Canara District.
Died May 12th, 1979 at 35 years old in Gotur, Belgaum.
Rodolfo Graziani
Italian general (1882-1955).
Born August 11th, 1882 in Filettino.
Died January 11th, 1955 at 72 years old in Rome.
William Rowan Hamilton
Irish mathematician and astronomer (1805-1865).
Born August 4th, 1805 in Dublin.
Died September 2nd, 1865 at 60 years old in Dublin.
Margaret Chase Smith
Member of the united states senate from maine (1897-1995).
Born December 14th, 1897 in Skowhegan.
Died May 29th, 1995 at 97 years old in Skowhegan (lung cancer). [ref]
Annie Edson Taylor
American schoolteacher and daredevil; first person to successfully go over niagara falls in a barrel (1838–1921).
Born October 24th, 1838 in Auburn.
Died April 29th, 1921 at 82 years old in Lockport.
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