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82,862 Notable deaths
Terrence McNally
American playwright (1938–2020).
Born November 3rd, 1939 in St. Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 80 years old in Sarasota (COVID-19). [ref]
Larry McDonald
American politician (1935-1983).
Born April 1st, 1935 in Atlanta.
Died September 1st, 1983 at 48 years old in Sakhalin (Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash).
Daniel Edgar Sickles
United states army medal of honor recipient and union army general (1819-1914).
Born October 20th, 1819 in Manhattan.
Died May 3rd, 1914 at 94 years old in Manhattan.
Henry Ward Beecher
American clergyman and activist (1813–1887).
Born June 24th, 1813 in Litchfield. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1887 at 73 years old in Brooklyn (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Kenzaburō Ōe
Japanese writer and nobel laureate (1935–2023).
Born January 31st, 1935 in Ōse.
Died March 3rd, 2023 at 88 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Italo Balbo
Italian marshal of the air force and minister (1896–1940).
Born June 6th, 1896 in Quartesana.
Died June 28th, 1940 at 44 years old in Tobruk.
Wanda Hendrix
American actress (1928-1981).
Born November 3rd, 1928 in Jacksonville.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 52 years old in Burbank (pneumonia).
Moustapha Akkad
American film director (1930–2005).
Born July 1st, 1930 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2005 at 75 years old in Amman (explosive device). [ref]
Tony Allen
Nigerian drummer and composer (1940–2020).
Born July 20th, 1940 in Lagos.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 79 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris, Paris (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Narinder Singh Kapany
Indian physicist (1926-2020).
Born October 12th, 1926 in Moga. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2020 at 94 years old in Redwood City. [ref]
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein