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82,881 Notable deaths

Sheila MacRae

English-born american actress, singer, dancer.

Born September 24th, 1924 in London.

Died March 6th, 2014 at 89 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease).

Wilhelm Steinitz

Austrian-american chess player (1836–1900).

Born May 18th, 1837 in Prague.

Died August 12th, 1900 at 63 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Jack Vettriano

Scottish painter (1951–2025).

Born November 17th, 1951 in Methil. [ref]

Died March 1st, 2025 at 73 years old in Nice. [ref]

Gene Sarazen

American golfer (1902–1999).

Born February 27th, 1902 in Harrison.

Died May 13th, 1999 at 97 years old in Naples.

Reta Shaw

American actress (1912-1982).

Born September 13th, 1912 in South Paris.

Died January 8th, 1982 at 69 years old in Encino (pulmonary emphysema).

Mark Ashton

British gay rights & political activist (1960-1987).

Born May 19th, 1960 in Oldham.

Died February 11th, 1987 at 26 years old in Southwark (pneumocystis pneumonia).

Sholem Aleichem

Jewish writer and playwright of yiddish, who worked in russian empire, switzerland, germany and the united states (1859-1916).

Born March 14th, 1859 in Pereiaslav.

Died May 13th, 1916 at 57 years old in New York City (tuberculosis). [ref]

Edward de Bono

Maltese physician (1933–2021).

Born May 19th, 1933 in Malta.

Died June 9th, 2021 at 88 years old in Malta. [ref]

Park Yong-ha

South korean actor and singer (1977-2010).

Born August 12th, 1977 in Seoul.

Died June 30th, 2010 at 32 years old in Seoul (hanging to death).

Harold Robbins

American novelist (1916–1997).

Born May 21st, 1916 in New York City.

Died October 14th, 1997 at 81 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure).

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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown