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82,883 Notable deaths
Ed Farhat
American professional wrestler (1926–2003).
Born June 7th, 1926 in Lansing.
Died January 18th, 2003 at 76 years old in Williamston (myocardial infarction).
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer (1928–2012).
Born November 11th, 1928 in Panama City. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2012 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Julius Schreck
Nazi officer, first commander of the ss (1898-1936).
Born July 13th, 1898 in Munich.
Died May 16th, 1936 at 37 years old in Munich (meningitis).
Uwe Seeler
German association football player (1936–2022).
Born November 5th, 1936 in Hamburg.
Died July 21st, 2022 at 85 years old in Norderstedt. [ref]
Elmore James
American blues musician (1918–1963).
Born January 27th, 1918 in Richland.
Died May 24th, 1963 at 45 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Julia Margaret Cameron
British photographer (1815–1879).
Born June 11th, 1815 in Garden Reach.
Died January 26th, 1879 at 63 years old in Kalutara.
Maud Gonne
Irish revolutionary and activist (1866-1953).
Born December 21st, 1866 in Farnham.
Died April 27th, 1953 at 86 years old in Clonskeagh.
Richard Erdman
American actor, film director (1925–2019).
Died March 16th, 2019 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (dementia). [ref]
Maeve Binchy
Irish novelist (1939–2012).
Born May 28th, 1940 in Dalkey. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2012 at 72 years old in Dublin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nikolai Vavilov
Russian (soviet) agronomist, botanist and geneticist (1887-1943).
Born November 25th, 1887 in Moscow.
Died January 26th, 1943 at 55 years old in Saratov (starvation).
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