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82,884 Notable deaths
Gale Sondergaard
American actress (1899–1985).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Litchfield.
Died August 14th, 1985 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Richard Leakey
Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and politician (1944-2022).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Nairobi.
Died January 2nd, 2022 at 77 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
James Kottak
American drummer (1962–2024).
Born December 26th, 1962 in Louisville.
Died January 9th, 2024 at 61 years old in Louisville. [ref]
Everett Dirksen
American politician (1896–1969).
Born January 4th, 1896 in Pekin.
Died September 7th, 1969 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer).
Yang Jiang
Chinese writer (1911-2016).
Born July 17th, 1911 in Beijing.
Died May 25th, 2016 at 104 years old in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. [ref]
Walter Camp
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1859-1925).
Born April 7th, 1859 in New Britain.
Died March 14th, 1925 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Massoud Rajavi
Iranian political activist (born 1948).
Born August 18th, 1948 in Tabas.
Died March 13th, 2003 at 54 years old
Alexandre Cabanel
French painter (1823–1889).
Born September 28th, 1823 in Montpellier.
Died January 23rd, 1889 at 65 years old in Paris.
Beverly Aadland
American film actress (1942-2010).
Born September 16th, 1942 in Hollywood.
Died January 5th, 2010 at 67 years old in Lancaster (heart failure). [ref]
Robert Mondavi
American winemaker (1913–2008).
Born June 18th, 1913 in Virginia.
Died May 16th, 2008 at 94 years old in Yountville. [ref]
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