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82,886 Notable deaths
Lepa Radić
Serbian communist partisan (1925-1943).
Born December 19th, 1925 in Gašnica.
Died February 8th, 1943 at 17 years old in Bosanska Krupa (hanging to death). [ref]
Thomas Hunt Morgan
American biologist (1866–1945).
Born September 25th, 1866 in Lexington.
Died December 4th, 1945 at 79 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction).
R. Venkataraman
President of india from 1987 to 1992.
Born December 4th, 1910 in Thanjavur district.
Died January 27th, 2009 at 98 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Marjorie Cameron
American actress and occultist (1922-1995).
Born April 23rd, 1922 in Belle Plaine.
Died June 24th, 1995 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Kenneth Clark
English art historian, museum director, and broadcaster (1903–1983).
Born July 13th, 1903 in London.
Died May 21st, 1983 at 79 years old in Hythe.
Didier Pironi
French racing driver (1952-1987).
Born March 26th, 1952 in Villecresnes.
Died August 23rd, 1987 at 35 years old (Fortune de mer, maritime accident).
Alonzo Church
American mathematician and logician (1903–1995).
Born June 14th, 1903 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 11th, 1995 at 92 years old in Hudson.
Peter Straub
American novelist and poet (1943–2022).
Born March 2nd, 1943 in Milwaukee.
Died September 4th, 2022 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten
Dutch pilot (1927-1977).
Born February 5th, 1927 in Lisse.
Died March 27th, 1977 at 50 years old in San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
Karl Brandt
German nazi ss officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1904–1948).
Born January 8th, 1904 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
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