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Robert Shaw
English actor and novelist (1927-1978).
Born August 9th, 1927 in Westhoughton. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1978 at 51 years old in Toormakeady (myocardial infarction).
Peter Cushing
English actor (1913-1994).
Born May 26th, 1913 in Kenley. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1994 at 81 years old in Canterbury (prostate cancer). [ref]
Oona O'Neill
American actress.
Born May 13th, 1925 in Warwick Parish.
Died September 27th, 1991 at 66 years old in Corsier-sur-Vevey (pancreatic cancer).
George Jones
American country musician (1931–2013).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Saratoga.
Died April 26th, 2013 at 81 years old in Nashville (respiratory failure). [ref]
Anton LaVey
Founder of the church of satan, author of the satanic bible (1930-1997).
Born April 11th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 67 years old in San Francisco (pulmonary edema).
Jack London
American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916).
Born January 12th, 1876 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1916 at 40 years old in Glen Ellen (poisoning, uremia, drug overdose). [ref]
Norman Lear
American television writer and producer (1922-2023).
Born July 27th, 1922 in New Haven.
Died December 5th, 2023 at 101 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Georgia O'Keeffe
American artist (1887-1986).
Born November 15th, 1887 in Sun Prairie. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1986 at 98 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Simo Häyhä
Finnish military sniper (1905–2002).
Born December 17th, 1905 in Rautjärvi.
Died April 1st, 2002 at 96 years old in Hamina.
Pete Burns
English singer (1959–2016).
Born August 5th, 1959 in Port Sunlight. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2016 at 57 years old in London (heart failure). [ref]
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull