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83,097 Notable deaths
Joseph Cornell
American artist (1903-1972).
Born December 24th, 1903 in Nyack.
Died December 29th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City.
Hugo Gernsback
American inventor, writer, editor and publisher (1884–1967).
Born August 16th, 1884 in Luxembourg.
Died August 19th, 1967 at 83 years old in New York City.
Heinrich Böll
German writer (1917–1985).
Born December 21st, 1917 in Cologne. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1985 at 67 years old in Langenbroich. [ref]
James Agee
American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic (1909-1955).
Born November 27th, 1909 in Knoxville.
Died May 16th, 1955 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Jan Nisar Akhtar
Urdu author (1914–1976).
Born February 14th, 1914 in Gwalior.
Died August 19th, 1976 at 62 years old in Mumbai.
Stand Watie
2nd principal chief of the cherokee nation.
Born December 12th, 1806 in Cherokee Nation.
Died September 9th, 1871 at 64 years old in Cherokee Nation.
Ivan Ilyin
Russian political philosopher (1883–1954).
Born April 9th, 1883 in Moscow.
Died December 21st, 1954 at 71 years old in Zollikon.
Toru Dutt
Bengali poet and translator (1856–1877).
Born March 4th, 1856 in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency.
Died August 30th, 1877 at 21 years old in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency (tuberculosis).
Lusia Harris
American basketball player (1955–2022).
Born February 10th, 1955 in Minter City.
Died January 18th, 2022 at 66 years old in Greenwood. [ref]
John W. Campbell
American science fiction writer (1910–1971).
Born June 8th, 1910 in Newark.
Died July 11th, 1971 at 61 years old in Mountainside.
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