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83,132 Notable deaths
Gail Patrick
American actress and television producer.
Born June 20th, 1911 in Birmingham.
Died July 6th, 1980 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Hyman Minsky
American economist (1919–1996).
Born September 23rd, 1919 in Chicago.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 77 years old in Rhinebeck.
Jan Gies
Dutch resistance member; dutch righteous among the nations; world war ii humanitarian (1905–1993).
Born August 18th, 1905 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1993 at 87 years old in Amsterdam (diabetes).
Peter Banks
British guitarist.
Born July 15th, 1947 in London Borough of Barnet.
Died March 8th, 2013 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herb Ritts
American photographer (1952–2002).
Born August 13th, 1952 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2002 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Honoré Daumier
French artist (1808–1879).
Born February 26th, 1808 in Marseille. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1879 at 70 years old in Valmondois. [ref]
Natalie Clifford Barney
American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in paris (1876-1972).
Born October 31st, 1876 in Dayton.
Died February 2nd, 1972 at 95 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Margaret Dumont
American actress (1882–1965).
Born October 20th, 1882 in Brooklyn.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 82 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Iranian prime minister and president of iran (1933-1981).
Born June 15th, 1933 in Qazvin.
Died August 30th, 1981 at 48 years old in Tehran (explosive device).
Alfred Worden
American astronaut (1932–2020).
Born February 7th, 1932 in Jackson.
Died March 18th, 2020 at 88 years old in Sugar Land (stroke). [ref]
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