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83,150 Notable deaths
Otto Klemperer
German conductor and composer (1885–1973).
Born May 14th, 1885 in Wrocław.
Died July 6th, 1973 at 88 years old in Zurich.
Sarah Burke
Canadian freeskier (1982–2012).
Born September 3rd, 1982 in Barrie.
Died January 19th, 2012 at 29 years old in Salt Lake City (heart failure). [ref]
Maurice Lucas
American basketball player-coach.
Born February 18th, 1952 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 31st, 2010 at 58 years old in Portland (bladder cancer).
Michael Sheard
Scottish actor (1938–2005).
Born June 18th, 1938 in Aberdeen.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 67 years old (cancer).
Christabel Pankhurst
Suffragette, co-founder of the women's social and political union, editor (1880-1958).
Born September 22nd, 1880 in Trafford. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1958 at 77 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader (1911-1979).
Born December 15th, 1911 in Wichita.
Died August 25th, 1979 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Annie Easley
American mathematician and rocket scientist.
Born April 23rd, 1932 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2011 at 79 years old in Cleveland. [ref]
Edwin Howard Armstrong
American electrical engineer and inventor (1890–1954).
Born December 18th, 1890 in Manhattan.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 63 years old in New York City (falling).
Richard Romanus
American actor (1943–2023).
Born February 8th, 1943 in Barre.
Died December 23rd, 2023 at 80 years old in Volos. [ref]
William Tubman
Liberian politician, 19th president of liberia (1895-1971).
Born November 29th, 1895 in Harper.
Died July 23rd, 1971 at 75 years old in London.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon