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61,160 Notable deaths
Beatrix Potter
British children's writer and illustrator (1866–1943).
Born July 28th, 1866 in South Kensington. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1943 at 77 years old in Near Sawrey (pneumonia). [ref]
Patrice O'Neal
American stand-up comedian, radio personality, and actor (1969-2011).
Born December 7th, 1969 in New York City.
Died November 29th, 2011 at 41 years old in Jersey City (stroke). [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).
Phil Lynott
Irish musician, founding member of thin lizzy (1949–1986).
Born August 20th, 1949 in West Bromwich. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1986 at 36 years old in Salisbury (pneumonia). [ref]
Diahann Carroll
American actress, singer, model and activist (1935-2019).
Born July 17th, 1935 in The Bronx.
Died October 4th, 2019 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Seung-Hui Cho
South korean mass murderer; perpetrator of the virginia tech massacre (1984-2007).
Born January 18th, 1984 in Asan.
Died April 16th, 2007 at 23 years old in Blacksburg (shot to the head). [ref]
Julian McMahon
Australian–american actor (1968–2025).
Born July 27th, 1968 in Sydney.
Died July 2nd, 2025 at 56 years old in Clearwater (cancer). [ref]
Jonah Lomu
New zealand rugby union player.
Born May 12th, 1975 in Auckland.
Died November 18th, 2015 at 40 years old in Auckland (cardiac arrest, kidney failure, nephrotic syndrome). [ref]
Jerry Orbach
American actor and singer (1935-2004).
Born October 20th, 1935 in New York City.
Died December 28th, 2004 at 69 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Yokozuna
American professional wrestler (1966-2000).
Born October 2nd, 1966 in San Francisco.
Died October 23rd, 2000 at 34 years old in Liverpool (pulmonary edema).
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz