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83,186 Notable deaths
Phyllis Newman
American actress and singer (1933-2019).
Born March 19th, 1933 in Jersey City.
Died September 15th, 2019 at 86 years old in New York City (lung disease). [ref]
George Pólya
Hungarian mathematician (1887-1985).
Born December 13th, 1887 in Budapest.
Died September 8th, 1985 at 97 years old in Palo Alto.
Joshua Slocum
American navigator and maritime writer (1844-1909).
Born February 20th, 1844 in Mount Hanley.
Died November 14th, 1909 at 65 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Russian hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and zionist activist.
Born January 7th, 1858 in Lužki.
Died December 16th, 1922 at 64 years old in Jerusalem (tuberculosis).
Marita Lorenz
German who had affair with fidel castro (1939–2019).
Born August 18th, 1939 in Bremen.
Died August 31st, 2019 at 80 years old in Oberhausen (heart failure).
Manorama
Indian actress (1926–2008).
Born August 16th, 1926 in Lahore.
Died February 15th, 2008 at 81 years old in Mumbai (cerebrovascular disease).
Mick Karn
British bassist (1958–2011).
Born July 24th, 1958 in Nicosia.
Died January 4th, 2011 at 52 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Richard Yates
Novelist, short story writer (1926-1992).
Born February 3rd, 1926 in Yonkers.
Died November 7th, 1992 at 66 years old in Birmingham (pulmonary emphysema).
Trevor Bolder
English rock bassist, musician, songwriter and record producer (1950–2013).
Born June 9th, 1950 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died May 21st, 2013 at 62 years old in London (cancer, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader (1925–2024).
Born March 13th, 1925 in Boston. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2024 at 99 years old in Nassau County. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde