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83,208 Notable deaths
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
Anglo-irish officer in the british army (1833-1913).
Born June 4th, 1833 in Dublin.
Died March 25th, 1913 at 79 years old in Menton.
Eileen Chang
Chinese-born american essayist, novelist, and screenwriter.
Born September 20th, 1920 in Shanghai, Shanghai International Settlement.
Died September 8th, 1995 at 74 years old in Westwood.
James J. Hill
American railroad promoter and financier (1838–1916).
Born September 16th, 1838 in Guelph/Eramosa.
Died May 29th, 1916 at 77 years old in Saint Paul.
Grace Lee Boggs
American social activist and feminist (1915-2015).
Born June 27th, 1915 in Providence. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2015 at 100 years old in Detroit. [ref]
John Chambers
American make-up artist and prosthetic makeup expert.
Born September 12th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died August 25th, 2001 at 77 years old in Woodland Hills.
Isaak Babel
Russian language journalist, playwright, literary translator, and short story writer (1894–1940).
Born July 12th, 1894 in Odesa.
Died January 27th, 1940 at 45 years old in Butyrka prison (gunshot wound).
John Kirby
American lawyer (1939-2019).
Born October 22nd, 1939 in Falls Church. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2019 at 79 years old [ref]
Josephine of Leuchtenberg
Queen of sweden and norway from 1844 to 1859.
Born March 14th, 1807 in Milan.
Died June 7th, 1876 at 69 years old in Stockholm Palace.
Wanda Rutkiewicz
Polish mountain climber (1943-1992).
Born February 4th, 1943 in Plungė.
Died May 13th, 1992 at 49 years old in Kanchenjunga. [ref]
Wilhelm Bittrich
German general (1894-1979.
Born February 26th, 1894 in Wernigerode.
Died April 19th, 1979 at 85 years old in Wolfratshausen.
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