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83,210 Notable deaths
Edmond Rostand
French poet and dramatist (1868–1918).
Born April 1st, 1868 in Marseille. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1948 at 80 years old in Paris (1918–1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Annie Jump Cannonn
American astronomer (1863-1941).
Born December 11th, 1863 in Dover.
Died April 13th, 1941 at 77 years old in Cambridge.
Giacinto Facchetti
Italian association football player (1942–2006).
Born July 18th, 1942 in Treviglio.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 64 years old in Milan (cancer, pancreatic cancer).
Ferruccio Busoni
Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, born 1866.
Born April 1st, 1866 in Empoli.
Died July 27th, 1924 at 58 years old in Berlin (kidney disease).
Murray Melvin
British actor (1932–2023).
Born August 10th, 1932 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2023 at 90 years old in St Thomas' Hospital. [ref]
Tony Rosato
Canadian-italian actor.
Born December 26th, 1954 in Naples.
Died January 10th, 2017 at 62 years old in Toronto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Will Hay
English comedian, actor, film director & astronomer (1888-1949).
Born December 6th, 1888 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 60 years old in London (stroke).
Paula Rego
Portuguese-british visual artist (1935-2022).
Born January 26th, 1935 in Lisbon.
Died June 8th, 2022 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Ryszard Kapuściński
Polish journalist, photographer, poet and author (1932–2007).
Born March 4th, 1932 in Pinsk. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2007 at 74 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stanisław Sosabowski
Polish general (1892-1967).
Born May 8th, 1892 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died September 25th, 1967 at 75 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson