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Shamshad Begum
Indian singer (1919-2013).
Born April 14th, 1919 in Lahore.
Died April 23rd, 2013 at 94 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Kenneth Tynan
English theatre critic and writer (1927-1980).
Born April 2nd, 1927 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1980 at 53 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema).
Ed Bruce
American country music songwriter and singer (1939–2021).
Born December 29th, 1939 in Keiser.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 81 years old in Clarksville. [ref]
Ann Doran
American actress (1911–2000).
Born July 28th, 1911 in Amarillo.
Died September 19th, 2000 at 89 years old in Carmichael (disease).
Ernst-Robert Grawitz
German general; reichsarzt; facilitated medical torture and experiments on nazi concentration camp inmates (1899–1945).
Born June 8th, 1899 in Charlottenburg.
Died April 24th, 1945 at 45 years old in Babelsberg (hand grenade).
Rainer Weiss
American physicist (1932–2025).
Born September 29th, 1932 in Berlin.
Died August 25th, 2025 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Vaughn Monroe
American singer (1911–1973).
Born October 7th, 1911 in Akron.
Died May 21st, 1973 at 61 years old in Stuart.
Jimmy Armfield
English footballer (1935-2018).
Born September 21st, 1935 in Denton.
Died January 22nd, 2018 at 82 years old in Blackpool (lymphoma). [ref]
Art Babbitt
American animator (1907-1992).
Born October 8th, 1907 in Omaha.
Died March 4th, 1992 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Duke of nassau (1839–1866), later grand duke of luxembourg (1890–1905).
Born July 24th, 1817 in Biebrich Palace.
Died November 17th, 1905 at 88 years old in Lenggries.
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