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83,216 Notable deaths
Prince Pierre de Polignac
French noble (1895-1964).
Born October 24th, 1895 in castle of Kerscamp.
Died November 10th, 1964 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
Joseph Losey
American filmmaker and theatre director (1909–1984).
Born January 14th, 1909 in La Crosse. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1984 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
David Starr Jordan
American ichthyologist and educator (1851-1931).
Born January 19th, 1851 in Gainesville.
Died September 19th, 1931 at 80 years old in Stanford.
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
117th pope of the coptic orthodox church (1923–2012).
Born August 3rd, 1923 in Manfalut.
Died March 17th, 2012 at 88 years old in Alexandria (kidney failure). [ref]
Lucian Blaga
Romanian writer (1895–1961).
Born May 9th, 1895 in Lancrăm.
Died May 6th, 1961 at 65 years old in Cluj-Napoca (cancer).
Peter Matthiessen
American novelist (1927–2014).
Born May 22nd, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Sagaponack (leukemia).
Mortimer Wheeler
British archaeologist (1890-1976).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Glasgow.
Died July 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Leatherhead.
Alexandra David-Néel
French explorer, spiritualist, buddhist, taoist, anarchist and writer.
Born October 24th, 1868 in Saint-Mandé.
Died September 8th, 1969 at 100 years old in Digne-les-Bains. [ref]
Agnes Macphail
Canadian politician and activist (1890-1954).
Born March 24th, 1890 in Dundalk.
Died February 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in Toronto.
Viktor Vasnetsov
Russian artist (1848-1926).
Born May 15th, 1848 in Lopyal.
Died July 23rd, 1926 at 78 years old in Moscow.
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