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83,221 Notable deaths
Maximilian von Spee
German admiral (1861–1914).
Born June 22nd, 1861 in Copenhagen.
Died December 8th, 1914 at 53 years old in South Atlantic Ocean.
Tim Hetherington
British photographer (1970-2011).
Born December 5th, 1970 in Birkenhead.
Died April 20th, 2011 at 40 years old in Misrata (rocket-propelled grenade). [ref]
George Dern
American politician (1872-1936).
Born September 8th, 1872 in Scribner.
Died August 27th, 1936 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Macario Sakay
Filipino general, merchant and revolutionary (1870–1907).
Born March 1st, 1870 in Tondo.
Died January 9th, 1907 at 36 years old in Manila (hanging to death).
Max Ehrmann
American writer, poet, and attorney (1872–1945).
Born September 26th, 1872 in Terre Haute.
Died September 9th, 1945 at 72 years old in Terre Haute.
Geoffrey Fisher
Archbishop of canterbury (1887-1972).
Born May 5th, 1887 in Nuneaton.
Died October 15th, 1972 at 85 years old in Sherborne.
Anerood Jugnauth
Mauritian politician (1930–2021).
Born March 29th, 1930 in Vacoas-Phoenix.
Died June 3rd, 2021 at 91 years old in Curepipe. [ref]
David Blackwell
American mathematician (1919–2010).
Born April 24th, 1919 in Centralia. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2010 at 91 years old in Berkeley (stroke). [ref]
Fred Shuttlesworth
Civil rights activist (1922-2011).
Born March 18th, 1922 in Mount Meigs. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2011 at 89 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
Zalman King
American director, writer, producer, actor (1941-2012).
Born May 23rd, 1941 in Trenton.
Died February 3rd, 2012 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris