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63,611 Notable deaths
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladeshi politician and statesman (1920–1975).
Born March 17th, 1920 in Tungipara Upazila.
Died August 15th, 1975 at 55 years old in Dhaka (ballistic trauma).
Terry Fox
Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist.
Born July 28th, 1958 in Winnipeg, Hamilton.
Died June 28th, 1981 at 22 years old in New Westminster (osteosarcoma).
Gene Roddenberry
American television screenwriter and producer (1921–1991).
Born August 19th, 1921 in El Paso. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1991 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Samuel Beckett
Irish novelist, playwright, and poet (1906-1989).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Foxrock. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1989 at 83 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Elie Wiesel
Romanian-born american writer, professor, political activist, nobel laureate, and holocaust survivor (1928-2016).
Born September 30th, 1928 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Patricia Routledge
British actress (1929–2025).
Born February 17th, 1929 in Tranmere.
Died October 3rd, 2025 at 96 years old in Chichester. [ref]
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic.
Born May 25th, 1887 in Pietrelcina.
Died September 30th, 1968 at 81 years old in San Giovanni Rotondo.
Robert Conrad
American actor (1935–2020).
Born March 1st, 1935 in Chicago.
Died February 8th, 2020 at 84 years old in Malibu (heart failure). [ref]
Robert McNamara
American businessman and secretary of defense (1916-2009).
Born June 9th, 1916 in San Francisco.
Died July 6th, 2009 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Benny Hill
British comedian and actor (1924–1992).
Born January 21st, 1924 in Southampton.
Died April 20th, 1992 at 68 years old in Teddington (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks