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83,070 Notable deaths
D. C. Fontana
American screenwriter (1939–2019).
Born March 25th, 1939 in Sussex County.
Died December 2nd, 2019 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator (1931–2006).
Born May 17th, 1931 in New York City.
Died May 31st, 2006 at 75 years old in Hartford.
Otis Blackwell
American songwriter (1931–2002).
Born February 16th, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Died May 6th, 2002 at 71 years old in Nashville.
Mohammed Daoud Khan
Politician, first president of afghanistan (1973-1978).
Born July 18th, 1909 in Kabul.
Died April 28th, 1978 at 68 years old in Kabul (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jane Pierce
First lady of the united states from 1853 to 1857.
Born March 12th, 1806 in Hampton. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1863 at 57 years old in Andover (tuberculosis).
Jean Metzinger
French painter (1883-1956).
Born June 24th, 1883 in Nantes.
Died November 3rd, 1956 at 73 years old in Paris.
Tommy Taylor
English footballer (1932–1958).
Born January 29th, 1932 in Barnsley.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 26 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Ștefania Mărăcineanu
Romanian physicist (1882-1944).
Born June 30th, 1882 in Bucharest.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 62 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Gherman Titov
Soviet cosmonaut (1935-2000).
Born September 11th, 1935 in Verkh-Zhilino. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2000 at 65 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Oliver Dragojević
Croatian pop musician (1947–2018).
Born December 7th, 1947 in Split.
Died July 29th, 2018 at 70 years old in Split (lung cancer). [ref]
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