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83,084 Notable deaths

Ivar Giæver

Norwegian-american physicist.

Born April 5th, 1929 in Bergen.

Died June 20th, 2025 at 96 years old in Schenectady. [ref]

Jobriath

American singer (1946–1983).

Born December 14th, 1946 in Philadelphia.

Died August 3rd, 1983 at 36 years old in Manhattan (death from AIDS-related complications).

Leslie Charteris

Author (1907–1993).

Born May 12th, 1907 in Singapore.

Died April 15th, 1993 at 85 years old in Windsor.

Jimmy Finlayson

Scottish actor (1887–1953).

Born August 27th, 1887 in Falkirk.

Died October 9th, 1953 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Mary Church Terrell

American activist and suffragette (1863–1954).

Born September 23rd, 1863 in Memphis.

Died July 24th, 1954 at 90 years old in Annapolis.

Forbes Burnham

Guyanese politician (1923-1985).

Born February 20th, 1923 in Georgetown. [ref]

Died August 6th, 1985 at 62 years old in Georgetown. [ref]

Jacques Perrin

French actor and film producer (1941–2022).

Born July 13th, 1941 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 21st, 2022 at 80 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Celâl Bayar

3rd president of the republic of turkey (1883–1986).

Born May 16th, 1883 in Umurbey.

Died August 22nd, 1986 at 103 years old in Istanbul.

Vang Pao

Laotian-american soldier and former drug smuggler.

Born December 8th, 1929 in Xiangkhouang Province.

Died January 6th, 2011 at 81 years old in Clovis (pneumonia). [ref]

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento

Argentinian politician and writer (1811-1888).

Born February 15th, 1811 in San Juan.

Died September 11th, 1888 at 77 years old in Asunción (congestive heart failure).

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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon