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83,084 Notable deaths
Rosemary Leach
British actress (1935–2017).
Born December 18th, 1935 in Much Wenlock.
Died October 21st, 2017 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Werner Best
German general (1903-1989).
Born July 10th, 1903 in Darmstadt.
Died June 23rd, 1989 at 85 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Pauline Oliveros
American composer and musician (1932–2016).
Born May 30th, 1932 in Houston. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2016 at 84 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Anna J. Cooper
African-american author, educator, speaker and scholar (1858–1964).
Born August 10th, 1858 in Raleigh. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1964 at 105 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Michelle Nicastro
American actress, singer (1960–2010).
Born March 31st, 1960 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 4th, 2010 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist (1924-1982).
Born February 2nd, 1924 in Boston.
Died July 22nd, 1982 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C..
Pavel Srniček
Czech soccer player, soccer representant and soccer coach (1968–2015).
Born March 10th, 1968 in Ostrava, Karviná.
Died December 29th, 2015 at 47 years old in Ostrava, Poruba, University Hospital Ostrava (cardiac arrest).
Courtney Hodges
United states general (1887-1966).
Born January 5th, 1887 in Perry.
Died January 16th, 1966 at 79 years old in San Antonio.
Alicia Alonso
Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer (1920-2019).
Born December 21st, 1920 in Havana. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2019 at 98 years old in Havana. [ref]
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
Austrian biologist and philosopher (1901–1972).
Born September 19th, 1901 in Atzgersdorf.
Died June 12th, 1972 at 70 years old in Buffalo.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs