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10 Notable deaths
Andy Sidaris
American filmmaker and actor (1931–2007).
Born February 20th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died March 7th, 2007 at 76 years old in Beverly Hills (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Miyuki Ishikawa
Prime perpetrator of kotobuki san'in incident (1897–1987).
Born February 5th, 1897 in Miyazaki Prefecture.
Died May 30th, 1987 at 90 years old
Edward James
British poet and arts patron (1907–1984).
Born August 16th, 1907 in West Dean House.
Died December 2nd, 1984 at 77 years old in Sanremo.
Oswald Avery
Canadian-born american physician and medical researcher.
Born October 21st, 1877 in Halifax.
Died February 2nd, 1955 at 77 years old in Nashville (liver cancer).
Vartan Gregorian
American academic administrator.
Born April 8th, 1934 in Tabriz.
Died April 15th, 2021 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Leila Seth
Indian judge.
Born October 20th, 1930 in Lucknow.
Died May 5th, 2017 at 86 years old in Noida (respiratory failure). [ref]
Douglas Corrigan
American aviator (1907–1995).
Born January 22nd, 1907 in Galveston.
Died December 9th, 1995 at 88 years old in Santa Ana.
Otto Wichterle
Czech member of czech national council, politician, academic, chemical engineer, professor and inventor (1913-1998).
Born October 27th, 1913 in Prostějov. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1998 at 84 years old in Prague, Stražisko. [ref]
Dennis Gabor
Nobel prize-winning physicist and inventor of holography.
Born June 5th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died February 9th, 1979 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Frank Knox
47th secretary of the navy of the united states (1874-1944).
Born January 1st, 1874 in Boston.
Died April 28th, 1944 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
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