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63,644 Notable deaths
Meena Kumari
Indian actress and poet.
Born August 1st, 1933 in Dadar.
Died March 31st, 1972 at 38 years old in Mumbai (liver cirrhosis).
Jon Brower Minnoch
Heaviest ever recorded human (1941-1983).
Born September 29th, 1941 in Bainbridge Island. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1983 at 41 years old in Seattle (edema). [ref]
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Joseph stalin's daughter (1926–2011).
Born February 28th, 1926 in Moscow. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2011 at 85 years old in Richland Center (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Eva Cassidy
American singer (1963-1996).
Born February 2nd, 1963 in Washington Hospital Center. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1996 at 33 years old in Bowie (melanoma). [ref]
Mobutu Sese Seko
Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of zaire from 1971 to 1997 (1930 – 1997).
Born October 14th, 1930 in Lisala.
Died September 7th, 1997 at 66 years old in Rabat (prostate cancer).
Wayne Rogers
American actor (1933-2015).
Born April 7th, 1933 in Birmingham.
Died December 31st, 2015 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Michael Jeter
American actor (1952-2003).
Born August 26th, 1952 in Lawrenceburg. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2003 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (epilepsy). [ref]
Vincent Gigante
American boxer, mobster (1928-2005).
Born March 29th, 1928 in Manhattan.
Died December 19th, 2005 at 77 years old in Springfield.
Rudolph Valentino
Italian silent film actor (1895-1926).
Born May 6th, 1895 in Castellaneta. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1926 at 31 years old in New York City (peritonitis). [ref]
David Ruffin
American singer (1941–1991).
Born January 18th, 1941 in Whynot.
Died June 1st, 1991 at 50 years old in Philadelphia (drug overdose).
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