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63,647 Notable deaths
Jerry Reed
American recording artist; country music singer, actor (1937-2008).
Born March 20th, 1937 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2008 at 71 years old in Nashville (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Divine
American actor, singer and drag queen (1945–1988).
Born October 19th, 1945 in Baltimore.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Hosni Mubarak
Egyptian president and politician (1928-2020).
Born May 4th, 1928 in Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa.
Died February 25th, 2020 at 91 years old in Cairo (surgical complications). [ref]
Elizabeth Peña
American actress (1959–2014).
Born September 23rd, 1959 in Elizabeth.
Died October 14th, 2014 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
Pete Postlethwaite
British actor (1946-2011).
Born February 7th, 1946 in Warrington. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2011 at 64 years old in Shrewsbury (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Reggie White
American football player (1961–2004).
Born December 19th, 1961 in Chattanooga.
Died December 26th, 2004 at 43 years old in Cornelius (heart arrhythmia). [ref]
Blake Edwards
American film director, screenwriter and producer (1922-2010).
Born July 26th, 1922 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
Marsha P. Johnson
American gay liberation activist and transgender woman (1945-1992).
Born August 24th, 1945 in Elizabeth.
Died July 6th, 1992 at 46 years old in New York City. [ref]
Anatoly Dyatlov
Deputy chief-engineer of the chernobyl nuclear power plant at the time of the disaster (1931-1995).
Born March 3rd, 1931 in Atamanovo.
Died December 13th, 1995 at 64 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction).
John Matuszak
American actor and american football player (1950–1989).
Born October 25th, 1950 in Oak Creek.
Died June 17th, 1989 at 38 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).
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