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63,718 Notable deaths
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark
Greek and danish princess.
Born June 22nd, 1911 in Athens.
Died November 16th, 1937 at 26 years old in Ostend (Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash).
Claude Shannon
American mathematician and information theorist (1916-2001).
Born April 30th, 1916 in Petoskey. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2001 at 84 years old in Medford (Alzheimer's disease).
Roy Rogers
American actor and singer (1911-1998).
Born November 5th, 1911 in Cincinnati.
Died July 6th, 1998 at 86 years old in Apple Valley (heart failure).
Vladimir Komarov
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born March 16th, 1927 in Moscow.
Died April 24th, 1967 at 40 years old in Orenburg Oblast (aviation accident).
Sherman Hemsley
American actor (1938–2012).
Born February 1st, 1938 in Philadelphia.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 74 years old in El Paso (lung cancer). [ref]
Benigno Aquino III
15th president of the philippines (2010-2016).
Born February 8th, 1960 in Manila.
Died June 24th, 2021 at 61 years old in Quezon City (myocardial infarction, diabetic nephropathy). [ref]
Joel Schumacher
American film director (1939–2020).
Born August 29th, 1939 in New York City.
Died June 22nd, 2020 at 80 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
George A. Romero
American-canadian filmmaker (1940-2017).
Born February 4th, 1940 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2017 at 77 years old in Toronto (lung cancer). [ref]
Princess Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven
German princess; eldest daughter of louis iv, grand duke of hesse and by rhine, and princess alice of the united kingdom.
Born April 5th, 1863 in Windsor Castle.
Died September 24th, 1950 at 87 years old in London (bronchitis).
Charmian Carr
American actress (1942–2016).
Born December 28th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (dementia). [ref]
Deaths 1851 to 1860 of 63718
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson