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63,718 Notable deaths
Mark Rothko
American painter of latvian-jewish descent (1903-1970).
Born September 25th, 1903 in Daugavpils. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1970 at 66 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
William Powell
American actor.
Born July 29th, 1892 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 5th, 1984 at 91 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
W. H. Auden
Anglo-american poet.
Born February 21st, 1907 in York. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1973 at 66 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Rex Harrison
English film and stage actor (1908-1990).
Born March 5th, 1908 in Huyton. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1990 at 82 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Guglielmo Marconi
Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874-1937).
Born April 25th, 1874 in Bologna. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1937 at 63 years old in Rome.
Rory Gallagher
Irish musician (1948-1995).
Born March 2nd, 1948 in Ballyshannon. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1995 at 47 years old in London (infectious disease). [ref]
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
American financier and philanthropist.
Born January 29th, 1874 in Cleveland.
Died May 11th, 1960 at 86 years old in Tucson (pneumonia).
Sly Stone
American musician, singer, guitarist, and record producer (1943–2025).
Born March 15th, 1943 in Denton. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2025 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Kagney Linn Karter
American pornographic actress (1987–2024).
Born March 28th, 1987 in Houston. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2024 at 36 years old in Cleveland (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter (1872–1944).
Born March 7th, 1872 in Amersfoort. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1944 at 71 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 1881 to 1890 of 63718
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