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60,967 Notable deaths
Nicholas II of Russia
Last emperor of russia and saint.
Born May 18th, 1868 in Pushkin. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1918 at 50 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
Ed Gein
American murderer and human trophy collector (1906-1984).
Born August 27th, 1906 in La Crosse.
Died July 26th, 1984 at 77 years old in Madison (respiratory failure).
Emmett Till
African-american lynching victim (1941–1955).
Born July 25th, 1941 in Chicago.
Died August 28th, 1955 at 14 years old in Money (blunt trauma).
Gene Wilder
American actor and comedian (1933-2016).
Born June 11th, 1933 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2016 at 83 years old in Stamford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Josef Mengele
Nazi officer and physician (1911-1979).
Born March 16th, 1911 in Günzburg. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1979 at 67 years old in Bertioga (stroke). [ref]
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025).
Born August 11th, 1953 in Augusta.
Died July 24th, 2025 at 71 years old in Clearwater (myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Muammar Gaddafi
Libyan revolutionary, politician and political theorist (1942–2011).
Born June 7th, 1942 in Qasr Abu Hadi. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2011 at 69 years old in Sirte (lynching, ballistic trauma). [ref]
John Candy
Canadian actor (1950–1994).
Born October 31st, 1950 in Toronto.
Died March 4th, 1994 at 43 years old in Durango (myocardial infarction).
James Dean
American actor (1931-1955).
Born February 8th, 1931 in Marion. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1955 at 24 years old in Cholame (traffic collision). [ref]
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990).
Born September 13th, 1916 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1990 at 74 years old in Oxford (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett