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83,134 Notable deaths
Thomas Wolfe
American writer.
Born October 3rd, 1900 in Asheville. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1938 at 37 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis). [ref]
Barbara Hale
American actress (1922–2017).
Born April 18th, 1922 in DeKalb.
Died January 26th, 2017 at 94 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Abraham Maslow
American psychologist (1908–1970).
Born April 1st, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died June 8th, 1970 at 62 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction).
Wilhelm Keitel
German field marshal (1882–1946).
Born September 22nd, 1882 in Helmscherode.
Died October 16th, 1946 at 64 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).
Lisa Loring
American actress (1958–2023).
Born February 16th, 1958 in Kwajalein Atoll. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2023 at 64 years old in Burbank (stroke). [ref]
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).
Henry James
American and british writer (1843–1916).
Born April 15th, 1843 in New York City.
Died February 28th, 1916 at 72 years old in Chelsea (stroke).
Claude Shannon
American mathematician and information theorist (1916–2001).
Born April 30th, 1916 in Petoskey.
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 (1927–1967).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Moscow.
Died April 24th, 1967 at 40 years old in Orenburg Oblast (aviation accident).
Deaths 1981 to 1990 of 83134
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