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George VI
King of the united kingdom from 1936 to 1952, emperor of india from 1936 to 1948 (1895-1952).
Born December 14th, 1895 in York Cottage.
Died February 6th, 1952 at 56 years old in Sandringham House (lung cancer).
Diana, Princess of Wales
Member of the british royal family; first wife of prince charles (1961–1997).
Born July 1st, 1961 in Sandringham. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1997 at 36 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (car collision). [ref]
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965).
Born November 30th, 1874 in Blenheim Palace. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1965 at 90 years old in Hyde Park Gate (stroke). [ref]
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Indian nationalist leader and nonviolence advocate (1869–1948).
Born October 2nd, 1869 in Porbandar. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1948 at 78 years old in Gandhi Smriti (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur and co-founder of apple inc. (1955–2011).
Born February 24th, 1955 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2011 at 56 years old in Palo Alto (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Muhammad Ali
American boxer, philanthropist, and activist.
Born January 17th, 1942 in Louisville. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2016 at 74 years old in Scottsdale (respiratory disease). [ref]
David Bowie
English singer-songwriter and actor.
Born January 8th, 1947 in Brixton. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2016 at 69 years old in Manhattan (liver cancer). [ref]
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist; developer of the theory of relativity (1879–1955).
Born March 14th, 1879 in Ulm. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1955 at 76 years old in Princeton (abdominal aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Prince
American musician (1958–2016).
Born June 7th, 1958 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2016 at 57 years old in Chanhassen (fentanyl toxicity). [ref]
John F. Kennedy
President of the united states from 1961 to 1963.
Born May 29th, 1917 in Brookline. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 46 years old in Parkland Memorial Hospital (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner