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63,290 Notable deaths
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]
Jim Morrison
American singer and poet; lead vocalist of the doors (1943–1971).
Born December 8th, 1943 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1971 at 27 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Wilt Chamberlain
American basketball and volleyball player (1936-1999).
Born August 21st, 1936 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1999 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (congestive heart failure). [ref]
Rosa Parks
African-american civil rights activist (1913-2005).
Born February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Christopher Reeve
American actor (1952–2004).
Born September 25th, 1952 in New York City.
Died October 10th, 2004 at 52 years old in Mount Kisco (myocardial infarction, sepsis). [ref]
Dolores O'Riordan
Irish musician.
Born September 6th, 1971 in Ballybricken North. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2018 at 46 years old in Mayfair (drowning). [ref]
Ray Liotta
American actor (1954–2022).
Born December 18th, 1954 in Newark.
Died May 26th, 2022 at 67 years old in Santo Domingo (heart failure, respiratory failure, pulmonary edema). [ref]
Janis Joplin
American singer (1943–1970).
Born January 19th, 1943 in Port Arthur. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1970 at 27 years old in Hollywood (opioid overdose). [ref]
James Earl Jones
American actor.
Born January 17th, 1931 in Arkabutla.
Died September 9th, 2024 at 93 years old in Pawling. [ref]
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