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58,728 Notable deaths

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, director, and activist (1952-2004).

Born September 25th, 1952 in New York City. [ref]

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 Dominican Republic. [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]

Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941).

Born May 6th, 1861 in Kolkata. [ref]

Died August 7th, 1941 at 80 years old in Kolkata. [ref]

Alex Trebek

Canadian-american television personality.

Born July 22nd, 1940 in Greater Sudbury. [ref]

Died November 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Chris Farley

American actor and comedian (1964-1997).

Born February 15th, 1964 in Madison.

Died December 18th, 1997 at 33 years old in Chicago (drug overdose).

Subhas Chandra Bose

Indian nationalist leader, politician, and indian freedom fighter (1897-1945).

Born January 23rd, 1897 in Cuttack. [ref]

Died August 18th, 1945 at 48 years old in Taihoku. [ref]

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