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83,143 Notable deaths
Majel Barrett
American actress (1932–2008).
Born February 23rd, 1932 in Cleveland.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 76 years old in Bel Air (leukemia). [ref]
Bessie Smith
American blues singer (1892–1937).
Born April 15th, 1894 in Chattanooga.
Died September 26th, 1937 at 43 years old in Clarksdale (traffic collision).
Biz Markie
American rapper and record producer (1964-2021).
Born April 8th, 1964 in Harlem.
Died July 16th, 2021 at 57 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
Colombian mob boss (1947-1989).
Born May 14th, 1947 in Hospital.
Died December 15th, 1989 at 42 years old in Tolú.
Roy O. Disney
American businessman and producer, co-founder of the walt disney company (1893–1971).
Born June 24th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died December 20th, 1971 at 78 years old in Burbank (cerebral hemorrhage).
Rob Pilatus
German singer, dancer, model (1964–1998).
Born June 8th, 1965 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 32 years old in Friedrichsdorf.
Orson Bean
American actor (1928–2020).
Born July 22nd, 1928 in Burlington.
Died February 7th, 2020 at 91 years old in Venice (blunt trauma). [ref]
Éamon de Valera
Irish statesman (1882–1975).
Born October 14th, 1882 in Manhattan.
Died August 29th, 1975 at 92 years old in Dublin (pneumonia).
Jacques Chirac
President of france from 1995 to 2007.
Born November 29th, 1932 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2019 at 86 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (kidney failure). [ref]
Hermann Hesse
Nobel prize winning german-swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962).
Born July 2nd, 1877 in Calw. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1962 at 85 years old in Montagnola (stroke). [ref]
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