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83,144 Notable deaths

Cab Calloway

American jazz singer (1907–1994).

Born December 25th, 1907 in Rochester.

Died November 18th, 1994 at 86 years old in Hockessin (stroke).

Veronica Lake

American actress (1922–1973).

Born November 14th, 1922 in Brooklyn.

Died July 7th, 1973 at 50 years old in Burlington (hepatitis, kidney failure).

Emperor Taishō

Emperor of japan from 1912 until 1926.

Born August 31st, 1879 in Akasaka Estate.

Died December 25th, 1926 at 47 years old in Hayama Imperial Villa (myocardial infarction, pneumonia).

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Indian spiritual master.

Born January 12th, 1918 in Jabalpur.

Died February 5th, 2008 at 90 years old in Vlodrop. [ref]

Aaron Spelling

American film and television producer (1923-2006).

Born April 22nd, 1923 in Dallas.

Died June 23rd, 2006 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]

Django Reinhardt

Romani-belgian /french jazz musician (1910–1953).

Born January 23rd, 1910 in Pont-à-Celles.

Died May 16th, 1953 at 43 years old in Samois-sur-Seine (cerebral hemorrhage).

Eddie Albert

American actor (1906–2005).

Born April 22nd, 1906 in Rock Island.

Died May 26th, 2005 at 99 years old in Pacific Palisades (Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia). [ref]

Paul Vario

American mobster (1914–1988).

Born July 9th, 1914 in Brooklyn.

Died May 3rd, 1988 at 73 years old in Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth.

Robert Culp

American actor (1930–2010).

Born August 16th, 1930 in Oakland.

Died March 24th, 2010 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Umberto Eco

Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016).

Born January 5th, 1932 in Alessandria. [ref]

Died February 19th, 2016 at 84 years old in Milan (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

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