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Neil Simon
American playwright, writer, academic (1927-2018).
Born July 4th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2018 at 91 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Greg Lake
English bassist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer (1947–2016).
Born November 10th, 1947 in Poole.
Died December 7th, 2016 at 69 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal navy officer and explorer.
Born June 6th, 1868 in Plymouth. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1912 at 43 years old in Ross Ice Shelf (cachexia, hypothermia). [ref]
Jack Albertson
American character actor.
Born June 16th, 1907 in Malden. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1981 at 74 years old in Hollywood (colorectal cancer).
Maria Schneider
French actor (1952-2011).
Born March 27th, 1952 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2011 at 58 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Boris Shcherbina
Soviet politician (1919–1990), vice-chairman of the council of ministers.
Born October 5th, 1919 in Debaltseve.
Died August 22nd, 1990 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Jean Kennedy Smith
American diplomat and united states ambassador to ireland; younger sister of john f. kennedy (1928-2020).
Born February 20th, 1928 in Boston.
Died June 17th, 2020 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Tom Stoppard
Czech–english playwright (1937–2025).
Born July 3rd, 1937 in Zlín. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2025 at 88 years old in Dorset. [ref]
Philip McKeon
American child actor (1964-2019).
Born November 11th, 1964 in Westbury.
Died December 10th, 2019 at 55 years old in Wimberley. [ref]
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